Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General Outside PHB sub-classes, please

While I appreciate Larian's intent to include every class, sub class and race from PHB, i find that its choice of sub classes is very limiting. If you want to build melee spellcaster, for example, you couldn't do it in PHB.

So it would be nice to see if not all, at least some dnd fandom's favourite sub-classes(Dungeon Dudes has polled people for every sub class in dnd, that might help). The list might include:

1. Hexblade Warlock
2. Bard of Eloquence
3. Clockwork soul Sorcerer/Shadow magic Sorcerer
4. Gloom stalker Ranger
5. Echo knight Fighter
6. Twilight Cleric
7. Soulknife Rougue
8. Bladesinger Wizard
9. Oathbreaker Paladin
10. Aberrant mind Sorcerer EDIT 30.06.22

11. Death domain Cleric EDIT 30.06.22

12. Circle of Shepherd/Circle of Dreams Druid EDIT 30.06.22

13. Way of mercy Monk EDIT 30.06.22

14. Storm sorcererEDIT 02.07.22

I can't even describe how much deeper the gameplay will be with those added

What's your favourite sub-classes outside PHB? Lets add them to the list, let it serve as a referencing point to Larian

They are going to need hexblade if they actually want Wyll to be an effective melee fighter. As he is now they've already fudged the rules a bit so he can wield his rapier. Even if we never get hexblade, they need to give us the actual warlock's pact boons, which we should already have, because they come in at level 3 (and get rid of the weird integrated pact boon where chain pact is somehow only attached to fiend patron, and great old one gets nothing).

Aberrant Mind Sorcerer please! Also Death Domain cleric. Way of Mercy Monk!!

I play a hexblade warlock/clockwork sorcerer in our current DnD campaign. It is tons of fun.
I would love to see at least the hexblade included.
There is a mod for warlock subclasses, so I actually play a hexblade in BG3 right now and it is so nice.

unfortunately, wyll can't be hexblade from lore point of view. Hexblades make pacts with beings from shadowfell, while mizora is just a cambion

I would certainly love to see Circle of Shepherd, since i kinda like summonner builds and it seems like DnD dont provide much of them ...
And also Circle of Dreams ... so Life Clerics or dunno wich kind of Paladin but im sure some is ... is not our only options for dedicated healer.

BG3 screams for a non player handbook DLC, I would gladly pay for that.

me too!

another thread. Just saw this.

+1
I want new subclasses of cleric, ranger, bard and druid class. Oh, and new subclass option for Astarion.

Hexblade, Gloomstalker, Clockwork Soul, College of Eloquence, Twilight Domain, Bladesinger - those are some of the most OP Subclasses that exist, and I'm not surprised that they show up in most polls.

Personally in the beginning I would have liked for Larian to add one homebrew subclass to each Class next to the ones in the PHB - put "their own spin" on this D&D 5E game - but now, with EA patch 8 on the horizons, and seeing that they can't even transcribe mathematical formulas as easy as 1+2=3 from an 8 year old document .... Thoughts about DLCs or future expansions and their content is FAR FAR removed in the order of priorities for me.

Lets wait and see if the main game is worth it first.

Given just how many times I've seen this aspect of hexblade fudged for story reasons in games, I'd be fine with it. It's better then giving Wyll extra proficiencies he shouldn't have so he fits his own backstory.

Can I have Storm Sorceress? I'm sure Larian will give them a custom "make it rain" ability that will let me cover every battlefield in water, for to electrocute everyone but myself all the more thoroughly, right??

Basically, it would be neat to include some of the non phb subclasses, some of them are player favorites.

You mean like Wyll would be Hexblade in everything but origin of that blade?
Sounds good. O_o

Basicaly all Larian would need to somehow say would be that Misora created that sword for him and everything would be (kinda) fine, no?

I really want the Artificer class, specifically the Alchemist subclass, to be implemented to create a Cleric of Waukeen / Alchemist as Guild Artisan.

Pretty much. That kind of justification has been used by a lot of GMs to reflavour Hexblade so players can have a more story-relevant patron (or, so the GM doesn't have to mess around with sentient weapons and players who want a Moonblade at level 6), but still be Hexblades. Wyll wants to be a famous warrior, so Mizora gives him a sword.

Hmm, and then he called himself "Blade of Frontiers". Sounds cool, I like it

I mean, they could even change Mizoras background, so that she ist from the Shadowfell. I don't think, that it is necessary for her to be a fiend. Except If she is somehow tied to Raphael maybe?

I think that artificer could be added after the initial release as a dlc, it's harder to implement than a sub-class

Would the artificer even make sense as a class without attunement being a mechanic in the current build?

Isn't his main selling point being able to equip/use a lot more magic items than other classes?