Comment from discussion Hi Mike,
I hope I’m not too late to ask this – work is busy so it’s hard to take time out to write a post.
I’m really curious about your thoughts on the design behind (and niche filled by) Paladins and clerics. I don’t want to prime your answer by putting my thoughts, but I do see some overlap with things like the 3rd level war specialization on the priest (sorry, no book in front of me) that make it hard for me to distinguish between the two classes.
Love 5e. It’s been a breath of fresh air and it has definitely rejuvenated my gaming group. Thank you for all you do!One of the things we tried to do was make paladins distinct by adding in the concept of the oath. A paladin doesn’t need to be tied to a deity to wield power, and in a future product we present a paladin who uses spells but has an oath tied to a kingdom or crown, rather than a god.AMA: Mike Mearls, Co-Designer of D&D 5, Head of D&D R&D.
I hope I’m not too late to ask this – work is busy so it’s hard to take time out to write a post.
I’m really curious about your thoughts on the design behind (and niche filled by) Paladins and clerics. I don’t want to prime your answer by putting my thoughts, but I do see some overlap with things like the 3rd level war specialization on the priest (sorry, no book in front of me) that make it hard for me to distinguish between the two classes.
Love 5e. It’s been a breath of fresh air and it has definitely rejuvenated my gaming group. Thank you for all you do!One of the things we tried to do was make paladins distinct by adding in the concept of the oath. A paladin doesn’t need to be tied to a deity to wield power, and in a future product we present a paladin who uses spells but has an oath tied to a kingdom or crown, rather than a god.AMA: Mike Mearls, Co-Designer of D&D 5, Head of D&D R&D.