Hey folks. I've been trying to create a new Blood Hunter subclass that not a pact magic user, and I couldn't for the life of me figure out why it was only getting 2 known spells at level three when the Eldritch Knight has 3. After a bit of testing, it looks like if a class has an existing spellcasting subclass, that subclass' spells known progression is re-used even if the homebrew subclass uses a different source of magic. I've only tested out the Fighter and Blood Hunter with Pact Magic vs. Spellcasting, but here's what I turned up.
Lvl
Profane Soul Knows
Non-pact Blood Hunter KNOWS
Pact Magic Fighter KNOWS
Eldritch Knight KNOWS
3
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
4
4
5
3
3
4
4
6
3
3
4
4
7
4
4
5
5
8
4
4
6
6
9
5
5
6
6
10
5
5
7
7
11
6
6
8
8
12
6
6
8
8
13
7
7
9
9
14
7
7
10
10
15
8
8
10
10
16
8
8
11
11
17
9
9
11
11
18
9
9
11
11
19
10
10
12
12
20
11
11
13
13
The result I was expecting when I created my subclass was that, with a "Spellcasting" class feature, it would have the same Spells Known progression as the Eldritch Knight.
When I tried a fighter with "Pact Magic", I was expecting the Profane Soul's spells known progression.
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Hey folks. I've been trying to create a new Blood Hunter subclass that not a pact magic user, and I couldn't for the life of me figure out why it was only getting 2 known spells at level three when the Eldritch Knight has 3. After a bit of testing, it looks like if a class has an existing spellcasting subclass, that subclass' spells known progression is re-used even if the homebrew subclass uses a different source of magic. I've only tested out the Fighter and Blood Hunter with Pact Magic vs. Spellcasting, but here's what I turned up.
Profane
Soul Knows
Blood Hunter KNOWS
Fighter KNOWS
Knight KNOWS
The result I was expecting when I created my subclass was that, with a "Spellcasting" class feature, it would have the same Spells Known progression as the Eldritch Knight.
When I tried a fighter with "Pact Magic", I was expecting the Profane Soul's spells known progression.