The fact that "healer" is not on the poll is really sad. There's not many of us that go out of our way to be the ones taking care of the party in and out of combat, but we do exist!
My support builds usually focus on healing and buffing spells/abilities rather than battlefield control (e.g., I've never prepared Hold Person or Command in my life) with a healthy mixture of utility spells (like Detect Magic, Identify, Dispel Magic, Comprehend Languages, Silence, etc). This goes for my martial characters, too. My fighter picked up a few levels of artificer and the Healer feat to provide more options for the party. Being a swiss army knife character and field medic is my jam.
I mostly play rangers and ranger based MC characters that are often jacks of all trades. I like being able to mix it up in melee but I’m less about tanking than control and or confusion on the battle field. I like being “good enough” without trying to be “the best” . Personally I tend to be a leader type and my characters often reflect that.
The fact that "healer" is not on the poll is really sad. There's not many of us that go out of our way to be the ones taking care of the party in and out of combat, but we do exist!
My support builds usually focus on healing and buffing spells/abilities rather than battlefield control (e.g., I've never prepared Hold Person or Command in my life) with a healthy mixture of utility spells (like Detect Magic, Identify, Dispel Magic, Comprehend Languages, Silence, etc). This goes for my martial characters, too. My fighter picked up a few levels of artificer and the Healer feat to provide more options for the party. Being a swiss army knife character and field medic is my jam.
I mostly play rangers and ranger based MC characters that are often jacks of all trades. I like being able to mix it up in melee but I’m less about tanking than control and or confusion on the battle field. I like being “good enough” without trying to be “the best” . Personally I tend to be a leader type and my characters often reflect that.
Wisea$$ DM and Player since 1979.
Covering multiple roles is a thing I really like to do. The only one I tend to avoid is face.
My homebrew subclasses (full list here)
(Artificer) Swordmage | Glasswright | (Barbarian) Path of the Savage Embrace
(Bard) College of Dance | (Fighter) Warlord | Cannoneer
(Monk) Way of the Elements | (Ranger) Blade Dancer
(Rogue) DaggerMaster | Inquisitor | (Sorcerer) Riftwalker | Spellfist
(Warlock) The Swarm