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My basic issue with the "thematic feat path" concept is that feats come so rarely in 5e that it feels almost just as constrained as...

Another thought is that the feats in a themed path need to be at least good enough to contend with choosing an ASI (as all feats should)...

When you want to divorce the feat's ability from the levels at which feats are gained might be one reason.

PDFs don't make themselves. Just because something could exist doesn't mean it does.

I read through Scum & Villainy, and got to sit in on a live session, and I think the flavor just nails it, but the philosophy of play is...

It's a little odd that the little "initiate" wannabe lich is arguably much more evil than the full-on lich. I mean devouring souls to...

I don't really think upping the spell level and material cost of resurrecting someone whom nobody is going to resurrect in either case...

I also think part of the problem here is that D&D has never sat down and figured out how death, souls and the afterlife work. There's a...

I think if I was setting out to exploit this I would have to go Champion Fighter. An expanded crit range when you're rolling like 7 d20s...

I haven't played it, but my guess would be 2024 characters will mostly hit above their weight-class against 2014 monsters, so I would...

I don't want feats and subclasses unified. Layers of choices and customisation are a good thing.

I'm having flashbacks of optimization builds from 3e that was a huge turn off for me. Ah well, I guess while history doesn't always...

Feat chains shred customisation in favour of cookie cutter builds planned in advance. The good thing about these feat chains is that at...

A curious thing, I think I have seen all of these archetypes in Owlcat's Pathfinder Wrath of the Rightious CRPG!

Quick reviews. First, great idea. Second why no warlock? Anyway, on to what is there. Pestilence Cleric It's a cleric with a domain...