Recent content by lichmaster

I have been a E.O.N.S. member from issue 1until the very last. I downloaded and collected all issues, but that was on an older laptop and I'm not sure I can retrieve them anymore. It would be nice to have access to that treasure trove again!

This is a subtle but valid point, and yet another example of why just using words can be more complicated than using keywords after one has learned the absolute basics. At least, it would warrant a clarification of what constitutes a target: are creatures inside an AOE targets of the spell, or...

SHORYUKEN!!

Well, teleport not really, but you have a flying speed so you can move in any direction you want, although if there's no surface to support you once you arrive at the destination you fall. But if you're also an Adept you may take Slow Fall and not be concerned by that, which is also cool. If I'm...

Whirlwind kick is better for damaging many foes in a larger area in a single round: with call lightning you can only target a 5ft radius per round (so up to 4 medium creatures), while whirlwind kick has a much wider area (60x15 ft). You may hit a good dozen of enemies if they're lined up. Damage...

I don't think that's how it's supposed to work, although rolling once and comparing the result against multiple ACs is a possible way to speed up the game. Personally, I'd hate to waste a level 3 spell slot and an action with a nat 1 on the only roll I'd make.

Exactly! Or also on the human side, imagine something The last Airbender, so you have someone doing martial arts and applying also elemental damage, etc. Or Naruto, too, I remember some character was also shapeshifting

This reminds me precisely of a 3.5e (Trailblazer, actually) character one of my friends played during our War of the Burning Sky campaign, back in 2012ish. The idea was to create a monk/druid so to closely simulate someone fighting with animal inspired styles, which often happens in many chinese...

Many chinese martial art styles do imitate animals (crane, tiger, monkey, etc), so IMO it's just a fantasy direct transposition.

Of course, OP was talking about apes or vegepygmies

One thing I really like about A5E are weapon and armor properties, that go quite well beyond 5E. For instance in case of heavy shields you also gain an expertise dice to dex saves, which is really useful for classes that don't have proficiency in dex saves. Given how common dex saves are, I...

I'd go for simplicity and rule of cool, so stuff that is wielded can be carried over, while stuff that is worn (including shields) cannot. Also I'd rule that dropping an item is not even an "object interaction" (like opening a door), so you could obtain the same effect RAW: drop item (free)...

*Leeeroyy Jenkiins"

There are many narrative ways to overcome this. In my oldest campaign I had the party encounter a demon that was much stronger than them, and was the BBEG. He DID TPK, but that didn't mean the game was over, as I planned for that in advance and was actually part of the story (the party was no...

That's why I said permanent and unrecoverable. I'm ok if penalties are recoverable. Older editions had level or ability drain that could eventually be recovered. It can even be useful to propel the story, it's a major setback that can become a new focus. The main issues are about character...