Editing Warlord (section)

== 5e ==

The Warlord has essentially been lost with the changing of editions. The Battlemaster and Banneret subclasses for the [[Fighter]] arguably touch upon the same themes, and the Oath of the Crown [[Paladin]] and College of Valor [[Bard]] can both make decent-ish substitutes, but for most Warlord fans they're just not good enough, and the Warlord remains a surprisingly common request from WoTC despite how hated 4e was during its lifetime. This is probably due to the same reason [[Dragonborn]] aren't hated (as much) anymore: They both scratched an itch D&D roleplayers didn't know they had; in this case, "Officer" as distinct from "Warrior".

In addition to all this, as part of a livestream by Mike Mearls where he spitballs ideas for new subclasses included an episode where he made a Warlord archetype for Fighters with Tactics to improve allies and Gambits to soften up enemies. It hasn't been seen since, however.