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People with too many niggling pet peeves. And I'm not just saying that to stir the pot. If I'm having to spend too much time during or after a session mediating a bunch of nonsense I'll kindly show you the door. Serious issues can arise and I'll likewise take those seriously, but if Jim doesn't...

32) Remember that when confronted with player actions you're not prepared for or happy with anything can be a fireball. Did they go left when they should have gone right? That tree one the side of the road... fireball. Did they threaten the beggar you were hoping they'd help? That dirty rag he...

I've only been able to skim the thread so if this has been mentioned already here or elsewhere, my apologies, but has anyone considered simply adding in something akin to the Death domains Inescapable Destruction ability? Simply allow the damage from Harvests Sythe and Grave domains Divine...

A Seasonal Circle would be my first choice. What would be interesting to see is if they'd have self contained sub-archetypes, like the new Barbarian, where you pick a specific season to embody through all the levels or if they'd allow the ability to change which season you're attuned to over the...

I like these, particularly the Forge domain. I may see if my players with the Dwarven Cleric of Moradin is interested in making a switch since he went with the Life domain over Knowledge, which he didn't really think fit Moradin and Life being a good "generic" domain. I'm also looking forward...

It sounds as though it's working as intended but that you're putting a bit too much emphasis on the "shadow" part of Shadow Step. The actual rules for the ability, as already pointed out, indicate dim light or darkness, no shadows are actually needed. Now speaking only for myself I don't find...

I actually like the idea of of making it psychic damage over poison. So much of the subclass seems to revolve around instilling fear and manipulating the minds of those around you, having your weapons also strike at their minds seems fitting. As to the damage scaling I can't speak to that or at...

Thematically I like both of these. Mechanically I much prefer the College of Glamour. Regardless, I don't mind how niche some of these abilities seem to be on paper, remember that they're layered on top of the "core" Bard which is a versatile class to begin with. Bards of these colleges are...

My players haven't opted to try any UA material yet, but I'd allow it if they were so inclined. They put the stuff out there for us to look over and hopefully play-test and provide feedback, so why not?

More variant or "modular" rules would be nice to see, it is one of the platforms they sold the new edition on. I can't give any specific examples because I'm quite happy with 5e as it is so far, but unlike quite a few people around here I don't generally take my own opinions as fact, so options...

I'll quickly echo part of what was said above: start small. Don't expect your players to suddenly share your level of interest and passion about the setting and don't try to overload them with grand histories and other overwhelming levels of detail. You also need need to realize they might want...

The Paladin can smite as many times as he/she can land a hit and has the spell slots to fuel it. Yes, it can be a potentially massive amount of damage, but it's also being powered by a fairly finite resource. Working as intended.

Don't be afraid to make mistakes. There's a lot of good advice in this thread already and so rather than rehash it I'll make that my contribution. If the players make a left when you were expecting them to make a right don't be afraid to be up front with them and explain you weren't expecting...

I'm short on time, so I'll attempt to keep this brief. Firstly, play want you want and you're chances of enjoying the game are damn good. There's little in this edition that truly qualifies as a "trap" so the field is wife open for you to play whatever tickles your fancy. To address the side...

I leave the choice up to my players, usually discussed during "session zero" where we're trying to hash out all of the details about what type of campaign they want to play. Interestingly enough they've always opted for a 1st level start. Their reason is typically that they feel it allows them...

All the demographic talk aside, I'm still pressed to see what the actual issue is here? I don't see it. As others have already stated quite clearly this is a purely cosmetic alteration, it doesn't prevent death from old age nor does it prevent any statistical aging penalties a character has...

The best advice in this thread thus far has been to discuss this ahead of time with your DM and possibly even consider doing so with the other players as well. Don't let naysayers in this thread or elsewhere dissuade you from playing the character you want to. The point of this game to to have...

Studded Leather all the way. Because nothing says "I'm playing a game of make-believe!" like wearing armor that never actually existed.

If this is the sort of thing that a group enjoys then I wholeheartedly approve of any system no matter how complex. My group, however, is not one of those. My players don't get any enjoyment from tracking money or material value of any kind outside of how much gold they have. No copper. No...

I disagree with the hypothetical decision in so far as it's not the one I would make at my table. I didn't mean to say that if I were the player and the DM flat out said "No, you can't find that item for sale anywhere in the city." that I would openly disagree with him/her at the table. If that...