Recent content by UngeheuerLich

No. That is not what I mean. Especially not if backgrounds are randomly rolled. I like level 0 as some kind of training level. Where your character still develops. I like level 0 if it dors not have everything set in stone. If you want to have randomness in stats and already want to set...

I have played with level 0 chars quite a lot: 1. Don't reduce proficiency bonus. Having a skill should make a difference. 2. Keep Hit dice at 1d6. 2. Start with lower stats instead. Maybe 13,12,11,10,8,6. This is a difference of 12 points/+6 total bonuses. During your game, instead of...

In an old Warhammer Fantasy RPG, being at 0 hp did not knock you out but once you ran out of HP, you suffer griveous wounds. So maybe only 1st level hp, but you can still chose and fight a bit longer. One just has to be careful not making it a death spiral.

Sorry. Missed that. Can you ex0lain it a bit more? 5th level features like extra attack at level 1 might be excessive. On the other hand, it could be totally ok.

I do not like 3 hd at level 1. I like the squishiness of level 1. But yeah. It should work too. Maybe you can just decide how many hd at level 1. Gritty 2d, heroic 3d.

4e was designed around automation in mind. That said, I have played it a lot during its entire life span. Only using the builder for automation. It worked. Especially with the restructured martials after essentials. And still, I really do not remember a lot of iconic abilities even though...

Until you realize that 2 against players is really unfun...

On a different note : Hit points as someone else mentioned... gygax got it right: capped HP after name level... or at least better direction. One way to correct it: level 0: start with a size based hit die + con (or str) modifier. Standard d8. Take the average rounded up: 5. Level 1 and...

Yes. One cleave like attack would be sufficient. Different ways to access the same maneuver. 5e also has what I regard as problematic. An universal maneuver system would have been nice. Ideally I would like: Spells (magic: arcane/divine/primal) Maneuvers (weapon/armor/body based: martial...

It was an issue for me. I really did not like this. I still think printing 10 variations of attack for 3dx damage, push 1 was a waste of space (in the book and in my memory). It also made everything not really iconic. There were a few standouts (come and get it). No. It is not. It is a...

Disagreed. Overlapping spell lists and maneuvers save design space. I think not having them was an issue in 4e. So many maneuvers that nearly did the same thing for different classes. In the end a DM had to memorize 100 different maneuvers. Having a general list makes it way easier. That is...

5e started with season structure back in 2014 IIRC. Or at least something like that.

Everything they build 6e upon must be compatible with dndbeyond. They would not have basically rebuilt their platform if they don't want to use it anymore. That said, they probably have built the backend in a way that allows them to adjust things easily.

Those videos are made by fans. Not official. I did not watch this in particular, but they often use dubious rules interpretations. I'd still use the 5.0e spell, because "go bleep yourself" is a valid 5.5e suggestion...

There is no morale. A fear effect would be the equivalent. It is literally there at level 3 (fighting style) Not there. I loved the 2e version. But the 5e version is also quite cool.