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I think of it like magicka damage in older Elder Scrolls games. In 3e it was kind of like bludgeoning but from a spell rather than a weapon. I think that identification is something fellow grognards might assume, but which isn’t really compatible with 5e, where telekinetic attacks tend to...

I'm not a fan of the design. Why would someone without any of those skills have the option to take languages or tools? It would be more consistent to require them to take a skill and then put the rest into specialties for that skill. I don't see a good reason that already having invested in...

I know many people like that manner of listing (so you aren't crazy), but let me make the case for the other method. Often I'm looking up a spell by name, but I can't recall (or never knew) the level of the spell. Needing to look through multiple leveled lists to find where the spell (of which I...

But...but...but...I want to play through Boromir's battle all the way until I actually die and earn those hobbits their freedom with attack rolls and exertion points! I guess that could happen after the session so only the players that are interested get/have to watch.

This is the same in O5e.

Smart magic can still be consistent and more or less predictable. It just follows a different set of laws than real world physics. Spellcasting characters can be made aware of those laws and make meaningful decisions based on them.

Honestly, it looks to me like the intent of Fall Back is to not provoke OAs from your attacker. Maybe think of it as "give ground" instead. The opponent is making you choose to either take some nasty attacks, or move where they want you to and have your own attacks penalized. Those are both...

You bring up a good point. But when I re-read it, I noticed that it isn‘t limited to a single target, and I think that’s where most of its oomph is coming from (although it’s obviously also the way to get boosted cantrip damage). It‘s looking pretty cool. I’m hoping the Mage will be a...

I noticed that it doesn‘t appear that basic damage is optional (though maybe it‘s mentioned elsewhere). There are definitely times I would want to be doing some of those maneuvers without causing any damage. That’s something that we’ll allow in our group (unless there are other unknown...

Illusions should make some sort of consistent sense where possible, but I don't think that sense should involve photons. The very way we think about light working is foreign to the fantasy genre. One should come up with a system that fits the feel you are going for. (I kind of like the idea the...

If you want to use a makeshift morale system with attribute checks, I would definitely use Charisma rather than Wisdom. Wisdom should help you figure out that it‘s a good idea to run away—not make you stay and die like an idiot. Charisma is a better choice for someone just staying to fight...

Just wanted to say, having recently finished reading through the Wild Beyond the Witchlight, it‘s not as simple as choosing to never fight. There are some situations where luck is involved. If the dice don’t go your way, or you choose to walk into the wrong place (sometimes with no reason to...

I like the numbers chosen. I will admit to a bit of concern when I saw the title of the post, because I was afraid they might be too high (people just want to do that for some reason), but these seem right according to 5e standards. That further confirms my general confidence in the quality of...

That’s a good point. As a cantrip it might be better to say that it doesn’t block light or create shadows, and therefore if you aren't careful how you use it others would be able to easily see something isn’t right.

I‘d go with saying an illusion of an object hiding a light source also blocks the light, just as it would block vision of an object. The light being shed is part of the light source in this case. That seems like the most intuitive way you would expect the magic to work. A creature who can see...

This is both a fun thought experiment and a perfect example of why I insist in my campaign that D&D doesn't follow real world physics (or biology, or chemistry). No atoms, no photons, no cells. Microscopes don't exist, but if they did and you looked at something at what should be a cellular...

This is only an issue if your world features real world physics and non-smart magic (ie, magic that operates within physics like technology rather than creating effects based on intention).

One thing I might mention for those concerned about the subclass choices, is that Hunter is free in the O5e SRD and perfectly compatible. Now I understand that won't work for everyone's needs (I'm heavily blending content from both, so it would work for me), but in case it is useful, there it is.

I’m curious why only one of the backgrounds gives 2 language/tools like O5e, and the other two only give 1. I assume there is balancing going on, but I can‘t see any difference that looks like it accounts for it.

Okay, granted that as you said, a couple of those can be found or inferred from the text. But do you think that's the point he was going for when the sentence imnediately preceding it was: "If you’re not sure what else is canonical in fifth edition, let me give you a quick primer"? I'm not...