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He must be a level 11+ fighter. ;)

There are a variety of ways that monsters can counter this tactic: ranged attacks, spells, having a high enough movement speed that it can catch up to you regardless, teleportation, and, easiest of all, having allies. A warlock can't keep more than one creature away at a time with this tactic...

A new edition is going to have new rules, and new ways of doing things that are different from previous editions. That's kind of the whole point of having a new edition. How does this break verisimilitude? Try imagining it like this: eldritch blasts are kind of like laser beams. They travel...

I think it looks more powerful at first glance than it really is. Bladesingers can get a really high AC, but they have a wizard's low HP and once they run out of bladesongs, they lose most of their effectiveness. Their high AC doesn't help them at all when they're hit by things like dragon's...

Actually, the Vitriolic Sphere spell already exists in 5e. It's in the Elemental Evil Player's Companion. :) http://media.wizards.com/2015/downloads/dnd/EE_PlayersCompanion.pdf I found this somewhere online a while ago. It doesn't list the monsters by name but it's a good comparison of the...

A 20' radius is often going to hit more people than a 100' line, but not always. If your enemies are in a hallway or chasm, you're likely to hit more with lightning bolt than fireball. Also, lightning bolt is better for blasting bosses without hitting your friends. Evokers and Sorcerers with...

It is true that there are more creatures that are resistant/immune to fire than there are to cold, lightning, or acid. However, there are also far more creatures that are vulnerable to fire than to any other type of damage. Also, fire spells don't always deal more damage than other spells...

I think some people are underestimating just how powerful it is to paralyze a monster for even 1 round. It isn't just taking away the creature's ability to fight, it's also giving your party advantage on attacks against it and automatic critical hits in melee, and the creature automatically...

Being disabled for most of a fight with no chance of breaking free isn't very much fun. Having a saving throw each round keeps the player engaged despite their inability to act and gives them something to look forward to on their turn. The player at least has some hope. Absent that, the player...

I love the new magic system, but since I could only pick three things, I chose the three that I like the most (advantage/disadvantage, bounded accuracy, and the overall simplicity of the rules). It was a hard choice, because I like almost everything on the list. The only thing you listed that I...

I was really hoping that prestige classes would take the form of feats in this edition.

I think Stoneskin is fine. Concentration saves aren't that difficult when you're taking half damage, and most monsters don't have magic weapons. If the concentration requirement were removed, this spell would go back to being a must-have buff that every wizard would cast before every fight. I'd...

I would like to see the Artificer from Eberron as a class. It just doesn't feel right as a wizard subclass to me.

Yeah, I know what you mean. I did sometimes enjoy the strategy involved, and the times the system forced me to think on my feet and figure out how to make a square peg fit in a round hole.

But it is an auto-win against any monster that can't teleport, isn't carrying booze, and doesn't have some kind of ranged attack. There are a lot of monsters that fall into that category. Fortunately, the item is easily fixed. All they need to do is add "a restrained creature can use its action...

How many monsters carry around alcohol with them? Don't forget that players can have this item too.

There should be a Str saving throw to break free of the effect on later turns, just like most other restraining effects in the game.

Just because flesh is (un)dead doesn't mean it can't freeze and shatter.

As rare and precious as magical items are in 5e, I think it would be ridiculous if they could easily be destroyed by the touch of a CR 1/2 creature.