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I think the charisma to hit and damage is important to keep the class balanced in melee. As a caster with limited spell slots the warlock more than any other caster is reliant on a high spell DC. This is why they have the unique item of Rod of the pact keeper. Having to split stats to keep...

I don't think that happens very often. I have used the ability (I have a 14 charisma) and it has been a roleplay choice every time. I have feared enemis I could probably have walked up to and killed or grappeld. Also keep in mind that a Barbarian who uses this ability will likely drop out of...

Can someone explain how this spell makes druids useless? I keep seeing this brought up.

I agree that it shouldn't be particularly strong, I was replying to an earlier remark that it was in fact one of their strongest abilities. It is not powerful for the reasons I stated earlier and I would personally prefer it was replaced with another ability entirely just because I feel it is an...

This is an opportunity to embrace and validate your player's choices. As a DM we often balance our encounters for what an average party can handle, instead as you are familiar with the abilities of these classes I would tailor your challenges to their strengths. Create encounters that would...

DPR is not the only thing that determines balance. From personal experience the level 6 Frenzy ability is extremely powerful and the reason I choose Frenzy over all other barbarian types. I play a polearm Master so the only thing frenzy does is change my 1d4 bludgeoning attack into 1d10...

wielding means using, there is other terminology for some items and abilities says while you are HOLDING.

Start a new campaign focused on heroic actions and have their quest be to defeat the evil rampaging hoard. Have the hoard be the old characters.

It might be a better ability if it used a stat that was higher in the priority of a barbarian. As the only feature of the barbarian that keys off Charisma in a class that has very compelling need of Str, Dex and Con and a real benefit from wisdom for the purpose of saves and skills, this one...

This does not work because Polearm master specifies it only works with 4 specific weapons. The whip is not one of them.

I personally play a 14 Berzerker in AL so purely RaW and its been fine. That being said, in a home group we tried replacing the level 10 ability with a con save vs exaustion with the DC increasing by 5 on each succesful save. It was a pretty good adjutment. I personally am fine with both classes...

those are not conflicting. the game uses specific terminology for those things. Weapon attack= attack made with a weapon. Melee weapon attack. A melee attack that applies proficiency and strength modifiers. While usually made with a weapon, other attack like unarmed attacks can be used in this...

it's in the eratta document. They rewrote the unarmed attack in the first eratta for the PHB they released. All subsequent print runs contain the new text.

Because a monk can do it without a weapon. Normally you need to be holding a weapon in the secondary hand. under two weapon fighting it says the attack must be made with a different weapon than the one the attack action was taken with. unarmed attacks are weapon attacks, but an unarmed strike is...

Flurry is a bonus action and not part of the attack action unfortunately.

Perhaps at caster level 11+ (14+ for half caster, 17+ for 1/3 caster) allowing the player to trade one attunement for concentration? I think the additional concentration should not be available from first levels meaning there is a prewgression. The 11+ limit would incentivise single class vs...

Kensei is an interesting class. While I generally consider it a trap option, I haven't given up on it quite yet. The obvious problems with the class are twofold. 1: the class naturally gets the sama damage at higher levels making the choice of weapon pointless after 11. 2: the class gets bonuses...

The grappler feat is pointless. It literally makes the character worse at grappling. It was left over from a different version of the rules that had different grappling rules and accidentally made the final cut. It has been erattad slightly but that just remved the part that has no effect. The...

In a situation where there is some danger to the party, the Aura of Vitality would be much stronger. In a situation where the party can stay safe 1 minute without interruption, not in a hurry to go somewhere else, everyone is above 1hp, and able to walk in a circle repeatedly, I would say spirit...

Interesting, thanks for the example!