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I would suggest giving the rogue advantage on his stealth checks rather than giving the orcs disadvantage on their listen checks.

Think of it this way: if the worst balance issue of 5e is that the cleric can buff himself and be almost as good as the fighter...well, that's a sight better than any other game I've ever played.

I'm not really that worried about an hour-long buff, to be honest.

There's been a significant amount of grumping from the new school segment of the D&D population that the 5e playtest fighter is awful, terrible, completely unfun, and stupid. Now while I will quickly admit that I am not entirely satisfied with the fighter thus far, I am skeptical of how terrible...

Haven't played yet so can't say how this would work out in practice (depends on how often advantage/disadvantage comes around), but I'm thinking the following might be nifty. • 2+ (net) sources of advantage is an auto-success unless you roll a 1. • 2+ (net) sources of disadvantage is an...

Moldvay: auto-hit. Mentzer: auto-hit. Rules Cyclopedia: auto-hit. 1e: auto-hit. 2e: auto-hit. 3.0: auto-hit. 3.5: auto-hit. 4e Core: auto-hit (post-errata). 4e Essentials: auto-hit.

I would say that the best way to do charging is move at least ten feet in a straight line and you get advantage on your attack roll while granting advantage on attacks against you.

Just a trend I've noticed that really came out with your report: people who seem to have a lot of fun with the playtest play the game in an old-school manner (creative players, quick thinking, intelligent monsters, living world) whereas those who really hate the playtest play the game in a...

To answer the original question: I have no intention of following the rules of the playtest, so, no, it doesn't. As Plane Sailing as already said earlier in this thread, this is no a place for rants. Editing the rest of this post. -Eridanis

WotC's over-corporatization of the entire process is a barrier to playtesting (and rather typical of the company). When Paizo playtested Pathfinder, it was a simple process: sign up and download. WotC's treatment of their IP post-OGL makes me think of a greedy, paranoid troll hunched over a...

Because they're finishing casting the spell and if that is interrupted, the spell breaks. Because in Vance's books, a spell was a living thing trapped within the mind of a wizard, and, once it was cast, it left his mind until he trapped it again. He should be able to attempt it every play...

Even if we drastically limit the scaling of attack bonuses, I want my fighter to have bigger numbers as he levels up because of what it represents in the game world. If a starting character in plate mail and a shield has 20 AC, then a low-level fighter doesn't have a great chance of injuring...

Number of problems with daily magic missile: none. Number of problems with at-will magic missile: kitespam. Number of problems with at-will magic missile with an attack roll: it's not D&D.

Two flaws in the game thus far. • The fighter automatically kills a kobold every round, no matter what, even if he misses. • The wizard kitespams magic missile and kills a kobold every round no matter what. Suggestion: drop the 4e-inspired dreck. No damage on a miss and no at-will magic...

While there might be math errors, I'm also certain that we aren't seeing all the rules in play. For instance, I think characters who are proficient with a weapon gain a +2 bonus on attack rolls with it, which is why the cleric has a +4 bonus with his warhammer instead of a +2 bonus.

It's why he has armor and a d8 HD.

This is how D&D has always worked. Players get more HP, monsters do more damage. Monsters get better AC, players get a better attack bonus. It also supposes that the players never fight anything that is a lower-level than they are.

First of all, that's not what happens, at least in 3e D&D. Preparing spells is a matter of casting the spell until only a small amount remains un-cast. When the spellcaster actually casts the spell, he's completing the spell (hence the ensuing fireworks). Second of all, magic works according...

I start this thread with no trollishness or malice, but after reading a thread in which one poster was lamenting the return of save-or-dies and Vancian casting, I have to ask: why are 4e players so interested in 5e? As far as I can tell, 4e D&D diverged significantly from previous editions of...

Surprised that there hasn't been an outcry over this yet. Personally, I'm completely against them.