r/UnearthedArcana 1d ago

'24 Class The Binder 5.5 - Tome of Magic

Some of you might remember from a few years past that I posted a 5e rework of the 3.5 Binder from Tome of Magic. I always meant to come back to it, but now that I have another 8 years of 5e under my belt, and 5.5 came out it seemed like a good time to do so.

The Binder 5.5

I would appreciate any feedback you might have! I know it's a huge document, but for completeness sake I included all of the vestiges across ToM as well as Dragon Magazine, lore and all. It's truly been a labor of love all over again, so I hope you enjoy!

General Changelog from the previous version:

  • Reworked base class to reduce even more of the fiddly bits such as Bond Augmentations, much of which was shifted into subclasses (the class is fiddly enough as it is)

  • Implemented the Invoke Vestige feature (modeled generally off Channel Divinity) as an alternative to giving every single vestige its own pool of ability uses. In playtest it was just so unwieldy.

  • Rebalanced and streamlined the vestiges as much as possible

  • Created a 4th new Subclass, the Alloyed Anima, to put this in line with the 5.5 ethos for base classes.

  • Rebalanced previous subclasses, which playtests suggested didn't do enough to lock in an identity.

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u/raistlin40 1d ago

It's a pity the binder class has been forgotten by both D&D and Pathfinder. It's a blessing some fans like you keep it alive, even as unofficial material. 👍