Exemplars of War - The Warlord Class and Archetypes for Harnessing Martial Prowess (5e)

War never changes.

Soldiers drill with weapons, practicing the weapon movements that will save their lives and end their enemies’. Their commanders bark orders, coordinating their tactics and making each one’s actions more effective. Warmages practice the movements that mark their magics, hoping they can unleash their powers before their foes close on them. As combat begins, the clash of steel and spells is drowned out only by the shouts and cries of the participants.

This document, themed around war and its battles, includes the following:

• A player-focused orc race with four associated subraces--the gray orcs, mountain orcs, sea orcs, and white orcs (sharakim);
• A Warlord base class that uses martial superiority dice, can choose from a new list of martial maneuvers, and has four Battle Colleges--Guardian, master of defensive maneuvers; Persecutor, an aggressive and violent leader; Tactician, who favors precise and deadly strikes; and Wizardry, a commander who knows how to direct and disrupt spells;
• and 16 class options with at least one for each of the Player’s Handbook base classes. Included are the Bloodstorm Hurler for barbarians, the War Chanter for bards, the Destruction Domain for clerics, Way of the Closed Fist for monks, the Gray Guard Oath for paladins, the Lasher and Thug for rogues, the Warlock Pact of Iron with 5 new invocations, and the Arcane Missile Mage for wizards.

The drums of war sound. Are you ready to answer the call to arms?

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