D&D 5E Two Subclasses from Tasha for Barbarian and Warlock

WotC has posted two previews from the upcoming Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything — the barbarian’s Path of Wild Magic and the warlock’s Genie patron. You can download them both as PDFs.

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[Chaosmancer]

I can't figure out where to click to see the puzzles to test it out

 

[Weiley31]

Okay, that is awesome. I want one

In theory, it doesn't have the Stirge's fly speed, but nothing on there says it can't have the Stirge's latch on and drain HP.

 

[wingsandsword]

I still don't like the genie warlock. I want to like it, the basic concept is definitely something I'd like to use, but the whole portable minihouse in the vessel as a low level basic ability just is way too goofy for my tastes.

Low-level spells being able to create effects like that though are pretty classic in D&D.

Rope Trick most notably.

Genie Warlock seems to basically be a 5e conversion of the Sha'ir mage kit from 2e Al-Qadim.

 

[Crimson Longinus]

Low-level spells being able to create effects like that though are pretty classic in D&D.

Rope Trick most notably.

Yes, I hate rope trick too.

 

[Ancalagon]

The Zouave could easily be turned in a 5e fighter subclass.
Nice set of out-of-combat features that aren't just ribbons.

I concur! I even have a draft post for it, I have to get around to finish it...

 

[dwayne]

I like some of it, but the barbarian wild magic thing just looks stupid.

 

[Warpiglet-7]

I like some of it, but the barbarian wild magic thing just looks stupid.

Just awful.

 

[cbwjm]

I really like the wild magic barbarian and wish there were more classes/subclasses that were magical but didn't use spell slots. Storm barbarian is kind of the same, a magical subclass.

About the only thing I don't like is that the number of uses for abilities is now equal to their proficiency modifier but I think that is more to do with the fact that this is a change that seems to have come in halfway through the edition instead of being there from the start. I'd prefer that abilities either continued to use X+stat modifier or had started out as proficiency bonus number of uses (which might be more useful when multiclassing). Pretty sure it's just a lack of consistency thing for me.