I do wonder if the next UA (when ever it's released) will continue the gothic theme of this UA and the Spirits Bard/Undead Warlock, or if they are going to have a template UA connected to the dragon theme of the Drakewarden Ranger/Ascendant Dragon Monk.
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I'm fascinated with a Race from Fire Emblem called Manaketes. They are late game units who appears Elven but fight almost exclusively as a Dragon (Playable ones are sized medium to large).
I wonder if we will get a lineage that gives an *accessible* true polymorph into a dragon.
Divine Smite adds to the damage that the bite does. This means, whenever you Divine Smite with your Bite, you can either regain HP equal to 1d4 + your Constitution modifier + Divine Smite dice, or add this total to the next ability check or attack roll you make.
Assuming you're a level 10 paladin or lower with a 14 CON, you're going to be able to either regain an average of 13.5 hit points or add an average of 13.5 to the next attack roll or ability check, just using a 1st-level divine smite.
To absolutely abuse this to the max, you're going to want to be at least a Level 13 Paladin (any subclass works) and at least level 1 Hexblade as a level 17+ character. Using Spirit Shroud, Hexblade's Curse, Improved Divine Smite, and a 5d8 Divine Smite, you're going to deal 1d4 + CON mod. + 6 piercing damage + 6d8 radiant damage + 1d8 necrotic/radiant/cold damage.
(Assuming a CON of 20) That's an average of 51 damage, which you get to either regain in HP or add to your next Ability Check or Attack Roll. +51 to hit the Tarrasque? Yes, please!
At most with a normal hit, that's going to be 71 damage. If it's a critical hit, that's an average of 79 damage. If it's a critical hit with maximum damage, that's going to be 131 damage.
There are other ways to increase this damage, too. An ally Grave Cleric could use their Channel Divinity to double this damage to 262. You could replace Spirit Shroud with a smite spell to crank up the one attack's damage even more.
RAW, this is crazy broken. They need to fix this. I'm going to give this feedback once the survey is out.
screw healing, do that but dedicate 6 levels in beast barbarian and jump very very far, technically you cannot jump further than your speed in combat but i see no reason not to allow a zealous half-vampire paladin of glory to jump hundreds of feet after brutally murdering a person
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...I’m a bit miffed that “Owlfolk” and “Rabbitfolk” got some attention before the honorable Dogfolk, but these are nice.
I’m a bit indifferent to the theme of this UA...rabbitfolk might get some attention from me down the line, if for no other reason than to re-create the rabbit monks from the game, “Overgrowth”.
If different planes are producing new races, however...I would LOVE some attention to the celestial planes.
Aasimar fill a humanoid niche...but you potentially have hound archons, demigods, or other celestial-based races to utilize.
Hmm, interesting. Not sure if I would allow rabbitfolk or owlfolk at my table, however. They seem a bit too goofy to me.
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I think the added proficiencies for Owlfolk and Rabbitfolk need to be switched and the Fairy needs to have the ability to turn Tiny and Small to make some features make sense. Also 25 foot speed for small characters
Heh. In my opinion, the Feywild has the right to be a bit goofy (not capital g "Goofy", though. Dogfolk can go to the Abyss, for all I care). Rabbitfolk definitely seem like the weakest concept-wise for me, as it doesn't seem to have much interesting flavor other than "Bugs Bunny" as written. I've always liked the concept of owlfolk. My only gripe with the race is that I always imagined them having their wings be attached to their arms, not separate like the Aarakocra.
I'm buying whatever book these come out in, that's for sure. We need more fey content in 5e.
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Heh. In my opinion, the Feywild has the right to be a bit goofy (not capital g "Goofy", though. Dogfolk can go to the Abyss, for all I care). Rabbitfolk definitely seem like the weakest concept-wise for me, as it doesn't seem to have much interesting flavor other than "Bugs Bunny" as written. I've always liked the concept of owlfolk. My only gripe with the race is that I always imagined them having their wings be attached to their arms, not separate like the Aarakocra.
I'm buying whatever book these come out in, that's for sure. We need more fey content in 5e.
For me the Feywild is more whimsical than goofy. Cute critters? Sure. Mischievous trickster? Definitely. Goofy? Doesn't really click with me.
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I do wonder if the next UA (when ever it's released) will continue the gothic theme of this UA and the Spirits Bard/Undead Warlock, or if they are going to have a template UA connected to the dragon theme of the Drakewarden Ranger/Ascendant Dragon Monk.
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Whelp. I guess this shows just how little I know about UA release schedules.
That said, I do have a sinking feeling that Kender really are next in line...
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I'm fascinated with a Race from Fire Emblem called Manaketes. They are late game units who appears Elven but fight almost exclusively as a Dragon (Playable ones are sized medium to large).
I wonder if we will get a lineage that gives an *accessible* true polymorph into a dragon.
screw healing, do that but dedicate 6 levels in beast barbarian and jump very very far, technically you cannot jump further than your speed in combat but i see no reason not to allow a zealous half-vampire paladin of glory to jump hundreds of feet after brutally murdering a person
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New UA!
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Well I think all of those look like fun and have interesting mechanics. Not sure if I am excited about more races with an intrinsic fly speed though
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Yeah and Hover is a bit of a head scratcher....so they can't be knocked prone to fall and unless they go fully unconscious they are not going to fall?
Well they might still fall if they have awful Dex and awful luck
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Hey, I’m all for additional races...
...I’m a bit miffed that “Owlfolk” and “Rabbitfolk” got some attention before the honorable Dogfolk, but these are nice.
I’m a bit indifferent to the theme of this UA...rabbitfolk might get some attention from me down the line, if for no other reason than to re-create the rabbit monks from the game, “Overgrowth”.
If different planes are producing new races, however...I would LOVE some attention to the celestial planes.
Aasimar fill a humanoid niche...but you potentially have hound archons, demigods, or other celestial-based races to utilize.
...mainly hound archons.
Give us some dogfolk, is what I’m saying.
YAY NEW UA
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Hmm, interesting. Not sure if I would allow rabbitfolk or owlfolk at my table, however. They seem a bit too goofy to me.
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I think the added proficiencies for Owlfolk and Rabbitfolk need to be switched and the Fairy needs to have the ability to turn Tiny and Small to make some features make sense. Also 25 foot speed for small characters
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Heh. In my opinion, the Feywild has the right to be a bit goofy (not capital g "Goofy", though. Dogfolk can go to the Abyss, for all I care). Rabbitfolk definitely seem like the weakest concept-wise for me, as it doesn't seem to have much interesting flavor other than "Bugs Bunny" as written. I've always liked the concept of owlfolk. My only gripe with the race is that I always imagined them having their wings be attached to their arms, not separate like the Aarakocra.
I'm buying whatever book these come out in, that's for sure. We need more fey content in 5e.
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FEY! Sorry, I felt that that was necessary.
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For me the Feywild is more whimsical than goofy. Cute critters? Sure. Mischievous trickster? Definitely. Goofy? Doesn't really click with me.
But I agree that we need more fey content.
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I love fey, but I hate that the Hobfey's Fortune From the Many is exactly the same as Saving Face. And Hare-Trigger on rabbitfolk is a horrible pun.
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Twitchy should be the feature name
Wasn't expecting it to be THIS early, LMAO.
With the Current pace of the release of Unearthed Arcana, the next will certainly be released between April 4 and June 12 this year.
And the survey will already be closed by the end of the week. 🙄 Ravenloft has a deadline for the Printers after all.
One of the other two will obviously be Dragonlance judging the other UAs. Anybody have any guesses on the third?
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