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I think that the issue people are running into is the difference between D&D jargon and natural English use of the word. Intimidate in D&D isn't necessarily just scaring someone. It is scaring someone into doing something specific that you want. A low-charisma thug is someone people tend to...

I'm not seeing the need TBH. I do not view spellcasting in stealth is not a vital part of the Ranger toolkit. If you want to play some kind of outdoor, guerrilla, stealth warrior without spells, you can do that, but if you want the power and utility of spells by playing a Ranger, you should be...

Unless it is part of my actual campaign plot, the only time I will deviate from published lore is where it is contradicted by the actual author of the setting. However, this is an Eberron game. I would probably feel differently about a more generic world like Greyhawk or Forgotten Realms.

While I'd like to see the power and versatility of high-end casters reduced a little, this is an awkward and fiddly way to go about it. I'd prefer the current system. Although the thought strikes that one way to reduce the power of Wizards while keeping their flavour and historical...

The Rune knight is a class with Giant-themed abilities. The Goliath is a Race with Giant-themed abilities. The existence of one, does not prevent the existence of the other.

More that the issue is the fundamental systems of what spells themselves can do. I feel that all casters have this issue to some extent, it is just more prevalent in the Wizard because they get to use more spells. Arcane recovery is most definitely not "nothing else". With casters such as...

In overall class design, the wizard is not problematic: it is a fairly well-designed class. The issue that I have found is that spells are very versatile and powerful, and Wizards are Best at Spells. Wizards get brought up as the main example in martial vs caster discussions because they are the...

If I remember rightly, all "humans" with the Mark of Finding have some orcish blood. Just not always enough to qualify mechanically as a half-orc.

Not many groups play where spell conservation is important. If you only have a couple of encounters a day, then putting a bless up then smiting on crits and primary targets gets you further than having spells left at the end of the day. Also remember that a smite is guaranteed damage, which...

Mechanus is a plane devoted to order and balance. It has no real artificer/steampunk connection: the closest its gets to that are the turning cogs that are a representation of Order in it. Inventing (creating something new) an item that changes its form seems pretty anti ethical to Mechanus. If...

Anti-magic effects are rare, and Paladins rarely have spells dangerous enough to want to counter or dispel, so the actual rules interactions that distinguish spells and other abilities shouldn't be an issue most of the time. Most buffs like Bless or Heroism could be flavoured as inspiring or...

The classic reflection in PC terms would be the Rogue who has a high Intelligence and Expertise in Arcana, but no spells. They probably know more about magic than the party Wizard but don't have the spark needed to be able to actually cast spells.

How would you feel about Dragonlance with Giff? :angel:

Yes, but like I said: the power scale range between a tier 4 game with a 45point buy, many legendary items, feats every 2 levels, and feat level restrictions removed, and a Tier 1 game with a 15 point buy and no feats is going to be pretty large. Flaw systems rarely work well, and any Blessing...

Would that mean that all attacks by it are at disadvantage?

I think that the best method of adjusting the power of your game to your preferred level is literally the character level band in which you run it. Possibly also the point-buy budget characters are created from, allowing only ASI feats to be taken, or flat-out changing the rate at which you...

This spell would definitely need to require up-casting to affect higher-level effects. Possibly with an ability check. Potential rules-lawyer arguments that "That guy" may come up with: "Extinguish" means "put and end to" or "destroy". When a creature that is a light source itself is...

I think that was their point. If just anyone can learn magic, then it is indeed a learned skill and can indeed multiply exponentially until everyone is a wizard. If magic is less common, and being a PC-level wizard is something fewer people have the potential to become, then this will have...

Both one-handed arming swords and rapiers weigh over 2lbs. That isn't that much lighter.

I wouldn't either. 2h Fighter with GWM does not have massively increased damage over the baseline. GWM + PAM + Precision attack human variant BM Fighter is a much more optimised character and their damage can be much higher.