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Fair point, I hadn't looked at the Ultroloth in any detail, so didn't clock that. Adding one spell isn't any kind of major overhaul, especially on a statblock that already has spellcasting but your point isn't without merit. It's a "fix" to make it do something it doesn't inherently excel at...

I think this is selling it a bit short. Bonus action 30 ft teleport coupled with 30 ft Fly speed is decent mobility that lets you ignore OAs. In tier 2 or 3, it's definitely not massively out maneuvering most parties, but it's good at not getting pinned down. Main attack is ranged or melee, so...

Thought I'd add to your conversation as I'm deep into the MM right now. First, the new statblock does 70 dpr, not 60. Multiattack for 12 x 2 (tentacles) +10 (consume memories) = 34 on turn, then 3 x 12 (tentacles) =36 for LAs. That's 70 total. The 81 damage of the 2014 block looks higher, but...

I know they're not current, but using the 2014 DMG guidelines, both stat blocks come out to the same CR (offensive CR 3, defensive CR 1/4ish). This is assuming 2 targets hit by acid spray, once in a 3 round combat. So it's definitely more damage, but seemingly not enough to change the CR.

I'm currently running the campaign and wondering about this. I would rather foreshadow that the army is on the move before this occurs. I'm going to use the "Missing Scouts" side quest to suggest that the dragon army is on the move, or maybe the PCs will find some intel suggesting an attack is...

I mostly lurk but thought I'd chime in since I'm as much a coffee nerd (snob) as I am a D&D nerd. I highly recommend for anyone who likes coffee to find a 3rd or 4th wave coffee shop in your town and give something different a try. You'll know you're in that kind of shop if the bags of beans...

Context that I think is important: People are saying that "Low is the new Medium, Moderate the new Hard, and Hard the new Deadly" NOT because of changes to the XP budget, but because of how those challenge levels are described, and how the lack of a multiplier interacts with those budgets...

If it's not controversial to say, it should be. HAT is not Paramount+, so the losses of that platform are not the losses of the movie. It is, in the world of financial accounting, completely uncontroversial to say that one division, product, or project of a company is profitable while the firm...

Hahahaha, I was 100% thinking the same thing.

I've seen a lot of folks comment that they didn't like the visual effects for the Aaracokra, Dragonborn, and Tabaxi. I can totally appreciate that they are silly looking, and stand out a bit, but honestly, that's part of why I like those effects. To me, it felt completely intentional and in line...

If you include the dozen or so pages in the bestiary section that are strictly art and/or lore, it's 80 pages - very respectable. I've read some more of the Stronghold Actions and Class Feature Improvements. I feel some need clarification, and some I will definitely tweak for my own game...

I agree. Worth mentioning though, that he does his due diligence (like everywhere else in the book) and makes it clear that this is meant as a baseline - obviously your game may make different assumptions and be thematically different enough to require radically different time/monetary...

I also just downloaded it in the last couple of hours. Haven't read it in detail, but so far I like the content. There is often an explanation as to the thinking behind a rule or mechanic in the same paragraph as said rule/mechanic. Most mechanics seem to have both function and theme in mind...

In 2e a wizard and a fighter both had THAC0 20 at level one. If the optional rule of weapon specialization was in use, and the fighter opted to use it, the fighter had a 1 point advantage to hit.

I should have listed this as one of the questions I was anticipating, but I was in a hurry earlier. I hear this critique, I understand it, and I think there is validity to it. The problem is that it's a statement based on personal views (shared by many) in regards to the relationship between...