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Hey, folks! Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything is here, and with it come a plethora of new subclasses to try. These subclasses appeared in previous Unearthed Arcana articles. In these posts, I’ll compare the Unearthed Arcana versions of these mechanics to the official versions present in Tasha’s.
There’s a lot to cover, so this will be a multi-part series of posts! This post discusses the artificer and barbarian subclasses.
Continue readingThis most recent Unearthed Arcana revises three subclasses from previous articles. The Revived rogue subclass has become the Phantom, the Noble Genie warlock subclass has been revised to the Genie, and the Archivist artificer subclass has become the Order of Scribes wizard.
Also, the survey for the recent Psionics UA is up!
Continue readingTime to dive into some more Unearthed Arcana! For those of you keeping score at home, Part 1 brought us subclasses for the barbarian, monk, paladin, and warlock, Part 2 introduced subclasses for the bard, cleric, and sorcerer, and now we’re at Part 3.
In this post, I’ll take a look at the new subclasses for the Artificer, Druid, and Ranger classes.
Continue readingIt’s 2020! I hope everyone had a great New Year’s and other holiday celebrations. Took a break last week so that we could start off the new year with a bang and take a look at what Eberron: Rising from the Last War has changed about the Artificer class!
In early 2019, Wizards of the Coast released an Unearthed Arcana article revisiting the Artificer, a playtest subclass that appeared in Unearthed Arcana from 2017. Here’s where you can find my post comparing the two.
Then, a little later, WotC released another UA article that tweaked the class, added some Xanathar’s Guide to Everything spells to their spell list, and introduced new subclasses. Here’s where you can find my post about that update.
Now, we have Eberron: Rising from the Last War, which introduces the official Artificer. You’ll notice that the D&D Beyond version has updated to reflect these changes, but the UA articles retain their original information. Now, let’s get into the changes!
Continue readingA new D&D book was announced recently! Come November 19th, Eberron: Rising from the Last War will be available for purchase. This book will contain the official version of the Artificer and other Eberron content, including information relevant to running adventures in the Eberron setting.
In this post, I’m going to give a brief explanation of the Eberron setting, dig into what we already know about this book, and speculate on what else we might see!
Continue readingWizards of the Coast released an update to the Artificer class a few weeks ago! This update includes new subclasses, spell list changes, and an alteration to multiclassing. Let’s go over what’s new and what’s different!
Continue readingThe new Artificer Unearthed Arcana is here! It’s been a while since we’ve gotten an update on the Artificer class, so I was excited to read through this article.
This version of the Artificer overall seems to have more linear progression and beefier spellcasting abilities. The Alchemist subclass got some major changes, while the previous Gunsmith subclass has been transformed into the Artillerist. The Artificer class now prepares spells from a wider spell list (like the cleric and wizard) instead of knowing spells (like the sorcerer and bard). As well, the new Artificer gets their subclass at 3rd level instead of 1st.
“Well, hey,” I thought, “why don’t I compare the old and new Artificer and post what I find?”
Turns out, there’s a whole lot different!
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