As a fun theorycrafting exercise, I thought it might be fun to recreate some of the most iconic dragonlance characters in 5E. Feel free to give your own opinions of the various characters, as well as suggest new ones.
Below are my versions of the iconic characters. Feel free to discuss.
* Human Bonus Feat
Raistlin Majere - Human Wizlock
- Multiclass Enchanter / Fiendlock
- Charlatan / Sage
- Patron (Fistandantilus); Pact (tome); arcane focus (Staff of Magius)
- Feats (war caster*, spell sniper)
Caramon Majere - Human Fighter (battle master)
- Folk Hero
- Fighting Style (dueling); Maneuvers (goading attack, pushing attack, sweeping attack)
- Feats (grappler*, savage attacker)
Sturm Brightblade - Human Fighter (champion)
- Noble (Knight)
- Fighting Style (great weapon fighting)
- Feats (heavy armor master*, sentinel)
Flint Fireforge - Hill Dwarf Fighter (champion)
- Guild Artisan (Jeweller)
- Fighting Style (dueling, defense)
- Feats (???)
Tanis Half-Elven - Half-Elf Fighter (battle master)
- Outlander
- Fighting Style (archery); Maneuvers (distracting attack, precision attack, rally)
- Feats (Alert, Inspiring Leader)
Goldmoon - Human Cleric (life)
- Outlander / Noble
- Feats (Healer)
Riverwind - Human Ranger (Hunter)
- Outlander
- Fighting Style (dueling); Terrain (grasslands); Enemy (goblin, dragonborn aka draconian); Prey (Hordebreaker)
- Feats (Sharpshooter*)
Tasselhoff Burrfoot - Kender Rogue (Thief)
- Folk Hero
- Feats (Alert, Lucky)
Gilthanas Kanan - High Elf Fighter (eldritch knight)
- Noble
- Fighting Style (dueling)
- Feats (???)
Laurana Kanan- High Elf Fighter (battle master)
- Noble
- Fighting Style (defense); Maneuvers (commander's strike, maneuvering attack, rally)
- Feats (Inspiring Leader)
Tika Waylan - Human Fighter (champion)
- Urchin
- Fighting Style (dueling)
- Feats (Tavern Brawler*)
I may add other characters to the list later.
Shouldn't caramon be a paladin? Or was that sturm?
I like the idea of Raistlin as a wizard/warlock. No warlocks back in the day o' course but definately fits given what we know now 
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Foxface wrote:
While Sword Knights are best represented with the Paladin Class (and Clerists with the War Cleric), Sturm was a Crown Knight* and as such is best represented by the Fighter Class.
Just because the Paladin class has an Oath feature, doesn't mean that other characters are forbidden from swearing oaths, which would act as both bond and flaw. In Sturm's case, this would be a bond to the Solamnic Knighthood, and a Flaw of upholding the "Oath and the Measure".
This is especially true in light of the fact that Sturm's honor revealed how decadent the knighthood had become, and how many knights only paid lipservice to the Oath and the measure. This resulted in Gunthar uth Wistan devoting the remainder of his life to revising the Oath and the Measure. This was eventually completed by Liam Ehrling, Gunthar's successor (although he took no personal credit for completing the revision).
*For most of his career, he wasn't even that, although he did live by the tennants of the oath and the measure before his knighthood.
The Dragonlance Knights are best represented by the following:
Solamnic Knights
- Crown: Fighter (Champion, or Battle Master)
- Sword: Paladin (Devotion)
- Sword (Clerist): Cleric (War, Light)
- Rose: Fighter (Battle Master); Commander's Strike, Rally, Distracting Attack, Maneuvering Attack, and similar maneuvers would be typical.
- Kingfisher: Wizard (Abjurer, Diviner, Evoker)
Knights of Takhissis/Neraka
- Lily: Fighter (Champion, or Battle Master)
- Skull: Paladin (Vengeance), or Cleric (War, Trickery, Death)
- Thorn: Wizard (Diviner), Fighter (Eldritch Knight), Sorcerer (Wild)
Legion of Steel
- Legionnaire: Fighter (any), Paladin (Devotion or Vengeance)
- Legion Mystic: Cleric (any)
- Legion Sorcerer: Sorcerer (Wild)
These are not the only options, but these are the classes that "best" suit each of the various knightly orders (and ranks).
What was so different about Crown Knights vs Sword Knights that a separate class is needed? It's been a long time since I played DL, and I never read much of the books, so enlighten me please.
Foxface wrote:
Tika is fighter/rogue, we can even see her as example on Basic Rules.
This is great stuff, Kalani. I'd really love to see how you'd imagine Raistlin's progression as a multiclass character would progress. He was always the most interesting character in the books for me.
Ath-kethin wrote: