Your class is your adventuring professions and your subclass is your niche within that profession. You automatically gain a subclass when you achieve a certain level in your chosen class but the level at which you gain it varies from Class to Class. For Example; Clerics and Sorcerers gain their Subclass at level 1 whilst Fighters and Rogues gain theirs at level 3. Your choice of subclass affects what extra abilities, powers and spells you have so a little bit of thought needs to go into which one you want. If you are using D&D Beyuond to create your character the character builder should prompt you to choose a subclass and give you the relevant infomation on what you get when you reach the appropriate level.
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I would not recommend paying any attention to the section about the most powerful subclasses at the end of the post. Unless you are playing a suuuuper hardcore game as an advanced player just go with a subclass that sounds fun to you.
For example your class could be cleric, but are you devoted to a nature god or a god of crafters, that further distinction would be your subclass. A rogue could be a thief or an assassin, etc. Subclasses give you further specialized abilities. As said you gain a subclass choice at levels 1, 2, or 3 depending on the class, which will be spelled out in the rules or the character creator when you hit the appropriate level.
when you say we should be prompted for it, do you mean the "Optional Class Features" tab? otherwise, I dont see anything anywhere about picking my subclass and I was definitely never prompted to pick it.
The level you gain your subclass will be on the advancement table for each class. For example, if you are playing a Bard, at 3rd level l, it says on the Bard table “Bard College, Expertise”. It also is described in the class description.
If you are using the character builder on this site it should automatically prompt you to chose a subclass.
If you don’t own any of the books in this site I wonder if it just gives you the one free subclass from the basic rules. I’ve never tried building a character before without having the PHB.
The level you gain your subclass will be on the advancement table for each class. For example, if you are playing a Bard, at 3rd level l, it says on the Bard table “Bard College, Expertise”. It also is described in the class description.
If you are using the character builder on this site it should automatically prompt you to chose a subclass.
If you don’t own any of the books in this site I wonder if it just gives you the one free subclass from the basic rules. I’ve never tried building a character before without having the PHB.
I've helped a few people create with just the free basic rules and as far as I remember it still gives the same drop down menu at the appropriate level but there's only the one option to choose. It doesn't just default without you realising it
Yeah, it gives one free subclass for each class (other than Artificer, which doesn't appear as an option at all until you buy an appropriate book).
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Whats a subclass and how do I incorporate them into my character please?
Broadly speaking:
Your class is your adventuring professions and your subclass is your niche within that profession. You automatically gain a subclass when you achieve a certain level in your chosen class but the level at which you gain it varies from Class to Class. For Example; Clerics and Sorcerers gain their Subclass at level 1 whilst Fighters and Rogues gain theirs at level 3. Your choice of subclass affects what extra abilities, powers and spells you have so a little bit of thought needs to go into which one you want. If you are using D&D Beyuond to create your character the character builder should prompt you to choose a subclass and give you the relevant infomation on what you get when you reach the appropriate level.
I only skimmed this and can't speak to how good it might be, but if you want a bit more depth on the topic: https://mylarpworld.com/how-do-subclasses-work-in-dnd/
I would not recommend paying any attention to the section about the most powerful subclasses at the end of the post. Unless you are playing a suuuuper hardcore game as an advanced player just go with a subclass that sounds fun to you.
For example your class could be cleric, but are you devoted to a nature god or a god of crafters, that further distinction would be your subclass. A rogue could be a thief or an assassin, etc. Subclasses give you further specialized abilities. As said you gain a subclass choice at levels 1, 2, or 3 depending on the class, which will be spelled out in the rules or the character creator when you hit the appropriate level.
when you say we should be prompted for it, do you mean the "Optional Class Features" tab? otherwise, I dont see anything anywhere about picking my subclass and I was definitely never prompted to pick it.
Note that it's not called "subclass" in the character builder. If you're a paladin, it's your oath. If you're a warlock, it's your patron, etc.
The level you gain your subclass will be on the advancement table for each class. For example, if you are playing a Bard, at 3rd level l, it says on the Bard table “Bard College, Expertise”. It also is described in the class description.
If you are using the character builder on this site it should automatically prompt you to chose a subclass.
If you don’t own any of the books in this site I wonder if it just gives you the one free subclass from the basic rules. I’ve never tried building a character before without having the PHB.
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I've helped a few people create with just the free basic rules and as far as I remember it still gives the same drop down menu at the appropriate level but there's only the one option to choose. It doesn't just default without you realising it
Yeah, it gives one free subclass for each class (other than Artificer, which doesn't appear as an option at all until you buy an appropriate book).
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In the upcoming 5.5 all classes get their sub at 3. Subclasses are how you focus your class really. Their like specialties