D&D 5E What Seven Classes Would You Keep? (and why!)

[DND_Reborn]

I expect @lowkey13 to chime in with:

PALADINS, GNOMES, and RAPIERS, OH NO!

 

[Yaarel]

If Cleric swallows Druid, the Wild Shape, could be a Channel Divinity.

The Cleric class needs to explicitly include so as to represent animism and other non-theistic sacred traditions.

The ‘Channel Divinity’ feature can go by the name Manifest Sacred.

Then a Druid that reveres nature is no problem.

 

[Yaarel]

Design better the Monk as a strictly nonmagical base class, maybe called Skirmisher, for no-armor gymnastic Dexterity fighting.

The Monk can be one of the magical archetypes of the Skirmisher.

A nonmagical archetype would be the Brawler focusing on mixed martial arts.

This Skirmisher can even represent well a magical shamanic Berserkr as an archetype, including an alternate beast form, outofbody projection, force armor, and so on.

Also magical ninja Shadow Monk.

Avatar-esque Elementals bender.

Maybe the Rogue base class as a Dexterity fighter, can gain proficiency with muliple-attack flurry − thus repersent all of these Monk archetypes.

 

[Yaarel]

[double post]

 

[Tony Vargas]

I am 100% unwilling to play a "straight" bard. Absolutely not. Never.

That is a hurtful stereotyping of musicians.

I'm not sure whether the gay or straight ones should be offended, but this day & age, someone oughtta be...

If Cleric swallows Druid, the Wild Shape, could be a Channel Divinity.

It was a "granted power" in the 2e CPH.

 

[JiffyPopTart]

Not reading 7 pages before I reply to explain my poll answers.

I voted Rogue, Fighter, Wizard, Warlock

I would have the wizard and warlock differentiated by memorized versus at will powers.

Id like to see added in...
1. A non-fightery divine class that memorizes spells.
2. A nature based class
3. A psion class

Then I would rework the classes so that multiclassing was almost expected and you could mix and match things to fit your concept.

Cleric=Fighter/Divine
Ranger=Fighter/Nature
Monk=Fighter/Psion
Bard=Fighter/Rogue
Gish=Fighter/Wizard
Druid=Nature/Cleric
Favored Soul=Divine/Warlock
etc...

This would give you a total of 42 "classes" in the game, 49 if you had a way of just picking one concept and pushing it to the limit.

 

[Arnwolf666]

I can play this game.

"I am almost 100% unwilling to play a multiclass wizard monk druid barbarian ranger standard human."

Anyone else have things that they don't want to play?

I won’t play a paladin that is not lawful good

 

[Sword of Spirit]

I ditched (for the poll):
Barbarian (too niche)
Monk (too lonely—need their shugenja, Wu Jen, etc buddies with them)
Sorcerer (...)
Warlock (cool, but lacks seniority)
Ranger (I didn’t want to, but it’s a little disappointing in 5e and I had to pick a fifth)

Interestingly, the results indicate that those were the same 5 that were ditched the most. I guess I’m not very original in my grognardiusness (except for that word).

 

[NotAYakk]

I ditched (for the poll):
Barbarian (too niche)
Monk (too lonely—need their shugenja, Wu Jen, etc buddies with them)
Sorcerer (...)
Warlock (cool, but lacks seniority)
Ranger (I didn’t want to, but it’s a little disappointing in 5e and I had to pick a fifth)

Interestingly, the results indicate that those were the same 5 that were ditched the most. I guess I’m not very original in my grognardiusness (except for that word).

See, what I don't get is why people aren't ditching one of the Cleric or Paladin.

They are both priest-ish, one is a tiny bit more martial than the other.

I mean, 5e did an awesome job with the Paladin, but still.

 

[lowkey13]

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