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I 100% concur. well it might not be a pact, it might be a few drops of fiendish ancestry. The blood of mortals - mortals having free will - overwhelms the fiendish influence.

Well, here is some data from my own experience: gnome ranger Goblin warlock Dwarven alchemist Human barbarian (a wandering holy man) Human rogue (thief) Human hexblade/fighter Human dex melee fighter (battlemaster) half elf hexblade Elf Monk kensei (the elfiest elf I could make) Human dex...

I wasn't going to say anything but... yeah, I too would like a quote.

Once in a while though... let them wreck something. Like regular brigands or goblins or something attacking them on the road... It doesn't matter if there is no challenge, let them enjoy their power.

Seeing how Tiamat sprang from old babylonian legends... perhaps there is inspiration there

a good session zero can make this clear to the players. It is up to them to decide if they want to play their druid/ranger/etc anyway or not. (edit: I see this was already answered by others, sorry for the repeat)

am I the only one who finds that Treantmonk's video title to be... misleading?

To be fair, my knowledge of published adventures between 2e (where I used a bunch) and 5e is very slim, so I can't really comment on that.

I do agree with you that a number of 5e products - especially some of the adventures - have been underwhelming. That being said - just because the adventures/settings aren't to your taste, doesn't mean the rules are the issue. You can use 3rd party products or make your own adventures with...

hmmm... I sort of agree with you and sort of don't. On one hand, you're right that "do we go left, right, or down that creepy stair?" is often a mostly random choice because the PCs have no idea what the consequence of the choice will be. On the other hand, the order of the encounters can make...

If you want fun weight calculations, you should see the weight carrying capacity of yaks in Pathfinder. I had a yak, which was given the same stats as a buffalo (erm...), and thus based on its size and strenght, could carry up to 3000 ish pounds, which is ridiculous (the "best" beast of burden...

This can be a problem, but a "fast pace" can be not too hard to set up in a city game. When things are happening, they are happening! This is an example of a single adventuring day from my Yoon Suin campaign. Morning: Urgent message from alchemist ally. Party learns important vial of blood -...

I would highly recommend these blogs entries on the topic. It's a great example of how to create a strange species and how to show that strangeness at the table. https://coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com/2018/01/osr-drow-part-1.html https://coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com/2018/01/osr-drow-part-2.html

no worries... he will probably have more fun with the artillerist, so good for him. I'm not sure that he would like "so, this dude from the internet has decide you have to change back" :D

I strongly suspect this is why the "connective tissue" of many of their campaigns is so weak... there isn't a clear vision. I can't help but notice that my favorite D&D adventures of the last decade have been by one or two authors...

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My main issue is "is it a spell?" If item X "works as casting the spell fireball" - can it be counter spelled? How does this power interact with the rules that are specific to spells?

The alchemist has often be bemoaned as an underwhelming subclass. How is it playing out?

I'll note that there is a new book, called "sebastian Crowe's guide to drakkenheim" that is really worth looking into for fans of the setting. It has some very interesting character options. One is the Apothercary, an int-based, short-rest based caster with multiple subclasses that play very...

So he's not doing a remix... but he is doing a "here is how you should do it" Remixing the Shattered Obelisk I think this is helpful?