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In my 35 years of experience, in at least 90% of campaigns a wizard PC would be delighted to craft a shield of shield for the party tanks. (in a few campaigns the castes are jerks. This is not the norm) A subsection of martials would also be able to do this with ease - various gishes, even my...

Of course the DM always has final say. But a system that allows people to do things but oh no not that one is... very frustrating for players.

If we are going to quote TreantMonk, then I think it would be helpful to quote more from him. He later said that shield is now "less good" because there are more reaction defensive options. A monk can react parry and reduce damage. There are a number of ways to impose disadvantage on an...

I mean, you could cast hold person on a foe and achieve the same ... but that's me being pedantic. It really is a very, very good ability, even without the mistaken idea of flinging people into the air.

That's the source of my error. Someone mentioned this somewhere, I thought "wow cool" and then forgot the Aarakocra bit

That's where the "Magic Item Special Features" table comes in!

I think overall though, we're in a good situation for the barbarian. They are more useful out of combat than before (although they remain a combat-focused class), and all the subclasses are at least decent. Well done WotC Oh, and the battlerager ... you can merge it with the bezerker and I...

I was going to correct you, but I realized I misread it, you are correct. There is an "or" but the "or" option is quite limited. However, if your barbarian is standing near a ledge... ;)

I really am struggling to answer, because each class has its complexities. Perhaps that is the answer, none?

I find that the warlock is indeed a great class and good for a starting player that really wants to cast spells... BUT 1: I've had a player complain - they felt the "pressure" to keep their precious few slots, and were bored with pew pew (the player switched to a ranger and is much happier...

Imagine an urban battle. The barbarian is on a rooftop, 30 feet above. He teleport a foe 30 feet above him, over the next street. So now the foe not only takes 6d6 falling damage, they have to run around a building to rejoin the combat. It's not going to work amazing in all battles, but...

... I'm not going to throw back the disingenuous thing back at you, but a LOT of people would disagree that what happened to Frodo, Sam, Pipin and Merry before they reach Rivendell wasn't an adventure! A lower level adventure sure, but still an adventure!

yuuup because of the "optimal kit" notion I mentioned above...

I think it's cool asking players what their one "dream" item is, and make it happen... buuut at the same time, if that dream item is a vorpal sword, they might not get to use it for most of the campaign. On the other hand, what I fear is a repeat of the 3.x /PF1e situation, where there was a...

This is a valid point... but it's a bit more... complicated than that, I feel. Sure, don't give your fighter a wand of wonder (... ok some players would love that, but let's suppose this particular player is not the type). If they don't like the item, don't see a use for it, it's mostly...

alas, this kind of thinking is not common. This is why level 7 traveling on a busy road between 2 large cities will encounter monsters that would make the road impassable, for example. There are a few campaign types that are naturally "rushed". Buuuut there are many other types where it's not...

See that's the thing. I think it's great that some campaign have strict timelines. I don't think every campaign should have those. The DM should be free to determine the pacing!

I do agree with you that massive gaps seem... unlikely. Maybe between "arcs" of the campaign? However, weekly breaks? Xanatar downtime rules, the bastion rules, they all seem to suggest that an occasional week long break is not that ludicrious, and I agree. For some campaign, a 1 week...

Some (not all) spells can be put in weapons or armor/shield. It's very good for martials. Attunement will definitely limit these items, and I anticipate high level characters will leave them behind. But at tier 1 and 2? they are great

And see, that's the thing. A shield that cast shield is a great uncommon defensive item. And it's not some kind of 4d-chess level idea, any clever 12 year old could come up with that combo. So if I, as the DM, am concerned about an excess of defensive items, and whenever my players try...