D&D 5E Fantasy Grounds Previews of Tasha's Cauldron

Ahead of the November 17th release date, the product page for Tasha's Cauldron of Everything has several previews on the Fantasy Grounds website. The previews include the origins customization section, group patrons, sidekicks, and a look at the alternate class features for the ranger Beast Master.

 

[Wrathamon]

If you're on DND BEYOND and like the OLD version of the spell. I suggest you make a COPY of the current spell and save it in your homebrew section.

 

[Wrathamon]

If you're on DND BEYOND and like the OLD version of the spell. I suggest you make a COPY of the current spell and save it in your homebrew section.

sames goes with any of the updated features like sub classes

 

[The Mirrorball Man]

That's not fair - Mirrorball clearly wants new stuff, and seems to feel that this is just a remix.

It sounds like the kind of material that an AI would come up with once it’s read all 5e core books and "Everything" books. It feels like permutations of old stuff, like swapping stuff around, like rearranging furniture. There is nothing there that adds a new and unexpected dimension to the game.

 

[jmartkdr2]

It sounds like the kind of material that an AI would come up with once it’s read all 5e core books and "Everything" books. It feels like permutations of old stuff, like swapping stuff around, like rearranging furniture. There is nothing there that adds a new and unexpected dimension to the game.

Yeah - I feel the same way, mostly.

 

[cbwjm]

I think lacking the price of a bonus action is pretty big.

they can still move a flame sphere, launch meteors, launch stars from crown of stars, or manipulate bigby’s hand, all while eventually getting as much as (1d8+10)x2 + 3d8 from BB/GFB. That’s eldritch blast damage.

Oh it's definitely a nice bonus, but like I said, I'm not too concerned about how much better it is than war magic, my main issue with bladesinger was that it didn't have an incentive to get into melee, this ability or war magic instead of just extra attack does do that while letting the bladesinger mix blade and spell.

 

[ph0rk]

Well, I’d say they have it now. Upcast shadow blade sounds scary; 11d8+20, with bonus actions free, and comparable AC to a heavy armor wearer.

Plus they can be a variant human and start with war caster!

 

[The Mirrorball Man]

It was probably more glib than I should have been. What I meant to express was that I’m not understanding what they actually wanted. “Inspiration, ideals, excitement, innovation” doesn’t really communicate meaningful information about what mirrorball would rather have seen. They might as well have said “stuff I like.” Ok, I get that, but what would that have looked like?

Really, any kind of material that we haven’t seen in 5e: psionics, mass combat, weird science, significant support for the exploration pillar, resources management, radiance magic, diplomacy, generational play, etc.

 

[Guest User]

First, let me disabuse the strawman you set up. I never said it was always on.

I did not setup a "strawman, I stated, clearly and in digital print that I think Bladesong is Always On, at two uses per Short Rest.

Blue, if you were wondering if the tone of your post, comes off as needlessly Self-Important, let me disabuse of your doubt: it does.

The part I quoted is the first sentence. That feels like a rather hostile first sentence.
I'm not interested in engaging in hostilities. I will only state, I am currently playing in a group with a Bladesinger. Our group largely has control over our day and our SR and LR.

In 9 months of play, there has been one time, I can remember where the group has not been able to take a Short Rest after two combats. As I stated before, in effect the power is Always On.
Describing a different experience than your own, doesn't make the experience so described...false or disingenuous.

By making Bladesong, more scarce you make it more exciting to use. That at least is what the change elicits in me, excitement. I am also not, currently playing a Bladesinger.

Errata is different than optional rules. This looks to be errata on an existing set of spells. WOTC does in fact enforce errata on AL. And I tire of the "but you don't have to use it" response. You don't have to use the existing cantrips as they are either. Does that satisfy you without these changes? No? Then come on man, we can discuss changes we do or do not like without the "well you don't have to use it" retort.

I'm not sure what you talking about. Something at first about "why change the spells now", to some concerns regarding the minutiae of what is or is not errata.

Errata is a topic that interests me not in the least. What I was inquiring about was if D&D Beyond was no longer supporting SCAG?
Rulewise, the only impact is you can no longer Twin BB nor use BB with Warcaster.

If your entire Character is solely actualized only by Twinning BB and BB opportunity attacking, then I would be low grade pissed.

Otherwise, what this indicates is the design intent for the Warcaster Feat was never for the feat to facilitate playing as a Gish. The feat was intended to give casters another opportunity to cast a targeted spell.

This does not strike me as an Extinction level biome event. I don't follow guides, or people on You Tube....old grognard here....so I have no emotion invested into a particular "build". Is there some emotional angle I'm being insensitive of?

 

[doctorbadwolf]

You can't cast Booming Blade as a bonus action; you can use War Magic to cast it as a reaction when you'd usually have an opportunity attack (and it may still work that way, the specifics of targeting are obscured in the image - I hope so).

I wasn’t talking about Warcaster, which I’m guessing you meant here. If you did mean War Magic, then we both had it wrong.

It’s a bonus action, not a reaction, and I was wrong in my recollection that it was “attack action and then bonus action cantrip”, when it is in fact the other way around.

 

[Weiley31]

use BB with Warcaster.

Jeez la weez, I read that as use Booming Blade with Winchester.