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Thanks for the clarification. I personally wouldn't be comfortable at all running the sample encounter I quickly put together in my first post regarding this (5 horde ogres vs 4 level 3 characters), unless I got something wrong and these are not the correct numbers for a similar encounter. I...

Please post your findings when you playtest them. I have a hunch that these horde monsters will be dangerous glass cannons

I don't think so: If the entry represented multiple monsters there would be some kind of specification about aggregate monster size and how many are represented, IMO

Exactly. The approach is the polar opposite, yet the niche is the same.

Interesting! A couple of considerations: as a non native English speaker I find the use of the term "horde" to denote a single weak monster to be confusing, something like minion would have been clearer to me. Also, these rules cover a different space than the squad template, where multiple...

Good catch! I double checked on the online resources and it appears RAW the sorcerer may hoard spell slots that way in a downtime period RAI I'd rule as you say, i.e. converted spell slots and spell points disappear at the end of a long rest. I didn't find any errata for this, so either the...

Now, that's a Lich!

Got it!!

Right, I totally forgot this difference WRT o5e

Well, since what makes this work are basically spells maybe a viable and structured option could be to create a few invocations granting the spells, with the prereq of Path of the chains maybe. So there's no multiclassing involved. Or, one could create a specific archetype granting these spells...

Nice, since the lock always casts spells at max level they can (they don't have slots), as soon as they can cast level 2+ spells this spell automatically buffs them or the familiar. Even better if there's a mechanism like share spells where spells cast on you also work on them

It looks like if you want to max your familiar's HP through spells the best route would be to multiclass as cleric, so you can cast Aid, Enhance ability or Fell prayer, and let's not forget Warding Bond to halve the damage it takes!

Fatigue lasting a specific amount of time does indeed seem moot if the bolded part is applicable, esp the one lasting for 1 round only. This seems a major oversight to me. Longer lasting ones may be ok since one may find himself doomed even after surviving a fight, but what happens if one is...

Very excited about this!

Personally I think there's one niche where LU would gain immensely in terms of visibility and engagement, and it would be in CRPGs. I dream of a dedicated team of modders implementing the system in a game like Solasta or BG3, what an awesome thing it would be. Or even better, a new CRPG based...

I can totally see this if the familiar has a disposition similar to the one of Skelly with Zagreus in the game Hades, where he doesn't mind being the punching bag and being killed and resurrected over and over. Otherwise, semi intelligent familiars would probably be in a foul disposition against...

This should be a totally feasible thing to do even in game, without requiring any rule changes. I'd 100% allow this. Equipping animal companions and familiars could be a fun form of side progression IMO

The comparison with Toll the Dead vs Frog Fangs is quite compelling, so if FF is a prerequisite it totally makes sense to give some ranged options (which would also mitigate the need for defensive buffs to the familiar). Good point also for other rare familiars to give magic resistance to the...

I understand the issue, but first I think we should clarify what function the familiar has in the game. IMO it's more about scouting/utility/flavor than combat. Of course it can and should also give some options in combat, but squishiness should remain part of the equation, in relative terms. So...

Of all things, I think that swapping one tool/kit proficiency for another is among the most innocuous changes one could make to the game. It's also very easy to justify with a customized background