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"my first round is usually bless and a cantrip" How is it that you're allowed to cast both bless and a cantrip in the same round? Is that a limited-times-per-day ability?

d4 dice that are less pointy and easier to roll. It can be done various ways; truncated tetrahedron and rhombic dodecahedron are some of the more obvious ones.

There doesn't need to be clear in-character explanation. It's possible to just decide, as a group of players, to restart. Just because you want to. Almost like starting from a save point in a video game. But that might seem too cheap, like cheating, and players could feel guilty for...

Certified DMs were actually a thing for awhile in the RPGA. For instance

How did Creature Types get such a low vote count? It's the only item on the list that's actually in the name. (One of those Ds stands for Dragons)

I'd like crafting rules that allow a character to upgrade items they already have. A character without crafting would need to sell/trade/recycle their +1 sword and then find a way to buy/loot/acquire a +2 sword, but a crafter could have their favorite items grow with them. I believe that would...

This plan very explicitly and intentionally accelerates all abilites except spellcasting (and cantrip scaling). So I'll just assume the effect on full-casters (and Eldritch Blast scaling) is intentional. It's not obvious whether it'll tilt the balance just enough or too much... I'm afraid only...

The original post gives no explanation as to why almost all the ASIs were removed in the updated tables. This is quite confusing.

Going back to the original post: To me, one of the biggest differences in modern is Cantrips, and the philosophy behind them. In the unique mechanics section, you could lump modern cantrips in with either "Class-specific At-Will attacks" -- as that's their first purpose, or "Ritual Magic" as...

For most treasures I do not customize -- random or plot-relevant stuff. However, if they would like specific items, I make sure they can hear rumors of where those might be, or of someone able to craft one. Quite often, it is a story of some other hero, or some infamous villain, using the item...

I rather like this: 200+ Parody Books but this is a bit more thorough: Random Book – Generator

Two other player roles that have gone away: RULES-GURU: Sometimes this meant a player who looks up rules in the book as needed. But there's also a different version of this: someone who knows the rules well enough that he can answer the DM's rule questions quickly so the DM can AVOID ever...

I'm going to approach the rod/wand issue from a RAW perspective. Rules-wise, yes, you can use both. Except for the fact that you need a free hand to cast spells and you don't have a free hand. I suppose you could cast a spell that had no somatic or material component, but it turns out there...

There are people in the real world who can tell you how they like having just one high attribute. I believe most of those with high INT would recommend choosing one of the others. Throughout the last couple of thousand years, high CON has been a favorite. But that was mostly before the...

A magic ring that makes you invisible when worn, lost long ago by an ancient evil sphinx-lich, commonly assumed to be long dead.

I believe your implication isn't quite correct. It isn't a matter of requiring guidance to be up for the full duration of the task. It's more a matter of some people wanting to restrict guidance, to make it useless in at least half of all tasks. 'Duration' is merely a palatable excuse and...

The only positive rules I can think of are: A) If the item is only meant to be used by certain classes, then it must be attunable. For some reason non-attuned items aren't allowed to have that sort of restriction. B) If a weapon can be activated, or turned on and off, perhaps with a command...

My big issue with counterspell is that it uses a reaction (casters rarely use their reaction for anything else, not even opportunity attacks). It's often just about as effective as a fighter's Action Surge in terms of action economy. Yes, that does seem like an appropriate comparison/analogy...

I'm surprised nobody mentioned how easy it is to get stuck in your own demiplane. This seems like an oversight -- there should be a way for the Demiplane spell to re-open the door from the inside. If you somehow stay in it past the hour, or someone casts Dispel Magic on your door while you're...

Usually a 3rd level warlock only has two invocations, not three. Usually a 3rd level warlock only knows four spells, not six. Since you already get Hellish Rebuke as a race ability, you might decide you don't also need it as a spell. Ring of Mind Shielding is nice, but you get that ability at...