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Looking at UA: Barbarian and Monk

August 19, 2019 / / 2 Comments

This week, we got some juicy Unearthed Arcana introducing two new subclasses: one for the barbarian and one for the monk. Both of these subclasses bring some fresh flavor to these classes, enabling a player to take their character in some fun and different places than the existing class options.

I think my group is pretty excited about these options—even a few of us who don’t usually go for these classes!

In this post, I’m going to go over the content of this new UA article and discuss my impressions. I’d love to hear yours, too!

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Comparing the Old and New Artificer

March 11, 2019 / / 0 Comments

The 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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