D&D 5E Xanathar's Guide to Everything: Arcane Archer Subclass

[Parmandur]

Except Fight is confirmed to have three, Cavalier, Samuria and Arcane Archer.

So maybe he meant minimum of two, or maybe he miscounted.

Wizard is confirmed to have one, the rest are minimum of two: which means either Fighter gets four, or another class will have three, from the 25 new subclasses.

 

[GarrettKP]

I'm a little confused; how is 2/rest any more or less arbitrary than 1/rest or (1+Int)/rest? I feel like there's a design principle you're holding to that isn't clear to me.

The idea is that 1+Int per rest does two things: Scales with character growth (INT increase) and provides incentive to raise the secondary stat, causing players to make choices in level advancement. Yes, the Arrow DCs also tie to Int, but this would provide even more incentive to forego feats early in favor of INT increases.

 

[GarrettKP]

Wizard is confirmed to have one, the rest are minimum of two: which means either Fighter gets four, or another class will have three, from the 25 new subclasses.

It is 25+. So more than 25, but probably less than 30.

 

[Parmandur]

It is 25+. So more than 25, but probably less than 30.

The plus is probably referring to the SCAG reprints confirmed not to be counted in the 25.

 

[GarrettKP]

The plus is probably referring to the SCAG reprints confirmed not to be counted in the 25.

Crawford has said on Twitter that the SCAG reprints are not included in the 25+ number.

 

[gyor]

Let break it down confirmed by Class

Barbarian: none confirmed
Bard: College of Glamour (1)
Cleric: Forge Domain confirmed.
Druid: Circle of Dreams confirmed
Fighter: Arcane Archer, Cavalier, Samurai confirmed
Monk: None Confirmed
Paladin: Oath of Redemption
Ranger: Horizon Walker
Rogue: inquestive
Sorceror: Shadow, Divine Soul
Warlock: Celestial Patron
Wizard: unconfirmed

So that is 12 revealed so far, 12 more coming, if it ends up under 30 UA subclasses, that is up to 6 free agent subclasses that could belong to any class.

 

[Parmandur]

Crawford has said on Twitter that the SCAG reprints are not included in the 25+ number.

Did he say 25+, or 25? I would be shocked if there were more than 25 new archetypes.

 

[GarrettKP]

Did he say 25+, or 25? I would be shocked if there were more than 25 new archetypes.

Prepared to be shocked then. He said 25+ new (not including SCAG).

 

[Parmandur]

Prepared to be shocked then. He said 25+ new (not including SCAG).

I'll believe it when I count 'em: otherwise, we can safely assume 25 new subclasses, no more.

 

[GarrettKP]

I'll believe it when I count 'em: otherwise, we can safely assume 25 new subclasses, no more.

The product page on the website even says "Over 25 new subclasses." Can't be more confirmed than that.