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Some other items you could add Bolas: a thrown tripping weapon. Maybe they could have some sort of limited use enchantment? A target wrapped in the bolas is also silenced for example. Rope in a bottle: When you open this bottle up to 90 feet of rope begins to pour out and harden. The rope...

You could make them enhance existing healing effects. Alchemical band-aid: When taking a short rest you may re-roll up to half (minimum 1) of the expended hit dice. You may take either result. If you care, this is technically a D&Dism. Historical bucklers took a hand to use, but were more...

Well, there's this thread here that made some efforts in that direction. The general direction seemed to be attaching some actual mechanics to life style. Temp hp for living large. I might add some stick to go with that carrot. Living squalid might carry risk of disease or injury. This of...

Some other thoughts Lantern fuels could simulate spell effects. Fairy fire, burning hands, continual flame, etc. Tents/hammocks could let you compete rests more quickly. Think the elf ability to long rest in 4 hours. Magic beans or similar. Causes some sort of plant growth quickly. Grasping...

I've been reading through the 3.x send and equipment guide, here are some things from/inspired by that Snow shoes/Skis - easier movement through snowy terrain Bug netting - keep mundane pests like mosquitoes away from where you are staying. A must in swamps! Collapsible ladders - a ladder...

Some questions/thoughts: How interested are you in changing other systems to give more space to equipment? For example: Leomond's Tiny Hut says that the "atmosphere inside the space is comfortable and dry, regardless of the weather outside." This certainly makes it a nice spell for the wizard...

I do find it a bit interesting that people's way of describing a martial caster fusion mention the paladin, but not the ranger. As for what I might like to see added, I am most interested in new mechanical identity. What if you get 3/4 cater slots, but can only learn spells up to 5th level...

Nothing says experimental like templates Emphasis is mine here. I, and it seems a decent portion of the player base, would strongly disagree about this.

I know that you might not agree with this, but I Despise this reasoning. Multiclassing is an optional rule that states it is not balanced. Just make your class, stop freaking out aout how a small fraction of the player base who opted into an unbalanced rule will have an unbalanced experience!

Some other thoughts, now that I am not at work. Subclasses need to hit hard mechanically and thematically right away. An Arcane Archer and a Battle Master who uses a bow should feel different right away. Classes like rogue have a long gap between subclass features. I would say that this...

The aside first: Would this be better as a plus thread? For the class/subclass design, I think deciding how much of the power "budget" belongs in the subclass is very important. As jmartkdr2 mentioned in post #4, full casters don't have much budget left for the subclass. How much does a wizard...

Better than an arcane huffer! Very glad to see subclasses get to do things that aren't spells. I hope that this design trend continues.

Re: Darkness I think some of this could be ascribed to the medium being used. Most video games (horror being the chief counter-example) can't really use darkness because then the player can't see the game they are playing*. Same reason you don't see darkness (heh) used much in (non-horror)...

A few scattered thoughts: I would like to see the return of features that actually interact with the world. Example I don't like - Current UA Druid who causes plant life to surge in an area, then instantly disappear. Why not have it stay there, or whither outside the druid's magic? I would...

Glad that the purple dragon knight retains some of the lore, though I wish that this wasn't yet another Ability: Cast a spell without a spell slot.