Recent content by Ovarwa

Hi, Another variant on Pact Magic: A Warlock gets Pact Magic at level 1 as usual, but never gets a second 'slot'. Instead, at level 2, the following class ability, which I'll call Font of Power: When you cast a spell using Pact Magic, choose a level at least equal to the level of the spell...

Hi, Here's me: Archery Green ftw. It's situational in that you only get the +2 when you used a ranged weapon, but for a 20th level archer, that situation occurs 4 times per round. It's the cornerstone of the sharpshooter fighter. Blessed Warrior: Blue. Sure, this is great to have, but...

You are far more generous than I! For me, DnD is the dividing line, after which the descent begins. FF wasn't bad, just lackluster. Eg, colored frogs of doom? Not as cool as colored dragons, not as iconic as demons or devils... Just me. (I prefer drakobolds to canikobolds, fwiw. Older is...

War wizard also works well for 2/9 (maybe even 1/10) EDIT: Or you can play a hobgoblin Wizard 11 who thinks of himself as a F/W.

Hi, There is a lot of advice here about how to stop characters from running roughshod over local authority or how to reach into the GM's endless arsenal of potentially infinitely powerful NPCs to teach those players a lesson. It isn't even necessarily wrong advice. Another approach is to...

Hi, That would be a land druid, imo. Animal shapeshifting is about utility more than combat effectiveness, and the character is a spellcaster above all. Not all of the feel is possible: 1e Druid had a very different xp curve from other classes, and 5ed has done away with the idea that...

Hi, Paladin/Warlock(Tome) works for this. Shillelagh keys off Cha if you want. You'll want Paladin6 and Warlock3 for sure, and then it's a matter of what you like. Cha to saves, Cha to hit, Cha for spells, two sources of spells, smites, extra attack, heavy armor, EB, patron, rituals...

Hi, More history, or rather, historical re-enactment! In this instance, you have dressed up as Steve Jackson, who went with 1 yard hexes for GURPS. In the opposite corner is the Hero System, who went with 2. Anyway, Ken

Hi, Depends on its Charisma score.... Anyway, Ken

Hi, That is reason enough for any true, red-blooded American to immediately disqualify your proposal! Metric? You will pry our feet and inches out of our cold, dead hands. After our guns. We have big hands. The average American hand occupies a 5' cube. Anyway, Ken

Hi, I had considered adding this point, except that the OP did not specify "average *adult* European male." All those male babies do bring the average down. Not to mention male European swallows. Anyway, Ken

Hi, Because a) history and b) math hard and c) most of us have ten fingers. Corridors in D&D are historically 10' wide. This is big, but 10 is the best number because we have ten fingers. If we want something smaller, we certainly cannot go with numbers other than 1, 2 or 5, because...

Hi, Is a false truism a falsism? Sometimes. In many classic dungeon crawls, in many classic tavern brawls, in cramped quarters rather than long halls... it is rare for long range to even exist, so speed doesn't matter. Overall, of course, for the same money, it is better to be fast than to...

Hi, Like the one I posted! :) Though perhaps not so well-considered or balanced. A more complete rewrite of the Moon Druid, staying in theme, not only has to deal with the lags in power from levels 5-9 and 12-17, but also the problematic power of levels 2 and 3. (Level 20 is powerful, but...

Hi, Variant Moon Druid: Level 6 class feature is now the following: Bestial Nature Your mystical connection to the natural world grants you knowledge of all animals in your game world, even if you have never encountered or heard of them. You double your proficiency bonus on any skill roll...