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That's an interesting observation, I wonder if it's intended.

I wonder if that kind of activity is a (now largely) untapped source of creative juices... "Total creativity pump" sounds golden. I know I've seen stuff like that in the past, but yeah thinking about it, creating the regions via such a method sounds quite nice.

Looks like another version of Magic Resistance @dave2008 (@ing you in case it inspires anything new) Though it won't let them walk through walls of force etc. since it's just a bump to saving throws. Interesting house-rule though!

Yeah, I dislike how evergreen stuff like Shield is, but the usefulness of such spells at higher levels was probably considered a feature not a bug by designers. Why cast a 2nd level acid arrow when your 11th level can’t rip out damages it?

Yeah, magic resistance is pretty weak-sauce in 5e. Golems used to be terrifying to spellcasters.

Well, casting has changed a fair bit over the editions and still is considered DnD. I'm probably biased, but I think casting got a little too versatile. Classic Vancian casting was weird and different, it was classically DnD, and it meant, with few exceptions, that you had to make do with the...

How do y'all feel about PF2e's Degrees of Success/Failure vs spells, with regards to addressing Save or Suck? https://2e.aonprd.com/Spells.aspx?ID=1693&Redirected=1 On another note, I just realized that pf2e still has Suggestion as a 3rd level spell, like it used to be in earlier editions :D

Looks like someone else considered this method, maybe something of theirs could help refine/inform/reinforce your choices here.

Yeah I'm kind of torn on GG now :( I resolved not to back the project because I couldn't justify it (and the price, hoo-ee the price!) but I would like more info before I decide on GG as a whole... I hope he decides to accept @Morrus invite to do an interview on the topic.

I think the other item that this addresses, as mentioned in OP, is that it also negates HP inflation (which e# also strives to do). However, that would also IMO require a reconfiguring of monster math etc. if you wanted it to go in both directions (PC and Monster)... but I guess e6 didn't really...

What's your preferred method? I know you updated the OP a couple times.

To my eye this is different take on E6... but also not! One could do something similar with an E9 etc. where you buy later features, but this is, well, different. I like the idea behind this, though I think I'd be more partial to E# because it keeps the crazy spells etc. out of play... but I...

Actually @dave2008 had some interesting takes on improved versions of magic resistance that might be worth a look, if you like the Rakshasas immunity but don't want to spam it to every magic resistant baddie. Did you ever playtest those, Dave? Where's that thread... What's funny is that having...

Not exactly- I'd prefer to be running DCC, but DnD5e is what my players prefer and I like my players enough to keep running DnD5e.

The long-term years-long campaign is an idealized romantic notion perpetuated by media (stuff like CritRole) and ads (this canned adventure will last many, many levels- think of all the fun times you'll have going from 1-12, or 1-20!). It certainly exists, I've had a few campaigns that went the...

The Warlock has thus far been the most surprising: One with Shadows is infinite Invisibility casts, they don't even have to stay in darkness/dim light to stay invisible, only to cast it. Pact of the Blade lets them change their weapon damage to necrotic, psychic, or radiant on the fly...

I allowed 5e24 PCs in one of my games to see how it stacked up vs A5E stuff. The power ramp-up has put me off allowing 5e24 stuff in my games going forward. They're not more complex/sophisticated power increases like Level Up A5E's, they're just flat-out overall better. It really wasn't necessary.

The new Forgotten Realms book is supposed to reintroduce circle casting- groups casting a single spell. The idea is interesting, but I have little faith in WotC giving us an exciting system to work with. Your idea of partner casting is cool (I like teamwork stuff!), but chorus casting =...