Talk:Oath of the Inquisition (5e Subclass)

I seriously question the value of an oath which requires a player to basically harass EVERYONE IN EXISTENCE. This seems very much like something that would be used simply to be disruptive, or would encourage unintentionally disruptive behavior. --Kydo (talk) 15:49, 30 August 2016 (MDT)

First, it is the DMs duty to know if an archetype or a class is in anyway unsuitable for a campaign, so if a DM thinks that this archetype is going to cause problems than they should not allow it to be playable.

Second, the Inquisition itself is supposed to be a hated an obnoxious order that hates everyone that is not them. If you can find a set of tents that sticks with the historically accurate, yet doesn't make a player have to make a totally repulsive character than be my guest. --Azernath (talk) 21:27, 30 August 2016 (MDT)

First, it is a designer's obligation to create content which is compatible with the game, not just on paper, but in actual play as well. D&D is a collaborative game; the party is supposed to be able to work together. The premise for this archetype precludes this activity explicitly, unless the whole party is a paladin of this oath under the same deity. The premise here is fundamentally incompatible with Dungeons and Dragons.

Second, please read wikipedia's artle regarding the inquisition. If you pay attention, you'll see it was nowhere near as intense or as outrageous as people make it out to be. In a few instances and locations, yes, superstition and paranoia did lead to the inquisition becoming the iron fist of religion, but in most cases, and for most of their history, they were just concerned about whether or not people believed what they said they believed, and typically just exiled people who openly didn't believe in the state faith. In some regions, they were so inactive they were practically benign! As such, this archetype doesn't even do a good job of representing the subject matter it was apparently based off of, as it fails to encompass the full breadth or depth of the subject. This is important to note because including such subtlety would resolve the first issue entirely. --Kydo (talk) 03:08, 14 September 2016 (MDT)