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Coriolis by Free League is an example of option 2. Ranged Combat is used for guns and ship weapons, Technology can repair cars and ship modules, Command aids allies that follow your orders on foot and in space, Data Djinn (aka hacking) can bypass terminals and overwhelm enemy systems attacking...

They even used the word squish. Not sure how I missed it. Thanks for finding this.

I think @Horwath said it pretty well. There are cool features that never really see the light of day in my games. By having them show up earlier I get to see them and have a chance to use them before the campaign ends. That was the main issue that other variants I found didn't address well. Less...

Subclass features come online at different levels across classes and their power/purpose isn't consistent. For the original three Paladin subclasses their level 15 subclass features are a fairly simple reactive and/or passive benefit. Combining that with offensively minded Improved Divine Smite...

Before I start, I found my "squished leveling" variant in an old notebook of mine recently. I wasn't able to find a similar "squished leveling" variant online when I made this in the pre-Xanathar's days of 5e. Plenty of stuff about E6 and E10 variants for 3e and 3.5e though. Nothing that quite...

Sounds cool to me. If you're looking for other component ideas can I suggest (E) Energized? I call it charged in my games, but C is already taken. Anyway, I use it for powerful enemies, items, and spells. You have to use some amount of action economy to "power up" before using the ability. This...

Initially I was going to say a standalone Blitzball game (from FFX). Taking that a step further, a game with a bunch of fantastical sports included. They could be fantastical versions of normal sports, taking a lot of inspiration from NBA Jam, NFL Blitz, Mario Strikers, etc. Or they could be...

In my experience reading about witchcraft a familiar and a fetch are two different things. A familiar is a spirit, most often in the form of an animal, that a witch bonds with. They work together, but the familiar is always it's own being with their own distinct personality. Whereas a fetch is...

This is interesting. In my mind I view druids as covering things that are elemental or naturally occurring. Whereas, clerics can make use of those things, but there is more intent or emotion behind it. Like a druid is a "noun" druid while a cleric is simultaneously a "noun" and "adjective"...

Were you ordering from Steak & Shake when you wrote this? Your PF1 swashbuckler link suggests you were ordering a Frisco Melt. The rest worked fine.

I use a variant rule for AC calculations when unarmored. You get the equivalent AC of the worst armor available to you minus 1 AC. For no or light armor proficiency it's still the basic 10 + Dex. For medium armor folks it's 11 + Dex (max +2) and heavy gets 15. You can choose which one if more...

I went one 2nd and two 1st level spells. 3rd level spells are some of the best bang for your buck spells around. But I've still got two of them remaining, whereas I'm mostly or completely drained everywhere else. I'd only take the single 4th level spell if I knew what was coming and had the...

They could just take a page out of Skyrim's book and throw a multiplier on the xp gained every time a skill is used. Xp gained = mana cost * school multiplier. Or change the xp needed to level up for each skill. Whichever is easier.

Legends of the Hidden Temple!

Masteries from Everquest OA Frontiers. You choose a percentage of your xp to go towards class advancement and masteries. It's an MMORPG so classes and leveling are exactly what you expect. Masteries were more like feats that gave you bonuses to attributes, resistances, mana/stamina, etc. There...