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Even then, it's probably better to have racial abilities be things the character does rather than things the character passively benefits from.

Even then, they could make a single spell with varying effects depending on the slot you prepare it in.

Wait, wait, wait... [/COLOR] They still haven't fixed the math? Does anyone else feel like 5e is getting worse the more the game progresses?

It adds an additional subsystem where none is needed.

It doesn't need to be a separate class feature.

Are you trying to be difficult? You couldn't grapple him if you were using a sword and shield in the first place. Grab dat spiked gauntlet and/or a level in monk.

You swing your sword at the monster, advancing steadily and grabbing at him with your free hand. He ducks under your sword, but you seize him with your free hand. Is that so unbelievable? Regardless, if you don't like that, just say you need to be punching a monster to grab him. Simple...

Because hit points are abstract, and in this scenario, they are choosing whether to defend against the maneuver (taking HP damage) or not and suffering the consequences thereof.

Sounds like Monte is cribbing into from Dungeon World, only less good.

This is stolen from an OSR blog, I don't remember which one, but credit is due to the author. 1. Attacker says he is going to attempt a maneuver. He then makes a melee attack (or attacks, if he's doing a full attack). 2. On a hit, the defender can choose to suffer the effects of the maneuver...

When people talk about 13th Age being OGL, what do they mean, exactly? Is it like 3.5 / Pathfinder where the content is completely open to publication and reproduction?

I wonder if it is possible that the author had the rules written out but then houseruled a significant portion of them and never changed them.

Something I've noticed in D&D editions is the shift away from levels and your skill gained with them to proficiency based on ability scores. The earliest iterations of D&D didn't really use your ability scores except to give you an XP bonus. By 2e, your ability scores mattered, but they only...

I can't read this, can someone quote relevant sections?

1. Magic items don't provide a bonus on attack rolls or saving throws. Instead, magic items do interesting things. A fiery sword, for instance, does fire damage and can light things aflame. It doesn't need a +3 to be awesome. 2. Magic items provide a bonus on attack rolls or saving throws...