A lot of UA will be released with Xanathar's Guide to Everything.
As for adding UA to D&D Beyond, Curse and WotC will have to figure out whether or not the content is going to turn into an official book in the near future. Staff wants to add as much of it as they can though. No release date for this content so far.
Xanathar’s Guide to Everything is expected to include:
More than 20 subclasses for each of the classes from the Player’s Handbook. According to Jeremy Crawford, lead rules developer, each class gets 2 new archetype, except for the wizard, who gets one. The classes that appear in this book are drawn from the classes that have appeared in Unearthed Arcana, with the most popular ones making the cut.
Wizards still get some toys in the form of new spells to add to their spellbooks as well as new magic items.
Players also get more feats for their current characters to use.
Dungeon master content include more options on downtime rules, expanded rules on traps, and even a completely random character creation system to help Dungeon Masters stuck for unique NPCs or players who wish to leave their next character up entirely to the whims of fate.
It's not guaranteed that the rest of UA will ever be released. There haven't been any announcements with more details.
I predict that they'll have a new campaign setting released within the next couple of years, given how much fans have been asking for one. I think Eberron is fairly likely, and if it does publish, there'd likely be some sort of "Eberron Adventurer's Guide" like how there's the "Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide" which will have all of the Eberron UA content in there. If they do Dark Sun, a Thri-Kreen playable race is likely, and I wouldn't be surprised if a Dark Sun setting book is where they choose to publish the Mystic eventually, given how central psionics is to that setting.
A lot of UA will be released with Xanathar's Guide to Everything.
As for adding UA to D&D Beyond, Curse and WotC will have to figure out whether or not the content is going to turn into an official book in the near future. Staff wants to add as much of it as they can though. No release date for this content so far.
Dang. Pretty much all my games use UA. I love DDB, but I can't use it for a lot of my characters because of subclasses. The lack of feats can be rough too.
Kinda interesting how, even with all the content that's out, many players utilize all recources (often for optimization or unique builds), and thus UA hampers DDB's effectiveness. I love DDB, and like to use it whenever I can. I just need WotC to make the UA stuff I use official already XD. I really *Wish* there were release dates.
Since every class other than Wizard is getting at least 2 subclasses, we can assume most UA subclasses made it into Xanathar's Guide to Everything and will be available in November.
Here's some classes/subclasses that probably won't be in Xanathar's Guide to Everything:
Mystic and Artificer. They need much more development and playtesting before they're ready. A revision is coming "no sooner than this winter." As the article states, once they're close to completion they'll be available for use on Adventurer's League; that might be "official enough" to put them into D&D Beyond?
Cavalier (Fighter), Circle of Dreams (Druid), Horizon Walker (Ranger), Inquisitive (Rogue): mentioned in the product page, which has been updated.
Circle of the Shepherd (Druid), Oath of Conquest (Paladin), Celestial (Warlock) all received revisions at the same time as the Cavalier.
Path of the Ancestral Guardian (Barbarian), College of Swords (Bard), Arcane Archer (Fighter), Way of the Kensei (Monk), and Favored Soul (Sorcerer) were all popular and received revisions. Arcane Archer was also mentioned in a one of Dungeon Life's videos [3] as an example of a subclass that was well-received.
At Hascon, Mike Mearls gave about 20 certs out to select folks allowing them to play Xanathar's Guide archetypes. Confirmed by members on the 5e Facebook page include Drunken Master Monk, and the Oath of Conquest and Oath of Redemption Paladins.
So I decided to make a list of the subclasses I expect will make the book! Let me know what you would change, if any:
Ancestral Guardians*, Storm Herald, Zealot
College of Swords*, College of Glamour, College of Whispers
Forge Domain*, Grave Domain, (Arcana Domain*)
Circle of Dreams*, Circle of Shepherds*, Circle of Twilight
Cavalier*, Arcane Archer*
Kensei*, Drunken Master*
Oath of Conquest*, Oath of Redemption*
Deep Stalker*, Horizon Walker*, Primeval Guardian
Scout*, Inquisitive*, (Swashbuckler*)
Favored Soul*, Phoenix, Sea, Stone, (Storm*)
Hexblade*, Celestial*, (Undying)
Theurgist*
* means I'm 99% certain they are in, () means reprint from SCAG.
Barbarian, Bard, Sorcerer, Ranger and Druid all get 3+ because they only got 2 in the PHB. Wizard gets only 1 cause they have the most as is. Everyone else gets 2 (before reprints) to bring every class to a minimum of 5 Subclasses between PHB and Xanathars.
I'll have to give it a try. A buddy of mine and I worked out a "Samurai" background. Then a few weeks later, he found the UA Samurai Fighter Sub-Class. I'm really looking forward to building a character modeled after a Samurai.
I'll have to give it a try. A buddy of mine and I worked out a "Samurai" background. Then a few weeks later, he found the UA Samurai Fighter Sub-Class. I'm really looking forward to building a character modeled after a Samurai.
Samurai will be in Xanathar's Guide to everything, a book coming in mid-November.
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Do we know if/when Unearthed Arcana will be released?
I'm pretty sure that UA usually is released on the first Monday of every month.
"The hero sought to save the world.
"If I keep trying, I'll be able to win," the hero thought.
But the harder the hero fought, the further the world seemed to tumble away.
Drowning in doubt, the hero could not even save themselves.
Hero, if you still believe in a brighter future, hold in your heart a thorn that can pierce all doubt."
~ Guild Wars 2
A lot of UA will be released with Xanathar's Guide to Everything.
As for adding UA to D&D Beyond, Curse and WotC will have to figure out whether or not the content is going to turn into an official book in the near future. Staff wants to add as much of it as they can though. No release date for this content so far.
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Oh, i see what you mean now, oops.
"The hero sought to save the world.
"If I keep trying, I'll be able to win," the hero thought.
But the harder the hero fought, the further the world seemed to tumble away.
Drowning in doubt, the hero could not even save themselves.
Hero, if you still believe in a brighter future, hold in your heart a thorn that can pierce all doubt."
~ Guild Wars 2
That's a bummer. Most of my players are using UA content in our campaigns (monk, ranger) which means I won't be able to use DDB until much much later.
Do you know what parts of UA will be in Xanathar's Guide to Everything?
Other than what is advertised, no:
Xanathar’s Guide to Everything is expected to include:
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When will the rest of UA be released?
It's not guaranteed that the rest of UA will ever be released. There haven't been any announcements with more details.
I predict that they'll have a new campaign setting released within the next couple of years, given how much fans have been asking for one. I think Eberron is fairly likely, and if it does publish, there'd likely be some sort of "Eberron Adventurer's Guide" like how there's the "Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide" which will have all of the Eberron UA content in there. If they do Dark Sun, a Thri-Kreen playable race is likely, and I wouldn't be surprised if a Dark Sun setting book is where they choose to publish the Mystic eventually, given how central psionics is to that setting.
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Since every class other than Wizard is getting at least 2 subclasses, we can assume most UA subclasses made it into Xanathar's Guide to Everything and will be available in November.
Here's some classes/subclasses that probably won't be in Xanathar's Guide to Everything:
And if you're curious, here's subclasses that probably will be in XGtE:
YouTube references:
1. https://youtu.be/VR8QhMMcIn8
2. https://youtu.be/rijzeq7yykw
3. https://youtu.be/Zsnq9QV6tsI
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At Hascon, Mike Mearls gave about 20 certs out to select folks allowing them to play Xanathar's Guide archetypes. Confirmed by members on the 5e Facebook page include Drunken Master Monk, and the Oath of Conquest and Oath of Redemption Paladins.
So I decided to make a list of the subclasses I expect will make the book! Let me know what you would change, if any:
Ancestral Guardians*, Storm Herald, Zealot
College of Swords*, College of Glamour, College of Whispers
Forge Domain*, Grave Domain, (Arcana Domain*)
Circle of Dreams*, Circle of Shepherds*, Circle of Twilight
Cavalier*, Arcane Archer*
Kensei*, Drunken Master*
Oath of Conquest*, Oath of Redemption*
Deep Stalker*, Horizon Walker*, Primeval Guardian
Scout*, Inquisitive*, (Swashbuckler*)
Favored Soul*, Phoenix, Sea, Stone, (Storm*)
Hexblade*, Celestial*, (Undying)
Theurgist*
* means I'm 99% certain they are in, () means reprint from SCAG.
Barbarian, Bard, Sorcerer, Ranger and Druid all get 3+ because they only got 2 in the PHB. Wizard gets only 1 cause they have the most as is. Everyone else gets 2 (before reprints) to bring every class to a minimum of 5 Subclasses between PHB and Xanathars.
Are the Homebrew sections comprehensive enough to allow me to add the parts of UA that I am interested is using with my characters?
IF so, would it be possible for content created to be submitted for considered in future UA play tests?
I'm just curious...
Awesome! I'm glad to hear that. Is there any ETA on when it will be available for beta testing or it's full release?
I'll have to give it a try. A buddy of mine and I worked out a "Samurai" background. Then a few weeks later, he found the UA Samurai Fighter Sub-Class. I'm really looking forward to building a character modeled after a Samurai.