The latest in D&D’s Unearthed Arcana series, Playtest 7, is out, and it looks at;
- Barbarian
- Fighter
- Sorcerer
- Warlock
- Wizard
These classes from an earlier Unearthed Arcana have been updated again based on the first round of feedback. Once they’re ready, they’ll appear in the not-D&D-6 edition, the anniversary D&D edition, due out in 2024.
The Barbarian class gets the Path of the World Tree subclass, and the Fighter gets the Brawler.
Class spell lists are added again, with magic no longer grouped under Arcane, Divine and Primal. Wizards said it was a fun experiment. The sorcerer-exclusive spells, arcane eruption and sorcerous burst return, with changes and are joined by updated counterspell and jump.
Due to demand, Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything features have been more generously adopted, say WotC.
On Reddit, u/TyranusWrex has made some well received points, noting;
Here is the problem with Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer.
- The level 18 feature was always bad. It being a full action and required concertation was terrible, but it is still bad even with those changes because charm and frighten are borderline useless at level 18. Almost everything you are fighting at that level is either resistant to, or immune to charm and frighten. We need a completely new level 18 feature. Giving them Shapechange into their Draconic ancestor would be really awesome.
- Not choosing a draconic ancestor feels like a lot of the heart and soul of the subclass is gone. I feel like much more of the subclass should be based off of that choice. And the choice should be made at level 3.
- Why, on god’s green Earth, would you include Aberrant Mind and Clockwork Soul and not give Draconic and Wild Magic additional spells known?! The 10+ additional spells known that Aberrant Mind and Clockwork Soul added so much flavor to those classes and a much needed boost in versatility. It is the #1 thing Sorcerer fans have asked for, and not giving it to Draconic and Wild Magic is just stupid.
Quick Links
- Unearthed Arcana: Playtest 7 (PDF).
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