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It was pointed out to me that there's another Circle Casting system, from the Ed Greenwood Thay, Land of the Red Wizards book on DMsGuild. I do wonder how it compares 🤔

Probably because a saving throw is in the hands of the DM, whereas attacking is in the hands of the player. It's who's rolling the dice. Someone recently pointed out on some thread that 4e had this right, where the caster always made the rolls (wizard rolling INT vs opponent's Will defense).

Yeah, the section doesn't have the best layout so it can be a little confusing on that front. Regarding a wizard contributing to a cleric spell or vice-versa, I see a few ways to handle it: My preferred way: it needs to be the same magic type- so arcane can help arcane. I've grouped them...

Agreed on the fast bit. Same goes for a cleric contributing to a wizard spell 🙄 It does say that it has to be a slot equal to or greater than the spell being cast.

Circle Casting specifically calls this out and says NPCs can do it. With their X times per day spells.

Dungeons and dragons both feature with some regularity, but.. hmmm... Goblinoids and Gaols? Vampires and Villas? 😆

I was saying that I sad that Stoneskin didn't get a rebalance; it's considered a pretty weak spell in 5e, but A5E did not buff it. And yeah, that's the point, that well-built A5E martials are scarier than the casters in a fight, at any level 😆

They rebalanced a lot: some got nerfs, some got buffs, some were left as-is (hi stoneskin :( ) Casters can still do the reality-bending stuff, but when it comes to the boss burning all 3 of its legendaries in one round cuz the fighter forced it to make 4 or 5 DC 24 Con saves vs Stuns (and he can...

The point is that A5E martial characters, especially the berserker and fighter, are just better at all levels, whether in a fight, or in exploring etc. than the casters 😅

The berserker is, in my experience at least, way overtuned. After having extensive play with half a dozen berserkers throughout various campaigns, the players at my tables have basically agreed that it's the nuclear option, only to be used in the event of beloved character death... and that's...

It seems to be a way of getting Inspiration fairly reliably.. I'll say that I'm a little surprised it isn't based off of Charisma, but I guess Wisdom is a cleric stat and you're a cultist, so.. 🤷‍♂️

Considering this quote seemingly came out of, was it Sid Meier that someone said? I think it's about both designers and players. It's saying if the designer allows for it, most players will choose the most direct path to "success," as opposed to a more difficult but satisfying path. And that's...

I have tried implementing a "they lose something if they use a legendary." Losing a LA is a good idea I hadn't considered! What I'd been going with was that one of their offensive/defensive effects- the dragon has boiling breath that coats the whole area in scalding steam; if it has to use a...

Yup! LU A5E has elite monsters (separate from legendary), they get "elite recovery" that lets them remove any one effect on them; it's either automatic at end of their turn, or as a bonus action that they can use even while CC'd. TotV has Doom Points, basically lets them break through anything...

I actually do like the art for these alt covers- it's been a year or three since I bought a WotC 5e book, but I'd be lying if I said this cover art hasn't made me consider the books. A lot of players want to know all about the setting they're playing in, especially if it's "the main DnD...

I'm not sure if we're thinking of the same thing, but Star Wars: Saga Edition had a little track where you'd deteriorate as you got wounded. I guess you could think of it as exhaustion, in 5e terms. I don't recall how it applies here, though.. it's been decades since I looked at my SWSE books so...

"Given the opportunity, players will optimize the fun out of the game." Paraphrasing.. who was that? Matt Colville maybe?

I've heard good things about the Discworld rpg. I have it but foolishly have not yet read it.

I've been procrastinating on watching this one, maybe now I'll make the time, thanks for the recommendation.

I'm sure there are other ways to address it, but I think PF2e addressed it well in their own way- but importantly, I have little practical experience with PF2e. If someone here plays or runs it regularly, it'd be nice to hear from you on this topic!