I know I'd homebrewed up a port of the Book of 9 Swords classes ported to 5e, but I think I had it be that the class was called a Swordsage, and the Archetypes of the class broke down into Swordmage, Warblade, and Crusader.
Let me see if I can't find the stuff I'd brewed up for it.
Let's say I want to play a character similar to General Tarquin. Lots of visual flair and utility feats.
How do I pull that off?
New character for 5th ed since wildform doesn't completely suck: Move over BARDbarian barBEARian is here.
Yeah Druid and Barbarian is actually pretty decent, it's one of the only ways to get a damage increase in wild shape too.
When I think Tarquin in 5e I think a Valor Bard or Battlemaster both capture him well.
Until later levels you might as well be levelling up things like dexterity and perhaps getting other things you feel like getting. I wouldn't call it a major priority.
The hand crossbow part does seem like it might make that deal worth it, though.
Probably fighter 2/rogue 1/bard X I imagine if you're really trying to emulate him. Really he's more of a martial than a caster, but valor bard should fit him well enough.
Vampires suck though, and innistrad neither had vampires not werewolves.
What the fuck are you saying?
I see.
I really ought to update my PDF stash.