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@Steampunkette made an interesting case for tacos in the other post . . . Well, you wouldn't want to eat with one of those hands unless toilet paper had been invented. But this is in the D&D forum. So, I'll use my pet water elemental as a bidet. Then I'm off to my kitchen to get the week-old...

A little off track here, but we could say that darkvision ruins the Help action too. Alba: psst. Give me a hand over here. Brohq: Who said that? Alba: Me, genius. Now get over here. Brohq: Where's here? Alba: I thought you were a "scout." Just follow my voice. Brohq: Just because you can...

I might try scribbling on dead trees and passing that around. It works for GMing.

Yorick sounds like Marvin, the paranoid bard-droid.

I'd just like to mention, to those bards who are offended by Snarf's hate speech, that there are RPGs that have risen above and beyond the labels of character classes - and all are welcome there.

I'll keep using my 3rd ed MM if d20srd.org doesn't cut it.

This is how I'd do it. There seems to be a bit more room for art . . . and interpretation.

It tells the rules lawyers that someone no more than 60 feet away from the source will hear the sound no matter what. Outside that, no guarantees. That exact loudness varies depending on where you are listening.

Saves are pretty similar (the same?) in 5e and 6e. But since all classes use the same saving throw advancement (proficiency + ability bonus) there's no divergence. . . . unless "divergence" means "not all saves get the proficiency bonus." I'm fine with that - different classes are probably...

Pretty much. Although my head did explode when I watched this video on BG3 combat. I guess, after Mordhau, it's about impossible for me to go back to turn-based, D&D-rules combat on computer. I'll play the discursive version once in a while, though.

Well, we're at least referencing D&D and other games that have an ability similar to darkvision. Which is a lot, I think. I think @Argyle King noted correctly that darkvision is an asset. The king didn't note what darkvision can remove from the play experience. So: What is lost by a party...

Looks like we're waiting to hear back from OP, but I just read this into it: "Diverging saving throws are saving throws that improve faster for one class than another class." On one hand, there's very little reason why level 20 in each class shouldn't end up with about the same hit points and...

The campaign advice, as described, accomplishes two goals for WotC: it makes newbie DMing easier, and it focuses DMs on new WotC products. Level up enough times, and a DM doesn't need advice on sandboxes. But let's also note that this leaves the door open for an Advanced DMG. "Buy, buy, buy...

Oddly, I think saving throws are on their way to recovery. Save vs. Petrification seems pulled out of thin air, but Proficiency with Constitution saves seems more intrinsic. If D&D would just realize that defending takes just as much effort as attacking, I might consider a 7th ed campaign.

OMG, just shoot me in the knee.

Sure, but modern combatants aren't looking for secret passages, trying to haul treasure, or following magical motes. They are watching for traps (mines) hopefully, and a torchbearer can do this too, but only the torchbearer chooses from the dilemma: do I follow the sparse lighting already in...

It's a difference, but I'm thinking more "remove them from combat" than "PC gets disadvantage, 4 point penalty, must guess where opponent is, etc." It's the former case of "everyone gets low light treatment" that treats everyone exactly the same.

There's a third choice. - Let everybody have the information and treat them the same, with exceptions for scouts. If there's a melee in poor lighting (i.e. by firelight), even the darksighted characters are going to have to deal with moving shadows and light sources. Being able to see...