Recent content by fromthe1980s

Since I laid hands on my 5e PHB, I've thought about making Professor X from Xmen or a similar type character. I even remarked: It would be easy to alter the Sorcerer for that. I was totally disappointed in the UA mystic. Why couldn't psionics be a Sorcerer with permanent Subtle Spell...

I'm a geography professor. I just starting trying DnD play-by-post and I've thought that perhaps I could somehow integrate the method into a world regional geography course. I mean, I thought I could have the students be the DM while I act like an "explorer." I'd ask questions about the...

Too many classes with magic. Spell casting is too common. Eliminate EK, AT, W4E, and make Ranger and Paladin spell-less. Give some classes abilities that function like spells, create new feats that function like spells, if you want, but don't make everyone a caster.

The one I can't cast. Here is my attempt to somewhat ease my pain and somewhat skirt the Vancian system. A homebrew Wizard school. Please critique. School of Scholarship Wizards of the school of Scholarship spend their spare time studying books of magical lore. Through their studies of...

I didn't read all 60 pages in this thread, but I do not like Eldritch Knight or Arcane Trickster. I don't think every class should have magic ability. I'm old school when you just had magic-users, clerics, and elves. I would like no-magic paladins, rangers, and bards. I do like the 5e...

Charm plants and animals is a _class ability_ for nature domain clerics. I'm arguing that the developers should have given it to Druids instead or in addition, although for Druids it ought to level up something akin to destroy undead for clerics. It is not equivalent to animal handling skill...

True nature of druids In my mind, making friends with animals goes to the heart of 'druidism.' I totally missed 3.0 3.5 4.0 and Pathfinder, but in the old days, I don't remember that Druids got wildshape. Now that seems to be the main class feature. We can argue what being a Druid is all...

Playing LMoP and the first cave has wolves. We have a Druid in the party who can't make friends without a spell? But a nature cleric could? Huh? I know the adventure lets anyone make friends by offering a snack but this is just one instance. I would think Druids could do this multiple times...

Cantrips are fine for low levels, but some don't scale or don't keep up with the damage possible by other classes.

Why can't WotC/D&D create a spellcaster, specifically a wizard, who never needs to resort to weapons like swords and bows? I played the basic rules boxed set in the 1980s when the Magic-User got one magic missile and then had to use a dagger for the rest of the adventure. I was recently...