I typically don’t pay the Eberron subclass types much attention...unless my group does an Eberron campaign or one-shot in the future, those subclasses just haven’t been on our collected radar.
Part of that is the race restrictions...unless I had a particular race in mind; the “marks” also didn’t seem to sync up with character concepts I was going for.
...then I stumbled upon the “Mark of Hospitality” Halfling sub race, liked the extra spells & features which suited the concept (an innkeeper), and I started to look harder at the Marks.
They’re pretty great.
It has also given me a reason to play the Human race agai...wait. I don’t think I’ve...never mind.
Specifically, the “Mark of Passage” & the “Mark of Sentinel” both offer a wonderful assortment of spells that appeals to my love of teleporting, and versatility.
Looking more at “Mark of Sentinel”...there’s a lot to love:
A small bonus to your Perception checks (always useful)...a free use of the “Shield” spell...the ability to swap places to take the hit of an attack for an ally...like a bodyguard...and the spell list!
This mesh of arcane / divine spells are just incredibly balanced between offense, defense & support...my only question is...what spellcasting class benefits the most from this sub race?
Mark of Sentinel I would say probably pairs best with Cleric. It's a bit redundant, since so many spells of the mark are Cleric spells in the first place, but Shield is a great addition to the class, and isn't it just appropriate for a Cleric to be willing to take a hit for their allies? Paladin is also a solid choice, for similar reasons, but I think Cleric is better because you gain access to the Mark spells much sooner... plus because of the fact that Clerics have spells prepared rather than spells known, the spells they gain from the Mark are always an option for them, even if they're not spells that they would want every day.
Other than that, I think it would pair well with Warlock instead. Mostly because there's only one Mark Spell that's already in the Warlock spell list, so just about every spell is a boon to the Warlock that they'll likely have no way to acquire... and gaining a once-a-day shield (or any spell, really) is always a big boost to a class with such limited spell slots. Sorcerer is in a similar boat... there's a few sorcerer spells in the mark, but if you're not playing as a Divine Soul Sorcerer, you're getting sudden access to a lot of spells that you otherwise have no access to, and a few that are pretty sweet when twinned.
Already great perception being a wisdom based class and getting to add the d4 to enhance it further. Certain clerics can also have very decent AC at low levels already and getting to add shield to that would help in most circumstances. Imaging wearing full plate, with a shield, shield of faith and the shield Spell, 27 AC should cover most attacks.
It also gets you access to counterspell at 5th level and no one expects the cleric to have counterspell.
Non-lore bard! Quickest way to get your counterspell, and Bard is the best counterspeller. Basically invalidates the college of lore.
You get access to a lot of support spells that are not normally on the bard spell list until you get magical secrets at 11th level. Magical Secrets at first.
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I typically don’t pay the Eberron subclass types much attention...unless my group does an Eberron campaign or one-shot in the future, those subclasses just haven’t been on our collected radar.
Part of that is the race restrictions...unless I had a particular race in mind; the “marks” also didn’t seem to sync up with character concepts I was going for.
...then I stumbled upon the “Mark of Hospitality” Halfling sub race, liked the extra spells & features which suited the concept (an innkeeper), and I started to look harder at the Marks.
They’re pretty great.
It has also given me a reason to play the Human race agai...wait. I don’t think I’ve...never mind.
Specifically, the “Mark of Passage” & the “Mark of Sentinel” both offer a wonderful assortment of spells that appeals to my love of teleporting, and versatility.
Looking more at “Mark of Sentinel”...there’s a lot to love:
A small bonus to your Perception checks (always useful)...a free use of the “Shield” spell...the ability to swap places to take the hit of an attack for an ally...like a bodyguard...and the spell list!
“Compel Duel”...”Warding Bond”...”Death Ward”...”Bigby’s Hand”!
This mesh of arcane / divine spells are just incredibly balanced between offense, defense & support...my only question is...what spellcasting class benefits the most from this sub race?
Mark of Sentinel I would say probably pairs best with Cleric. It's a bit redundant, since so many spells of the mark are Cleric spells in the first place, but Shield is a great addition to the class, and isn't it just appropriate for a Cleric to be willing to take a hit for their allies? Paladin is also a solid choice, for similar reasons, but I think Cleric is better because you gain access to the Mark spells much sooner... plus because of the fact that Clerics have spells prepared rather than spells known, the spells they gain from the Mark are always an option for them, even if they're not spells that they would want every day.
Other than that, I think it would pair well with Warlock instead. Mostly because there's only one Mark Spell that's already in the Warlock spell list, so just about every spell is a boon to the Warlock that they'll likely have no way to acquire... and gaining a once-a-day shield (or any spell, really) is always a big boost to a class with such limited spell slots. Sorcerer is in a similar boat... there's a few sorcerer spells in the mark, but if you're not playing as a Divine Soul Sorcerer, you're getting sudden access to a lot of spells that you otherwise have no access to, and a few that are pretty sweet when twinned.
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I agree with cleric.
Already great perception being a wisdom based class and getting to add the d4 to enhance it further. Certain clerics can also have very decent AC at low levels already and getting to add shield to that would help in most circumstances. Imaging wearing full plate, with a shield, shield of faith and the shield Spell, 27 AC should cover most attacks.
It also gets you access to counterspell at 5th level and no one expects the cleric to have counterspell.
Non-lore bard! Quickest way to get your counterspell, and Bard is the best counterspeller. Basically invalidates the college of lore.
You get access to a lot of support spells that are not normally on the bard spell list until you get magical secrets at 11th level. Magical Secrets at first.