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Copies of Spelljammer are starting to show up. Mike Long of Tribality is in receipt of the books and has tweeted some photos!

 

[Yaarel]

The 5e Solar Dragon is "Typically Neutral". So it seems more like a Gem dragon. It has "gleaming multicolored scales".

But it lacks psionics.

Solar seems to be neither metallic, gem, nor chromatic.

The breath weapon is radiant ... understandably.

It lives inside the sun.

 

[Yaarel]

Here is the full text for the Ssurran Defiler.

It appears that it is a psionic creature. And. The 5e version of defile has nothing to do with the arcane power source.

 

[Yaarel]

Notice that the psionic combat mode of Intellect Fortress here improves AC. Sorta like Monk Unarmored Defense.

Im kinda ok with that. But some psi fans like the psionic combat tables of 1e. This seems to nix that.

 

[pukunui]

Notice that the psionic combat mode of Intellect Fortress here improves AC. Sorta like Monk Unarmored Defense.

Yeah, and it's a little bit annoying that they called it that, since there's also a spell of the same name that does something different. Of course, it's not the first time they've done that (e.g. devil's sight).

 

[Yaarel]

Yeah, and it's a little bit annoying that they called it that, since there's also a spell of the same name that does something different. Of course, it's not the first time they've done that (e.g. devil's sight).

Right, in Tashas. Intellect Fortress, slot-3 spell: mental save advantage, psychic resistance.

 

[Yaarel]

Heh, it looks like they nixed the 1e psionic combat tables twice. They arent going to happen.

(Personally, Im not crying. Theyre a mini game, that tends to remove the other players at the table from gameplay.)

 

[Yaarel]

Going back to NewbieDM preview.

The humanoid races really are "any alignment". They are totally like humans, with a mix of different people doing different things. Lawful Evil, Neutral, Chaotic Good, whatever.

The astral elves are ethically mixed this way. It makes each NPC seem more of particular personality with ones own agenda, outlook, and challenges.

I find I like this alot.

 

[Yaarel]

In the Astral Adventurers Guide, the Astral Drifter background grants the Magic Initiate feat from the Players Handbook.

This implies, all of the backgrounds in the Players Handbook will (eventually) gain a feat (or choice of feat).

 

[delericho]

The humanoid races really are "any alignment". They are totally like humans, with a mix of different people doing different things. Lawful Evil, Neutral, Chaotic Good, whatever.

I find I like this alot.

Yeah. Most, if not all, intelligent humanoids should be this way (with maybe a very weak tendency in a particular direction). That is if they don't remove alignment completely - which at this stage I would prefer.

 

[Yaarel]

Yeah. Most, if not all, intelligent humanoids should be this way (with maybe a very weak tendency in a particular direction). That is if they don't remove alignment completely - which at this stage I would prefer.

As a DM, I found that seeing one NPC astral elf is Lawful Evil, and an other NPC astral elf is Chaotic Neutral, to be a powerfully efficient use of two words, to convey a sensibility to roleplay them. By itself, it is minimal, even binary. But when reading the character description and the social encounter, the alignment helpfully colors information.

Personally, I have a clear sense of what the alignments mean:
Good: altruistic
Evil: predatory
Lawful: group-oriented
Chaotic: individualist
Neutral: mix

It doesnt even matter if others have different interpretations, for me, the two words seem meaningful. The alignment impacts my impression of the NPC and can inspire how I portray the character.