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  1. Vael

    D&D 5E (2024) Which subclasses “should” have been in 2024

    TBH, I don't know if I would make a change. I love having the Psionics in core now, each class got a good spread of abilities. And while I'd like a Storm or Divine Sorcerer because I think they need the work ... given that we have the Sea Druid and Celestial Warlock, I prefer not having that...
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    D&D 5E (2024) WotC Dragon Redesign video, updated.

    Can't watch right now, is this purely art, or also talking stat blocks?
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    User Name and Avatars: Origin Stories

    I'm looking forward to finding out, I'm going to a screening in two weeks.
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    D&D 5E (2024) 2024 Player's Handbook reveal: "New Bard"

    Treantmonk confirms it's full access to Cleric, Druid, and Wizard lists. Not sure on the latter, but UA verbiage is that every class now prepares spells, but still functions as in 2014. So they've eliminated the difference between "Knowing" a spell or "Preparing" a spell, but classes that...
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    D&D 5E (2024) 2024 Player's Handbook reveal: "New Sorcerer"

    So, the Bard reveal also taught us that the Sorcerer, Ranger, Paladin, Bard and Warlock (and Artificer, once updated) spell lists are no longer lootable, ie, can't snip a spell from them with Magical Secrets or the Magic Initiate Feat. Overall, I think this is a good thing for most classes, but...
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    D&D 5E (2024) 2024 Player's Handbook reveal: "New Bard"

    I'm reasonably sure Arcane Eruption and Sorcerous Burst (the cantrip) will make it into the PHB. Less confident about Sorcerous Vitality, but I liked it. That said ... I did mean that I hope these aren't the only ones.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Could we get a Bloomburrow (Redwall) setting for 5.24?

    I'd like animalfolk PC stats and Calamity beast stat blocks, some actual crunch, but you're right, there's a lot of stuff already here.
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    D&D 5E (2024) 2024 Player's Handbook reveal: "New Bard"

    So, if you want Eldritch Blast, you're gonna have to take a level of Warlock. No one is sniping Divine Smite from the Paladin. Hopefully the Sorcerers will be getting some more unique spells given that their spell list is also now protected. Overall, I do think this is better, in that it's...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Could we get a Bloomburrow (Redwall) setting for 5.24?

    First Planeswalker Guide article is up: Planeswalker's Guide to Bloomburrow, Part 1 There's a lot here to like and a lot here that makes me interested in a potential campaign here. The Calamity Beasts are practically Kaiju in stature to the animal folk, there's a lot of interesting areas to put...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Could we get a Bloomburrow (Redwall) setting for 5.24?

    The MTG subreddit is already comparing the Jeskai commander with Alan-A-Dale.
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    D&D General Should ranger get a companion as its 'signature' feature?

    My desire for a pet class is more the pokemon trainer or such, so I don't think the Ranger should have an animal companion by default. I like that the Beastmaster exists, and I want other classes to have access to summonable allies, but for me, I do think that a Summoner class is missing from 5e.
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    User Name and Avatars: Origin Stories

    Ah ... you seek meaning. Then listen to the music, not the song.
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    User Name and Avatars: Origin Stories

    Today I realized I hadn't bothered to set an Avatar. Username: One of my favourite PCs, a Changeling Sorcerer from a 3.5 Eberron Campaign. They masqueraded as a Wizard, with a "spellbook" which was just a encoded diary. In fact, they start the campaign having just left Morgrave University...
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    Spoilers Star Wars: The Acolyte [Spoilers]

    Okay, this threaded the needle. I was a little worried that whoever effed up would come across as unreasonable, but ... this felt right ... or it felt like a tragedy of characters doing the best they can with the information they had and still messing up.
  16. Vael

    D&D 5E (2024) 2024 Player's Handbook reveal: "New Sorcerer"

    Hopefully. Dunno if Arcane Eruption makes it to the PHB, but I liked it from UA.
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    D&D General On Early D&D and Problematic Faves: How to Grapple with the Sins of the Past

    Or engage with material that transforms or iterates on her work. It's like I'm more interested in post Lovecraft cosmic horror than Lovecraft in general. One I'd recommend is the Simon Snow trilogy by Rainbow Rowell that's a very obvious Harry/Draco fanfic.
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    D&D General On Early D&D and Problematic Faves: How to Grapple with the Sins of the Past

    Rowling and Orson Scott Card are the two, for me, that deserve special consideration, because they are alive, unrepentant and ... at least in Rowling's case (haven't kept up with Card), actively engaged in continuing their attacks on the trans and queer communities. Peter David is another that...
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    D&D 5E (2024) 2024 Player's Handbook reveal: "New Sorcerer"

    As written in UA7 where it was introduced, no. I wouldn't allow it as a DM
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    D&D 5E (2024) 2024 Player's Handbook reveal: "New Sorcerer"

    I tend to think that Wizards cast spells as if they are formulae, Sorcerers like improv (poetry, Jazz, whatever)
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