Havent read them yet, but this is either going to be the coolest and most innovative thing or the stupidest thing and I am REALLY hoping its the former because thats so creative
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Yeah, this is definitely different from what I would have expected. I would have thought that they'd do more Ravnica-style backgrounds to link together characters of the same College Houses, but I'm not opposed to this style of subclass-sharing. I'll have to read more about how this specifically works to give my full review in whatever thread there is/will be for reviewing this UA, but I'm currently hopeful of this being a cool and well-executed idea. (Although, I do want this kind of tactic to be used sparingly in the future.)
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Havent read them yet, but this is either going to be the coolest and most innovative thing or the stupidest thing and I am REALLY hoping its the former because thats so creative
This could explain why they had gaps in other content as this is unprecedented
This is very unexpected and looks great. Wizards get a ton of stuff, but that is to be expected. I'm a bit worried for martials and half casters in this next book. Will they get nothing at all?
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This is very unexpected and looks great. Wizards get a ton of stuff, but that is to be expected. I'm a bit worried for martials and half casters in this next book. Will they get nothing at all?
well given the entire thing is set a wizard school stuff for non casters seems odd.
This is very unexpected and looks great. Wizards get a ton of stuff, but that is to be expected. I'm a bit worried for martials and half casters in this next book. Will they get nothing at all?
well given the entire thing is set a wizard school stuff for non casters seems odd.
Correct. But D&D has always had a problem with spellcasters getting lots of stuff, and martials and non-magical characters getting little. Strixhaven is a magic school, but magic in M:tG is a lot more general than D&D. Take a character like this:
From the art and flavour text (the italic text below the thin grey line), you can tell that this is a teacher of martial strategy and combat arts. Despite the stat line reading Cleric, I think this would be more fit as a Fighter subclass. One that channels the wisdom of ancients, and has various tactical abilities.
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This is very unexpected and looks great. Wizards get a ton of stuff, but that is to be expected. I'm a bit worried for martials and half casters in this next book. Will they get nothing at all?
well given the entire thing is set a wizard school stuff for non casters seems odd.
Correct. But D&D has always had a problem with spellcasters getting lots of stuff, and martials and non-magical characters getting little. Strixhaven is a magic school, but magic in M:tG is a lot more general than D&D. Take a character like this:
From the art and flavour text (the italic text below the thin grey line), you can tell that this is a teacher of martial strategy and combat arts. Despite the stat line reading Cleric, I think this would be more fit as a Fighter subclass. One that channels the wisdom of ancients, and has various tactical abilities.
The other funny thing about that is there was no Cleric subclasses in the UA either lol
This is very unexpected and looks great. Wizards get a ton of stuff, but that is to be expected. I'm a bit worried for martials and half casters in this next book. Will they get nothing at all?
well given the entire thing is set a wizard school stuff for non casters seems odd.
Correct. But D&D has always had a problem with spellcasters getting lots of stuff, and martials and non-magical characters getting little. Strixhaven is a magic school, but magic in M:tG is a lot more general than D&D. Take a character like this:
From the art and flavour text (the italic text below the thin grey line), you can tell that this is a teacher of martial strategy and combat arts. Despite the stat line reading Cleric, I think this would be more fit as a Fighter subclass. One that channels the wisdom of ancients, and has various tactical abilities.
The other funny thing about that is there was no Cleric subclasses in the UA either lol
Kinda surprised about that to be honest. Lorehold seems like a good fit for Clerics, at least mechanically.
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What do you all think is coming up next now that the Mages of Strixhaven UA is finished?
It seems to me like the next three books down the line have already had UA done for them (Mages of Strixhaven UA for Curriculum of Chaos, Fey Race UA for Wild Beyond the Witchlight, and the Ranger/Monk Subclass UA + Dragonborn Rework UA for Fizban's Treasury of Dragons), so I am wondering if we can even expect new UA anytime soon, as the next book beyond those three wont be released until early next year at the soonest.
Regardless of what will happen or when it will happen, what UA would you like to see next?
Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing a mundane weapon UA that reprints certain specialty weapons from different modules (like a boomerang from SKT or the Double-Bladed Scimitar) along with a few more unique "special" weapons to introduce more interesting martial options. A few more weapon-oriented feats would also be very welcome.
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oh holy crap this is bonkers
Havent read them yet, but this is either going to be the coolest and most innovative thing or the stupidest thing and I am REALLY hoping its the former because thats so creative
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This is going to be really hard to playtest. There are so many combinations to check.
Also, considering that the book itself already has a release date, is some version of this going into the book regardless?
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Yeah, this is definitely different from what I would have expected. I would have thought that they'd do more Ravnica-style backgrounds to link together characters of the same College Houses, but I'm not opposed to this style of subclass-sharing. I'll have to read more about how this specifically works to give my full review in whatever thread there is/will be for reviewing this UA, but I'm currently hopeful of this being a cool and well-executed idea. (Although, I do want this kind of tactic to be used sparingly in the future.)
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This could explain why they had gaps in other content as this is unprecedented
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This is very unexpected and looks great. Wizards get a ton of stuff, but that is to be expected. I'm a bit worried for martials and half casters in this next book. Will they get nothing at all?
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Typically setting books don't give options for *every* class. Those are the "...of Everything" books.
That said, we're still waiting on the Dragon Monk and Ranger, so that's something.
Weird in this case they are giving Druids, Wizards, Warlocks, and Sorcerers a handful of subclasses but absolutely nothing for the others.
That is correct. However, since these effect multiple classes, it feels like a lot for casters.
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well given the entire thing is set a wizard school stuff for non casters seems odd.
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Correct. But D&D has always had a problem with spellcasters getting lots of stuff, and martials and non-magical characters getting little. Strixhaven is a magic school, but magic in M:tG is a lot more general than D&D. Take a character like this:
From the art and flavour text (the italic text below the thin grey line), you can tell that this is a teacher of martial strategy and combat arts. Despite the stat line reading Cleric, I think this would be more fit as a Fighter subclass. One that channels the wisdom of ancients, and has various tactical abilities.
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The other funny thing about that is there was no Cleric subclasses in the UA either lol
Kinda surprised about that to be honest. Lorehold seems like a good fit for Clerics, at least mechanically.
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What do you all think is coming up next now that the Mages of Strixhaven UA is finished?
It seems to me like the next three books down the line have already had UA done for them (Mages of Strixhaven UA for Curriculum of Chaos, Fey Race UA for Wild Beyond the Witchlight, and the Ranger/Monk Subclass UA + Dragonborn Rework UA for Fizban's Treasury of Dragons), so I am wondering if we can even expect new UA anytime soon, as the next book beyond those three wont be released until early next year at the soonest.
Regardless of what will happen or when it will happen, what UA would you like to see next?
Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing a mundane weapon UA that reprints certain specialty weapons from different modules (like a boomerang from SKT or the Double-Bladed Scimitar) along with a few more unique "special" weapons to introduce more interesting martial options. A few more weapon-oriented feats would also be very welcome.
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Well, there was that article regarding the addition of new Drow sub races.
So the upcoming UA might shed some light on those.
By proxy, we may gain some new racial feats.
I hope we will start seeing some UA material for the next Campaign Setting which should be coming out early next year.
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