Shadow
2014-12-30, 04:49 PM
One thing that our group has been doing a lot of is taking a subclass from one class and dropping it into a different class to fill a concept needed.
Examples (names are not necessarily indicative of previous classes, but rather concepts):
Parts of arcane trickster, illusionist and enchanter onto bard as a college choice = beguiler
Battle master into ranger = warden
Battle master into paladin = marshal
Eldritch knight into wizard = spellblade
Light domain for a concept on these boards involving a fire & light themed bard
I've found that most concepts can be filled with nothing more than using an already existing subclass in a different class than it was designed for with very minor alterations. Sometimes an ability needs to be changed or ignored (like anything requiring action surge or possibly channel divinity), but for the most part it works very well. Is anyone else doing this type of thing or are people simply homebrewing completely new subclasses?
Examples (names are not necessarily indicative of previous classes, but rather concepts):
Parts of arcane trickster, illusionist and enchanter onto bard as a college choice = beguiler
Battle master into ranger = warden
Battle master into paladin = marshal
Eldritch knight into wizard = spellblade
Light domain for a concept on these boards involving a fire & light themed bard
I've found that most concepts can be filled with nothing more than using an already existing subclass in a different class than it was designed for with very minor alterations. Sometimes an ability needs to be changed or ignored (like anything requiring action surge or possibly channel divinity), but for the most part it works very well. Is anyone else doing this type of thing or are people simply homebrewing completely new subclasses?