D&D (2024) D&D24 Spellcaster Subclasses: Thematic Unity

[Remathilis]

It's also worth noting that certain themes get repeated:

Shadow: Gloomstalker, Shadow Warrior
Fey: Glamour, Fey Wanderer, Archfey, Ancients
Radiant: Celestial, Devotion, Light, Moon
Psionic: Aberrant, GOO
Planar: Clockwork, World Tree, Celestial, Fiend

 

[Horwath]

Each class really should have a subclass that doubles down on its core features. Like how the Moon druid doubles down on Wildshape.

Double downing on bad class feature in subclass is double bad design.

 

[Minigiant]

Double downing on bad class feature in subclass is double bad design.

Hunter's Prey and Sorcery points are not bad class features though.

 

[FallenRX]

Huh crawford actually confirmed they were doing this on purpose

 

[Remathilis]

Huh crawford actually confirmed they were doing this on purpose

Yeah. I want to later when I'm not busy look for the patterns they mentioned in each set of subs. Some seem easier to spot than others ...

 

[Parmandur]

Huh crawford actually confirmed they were doing this on purpose

And that the final PHB will spell it out for each Class.

 

[Parmandur]

Yeah. I want to later when I'm not busy look for the patterns they mentioned in each set of subs. Some seem easier to spot than others ...

He said some were more mechanical or thematic than the others (called out the Gighter as mechanical quadrants).

 

[Ruin Explorer]

One of my players is playing a Satyr Fey Wanderer in a Witchlight game. Maximun fey. A ton of fun.

Since they added Satyr and free stat choice I'm not sure I'm going to be able to play any other races.

 

[Ruin Explorer]

Hunter's Prey and Sorcery points are not bad class features though.

Hunter's Prey as currently designed is absolutely a terrible class feature, not in terms of power, but in terms of being a mechanical and thematic mess.

Sorcery points are fine.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

Huh crawford actually confirmed they were doing this on purpose

@DavyGreenwind, you actually won the "guess why we get those subclasses" minigame.