D&D 5E What Characters And Concepts Are You More Excited About With The New UA?

[doctorbadwolf]

The title is the question.

What are you more excited about with the new options? Are there Ranger builds you have wanted to play but didn’t feel you could pull off before, that now you can?

Do 4 Elements Monks appeal to anyone now who was wary before?

I’m definitely gonna rebuild by Eberron Halfling Ranger with the new options.

I like the new Warlock Invocations, too!

 

[Parmandur]

Druidic Warrior Ranger focusing on Wisdom, using a Quarterstaff as a shillelagh.

A Dwarven Champion just covered in handaxes, Wayne Reynolds style.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Druidic Warrior Ranger focusing on Wisdom, using a Quarterstaff as a shillelagh.

A Dwarven Champion just covered in handaxes, Wayne Reynolds style.

Hahaha yes! Axe Throwers definitely got a boost.

 

[Parmandur]

Hahaha yes! Axe Throwers definitely got a boost.

I think the various options presented are quite good, but that one really sticks with me as seeming different and fun.

 

[Salthorae]

Druidic Warrior Ranger focusing on Wisdom, using a Quarterstaff as a shillelagh.

A Dwarven Champion just covered in handaxes, Wayne Reynolds style.

Yes to both of those!

Also a variant human just tripled down on Battle Master Maneuvers with the Superior Technique fighting style, Martial Adept feat, and Battle Master subclass at 3rd level.

Combine those 6 superiority die at 3rd level that refresh on a short rest with 6 maneuvers and the ability to change one per long rest out with Maneuver Versatility (which I think is weird, but I'm game to try it), and I think you have a super fun and front loaded Battle Master on your hands.

 

[Gladius Legis]

Rangers in general.

But especially grappling Rangers.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Rangers in general.

But especially grappling Rangers.

That reminds me, I wish there was a spear-centric Fighting Style.

I want more spear and shield and spear and handaxe Rangers!

 

[Ashrym]

Rogue sniper

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Rogue sniper

Yeah, I wanna make a rogue tinker subclass even more now, and make a sniper-rifle using rogue.

 

[Parmandur]

That reminds me, I wish there was a spear-centric Fighting Style.

I want more spear and shield and spear and handaxe Rangers!

Maybe I'm misrembering, but doesn't the Great Weapon style have polearms covered, basically?