D&D 5E Rate Your 5E Rules Expertise

[Horwath]

this scale kind of sucks TBH, there are lots of people that know rules 100% correct and have not made a single significant house rule or modification of existing one, and we have seen wotc staff in interviews not knowing rules of the game they created.

but by this scale, I would give myself a 7, but one of my house rules was quoted in others published work, so 7,5 maybe...?

 

[CleverNickName]

this scale kind of sucks TBH

Yeah, I know. I did my best trying to come up with benchmarks between "never played it" and "I wrote it," but there's definitely room for improvement. What benchmarks would you have used?

 

[GnomeWorks]

What benchmarks would you have used?

Something multidimensional, at least.

 

[CleverNickName]

Something multidimensional, at least.

I'm not opposed to the idea, but I'm curious what a multidimensional scale from zero to ten would look like.

 

[GnomeWorks]

I'm not opposed to the idea, but I'm curious what a multidimensional scale from zero to ten would look like.

System knowledge, something related to producing homebrew, and publishing seem like the three elements of the scale you're using. There probably could be more, maybe something like 3pp knowledge or participation in homebrew communities.

Publishing at zero would be "have never published an rpg product ever" where 10 would be "is/was a designer at tsr and/or wotc working on dnd products" or something.

 

[TerraDave]

WHICH rules? There are now two different sets and they are not the same.

 

[CleverNickName]

WHICH rules? There are now two different sets and they are not the same.

I know, right? It's pretty bold to consider myself an expert of something that has only existed for (checks calendar) a few months.

 

[el-remmen]

I voted 3.

I can’t remember the last time I had to look something up that was not a spell that we don’t usually use and I count on players to know how their own abilities work, so in terms of general rules for running a game I know them not only well enough to not bother looking them up (whatever i remember is close enough) but I also feel comfortable enough to hack the hell out of the game. As everyone should. It is just a game and we are chasing a certain game experience. I can’t even understand trying to play D&D without houseruled/homebrew. I wouldn’t see the point.

 

[aco175]

I voted a three on the scale, by the account that I do not have Volos or Xanathars or Tashas so I seem to not be able to pass. Although, I do make my own rules so I'm not sure.

 

[Reynard]

I picked 7 because I have done a decent amount of 5E freelance work, but have not yet published my own stuff.