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I do understand your position. I really do. I don't envy you. On my side of things, while I'm trying to skip around in glee in my happy place of hype and excitement for the 2024 books, I have to manage how I react to the negativity of the same criticisms and arguments over and over again in...

We as humans often perceive new information through our lenses of personal bias, whether positive or negative. For me, the new books are welcome, and the parts I don't like are drowned out by the parts I do like. Simple. For others, any parts they don't like might drown out the parts they do...

They literally see all nearby ghosts and other spiritual apparitions in the Ethereal plane, all the time. They are a haunted race.

Maybe some of the other dragons will have different physical attacks available to them. Could another dragon type have a special tail attack or wing buffet attack that is something different than the Rend?

Well, as written it seems that kuo-toa can sense your existence, but not see you if you hold still. But the moment you move, they zero in. You're kind of like a Predator (from the movie) to them. You are the creepy thing in their world. Makes them paranoid that something is there.

... But you want them to pick options off of different drop-down menus? Choose which ability scores you want to add three +1 bonuses (you can add up to two of them to one score if you wish) Choose 2 skills from the skill list in Ch. X that makes sense for your background (Is this where you...

Maybe because this book is also written for the brand new players who are picking it up for the first time (maybe without a veteran to walk them through it), and the background packages are designed to narratively and mechanically make sense for those new players. Veterans have a sidebar that...

Eh. No more restrictive than class or species. These character creation "packages" are part of D&D, and I'm fine with it. Of course, of the 3, I'm fine with backgrounds being the most "editable" because they consist only of modular objects, including ability score bonuses, proficiencies, and...

Some of us have long-time, expert players who will likely customize their backgrounds. I know at least 2 of my players like to customize at deep levels. But I suspect some people want to focus on the story, not the speed of the build, and others like the idea of kicking the tires on the rules...

Understood. I don't think I would go hard to paint to criticize something that I myself would do. For instance, I would not allow the 2014 paladin smite rules, or the 2014 druid wildshape rules at my 2024 table. Because I realized their imbalance for my table. I'd still consider other 2014...

I too am a paladin player. Yeah, I've already gotten my kicks with the multi-smite. I'm now looking for the more broad, diverse, balanced, builds that paladins can embody. That widens the playability of my favorite class. I see the subclasses as very different character options now! I feel that...

I'm curious about your actual stance as a DM in these situations. Do you ever deny player wishes? Or do you allow everything they ask for? And of course the paladin got compensation. The new paladin has better spellcasting, Channel Divinity, Lay on Hands, Auras, and other refined attack boons...

I'm curious. Why ask what non-designers think the designers prefer? We have the exact same resources for insight that you have. Do you even watch the videos of what the designers are saying before you ask us armchair designers so speak for them? How do you not see and hear the same things we are...

"Blandification" is subjective criticism and opinion, not objective, and telling someone that they have to know your subjective opinion is right, is wrong (meaning inaccurate, not evil). Your entire premise is missing its target with me, but I do appreciate that you are clear in your...

I think that high level adventures are very challenging because high level characters (with their skills, relics and magics) are very challenging. First, what do people really want and expect from a 16+ level campaign? It's not going to be low-magic. The game isn't magic-less barbarians riding...

When you say "improved" do you mean more broken and powerful than it was? Does "improve" mean "moar dpr?" Because to me, and improvement can very well mean broadening the usefulness and function while tamping down on math that was more easily taken advantage of. They took away from the ceiling...

Yeah, I agree with a lot of that. But I actually do like the rules too. I don't need a Revised 5E. But I do appreciate it because anything can be refined and improved. And after 10 years, it's an acceptable, welcome, and refreshing update. Even if I don't like still having to look in the MM for...

And "best" is subjective. It continues to be "best" for me. My entire group understands it well and enjoys it; the classes and monsters are cool; the rules are structured in a way that they don't get in the way; and it is very easy to house-rule because so many rules are just modular objects...

I like a thriving afterlife, with every Outer Plane having lots of "outsiders" that were once souls of mortals. The Outer Planes are where mortal souls go to the Afterlife they are most Aligned with when they die. They are immortal, and if they "die" they respawn, sometimes in a reduced form if...

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