D&D 5E Letting a class choose saving throws

[Voi_D_ragon]

Now, before everyone starts goong crazy, no, you can't just choose Wis and Con, you still have to keep one strong save and one weak save.
That being said, I was thinking about a new class that would be very customizable, working off the Warlock chassis, the specifics of which haven't well formed in my mind completely. Anyway, one point would be to have each archetype determine what your casting stat is, so, since customization is one of the central points I wanted in the class, what if players could choose their saving throws to better fit a specific build to the class?
The idea is, you choose your archetype at 1st level; one of your save proficiencies must be your casting stat, and then you choose the other. Obviously, you may only have one saving throw amongst Dex, Con and Wis, and must choose the other from Str, Int and Cha. So, if you choose the archetype that gives Wis as a cast stat, you have to choose a weak save, if you cast with Cha or Int, you get to choose a strong save.
What do you guys think?

 

[Li Shenron]

I would more simply allow a player to freely pick one "strong" and one "weak" ST proficiency, if they want to deviate from the class defaults.

I had the same idea at the beginning of 5e, for all PHB classes.

 

[Horwath]

I would rather combine the saves again like in previous editions.

str+con=fort saves
dex=ref saves
int+wis+cha=will saves.

each class gets one proficiency.

 

[Fanaelialae]

It's fine. While being able to choose Constitution is advantageous, it isn't overwhelmingly so (the opportunity cost being that you don't get Dexterity or Wisdom).

 

[Li Shenron]

It's fine. While being able to choose Constitution is advantageous, it isn't overwhelmingly so (the opportunity cost being that you don't get Dexterity or Wisdom).

I think so too. Many say that Constitution is significantly better for spellcasters, but I say that roughly all three of them are close enough to each other that it's fine to swap them.

 

[Warmaster Horus]

If you want a save proficiency outside your class there's the Resilient feat.

 

[TwoSix]

It's fine. While being able to choose Constitution is advantageous, it isn't overwhelmingly so (the opportunity cost being that you don't get Dexterity or Wisdom).

This.

 

[Voi_D_ragon]

Awesome, thank you guys

 

[WayOfTheFourElements]

If you want a save proficiency outside your class there's the Resilient feat.

Unless (like me), you don't play with the optional feat rules.

 

[Warmaster Horus]

Unless (like me), you don't play with the optional feat rules.

Sounds like you're already changing the game away from vanilla. So you could offer the option, no feats EXCEPT Resilience...