(closed) Make a Choice: Voting Thread (5e subclass contest: 37)

[animorte]

Subclass Contest XXXVII: Make a Choice!

Voting Thread!



Make a Choice: Multiple choice? This is not the pop quiz you feared. We offer options here! Think of the Totem Warrior Barbarian or the Hunter Ranger. Even look at the Artificer's Infusions and the Four Elements Monk. It's like making a subclass within a subclass! Maybe you want to focus on different types of weapons, maneuvers, gadgets, or study. Don't feel restricted by the limits of just one choice. Let's see some variety!


Remember, anybody can vote! You don't need to have participated in the contest to vote here. :smallsmile:


List your top three subclass entry votes. (#1 is worth 3 points. #2 is worth 2 points. #3 is worth 1 point.)
You may not vote for your own entry.
List your top three theme votes. (#1 is worth 3 points. #2 is worth 2 points. #3 is worth 1 point.)
The winner will be determined by most total points.
In the event of a tie, the winner will be decided by most #1 votes. If still tied and only one creator voted, that creator will be declared the winner. If both voted, the tie will stand.
Creators can't edit the entries during the voting phase.



Creator
Entry
1st
2nd
3rd


Itsfrank
Focus Fighter (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25772699&postcount=3)





BetweenComments
Warlock Patron: The Elements (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25772953&postcount=4)

2
1


Just to Browse
The Zettel Artisan (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25777195&postcount=5)
5
1



animorte
Artificer: I Choose You! (Pokemon Trainer) (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25800150&postcount=6)

2
1


not_a_fish
Roguish Archetype: The Ringer (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25800917&postcount=7)
2
1
1


SyntheticHuman
Sorcerous Origin: Primal Magic (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25801865&postcount=8)


2


sengmeng
Roguish Archetype: Ronin (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25805700&postcount=9)

1
2




Themes for the next contest:


Theme
Description
1st
2nd
3rd


Bunch of Fives
Hand-to-hand combat, giving high fives, or a general focus on the number 5.
1
1



Calling Card
Anything you can summon however you like, or… a deck of cards?
3

2


The Pen is Mightier than the Sword
Stationery. Record-keeping librarians, rune-crafters, and combat couriers bring written word to life.

1



Something Borrowed
A subclass that borrows primary features from a completely different class.
1
3
1


Warriors of Old
Reviving a class from a previous edition restructured as a subclass for 5e.
1
1
2


Well, That's Fortunate
All about luck. Flipping a coin, narrowly avoiding sure demise, and turning the odds in your favor.
1
1
1



Subclass Discussion Thread! (https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?622798-D-amp-D-Subclass-Contest-Chat-Thread-2-Joke-Entries-Win-with-Alarming-Frequency)

Deadline: July 12th will be the last day for the voting phase. This voting thread will close the following day and a new subclass contest will begin!

Good luck everyone! May the best options win!

[SyntheticHuman]

My entry votes:
#1. Zettel Artisan
#2. Pokemon Trainer
#3. Ringer

My theme votes:
#1. Well, That's Fortunate
#2. Something Borrowed
#3. Calling Card

[BetweenComments]

Subclass Vote:
1. The Zettel Artisan: Cannot say enough about how much this improves the Fighter as a class, giving a fluid fighting style thats actually, you know, a historical fighting style is very nice.
2. Ringer: Love the arcane thief flavor relating to the mechanics.
3. Primal Magic: A neat druidic sorcerer which now that I think of, its a bit odd we don't have in base dnd. Improved a lot from the original version!

Thematic Vote:

1. Calling Card: Gacha Sorcerer, spend money sorcery points to give buffs to random summons.
2. Well, That's Fortunate: Kinda thinking of doing a last second healer, maybe a druid? Circle of Regrowth?
3. Something Borrowed: A Barbarian Artificer. Basically a self enhancement alchemist.

Going to give a shout out Artificer: I Choose You! (Pokemon Trainer), I think its well made but I'm not a massive fan of use a random beast you find style mechanics.

[Notafish]

1. Zettel Artisan: This is a great concept; I especially like that moving between stances is mandatory, rather than an imposition on your action economy.

2. Pokemon Trainer: This could form a solid basis for either a subclass in a traditional campaign or a template for a 5e approach to Pokemon. In a non-Pokemon campaign, I think it could benefit from generic starter stat blocks as opposed to being dependent on encountering low-level monsters and animals, though.

3. Ronin: A nice martial-flavored rogue subclass.


Next contest:
1. Calling Card
2. Warriors of Old

[Just to Browse]

It's really tough to pick favorites from the lineup here.

Classes:

The Ringer
The Elements
I Choose You!

Themes:

Warriors of Old
Bunch of Fives
Calling Card

[Itsfrank]

Heres my votes!
1. Zettel artisan. It's like mine except waaay better!
2. Rogue ronin. Makes me kinda like the rogue. Honorless gambits are really neat.
3. Warlock the elements. The elemental harmony is such a cool idea.

Themes:
1. Bunch of fives
2. Something borrowed
3. Well that's fortunate

[Calen]

Zettel Artisan #1: Best use of the choice theme. Choice needs to be made frequently and is meaningful.

The Elements #2: Solid differences in your choices but the cool down is quite long.

Primal Magic #3: Some nice significant choice on level up. Not so much in-between.

Themes
1. Calling Card
2. Something Borrowed
3. Warriors of Old

[animorte]

#1: The Ringer - Choosing facsimiles and trinkets is a fun way to customize the subclass, and I'm a sucker for some build-a-bear concepts. It also does an exceptional job of keeping the magical society relevant.

#2: Zettel Artisan - The stances offer a good amount of options all throughout, but it's a strong learning curve. Understanding your enemy and making the right stance decision is vital to being relevant. Even so, it's very well done and provides enough options to account for most opposition.

#3: Ronin - Just barely edges in here above a couple others. I love the insight on your enemy well enough for debilitating inflictions, not to mention having a lot of different options.

And my preferred themes:
#1 - Something Borrowed
#2 - Pen is Mightier than the Sword
#3 - Warriors of Old

[animorte]

Third place, a tie at 5 points, BetweenComments and animorte.

In second place with 9 points, not_a_fish!

And our victor with a dominating 17 points, Just to Browse with The Zettel Artisan (https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25777195&postcount=5)


Our next theme has been voted, Calling Card! (https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?657846-Calling-Card-Submission-Thread-(5e-subclass-contest)&p=25822960#post25822960)

[Just to Browse]

I am absolutely beaming right now. I'm so glad that other folks found the stance-shifting idea as cool as I did.

Looking forward to the next contest!

[BetweenComments]

Congrats on winning you definitely earned it!