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In the video Crawford mentioned that their power comes from the words of creation that formed the universe, so I'll go with OLD MAGIC, the root that eventually split into three branches.

Right, in that case I'm guessing that the Lore Bard's feature adds an additional prepared space that they can also change every level. So at level 10 they are able to change out that spell and one other.

Revenge for all the extremely thoughtful, long essays they write that I can never not read :)

Had the same thought, but thought that the Magical Discovery feature might be a specific restriction, as otherwise it would be the same as Magical Secrets at 10 and they would gain no benefit from it. IE. Lore Bards get to dip into the expanded spell list early, but only for 1 spell and that...

I really like the new Divine Inspiration feature, but will likely add the ability to use it in the old way as well (with the same limitation that if it works, you loose access for a week, and if it doesn't it still counts as the use for the day). Keeps the Hail Mary there for when you really...

Gonna be really, really hard picking between Glamour and Dance. And maybe more than any other class, it feels like a party of 4 Bards with each of the subclasses would be an extremely capable group. Nice mix of magic and matial early, expertise covers a lot of skill check ground, and once they...

Most importantly, bringing out your duplicate is now a bonus action that doesn't cost concentration making it way more useful in way more situations. They also added the ability at 6th level to swap places when you place the duplicate and for it to be able to give advantage to allies at later...

A few thoughts on Shadow Monks. Overall I really like the changes here Losing Pass w/o a Trace is a bummer, but I wonder if that spell is going to get a nerf (making the loss not so bad) or possibly become a Ranger only spell (giving the Ranger a uniquely powerful spell) If there's one thing...

The new monk has really knocked it out of the park. Took me a moment to realize that deflect attacks really just makes up for the lower AC of the Monk class in general (after all, high AC means negating damage from attacks as well). Can not wait to play this class! Also thinking about the...

Super excited for this one. Love what they did in the last UA but do think it needs to be dialed back a bit.

The this is the purposeful worsening of a product (typically an entertainment product) so that you can charge more for the better version (think Amazon Prime adding ads so they can sell a monthly subscription to get rid of the ads). I have no problem with a company that does this, as I won't...

Per CritRole Stats, Heroes Feast was cast 3 times in Campaign 2, and only once so far in campaign 3. I did misremember how many times it was cast in campaign 1 (15 times over the 70 or so sessions they had access to it) and I think that led to Mercer making it more difficult to get the jewel...

This is not correct. The parties in CR are constantly limited in their casting of Heroes Feast due to the difficulty in acquiring the material component. Mercer rarely allows them to purchase more than 1 at a time from any given major city (and sometimes requires a day or two to find one or...

Yes, for my Ranger Beastmaster players that's a feature, not a bug. Easy enough for me to houserule in my games, but I suspect there will be quite a few players who will be disappointed.

While it may seem that way at lower levels, the math in the DMG makes it clear. Base AC for creating a monster CR 1/4-3 is 13. With a +0 to your main attack stat, you will hit 50% of the time, +2 60% and +3 65%. So it's clear that the game as designed requires only a +1 to you main attack...

Maybe I'm confused about what you are arguing. I responded that playing an 'Honor Mode' type game isn't typical and doesn't follow the baseline assumptions of the game. I then went on to clarify that having 1 (or many) players starting with a +2 doesn't break game math in a significant way...

@Chaosmancer I do agree that it's group dependent and that the game should cater to what the typical player wants, and that the base game should be forgiving, so that newer players don't get frustrated with a FromSoft type of experience. That said, the difference between +2 and +3 at level 1 is...

Missed that in your post, my mistake. And look, I agree that the intent of the game is that PCs are better than you're average Joe, and that at baseline, the game works better with stats that look like the standard array. And I certainly wouldn't force a player or a group to go with it. My...

Agreed. Seemed obvious to have spell school specialization be a 2nd level choice for all wizards (1 bonus spell of that school per level and 50% cost for scribing new ones) and then have the subclasses be their own thing (Battle, Diplomacy, Knowledge, Protection?). Would have liked to see the...

If this is the case, I hope that Beastmaster Rangers also get the option to choose a 'real' animal companion. I have some ranger characters who HATE the idea that their companion is a spirit animal instead of one they found in the wilderness and trained.