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Why is There No Warlord Equivalent in 5E?
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<blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 9337804" data-attributes="member: 50987"><p>There IS a "Warlord equivalent" in 5E, though. It's an NPC (monster) in <em>Volo's Guide to Monsters</em>, pg. 220, then later reprinted in <em>Monsters of the Multiverse, </em>pg. 257<em>.</em> I won't copy the stats here because it's not SRD, but in a nutshell, the 5E Warlord is a CR12 Legendary monster with the following features:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Proficient with Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution save throws</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Proficient with Athletics, Intimidation, Perception, and Persuasion</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Proficient with Heavy Armor and Shields</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Proficient with Martial weapons</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Multiattack (two weapon attacks, possibly more as a Legendary action)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Indomitable 3/day (Fighter class feature)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Survivor (Champion class feature)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Command Ally (one ally within 30' can use its reaction to make a weapon attack at advantage). Basically the Battle Master's "Commander's Strike" ability, reworked so that it doesn't use Superiority Dice (monsters don't get 'Superiority Dice'.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Frighten Foe (one creature within 30' must make a Wisdom save or be frightened until the end of the Warlord's turn). Basically the Battle Master's "Menacing Attack" ability, also reworked to not use Superiority Dice.</li> </ul><p>In short, the 5E Warlord is a high-level Battle Master with the Resilient feat and a single Champion ability bolted on.</p><p></p><p>It would seem that Wizards of the Coast already has an idea of what they want the Warlord to look like. And I worry that if they were to give us a "playable Warlord equivalent," in the spirit of this thread, it would look very similar to what they've already printed for us, twice: a Battle Master that also gets the Survivor ability.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: or they'd take an even easier route, and just make the Survivor feature into a Battle Master "maneuver" and wash their hands of it altogether.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CleverNickName, post: 9337804, member: 50987"] There IS a "Warlord equivalent" in 5E, though. It's an NPC (monster) in [I]Volo's Guide to Monsters[/I], pg. 220, then later reprinted in [I]Monsters of the Multiverse, [/I]pg. 257[I].[/I] I won't copy the stats here because it's not SRD, but in a nutshell, the 5E Warlord is a CR12 Legendary monster with the following features: [LIST] [*]Proficient with Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution save throws [*]Proficient with Athletics, Intimidation, Perception, and Persuasion [*]Proficient with Heavy Armor and Shields [*]Proficient with Martial weapons [*]Multiattack (two weapon attacks, possibly more as a Legendary action) [*]Indomitable 3/day (Fighter class feature) [*]Survivor (Champion class feature) [*]Command Ally (one ally within 30' can use its reaction to make a weapon attack at advantage). Basically the Battle Master's "Commander's Strike" ability, reworked so that it doesn't use Superiority Dice (monsters don't get 'Superiority Dice'.) [*]Frighten Foe (one creature within 30' must make a Wisdom save or be frightened until the end of the Warlord's turn). Basically the Battle Master's "Menacing Attack" ability, also reworked to not use Superiority Dice. [/LIST] In short, the 5E Warlord is a high-level Battle Master with the Resilient feat and a single Champion ability bolted on. It would seem that Wizards of the Coast already has an idea of what they want the Warlord to look like. And I worry that if they were to give us a "playable Warlord equivalent," in the spirit of this thread, it would look very similar to what they've already printed for us, twice: a Battle Master that also gets the Survivor ability. EDIT: or they'd take an even easier route, and just make the Survivor feature into a Battle Master "maneuver" and wash their hands of it altogether. [/QUOTE]
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