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This is the relevant part which explains the entire meaning of CR, and it's not difficult. Except for one thing... both one-shotting a PC (e.g. with potential damage-per-turn higher than max HP) and having powers that cannot be overcome (e.g. by spells that the PC may have access to, at the...

@Mannahnin I like your take! Maybe I would add an extra benefit to Ranger against getting lost or starve in the wilderness.

That sort of continuous-action gameplay is not compatible with default 5e rests. It is also not really compatible with realistic narratives. I would simply recommend to forget about narrative explanations, use 5min short rest (or even zero minutes, instant rests) possibly with a limited number...

I played my share of multiclassed characters in the past, but I don't like it at all, and so as a DM I don't promote it (in the sense that I don't even mention it to players). But if someone really wants to, then I let them multiclass as per the PHB rules of whatever edition we're using. Just...

Thanks! Then it is simply not a concern for me.

Was this change done in 5.5 PHB or before (e.g. Tasha)?

Is the rule about being limited to casting one (non-cantrip) spell per turn still in 5.5? Because I would say that such rule applies to monsters as well.

I have run many old BECMI, AD&D and 3.x adventures in 5e. The only things that may need some work are important NPCs and unique monsters. For everything else I don't even "convert" them as such but just use the 5e equivalent. If they are higher or lower CR than expected in the original...

Relying on "keywords" requires to be very careful of all the possible consequences. It's best done when designing a game from scratch, because probably the relationships between different rules of the game is still fresh in the designers' minds. In theory it would make sense that after 10 years...

Minis: yes Grid: no

Then roll

Even better, "passive perception" could be base 1. You're not trying? You default to the minimum possible outcome.

Not really sure what you're looking forward to discuss, but these are a few non-edition-specific "big pictures" concepts that come to mind: multiclassing, or more generally combining PC classes (incl. dual, prestige, gestalt) level scaling speed of everything (hp, bonuses, spellcasting...

It is not my definition of rules light vs rules heavy. For me, an example is rather: player X wants to do Y? Rules-light system calls for one roll with a bonus; rules-heavy system calls for multiple rolls each one requiring different bonus calculated by aggregating different stats. I think the...

I don't like floating mainstream. I left the boat when Tasha joined.

For a long time I have had the feeling that one root cause of this long-term issues with stealth is the inability of both designers and gamers to separate the concept of detection from the concept of physical barrier. "Cover" should not ever be mentioned when discussing stealth. "Cover" should...

I would probably watch such a series, or at least give it a try. The Honor Among Thieves movie was good, if they could pull off a whole series at a similar level it'd be great. At this point I would probably prefer a FR story about famous NPCs. The movie only featured Szass Tam IIRC and very...

I second the choice of Mephits, their special abilities make them a bit more interesting (some of the more than others) and they also have variety.

Honestly? As a player, it's a minor nuisance, I never lack interesting things to do (quite the opposite, I lack the time to do them all). If I was the DM, I have certainly spent too much time preparing so cancelling bothers me a bit if it's done at the last moment, because before next time I'm...

You absolutely do not "necessarily need" either. This sort of "problems" are only problems for people who make them a problem, for example because they pretend the only way to play the game is to include everything officially published or part of core at least. In your games, you don't own these...