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-Phase 1: You begin the chain by hard casting simulacrum, copying yourself. -This simulacrum will be short 1 level 7 slot (this does not mean however that it cannot cast wish to duplicate simulacrum, as it is not contingent on having a level 7 spot to cast simulacrum, or even having simulacrum...

Couple quick ideas: -longswords gain the finesse property - +1 bonus to AC instead of +2

What I have found thus far, playing as a wizard: Concentration is reasonably reliable, as long as you build around it..high constitution, resilient(con), warcaster, etc. Here are my primary concerns with the concentration mechanic: -If you don't/can't build around concentration, it is...

Indeed, you don't want to inflate HP too high.. just high enough so the combat lasts as many rounds as you need it to. HP also mitigates all damage, not just damage that requires attack rolls. Conversely, if you want combat to be decided by effects like sleep, AC increases are better toward...

Consider bumping HP instead AC as a more reliable method of controlling the length of a battle- it also has the side benefit of "hitting is fun, missing is not"

You still need tools to implement anything: magic and special powers are tools. Make bards bad again? Use an action to grant a +1? You can take the help action to give advantage, which is 4x to 5x better. Why? Is there some problem with magic users...being able to use magic? ASI- so...

You are constantly running into this issue because, when discussing if something is overpowered, it tends to be a discussion of intra-system power levels, and not inter-system power levels.

Non riveted, or "butted" maille that you describe is not representative of actual medieval maille. The wire used to make such maille is heavier than historic examples- you are relying on the strength of the wire to hold the maille together, rather than having rings riveted closed(or a mix of...

Not true. Maille armour is both reasonably light and flexible: nowhere near 30 kilos for a hauberk. Here are some examples from the Wallace Collection- surviving historical pieces A1 (Late C14th, short sleeved, 74cm long) - 4.5 Kg A2 (2nd Q C15th, short sleeved, 71cm long) - 8.8 Kg A3 (1st H...

Polearm master is already limited to one opportunity attack per round, by virtue of characters only having a single reaction per round...

Some enemies have resistance or vulnerability to certain damage types, or special effects when hit by a type of damage(troll's loathsome limbs variant)

The staff can be used one or two handed as a monk weapon. The extra attacks from polearm master and monk martial arts do not stack, nor is there a way to get more than one bonus action. Half of the feat is wasted.. not a great choice, in my opinion.

That is exactly the opposite impression that I get regarding the availability of Mithril and Adamantite- Take Bruenor's crafting of Aegis Fang, for example- The block of Mithril and the Adamantite rod were seeming heirlooms, reserved for something *truly* special.

They might not break, but they can certainly be lost :) Depending on the scarcity of the metal/wealth of the PCs, using mithril and adamantite on arrows instead of fine weapons and armour would be prohibitive/wasteful. A single master crafted arrow to enchant as an arrow of slaying, sure...

It's doable.. but there is no real reason to do so. Aluminum and carbon are much more consistent materials. It's all rather academic anyways.. Compound bows have no place in traditional D&D (except for modern). They were not invented until the 1960's.

Any serious criticism? give me a break. You are just arguing semantics. You seem to be equating "oldschool feel" with arcane and inaccessible rules, useless or overpowered abilities, ultra punishing mechanics, nonsensical restrictions and "small numbers". 5th *feels* alot more like ad&d 1st or...

You say the designers have put their heart and soul into this edition.. and I believe that. What it also seems like you are saying is "this system is terrible, they didn't do a very good job of it" I believe the goal was oldschool feel with modern mechanics, with a focus on the narrative rather...

I would argue that the numbers mean anything only within the system they were designed for. By changing *some* numbers within a given system, you are going to throw the balance off - if you lower monster HP by 50%, suddenly Fireball becomes twice as powerful, for instance. So you lower...

Sure, but "What is overpowered?" is quite a significant difference from a complete system redesign :) I would ask this question to SirAntoine: What about 5th edition DO you like? From what you have posted so far, it seems like it may be easier to take what you like from 5th edition and move...

You might consider starting up a thread in the homebrew section for this.. it doesn't really belong inside the "overpowered" thread. You would probably find more constructive feedback/criticisms there.