I was looking over the subclasses and noticed there are some potentials that have been overlooked. Let's talk about a few.
I'll start things off, there are Arcane Tricksters, Rogues that can pull on the spell lists of Wizards, Warlocks, and Sorcerers, but there isn't an archetype that takes advantage of some kind of divine potential. Why isn't there some kind of Divine Thief/Trickster that pulls on the magic and abilities of Druids and/or Clerics?
Okay, I get it, Trickster domain equals Cleric with rogue properties. Another one I have yet to see, and I know someone makes a declaration so read through this entirely. A Chi Wizard, a Wizard with Monk properties, and I know someone is going to say Way of the Four Elements Monk is that, but no it is not, that is a monk with Wizard aspects, or trying to be a wizard, I'm talking about a Wizard with Monk aspect, basically the Inverse of a Way of the Four Elements Monk
I'll start things off, there are Arcane Tricksters, Rogues that can pull on the spell lists of Wizards, Warlocks, and Sorcerers, but there isn't an archetype that takes advantage of some kind of divine potential. Why isn't there some kind of Divine Thief/Trickster that pulls on the magic and abilities of Druids and/or Clerics?
The game's designers are on record stating that they don't design things just to fill out a table of possibilities. That's also why ability score increases aren't evenly distributed across races. It's more important that anything they design has a story concept that resonates strongly with players.
They could do a lazy spell list swap of the Arcane Trickster, but without a good story and unique features, it's not going to reach the level of satisfaction they want before publishing anything in a book. And developing those features doesn't come for free, so they might as well pursue things they already know people want.
I was looking over the subclasses and noticed there are some potentials that have been overlooked. Let's talk about a few.
I'll start things off, there are Arcane Tricksters, Rogues that can pull on the spell lists of Wizards, Warlocks, and Sorcerers, but there isn't an archetype that takes advantage of some kind of divine potential. Why isn't there some kind of Divine Thief/Trickster that pulls on the magic and abilities of Druids and/or Clerics?
The Cleric Trickery / Trickster Domain is close
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I have a rogue Homebrew called shadowbane stalker that does just that. https://www.dndbeyond.com/subclasses/74427-shadowbane-stalker
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I suppose, but that's more on the cleric side of things, I was wondering what it would be like more on the rogue side of things
So what you're seeking are two new subclasses:
Divine Trickter: Pray to the Trickster god.
Natural Trickster: "praise be to the trickster, the woodsie lord, and cursed be the fleshy man-fools" (If you get that reference then wow.)
Read the first chapters. Feel free to critique. Will link the next chapters at the end of the first. Two stories running so far.
Simeon Tor:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/story-lore/34598-simeon-tor-chapter-1-the-heat-of-battle
The Heart of the Drow:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/story-lore/36014-heart-of-the-drow-chapter-1
Okay, I get it, Trickster domain equals Cleric with rogue properties. Another one I have yet to see, and I know someone makes a declaration so read through this entirely. A Chi Wizard, a Wizard with Monk properties, and I know someone is going to say Way of the Four Elements Monk is that, but no it is not, that is a monk with Wizard aspects, or trying to be a wizard, I'm talking about a Wizard with Monk aspect, basically the Inverse of a Way of the Four Elements Monk
The game's designers are on record stating that they don't design things just to fill out a table of possibilities. That's also why ability score increases aren't evenly distributed across races. It's more important that anything they design has a story concept that resonates strongly with players.
They could do a lazy spell list swap of the Arcane Trickster, but without a good story and unique features, it's not going to reach the level of satisfaction they want before publishing anything in a book. And developing those features doesn't come for free, so they might as well pursue things they already know people want.
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Just multiclass. It gives better options.
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