Recent content by ThatGuySteve

Couple of questions about the Conjure X spells: Why do some have the higher level changes to stats in the start block and others in the spell text? Why do some take 1 action to cast and others take 1 minute? Am I missing something in the Rapid Summoning rules? Spending 2-4 round casting a...

Will archetypes be as per players handbook or are they getting a rewrite too? Would be nice to see an example archetype along with the class for a fuller picture. Overall, love what you've done. Knacks are a nice addition and Maneuvers are what I'd hoped for. Interesting choices to make (except...

I don't think it's fair to say a stealthy character scouting is hogging the spotlight. While D&D is a group activity, not every character needs to be equally involved every moment. During a social encounter you'll usual find the high charisma characters taking the lead and the 8 charisma fighter...

Proposal: don't make Darkvision a default feature for any heritage. Let it be a choice of gift or heritage feature. In the playtest document several cultures give Darkvision as a feature as a result of living in the dark, possibly requiring special concoctions to bring it on (presumably to...

What do the results look like if you average the nova and at will damage die each class? In my experience playing a caster, most combat will be a mix of slotted spells and cantrips, not one or the other. Eg start a slotted concentration spell in round one, then pink away with cantrips for a...

Eladrin feature Twilight Step says it can be used "once between tests". I assume this means refresh after either short or long rest? Halling gift Tuft Feet feature about difficult terrain could be written in a clearer manner. Difficult terrain doesn't 'half your speed' it costs 2ft of speed for...

Gut reaction, love that the focus is on features to make heritage and culture stand out, not ability score bonuses. Looking forward to reading all the detail soon.

I like it for tighter, specific classification, like fire or lightning. Not so much for generic lists like arcane or divine, it would make spell lists pretty homogenous.

Would some tags be dependant on the caster, rather than the spell? Eg Fireball has the arcane tag when cast by a wizard, but the divine tag when cast by a cleric of a fire god? Yes to tags and dynamic lists.

Shorter general lists for each class. Longer lists of bonus spells for subclasses. Makes subclasses more unique.

I'm more in favour of adding secondary features to existing armour as had been suggested. Class features could also be used to add more differentiation. Beyond the Defense fighting style, there could be options to specialise further in particular classes of armour, eg pick up a little DR in...

It feels weird that an average strengthed person couldn't wear the most basic light armour without penalty. I don't think wearing a leather coat should drop your speed by a third. Do you need a light armour that's only for characters with 20 strength? What does that even look like? Is it like...

Remember, guns became popular because it was very to train new recruits on mass to load and fire them. Weeks rather than the years it took to train archers. You could certainly group up simple weapons and say proficiency in one gives proficiency in all. Crossbows for example. But there is a...

There is a whole world of difference between weapons, even ones that look similar. Different grips, stances, ways of striking. The difference between a slashing blade and piercing, or 1 handed vs 2 handed. Training definitely required. Sure, you could pick it up and swing it, but that's not the...

On a serious note, I think having differentiation is important and would be happy to have more not less. I don't understand why every class gets weapon proficiencies though? I don't remember Harry Potter going to his knife fighting class in any of the books. Why does a Scholar Wizard know how...