D&D Subclass Contest XXXI Voting Thread

[nickl_2000]

Contest 31 has had time to complete, with an amazing 12 completed entries entries this time!

Simple rules. Vote for your top three picks in order. You can't vote for yourself. A number 1 vote is worth 3 points, a number 2 vote is worth 2, and a number 3 vote is worth one. Participation is not necessary to vote! Just give the entries a read and cast your vote for your favorite!



Entry
Creator
1st
2nd
3rd



Barbarian: Path of the Psi-Fury (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25512131&postcount=2)
RickAsWritten
2
2
2




Martial Archetype: The Weaponsmith (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25512360&postcount=3)
Damon_Tor
6
2
1



Bard: College of The Chameleon (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25513276&postcount=4)
Jervis
1





Roguish Archetype: Hourglass (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25513630&postcount=5)
animorte
1
2




Druid Archetype: Circle of Fury (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25515916&postcount=6)
Lvl45DM!

1
2



The Hermit (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25519096&postcount=7)
Old Harry MTX

2
4


Monk, Way of the Raging Tiger (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25519339&postcount=8)
nickl_2000
1
1
1



Arcane Tradition: Ultimate Magic (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25527125&postcount=9)
Ilerien
1





Barbarian: Path of the Blessed (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25528108&postcount=10)
Itsfrank






Diabolist (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25528851&postcount=11")
bandti

1
2



Oath of Anarchy (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25529179&postcount=12)
sengmeng
1
1




Monk of Oozes (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25533324&postcount=13)
Psyche


1




Themes

My Way is Different carries over from last time as our previous runner up, along with four randomly rolled themes from the current valid pool. Remember you can vote for two themes; your top pick earns 2 points and your second pick earns 1. As with entries, themes don't require participation to vote. Want to see one in particular? Bring it in!



Theme
Description
1st
2nd


My Way is Different
Alternate or rare mechanics
3
2


The Band
Musical or band related
2



Foods and Foodies
Based on creating, consuming, or doing anything else with food
4



Bigger is Better
Everything is bigger in Faeron!
3
2


It's Mind!
Psionic, Psychic, Mentalists, or anything else related to the mind
1
3



This voting thread will stay open until the end of the day on August 22nd. The following day I will post with the tallied results and declare a winner, then post the next contest thread. Good luck everyone!

[animorte]

Alright, about time I got to this...

Subclass votes
1. Martial Archetype: The Weaponsmith - It just looks and feels so official, more-so even than some published material. I can't say how much I love me some customization.
2. Bard: College of the Chameleon - I'm getting some strong Factotum vibes here, but actually balanced. Simple (and?) versatile too!
3. The Hermit - I care very little to play a Wizard or Barbarian, but this hits a sweet spot I didn't even know I had.

Theme votes
1. The Band
2. My Way is Different

*Everybody put in so much work and this was so fun!

[Jervis]

I meant to give my thoughts on all the subclasses individually before the deadline but I couldn’t find the time while I was on vacation. Oh well. Lots of great subclasses this time around.

1: Way of the Tiger. It gives some very interesting mechanics for a monk and lets them deal damage and frontline better. Very solid. Also lets me make a rocky reference.

2: The hermit. It’s funny that two of my three picks are Barbarian fusions. I might swap reckless casting with spell critical since RC is crazy strong, I would also personally make the trances use Prof bonus for uses like bladesong just for the sake of design principles. Over all very fun. The fact you made Barbarian and wizard mesh so well is nothing short of impressive.

3: The Diabolist. I like artificers and I like warlocks. So this is great. I was stuck between this and the ooze monk but I already have so many Barbarian hybrids and diabolist looked more fun for me personally

As for my vote for the next contest, Foods and Foodies. I have a neat idea for that.

[Old Harry MTX]

Here my preferences!


Barbarian: Path of the Psi-Fury
Martial Archetype: The Weaponsmith
Diabolist

And for the next one:


Bigger is Better
It's Mind!

Also, in the wake of my Hermit, I suggest to add to the candidates of the next contests a new theme inspired by Tarot. The subclass could be inspired by a card (the Hanged Rogue, the Fool Bard, the Tower Fighter... ), use a mechanic that exploits cards, or even be inspired by other tarot-themed works, like the Persona series.

[nickl_2000]

Arcane Tradition: Ultimate Magic - This is a really well done borrowing of sorcerer points for a wizard, it is a really hard thing to do well and I really like this one.
Barbarian: Path of the Psi-Fury - A well made barbarian, it gives you a reason to stay in barbarian and gives a very different gameplay style.
Druid Archetype: Circle of Fury - Honestly, I really like the idea of an angry Druid, it goes against the grain and feels fun.



And I'm voting Food and Foodies for the next contest

[Psyche]

1. College of the chameleon
2. Roguish Archetype: Hourglass
3. Martial Archetype: The Weaponsmith
Theme: My way is different gets first and second place (as well as any others)

[Lvl45DM!]

1: The Weaponsmith. Feels fully fleshed out, adheres to theme well and fills a niche in the game
2: Oath of Anarchy.
3: Monk of Oozes.

I vote for Its Mind!

[Twelvetrees]

Subclass votes

Path of the Psi-Fury
Weaponsmith
Hermit


Theme votes

My Way is Different
Bigger is Better

[RickAsWritten]

1. Weaponsmith - looks a blast to play and fills missing niche, bonus points for using the weapon I created as an example in the chat thread
2. Diabolist - why focus solely on science and machinery, when you can whistle up a demon or two
3. Hermit - my favorite of the glut of barbarian mash-ups that we got this go-round, has an elegance to the design

Theme:
1. Foods and Foodies
2. My Way is Different

[Damon_Tor]

1. Hourglass Rogue
2. The Hermit Wizard
3. Psi-Fury Barbarian

1. My way is different
2. Bigger is better

[Itsfrank]

Here's my votes
1. The Oath of anarchy
2. The Rogue hourglass
3. The Monk: way of the raging tiger
Theme votes
1. Bigger is better
2. Foods and foodies

[Notafish]

Subclasses:
1. Weaponsmith
2. Circle of Fury
3. Hermit

Themes:
1. The Band
2. My Way is Different

[bandti]

Subclass Votes
1. Weapon Smith: Always a sucker for artificer-related stuff.
2. Psi-Fury barbarian: A nice take on a psionic subclass, and really like how it leans into the barbarian's strengths.
3. Circle of Fury: Out of all the rage based subclasses, this one gets my vote solely because of the AOE critical: that's an interesting take on a feature.

Theme Votes
1. My way is different
2. Its mind!

Also, what does "alternate and rare mechanics" mean in this context?

[Ilerien]

7 subclasses out of 12 that either are barbarian subclasses or borrow from barbarian. Speaks to rage being easy to implement or ride on, I guess.

Subclasses:
Martial Archetype: The Weaponsmith. I'm a sucker for customizeable weapons, also, looks thematic and well-balanced to me.
Monk, Way of the Raging Tiger. Simple enough and reasonably powerful implementation that both borrows from barbarian faithfully and ties into core monk features. Bonus points for missile deflection working against melee attacks, though I'd clarify you can't disarm a creature using its natural weapon. :)
Barbarian: Path of the Psi-Fury. Tactical-minded players would love to play this one. I'm still figuring out shenanigans one can pull with those psionic abilities.

Themes:
Bigger is Better
It's Mind!

[nickl_2000]

The votes are in!

In 3rd place, with 8 points, we have The Hermit by Old Harry MTX .

In 2nd place, with 12 points, we have the Barbarian: Path of the Psi-Fury by RickAsWritten

and *drum roll* in first place, with a whopping 23 points we have Martial Archetype: The Weaponsmith by Damon_Tor!


Congratulations to all the winners! Our next contest will be food and foodies, which is the winner by having the most 1st place votes. My Way is Different and Bigger is Better will move to the next contest due to being tied for second.