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I dislike the implementation of the hexblade. It encourages bladelocks (which I think was the goal) less than it encourages bards or Paladins to dip so they only need one stat for everything. I would have rolled some of the curse into hex, changed the proficiency so for a something like add...

You aren't wrong, I guess I just tend to think of a 'cipher' being intentionally obscure to hide something instead of more like music notation or math where it is written as clearly and concisely as can be for the idea being conveyed.

I think of it less of a code and more of jargon. Each spell is written perfectly clearly if You already know the concepts involved. I am reasonably smart and while I am comfortable reading an academic paper on biology, I might struggle but be passable with medical coding but have no idea what...

Ion Stone: Absorbtion When targeted by a spell that doesn't require a saving throw make a WIS save against the caster's spell DC, on a success you that spell does not effect you. You may not voluntarily fail a save vs spells.

I would just put it on Ranger and be done. It doesn't really feel like a fit for any of the arcane classes at all, and doesn't have much of a place on cleric and feels just like a throwaway add for a Druid.

Look at the Monster Hunter games, they get pretty stabby with lances.

My first thought is that the idea of duelist is you gain a benefit from the focus you can bring to a smaller single blade. I suspect you could not maintain that juggling, though it makes a fun visual for a high Dex light weapon user. Even beyond that, since you only get one 'free' object...

I don't know that I would say it is THAT stat dependant if anything it seems more accepting than ever of interesting, sub-optimal combinations like say a dwarf warlock or an elf barbarian.

I suppose depending on how you read it, raise dead requires a generally intact corpse while reincarnate just requires a piece, so death by being eaten or rended?

Or a party where Druid is their only divine full caster. And magic isn't for sale.

Reincarnate will likely only see use if making a new character at the current level is not an option. There is no point to a random race when you can pick one (or just carbon copy the original character). Reincarnation is spiritual remnant of a harder time when you had to take any...

Bubble Wand When you cast a spell with this focus that has a verbal component, several large bubbles float out of your mouth.

This is the outgrowth of the Make a Flawed Item thread to collect those items that don't have a drawback, but don't have much of a use. See Xanathar for many examples. Ball of Fetching Whenever this ball is thrown a spectral hound appears, chases after it and returns it to you on your...

I think I may make a common item thread for things like the Rod of Seven Farts. As things like that fit that model more than this one. Dagger of Backstabbing This dagger adds 2d6 to all sneak attacks made with it, but deals its own damage (1d4+MOD) to its wielder every time they take damage...

I skipped a couple pages to catch up, but I had a weird thought akin to the moment you realize money now is just numbers in a computer. As the DM you determine how much gold the party gets in any given encounter. As the GM you also set the prices of items (especially ones with no normal list...

Resilient Sphere comes to mind as a bit of a problematic one if concentration can't be broken, no matter which side is using it. Other spells that remove a portion on people from the fight (walls come to mind) can make an encounter really boring for people if they just have to sit and wait 10...

Cloak of Water Form Donning this cloak transforms you into a being of pure water. You have fire resistance, a swim speed equal to your speed and can fit through any space that isn't watertight. You also have vulnerability to lightning and cold damage.

I am a bit nervous about the concept as a whole, since as a player, forcing concentration saves is one of the few ways to shut down some pretty major spells for most characters.

I have no idea how this works as a replacement, or even a feature in general. Channel Magic: When you hit with an attack, you may spend a hit die to roll that die and add it as force damage to that attack. If the attack affects multiple targets, you only add this extra damage to one of them.

Was there confirmation on the assumption that pricing reflects only value to adventurers? Crates that hover, horseshoes that prevent leg injury, and the aforementioned cold box would be infinitely more valuable and present in the world than a (relatively) garbage item like a flame tongue sword...