you're not wrong. Berserker could also be argued as a nice starter class. Large HD makes them tough, no maneuvers out of the box, rage is fairly simple to manage, and there's a lot of well known inspiration for the class as well.
I find that a slightly modified warlock is actually pretty good for a new player who wants magic. Since they have limited magic there's less for them to manage/remember. My one modification is that when he gains new spells I give him the spell (no choice on his part), but will allow retaining...
I had a slightly similar issue. Bought some dice through a small company that was fulfilled by amazon about 8 or so years ago. The dice literally broke when I used them. Cheapest plastic dice ever and that includes the dice from the old boxed sets that ended up becoming perfectly round
Will Bardic Inspiration always be better? No, but usually better. Obviously it will depend on the build and situation. As @xiphumor mentions Battle Hymn Focus and Battle Hymn Specialization will change some of the math. But here are a few considerations.
Placid Tones (PT) doesn't require an...
I will give them the credit they deserve for making the choice they made. I will give them props for doing something I didn't think they would do.
I, however, will not "get back on board". And I'm not coming from a place of malice with this, but a place of understanding.
This isn't the first...
Well 1, I don't think that kickstarter is a big enough entity to put a lot of pressure on WOTC one way or the other. 2, boycotting KS also hurts all the other non-ogl impacted creators negatively. If you cut KS out then that limits the avenue that small creators have of funding their projects...
But that's not what you said. You specifically pointed out "D&D fan girl on YouTube will only take you so far." which is, frankly kind of demeaning to content creators. yeah there are some that are basically fanboys/girls with viewers, but there are also some that put in a lot of work for their...
I do!.
I'm currently running a game in the world of Eana (from Studio Agate's Fateforge setting) that I absolutely love. I use some A5E materials. I've got all the kobold press magic books that I use. I've got more than a few others I pick through for ideas and content as well.