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There is a point of diminishing returns. It would be nice to have a customized stat block to account for each monster's nuances, but that becomes a nightmare for designers of giving you a broader spectrum vs. specialized stat blocks. I think a reasonable compromise would be to have the...

It's actually been like that since the 80's, just not a lot of uptake until recently. I mean, I have a D&D coloring book, trading cards, rub-on transfers, pencils, a cup and a handful of action figures - all from the 80's.

It should be noted on the PC side, the monk is already the poster child for damage increase output with a weapon. For all the other classes, and unarmed attack does 1 point; for a monk it does 1d4, increasing to 1d6, 1d8, 1d10 and finally 1d12. Something similar occurs with the rogue's sneak...

Which of the 20 versions?

My wife pointed it out at a Books-A-Million and I simply waved it away. I have Art & Arcana, and I think it would cover anything about D&D far better than some gloss-over might.

I'd always wondered if the Rakasta were somehow based on the Kzinti (by Larry Niven) and fantasied up. Anyway, in the game I ran, the Rakasta were a break-away faction from Ylaruam and traded between the Tanaroa and (secretly) the Kopru, as well as having a secret trade route back to the main...

Stealth combines the old Thief abilities Hide in Shadows and Move Silently, so you don't have to make separate rolls. Though, it should be noted in 1E/2E that using Hide in Shadows required you to be still. That got dropped in 3E when those abilities were turned into skills (separate skills...

Does allowing a paladin to Smite with a javelin break anything outright? I've not been too fond that you can't have the like of an Archer Paladin who smites to the point I created a custom Oath that could do such a thing.

I'm going to approach from the opposite end, with what I want to be able to accomplish while stealthed, or how I feel things should interact. - You need cover, dim light/darkness or a distraction to attempt to Stealth and roll the Stealth check when you start being Stealthy. A reroll may be...

Cat people being too far? That's a new one on me. When playing X1, some of the best interactions I had with PCs was with the Rakasta & Phanatons.

Oddly, Spelljammer has a section on fishing as well.

When I first played 5E, we used a reskinned elf as a kitsune; change the level 3 spell ability to disguise self and the 5th level spell ability to alter self in 2024.

It's pretty subpar. 1) You have to use an action to cast Eldritch Blast 2) You have to hit 3) You have to spend a bonus action 4) You have to spend a warlock spell slot 5) The target(s) get a save against the fireball

Yeah, a lot of what prickles me about the 2024 version is the extra abstraction. Not a fan, and why I've been avoiding it.

That's what we all say :ROFLMAO: But then our eyesight goes out the window, and our hands shake too much :cry::cry:

The thing for me is, I associate them with the Shrine of the Kuo-Toa, which was for 9th level characters, so I tend to forget about them as low-level. In many ways, I prefer to use Sahaugin that Kuo-Toa, I guess because of the Saltmarsh series.

Dark creepers for me, as well as troglodytes. Of the former, I always liked it when PCs got to levels they could start facing also Dark Stalkers - and their reaction the first time one of them explodes into a mini-fireball.

I guess those of us who weren't going to buy a FR book are just out of luck - especially since we can't buy things al la carte anymore...

I'm mostly of the same thought; you should need silver to take them out, and magic weapons just buy you some time. I do think that non-magical BPS resistance/immunity is far to common in base 5E, but I think they went too far the other direction. For example, I think you should be boned if...

I suppose selkies would be too far? They are somewhat like swanmays, but become seals instead of swans. Kitsune might also qualify too - in some tales they can be completely human in shape except for their tails.