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I think what they're getting at in this Druid flavour text is that while the Druid reveres the elements in the context of Primal Nature, when the Balance of Nature is thrown out of whack, one or more elements might take dominance over the others, and if so, the Material Plane itself may...

Just re-read Playtest Packet 5, and Wizards have the same 1/spell-level-minute during a Long Rest as Clerics and Druids get, while Sorcerers and Warlocks have the same 1/level up swap that Bards have here. In Packet 4, Paladins had the Cleric & Druid treatment, while Bards and Rangers had that...

I love that Wardens are now best represented as Druids -- even called out as such. The Investiture spells were direct translations of the 4e Warden class features, but only Druids had access to them as they were too high-leveled for Rangers and Oath of the Ancients Paladins to access (and...

I prefer the exploit to be tied to the weapon's characteristics, with Fighters being able to modify the characteristics because they're better at Fighting than anyone else. This feels like something that's explicitly Martial but also something to be shared between Fighters, Barbarians, Monks...

Might even have an Arcane Tome or a Holy Book as a spellcasting focus if you're an orator or preacher Bard

AHHHHH gotcha. Sorry, I wasn't making that connection. Yeah, that's probably part of the intention to make Moon Druids super bulky, but it is super awkward to think of that Bear barking a healing word…

I just reviewed the Playtest 6, and the Bard follows Tasha's -- 1/level gain, but the Ranger and Paladin get to switch out 1 Spell/Long Rest (big downgrade for Paladin versatility from 2014, but in my opinion the right choice). Bard feels the odd one out and I hate it. Why are Bards arbitrarily...

Huh. I thought the hate that change was related to healing becoming abjurations and it causing overpower Abjurer Wizards, as I had understood Charlaquin was talking about when you reacted with hate that change -- so sorry for misinterpreting you. I meant more to direct the question to...

Love this one. Divine Soul. Wild Arcanist. Primal Elementalist. I can totally see this. And that means that Divine Soul doesn't need to be a Sorcerous Origin because it's built into spell list choice. And it would also allow Psionic Wilders later on, when they do the big book of Psionics...

Why? How is abjuration stronger if Wizards don't have regular access to healing spells as they're not on the Arcane Spell list?

Honestly, I wish that they'd just rename those two smite spells so that it's clear that Smiting is a thing that Paladins do. Clerics can Turn, but they can't smite. Unless they're Order Domain, in which case you're using your subclass to dabble in Paladin without missing out on your capstone, so...

Not having to risk losing their ability to use one of their precious near-capstone class features every time they use it? I'm being a bit facetious here -- I think Martials need more Quadraticism and/or Casters need more Linearity. But that does seem to be what WotC have considered the...

Yes, but that name fails to recognise how Bards have gone from that role to being the DM-PC + Live Gamer's favourite class and thus gained significant power accordingly. I don't want to go back to the 3e Bard days for sure. I love that the Bards can almost have it all now. But let's not pretend...

I agree too, but I would also suggest that AL is not core play. It's always restricted otherwise core options to meet the goals of organized play. AL being restricted to the 2024 revisions is the same as AL restricting magic item possession or character options to specific book combinations...

I like that you have this take, and it's quite interesting. My issue is more with the D&D Core and trying to thread the needle in core, rather than solving it with homebrew. I'm concerned about threading a needle through having all classes with their own distinct class archetype and distinct...

I like this idea as it would work for melee or ranged Rangers. And it also seems to draw on the Seeker abilities from 4e.

I think this also gets at an issue I have with D&D's character's in general and how they map to literary and other fictional heroes. Most fiction would top out at 5th level or so, but pit the characters against Balors and Pit Fiends and Gods at the end of their narratives…

Agreed with all of this. It's closely related to my concerns of the 5MWD. In both cases, these are solutions that require the DM to actively design the campaign to give the martials things to do rather than thinking about martials from the ground up in regards to their powers and abilities as...

WotC have been very clear in 5e that the Planar Wheel is JUST A MODEL by mortal sages trying to make sense of the planes. A Higher Plane of Existence is not physically part of the same space as our world. Trying to say that Celestia is physically INSIDE the Astral Sea as opposed to connected to...

Sure, in isolation it may not be. But I this is still a worthwhile thread to pull at given that the concern about stopping ranged smites was about preserving class identity of the Cleric and Ranger and not letting the Paladin step on them. And I'd suggest that they're doing this by really...