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I like this idea better than my initial proposed one.

They died in a fire. I poured gasoline on their smoldering ashes to make double sure, then immersed the ashes in holy water. I really hope that the words "Skill Challenge" never appear in 5e, and that people that loved them so much will simply decide to add them if they want to as a house...

Can you elaborate, I'm not familiar with "Spell Seeds".

GM's did not treat it as "optional". They treated it as some ham-fisted way to make a fighter's player do logical gymnastics to explain away why they could use Endurance to do everything. Wizards tried to fix them, but it was not a very good fix. The idea of skill challenges: having...

In another thread, I proposed this idea: each spell has an At-Will, Encounter, and Daily version (or at least some spells do). The Daily version can be used once (well you can choose to prep 2 Daily Sleeps, but you get what I mean). Encounter can be used each encounter, and at will is at will...

How is this different from just changing all "Dailies" to "Encounter" powers? Are you presuming multiple combats between short rests? Most players will mutiny if a GM pulls that more than once in a while. A short rest is like 5 minutes. If characters don't get a 5 minute breather between...

When one of the developers announced that "Skill challenges died in a fire" that was probably the thing that sold me on D&D Next more than anything else.

As long as it stays an OPTION, I'm cool with them having some Bo9S style maneuvers. Let somebody choose to be a straight and simple fighter with sword specialization if they want to, though, too. And don't make this a "you are an IDIOT for not choosing the maneuvers because they are so much...

I think armored casting should just be a theme. Seems especially appropriate for elves.

If Hit Points were just "endurance and luck" what the heck was Subdual Damage supposed to be? "endurance and not luck"?

They should change the name of the spell from "Cure Light Wounds" to "restore light luck / endurance". If they keep the name of the spell "Wounds" and the players insist that HP only represents luck and endurance until 0HP, I will insist that clerics only know to use the spell when they...

And that would make the party the A-Team! I love it when a plan comes together.

Don't back down so quickly. Why not start a Kickstarter project to get the needed funds to launch the complaint? I'm sure lots of people would be willing to donate, even if the only "reward" they receive is a thank you note and the warm feeling of seeing that horrible store get dragged...

How about naming it "Better Than Hillside Games".

What about having lower level spell slots being able to be "traded in" for "at-will" spells? So you could trade in 2 1st level /day spell slots, but you can cast a 1st level spell at will? Maybe make this ability something you gain when you are casting higher leel spells. So when your able...

There's a thread here full of examples and explanations. Meanwhile here are some sample characters to check out:

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Agreed. When Skill Challenges die in a fire, I hope they use this as the kindling.

In my experience, fluff was written to be ignored. How often have I made a character based on the fluff of the setting. Almost never. How often have I come in with a character concept I wanted and then bent the setting to fit it? Far more often. Even in settings that I LIKED (Mystara being...

Sadly, Honor + Intrigue release is not going live today. We burnt the candle at both ends, but we still need a few more days to cross the finish line. The PDF is done, but bookmarks and index needs to be finished. The good news is that this means you still have a few more days to pre-order...