D&D 5E Suggestions For Variant Class Features

[doctorbadwolf]

I’ve proposed some support features for the fighter in another thread, as well as some Enhancement ideas to give them back followers and a “strong hold” of sorts.

What do y’all wanna see?

 

[Zardnaar]

Life cleric with potent cantrip instead of divine strike.

 

[Horwath]

Trade in armor proficiency for extra class skills or tools .

 

[Baldurs_Underdark]

Yes please. Strongholds rule.

My level 3 fighter would love to have a Stronghold, but the DM says it costs 50000 gc, which is approximately 50000 more than the character currently owns.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Yes please. Strongholds rule.

My level 3 fighter would love to have a Stronghold, but the DM says it costs 50000 gc, which is approximately 50000 more than the character currently owns.

I don't think that is a good use of a class feature.

If you want to run the sort of game where a character has a stronghold, discuss it with your DM. It may be that they aren't interested in running that sort of game, but if they are, then there are other ways to acquire one - conquest, inheritance, gift of the monarch.

 

[Esker]

Life cleric with potent cantrip instead of divine strike.

Every cleric with potent cantrip or divine strike as you choose.

Or just go with all the flexibility and do what WotC did in the UA. I'm pretty happy with that, to be honest.

 

[Esker]

Trade in armor proficiency for extra class skills or tools .

For example, you could trade in heavy armor proficiency for heavy armoire proficiency (which is a non-portable disguise kit).

 

[Gladius Legis]

Paladin Lv. 13: Aura Expansion to 20'. A decent midway point between the beginning 10' and Lv. 18's huge jump to 30'. It'd give Paladins a solid incentive to stay single class through the relatively unexciting Lv. 12-17 of the class.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

On the subject of clerics: trade armor prof. with Armored by Faith: AC 13+Dex, or Add Cha to AC.

I have an houserule that allow bards, paladins and rangers to trade spellcasting for maneuvers with special bonus on maneuver uses.

 

[Fenris-77]

Expand sneak attack to include unarmed attacks. Martial arts characters should be able to use carotid chokes. Oh, and clubs. Whacking someone on the noggin with a club to knock them out is a time honored tradition. I know, I know, not really a class feature.

Expanded poison rules for Assassins would be cool to.