Why no Classplosion in 5e?

by Username17 ยป Wed Apr 08, 2015 8:45 pm

We mentioned when talking about 4th edition what a fucking travesty it was that there wasn't a Classplosion. Simply put: 4e's game system simply couldn't handle there not being over a hundred classes. 4e fucking killed itself by not bringing out the new classes fast and furious.

Now 5th edition is a crap game. But one of the ways it is better than 4th edition is that it does not need dozens of new classes. But it still needs something. They went to print with 12 classes. And that was minimally sufficient to be more than the 3e PHB and make it look like they gave a shit. It did not repeat the mistakes of 4e of producing only 8 classes on release. But after doing that, there's fucking nothing on the schedule. No new classes.

The claim seems to be that producing new sorcerous origins and class kits and shit. This is bullshit. Obviously, they'd need to do something like this:


The gates to the Dwarvish halls strain as the fiendish allies of the Durzagons pound with their infernal battering rams. As cracks begin to appear, fire imps begin squeezing through. The call to arms is put out and you rush to battle. You are going to assist in the defense of the Dwarvish halls by...
  • Personally slaying the imps before they can torch the defenses.
  • Providing support for the defenders of the hall.
  • Switching up between supporting the defenders and attacking the imps as circumstances dictate.


- Username17