Recent content by ClaytonCross

This seems like common since but its something I have seen a lot GMs drop from their mind focusing on running the perfect game... If its fun your doing it right and if they are losing interest find what they love about the game and bring it back around. You can have the "perfect module", in the...

I played under one. He kept players in his games because he did not treat all the players that way. He had a couple of his old crew best friends who were the heroes of his campaigns, then he would invite 2-4 more players to fill out the table. He always has a game because of his two good friends...

I would love to see Dark Sun and Ravenloft. I certainly would enjoy some gritty and/or dark horror style game where everything and everyone is suspect of trying to kill you and basic survival is challenge. ....but I would prefer mission based CO-OP, not open world. The problem I have with BG3 is...

Shadowrun 5E?

Sure, but part of what I am saying here is that if a player who "find it more enjoyable to imagine the story of being that person" but the GM wants to force their "cleverness" it sometimes sometimes happens by the GM ignoring character sheets. Not always of course. When it does happen the GM...

This is a topic near and dear to my heart because of two things I eventually realized though reflecting on bad experiences. #1. People usually play games to escape reality which often leads player having a character with superior traits to the the player that represent who they wish they could...

They eat Dwarves of course. ... and sometimes human children.

... so what is your point with this statement? ... This exercise is not about being fair or their would be no "best" and no point in doing it. It would indeed look different at every level, but it would still not be "fair" at any level and their would always be a winner often different than the...

Per your earlier statement, "I want to get feature C at 12th level so I need to take A at 4th and B at 8th because they are prerequisites to C. Once you have taken B you are locked in to C and you I can't ever take F because that requires D and E and you will never get those." ... multi-classing...

I don't see that as impossible. You just use different base class templates the way 5e does, but you don't like all the features in place. You Select a class opening up abilities with the class as prerequisite but allowing you to also chose from a general list. Its similar to the combination, of...

I think you can make for base classes Warrior, Cleric, Wizard, and Sorcerer. Then give them different option points, like how the 5e Fighter gets more ASI/Feat options, Clerics pick there subclass option at level 1, Wizards select there subclass option at level 2, Sorcerers/Warlocks choose a...

The solution to that is investment. Just like a pact of the chain warlock you need to invest more to get more out of your pet. Wizards already have "find familiar" which is a starting pet level. You could break casting down as something you buy in stages so at level 1 you get 1/3 caster. At...

That does sound like a problem with design but of a player wanting to change characters design without changing character in the same campaign. This can be fixed with a story mission and GM letting them rebuild their character as a result of completing it. Your argument against is MORE true in...

OH YES! I would love it as an general use major feature "Pet Master" that tags your character for additional features with the same tag, but allow for other subclasses, so you could have a "rogue" tag feature and have for example a monkey pet who is your partner in crime or a Shadowfell tag and...

That is feasible with with a more modular design. I actually think you could reduce it to 3. Rogue is not necessary as its only class but as a tagged skill set. For example, you could take the "thieves guild" back ground for stealth, slight of hand, and thieves can't. Then Sneak attack could be...