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Thanks! I doubt I'll make up an entire campaign frame, but when I have something coherent I'll put it up.

It's been a possible issue since early D&D. Clerics were always close to Fighters in defense. It was always DM leaning on treasure and...

Whereas I'd rather not get XP from killing things.

In modern D&D isn't only 1-2 AC more and 1-3 HP more per level. Clerics wear the same armor and are only 1 HP lighter. That's the...

Question? Is HD matching class level a must? Could we cut Con mod to HP (by default, make it a feat/species feature)? Then make level...

Or, you could just make the game fun...

I'd say keep the damage-dealing cantrips, even letting them scale with level, but anything higher that directly deals damage can either...

I would have accepted that if the wizard and cleric spells weren't full to the brim with combat magic. But they are. You want to fighter...

I'd add: The Grace path --- Class: "Swashbuckler" --- Gimmick: high-risk high-reward derring-do --- Epic Icon: Inigo Montoya, anything...

Elves have always been terrible! They beget terror.

Quite true, and I've played several 1e druids who used that to great advantage. But modern game design often devalues abilities that...

Dragonborn and Dungeonborn

In fiction, rogues often are the main damage dealers. A fighter has to get into an exchange of blows in stories and a fight can take a...

This only matters if you use XP. Milestone/story progression leveling takes as short or long a time as you want.

Arthurian-style plots? My mind goes to Gawain and the Green Knight or Pellinore and the Questing Beast. A session/episode focuses on one...