The Scholar is hands down one of the best third party full classes written for 5e, and is in my top 3 next to The Warmage by MHP and the Pugilist by Benjamin Huffman. It fills a niche that none of the base classes truly hit and allows for a large amount of customization to make your character even more unique. As others have said, a lot of third party full classes are usually better off split into several subclass for one of the base classes in the PHB, but the Scholar can 100% stand on it's own as a legitimate full class.

I have not played all of the subclasses yet, but I can vouch that the Explorer and Physician are so much fun. The Physician is the single best attempt at creating a mundane healer that I have seen to date, and I am very involved in a lot of third party companies and am constantly looking through reddit, tumblr, etc. It hits everything that you could want from a non-magical healer and never feels too strong or too weak. The Explorer is probably the most versatile of all of the classes, and it is the ideal Jack of All Trades character without being magical from the Bard or having the sneak attack and inherent thief feeling of the Rogue. I know that both of those two could be reflavored to play that style of character, but the Explorer hits all of the needs of that trope without any need to reflavor anything.

Overall, the Scholar is an amazing class and definitely worth throwing the author some money.

This class is fantastic. In my table, I have it as a part of the base classes for all of my players to use, with the warning of it being complex of course, and I almost always have at least 1 player playing as a scholar. This class is wonderfully well written and deserves the praise it has gotten already. I suggest to anyone looking at this content to drop a few cents, or if your able and willing to, drop a few dollars for this guys hard work and effort to bring a beautifully complex class to life here. If I could rate this above a 5 star, I would. Cheers mate if your reading this, I can't wait to see more content for this already beautiful class.

This class is something 5th edition desperately needs. Not only does it elaborate on the underutilized INT skill, it also allows such a wide range of role playing options that I'm excited to try them all out. Plus, having a class with so much access to expertise is a definite plus as no others seem to truly take advantage of this feature. Some of the numbers need a little work, but this is a phenomanal class which I hope gets the exposure it deserves.

Before I review this product I want to preface this with a warning: I find that people who make full 20 level classes tend to forget that the design of 5e is modular, but that the rules are there for a reason. Sometimes, a great idea isn't thought out properly and 99% of "full class" products could have been a MUCH better archetype on one of the existing classes. This is one of the few times I think a class was a great idea.

What is "The Scholar"? It's a new class that is based on intelligence but isn't a wizard. You're going to use your wits (represented by intellect dice) to try for success, or to aid your allies in their successes. In addition, you'll have gambits, which are smaller powers that will differentiate you from other scholars. The class has six archetypes (called Pursuits), each granting you unique uses of your gambits.

The explorer is flexible granting you additional proficiencies, and powers that can be shifted into different configurations. The inventior focuses on making mechanical allies, and keeping them running. It's a mixture of artificer and scientist and that appeals to me. The philosopher is a defender against mental attacks, using logic and insight to fight their battles. The Physician is a healer, but one who does not rely on magic to do their job. This is an oft overlooked 'hole' in 5e. Planar Sage is a '1/3rd caster', dabbling in the arcane arts to augment your scientific mind. The Tactician is a duelist scholar, focusing on a variety of fighting forms.

While each of these seems quite balanced, I will denote that each archetype is proficient in a different saving throw, which really goes against 5e design. This isn't a deal breaker, but something you should know if you're thinking of getting this supplement.

Practica are to a scholar what invocations are to a warlock, allowing even more customization from your character. It's around this point I want to establish that as a class, the scholar has as much depth and complexity as a warlock, so if you love/hate the warlock those feelings will likely transfer to the scholar. I haven't yet had a player try to be a scholar, but the author has denoted hundreds of hours of play and so I have faith that this class is both balanced and playable.

I bought the Adventures in Middle-Earth book partially because the idea of a scholar class intrigued me. When I found it to be dissatisefying I looked on here and I have to say this perfectly scratched that itch!

I like when a unexplored niche is filled, thank you for doing so and not taking the chance to make it overpowered like many of the other offerings on the DMsGuild.

This is probably hands-down the best expansion class for D&D 5th edition. The Scholar has three archetypes that legitimately divide it into realistically different playstyles - and even different purposes. There is an embarassing amount of choice available to the player using the Scholar, and it's also a great tool for Gamemasters to create all sorts of skill-based characters without having to make every single one a Rogue.

The PDF is also well put together and the class has been extensively playtested (by me) and gone through a great deal of revision. Support this author and his content because it is 100% worth it.

A well balance addition to a low magic campaign. Could use some additional practica options, esspecially at low level.

i have not had the chance to use this class yet, but it reads well. its a much appreciated class to have in dnd, allowing the game to truely model ANY campaign, even low magic ones! well worth the money!

I HAVE FOUND THIS CLASS VERY FAIR, BALANCED, AND WEL THOUGHT OUT. I HAVE PLAYED IT AND THE CLASS FEELS VERY FUN. KIND OF A SWISS ARMY KNIFE, ALWAYS USEFUL AND VERY GOOD AT YOUR SPECIALTY.

REALLY APPRECIATE THIS CLASS BEING CREATED. SO WELL DONE! 5/5 STARS! A MUST DOWNLOAD!