D&D General The 5e Ninja, would it be a class or a subclass?

[Misanthrope Prime]

Ever seen the Athasian Bard class? It's an assassin for reasons!

If you're talking about the whispers bard, I actually am currently playing one, but for me it doesn't really seem "roguish." It does have a pseudo sneak attack, but that's about it. It's more to do with information management, at least the way I play it.

 

[Steampunkette]

If you're talking about the whispers bard, I actually am currently playing one, but for me it doesn't really seem "roguish." It does have a pseudo sneak attack, but that's about it. It's more to do with information management, at least the way I play it.

https://darksun.fandom.com/wiki/Bard

2e Dark Sun Bard class.

 

[sevenbastard]

Barbarian

No armor but good AC, good at combat, danger sense, fast movement, hard to surprise.

 

[SkidAce]

Well, for me, there would be an Assassin class, of which the Ninja is one subclass. Other subclasses could be Agent (think "fantasy James Bond"), Cleaner (brutal "kill all witnesses" type), Poisoner (pretty obvious...), and some kind of esoteric-mysticism option that provides partial spellcasting.

All Assassins CAN kill. Some are more eager to than others.

So a Fighter? Or a Rogue (I've always looked at SA as the assassin function, can kill 99% of NPCs (depending on campaign))

Not meant as sarcasm, but a fighter could be melee or range based, could take the "ninja" background, train stealth, and there yah go.

Thoughts?

 

[SkidAce]

Well a huge part of why we font have enough GMs is because being a GM is always pictured as this authorian figure who needs to know all and controll all which sounds for many people horrible.

Or:

because being a DM is always pictured as having to handle, understand, and manage multiple aspects of a campaign, which for many people sounds horrible when they would rather just focus on their character.

 

[Corinnguard]

Or:

because being a DM is always pictured as having to handle, understand, and manage multiple aspects of a campaign, which for many people sounds horrible when they would rather just focus on their character.

As well as knowing the rules that can be overlooked or tripped over by the players during combat or during an important event within an adventure.