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Well, I love playing the healer, but I avoid casting higher level Cure spells if I think I could overheal and lose the excess healing. If I felt encouraged to cast higher level Cure spells, that would lessen the yo-yo effect because I can keep folks topped off if I want.

And I can't stand not being able to bring someone back into the fight. It's just an unfun death spiral that makes more spectators than players. I think the current changes will slow down experiencing the yo-yo effect, but HP-healed-over-MaxHP becoming THP would make it even better.

I think THP is a valid "other" option to keep your people alive, alongside normal healing... however... I'm starting to wonder whether excess healing should translate to THP. That way healing is rarely wasted. If you already have THP, take the higher value.

I propose that short bows and long bows get renamed to no longer be based on a percieved length, but of strength and power through pull. Rather than a short bow, call it a hunting bow (or a light bow if you like the crossbow naming convention). Rather than a long bow, call it a war bow (or a...

To be honest, I don't hate the idea of an Armor of Faith ability as a Divine Order option at level 1. It would fulfill the narrative of many fantasies ("I am protected by the Will of my Goddess!") But I'm not sure about how to portray it compared to the current Protector/Thaumaturge dichotomy.

Agreed, but the movie is an official expression of the game and can set some expectations to new players who want to be a Wildshape. The language is now represented as part of the lexicon (narrative, not rules), even if it is limited to only in the region of the Sword Coast.

So you don't like the new redesign of many Reaction spells that trigger on a failure (Guidance and Resistance)? Because they trigger on a fail, and that failure can be reversed (if you don't think narratively). It sounds like these designs are pretty popular because the player only uses the...

Isn't that exactly how the Shield spell works? The attack actually hits you, then you cast a Shield as a reaction, and presto, "oh-no-it-didn't!"

Best is subjective to taste. But "accessible and best enough for my needs" seems to be very important.

While I agree that every game and TTRPG provides that escape, I think my second paragraph calls out why I think D&D is successful. It seems to do that better than others. It has greater market share, which draws in more people, but it also keeps them. It must be living up to the hype.

We Earthly humans are living in an oppressive world that is designed to subdue and depress us, to think we are powerless to change things, or discourage us from fighting for a better world. TTRPGs connect us in ways unlike any other, to team up and do better together. TTRPGs are an escape that...

Anyone ever think that the Reactions represent an intended narrativist, gamist design where even though you as a player make a choice after the trigger, that represents your PC having the insight or foresight to have made that choice in the split-second needed beforehand? So it just works...

Agreed. Diversity of options and weapon preferences is more important than imposing limits that make certain species just plain worse. BG3 allows Small characters to use longbows and greatswords. The game is not broken. If this breaks a person's verisimilitude in D&D, I'm sorry that is the line...

So do I. But it is not the norm in my campaign setting. PCs are special entities in the world that get to explore and find out if they can overcome any limitations imposed on them. Villains are trying to do it too. But the rest of the world doesn't get that special treatment. Seeking a path to...

I don't buy that. Otherwise, I can just say "I squint at, and focus on the wizard, to make it look like I am casting a spell in a subtle fashion." Heck, I can make it look like I am starting to perform somatic components. What, are they going to try to Counterspell me? What it comes down to is...

In a fantasy world where all mortal humanoids have a shared mortal experience, and are interfertile (according to UA1) I believe every humanoid species should have the same timeline of maturity. In my campaign, a cosmic event happened where the lifelines of all mortal humanoid species were...

I'm just talking about comparing numbers during playtest, not using spreadsheets during play.

If someone is reeeeally into statistics and variables, they can figure out the DPR variance for varying ACs. If you have a +15 to attack, there is an AC threshold when the average damage you deal with the Brutal Strike is higher than what you get when you hit because advantage helped you hit...

Can we stop talking about elven lifespans in this Cleric thread? Clerics should not be retired. I've not seen any compelling evidence in this thread to convince me, but I'm paying attention.

Who says that is the benchmark? The core mechanic of the game, the d20 mechanic and how it interacts with attacks, skills, and saving throws are different throughout the editions. How is it not a different game like "Advanced" was different from the "Basic" games? 4th Edition was a completely...