As a note from actual experience, I've played a Drunken Master monk up to level 13. The hitpoints haven't been a huge problem for me because of the subclass feature giving me a free disengage with Flurry of Blows. This generally allows me to be out of melee range by the time whatever I'm...
Out of curiosity, why aren't you playing something like 3.5 or Pathfinder? Those would probably be the crunchiest options within the D20 family. Is there something you don't like about them, or is it just that 5E is currently the biggest game in town?
I've mentioned this before on the board, but I houserule shatter as follows:
If the area of shatter includes a stone or wooden wall, the spell causes bits of the wall to crumble and break off. All squares inside the area of the spell and adjacent to the wall become difficult terrain.
I just...
Never said they were. But a feat is a bigger deal mechanically than some skills and tool proficiencies. As for the feature, it is usually RP-related or at least encourages some RP.
You can if the GM agrees it makes sense for the situation you're in.
My usual rule is PC-versus-PC violence, trickery, etc., is okay if (and only if) both players agree to it. But it sounds like everybody at your table was cool with it, so rock on.
Not really. I remember the guy who used to moan about once a month about the slow release schedule, predicting that 5E would flop miserably as people deserted it for better-supported systems...
Anyway, I feel like this specific complaint has been on the rise over the past few years.