D&D's Lost Subclasses (And How To Actually Play Them)

Let's talk about the subclasses WotC forgot, abandoned, or otherwise didn't print despite being released and being AWESOME! All of these are playable in your games and freely available online as old Unearthed Arcana (give them a google!)

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0:00 - Intro
0:21 - Treachery Paladin
03:52 - Undying Light Warlock
07:33 - Phoenix Sorcerer
10:18 - Theurgy Wizard
13:15 - Satire Bard

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[lrioje]

I played a Death Domain Theurgy Wizard for Tomb of Annihilation. It was so cool. Basically, instead of being a worshipper of gods of death, he studied them all. Amazing necrotic blaster.

[silasdasgupta]

Undying light seems fairly similar to celestial warlock. Granted, I think celestial is more about healing as support as a lot of the features are swapped around and scale accordingly

[DoomedPaladin]

I love playing a Phoenix Sorcerer/Fighter/Paladin that uses a whip. Reflavor the whip as a chain, and after convincing the DM to give me a cool mount, then I'm playing _Ghost Rider._

[apjtv]

Slight correction: Nourishing Fire doesn't give you temporary HP, it lets you regain HP equal to the slot's level + CHA modifier. At least, that's what it was in UA.

[MotleyNerd]

Play rabbitfolk. Take Satire Bard. Become Bugs Bunny.

[sagenod]

I like the dice at the bottom left that represent each chapter, nice touch

[orsonankers]

I wish the College Of Satire was just really sarcastic and had an ability called Poe's Law where nobody understands what they're trying to say half the time

[SionSweet]

I spilled coffee all over myself this morning, spent the day stuck in mind numbing tasks, and was feeling low. I now have new classes to play AND a new TTRPG that my remote self can play, even alone. What a turn around, thanks!

[KevinVideo]

Really glad that you made this video. Ted/Nerd Immersion had a player use the phoenix subclass so he tweaked it so that it was in line with Tasha's subclasses and fixed the janky wording.

Would definitely love if you did a follow up video on additional subclasses we never saw such as the archivist artificer (I know a lot of people were fuming that never got printed), brute and sharpshooter fighter, giant soul and stone sorcery sorcerer, Raven Queen and seeker warlock patrons, as well as the onomancy wizard. The Raven Queen one is probably the one I was most disappointed that we never got, but my 3.5 friends who enjoyed the truenamer class were really looking forward to the onomancy wizard subclass.

[nashtrojan]

I like the idea of a treacherous paladin that instead of being evil rejects order. Chaotic good paladin

[יהלירוזנבאום-טב]

The satire bard is amazing!
And the preist wizard can probably be super powerfull

[crapname]

I created an oath of treachery paladin about 2 weeks ago, loving the idea behind it's abilities. Thank you so much for putting it into the eyes if the people.

[ManrayO_O]

I played a Half Drow Paladin of Treachery once, he was great. He had a giant Komodo dragon as a mount. ❤

[EtherRich]

I really liked the Raven Queen patron for warlocks, although I reimagined it as a Hag I encountered in a wintry forest

[rogerpellicano]

These all seem really cool, and there's a few more that I really liked when I saw them.
Giant Soul Sorcerer- basically Rune Knight for sorcerers. You get different powers and spells based on which giant you're descended from.
Stone Sorcery- Tank Sorcerer. You get more HP and permanent mage armor, your can protect your friends, and if they get hit you can teleport next to them and literally smite them. You get smite spells added to your spell list, that seems so cool.
Revised Beast Master-It's a better beast master, but the standout ability for me is that your beast levels up with you, even getting ASIs when you do. It doesn't specify, but as DM I would allow the beast to take feats instead, which could lead to some wild shenanigans, like a beast proficient in greatswords or a beast with a familiar and firebolt from Magic Initiate.

[gonzosabbath]

Not only do I love all of these options, but there's something very funny about having known about them or played in a game with them before. I was so hyped to hear the satire bard brought up cause that tumble is SO ICONIC

[jnhensley]

The Phoenix Sorcerer is Joshua from Final Fantasy 16.

[SamanthaVimes]

I REALLY like the dice with the timers. It's fantastic and really helps my Autistic/ADHD brain focus so I don't have to keep checking where YouTubes lil red bar is. Thanks for your effort!

[Dragonfly]

One really fun aspect of Theurgy Wizard is it expands your choices for Spell Mastery and Signature Spells. Any cleric spells you get from theurgy count as wizard spells for you, and are written in your spellbook, so you can get things like at will Cure Wounds or Sanctuary

[cosmicrem]

One of the PCs in an Icewind Dale campaign I'm running is a Phoenix Sorcerer who plans to multiclass into Undying Light Warlock down the line. The flavor combo of those two subclasses in particular is absolutely DOPE, plus it's absurdly viable from a mechanical standpoint.