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    D&D (2024) Homebrew Backgrounds

    I have started up a separate thread to homebrew origin feats, some of which may help us here.
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    D&D (2024) Homebrew Origin Feats

    Driven Origin Feat When you take this feat choose a skill or tool proficiency, when you choose roll heroic inspiration for this skill or tool you can do so when you fail a roll instead of immediately after rolling. Once per day when you successfully roll the chosen skill or tool proficiency...
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    D&D (2024) Homebrew Origin Feats

    As discussed in the Background Homebrew thread I started earlier it has arisen several times that a lack of Origin Feats has curtailed the ability to create backgrounds. So here we are, a space to knock our heads together and come up with some origin feats to help with the process. Let's get...
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    D&D (2024) Homebrew Backgrounds

    Squire Ability Scores: Strength, Constitution or Charisma Feat: Skilled Skills: Animal Handling and History Tool Proficiency: Smiths Tools Student Ability Scores: Constitution, Intelligence or Wisdom Feat: Skilled Skills: Investigation and History Tool Proficiency: Calligrapher's Supplies
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    D&D (2024) Homebrew Backgrounds

    Jester / Fool Ability Scores: Dexterity, Intelligence or Charisma Feat: Lucky Skills: Acrobatics and Perform Tool Proficiency: Any Musical instrument
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    D&D (2024) Homebrew Backgrounds

    Laborer - Quarry Ability Scores: Strength, Dexterity or Constitution Feat: Toughness Skills: Athletics and Intimidation Tool Proficiency: Mason's Tools
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    D&D (2024) Homebrew Backgrounds

    Urban Bounty Hunter I would of Went Strength, Intelligence or Charisma, for the feat I would swing towards Tavern Brawler. this is another Background where a social type origin feat would of worked well. Skillwise I would of swapped Stealth for Intimidate.
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    D&D (2024) Homebrew Backgrounds

    Why don't you give it a go it is easy enough
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    D&D (2024) Homebrew Backgrounds

    I thought I would create a thread of homebrewed backgrounds so people could propose improvements or add in some themselves that way there could be go to resource that we can all use. It doesn't hurt that backgrounds are ridiculously easy to homebrew with the main exception there is not always an...
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    D&D (2024) How to simply fix Ranger in 2024.

    I would of liked to see 3 things in the 2024 Ranger: 1. The creation of more non concentration ritual spells and extra slots dedicated purely for ritual spells. 2. A range of "Mark" spells across all 5 levels as well as some spells that create traps. 3. More weapon attack spells that work with...
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    D&D (2024) Are we going to see DMG previews?

    Australian PHB release date is now 31.10.2024. Considering how often this occurs with WoTC products, will we see the DMG in Jan 25?
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    D&D (2024) PHB 2024 - General Impressions and Random Things I Noticed

    I imagine the designers in an attempt to not upset people would take out what makes Dark Sun what it is, like how they took the horror out of Ravenloft.
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    D&D (2024) D&D 2024 Rules Oddities (Kibbles’ Collected Complaints)

    A lot of the wanted fixes and dropped test ideas and much more were sacrificed on the altar of backwards compatibility. Once everything was viewed through the Lense of backwards compatibility the designer's hands were tied and what we would get was walled off into a narrow field.
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    D&D (2024) Rules that annoy you

    Even after being stabilized a character is unconscious for 1d4 hours. Also healing HP doesn't mean healing of physical injury it can also be regaining the intangibles that make up parts of HP which can vary in time to recover.
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    D&D (2024) 2024 Player's Handbook reveal: "New Cleric"

    I believe that Starry Wisp was for Bard and Druid only.
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    D&D General On Early D&D and Problematic Faves: How to Grapple with the Sins of the Past

    Three points: If one looks at media through a Lense that did not exist at the time do not be surprised if you find discomfort, when one goes searching for something problematic it is not a great surprise that something problematic is found and finally those who seek to censor are often those in...
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    D&D (2024) 2024 Player's Handbook reveal: "New Ranger"

    Did Danny the intern from the sheltered workshop do the Lv20 capstone?
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    D&D (2024) 2024 Assassin subclass

    It is still too small an occurrence to be a worthwhile feature. Maybe count as acid damage rather than ignore poison resistance???
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    D&D (2024) 2024 Assassin subclass

    Realistically when designing you should assume only creatures from MM.
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    D&D (2024) 2024 Assassin subclass

    The answer is 5 in the MM
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