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I don't think we should be surprised at the conservatism. In the PHB 2024 UAs, the more creative ideas were consistently rejected time and again. Sometimes because they were weak, sometimes because they were under-explained, sure. But the community regularly said no to innovation. It becomes a...

The two on-turn attacks (red above) are with magic items, and not with a finesse weapons; so they don't get the benefit of SA, regardless of advantage/ally.

Agreed. Also, it doesn't play well with instrument proficiencies. (Is a singer really rolling lower than a violinist because they don't have an associated tool?) Again, for me bad design = bad skill. Low stakes just makes it worse. Agreed. This would have been my next choice. People want it...

While I've hit the top 3 (Animal Handling, Medicine, and Performance), I am surprised more have not chosen Perception. Is it useful in the game world? Sure, obviously, and made more so since many table seem not to play with disadvantage in low-light conditions (which include darkness for those...

Fine by me, and I'm in to the end, whenever that may be. I want to play and I'd like to get it going again, with everyone posting regularly. Happy to have a segue back to Daggerford or elsewhere. At the same time, if there isn't a critical mass of players wanting to continue, then I think it's...

yeah -- I get that. I think the availability of crafting things really is wildly variant. I don't see it as a trivial hurdle, and so I like it when I can make a character "self-sufficient" as it were.

I was wrong about this upthread -- you can only make the returning weapons at level 6. There's still really strong benefits from a 1- 2- or 3-level dip, but it doesn't open up the design space for concepts quite as much as I had initiialy thought.

Even the ability to use INT as an attack stat is now degraded due to the existence of True Strike. Like, it's still nice to have, but there are other ways to get the same effect now, which there weren't at the time of Tasha's.

A lot of really interesting things here. A few initial observations: 1. This is going to be a very popular 1- and 2-level dip. 1 level will give med armor and shields and a skill -- super for Rogues. 2. The flavour text feels a little off to me -- items "vanish" (rather than stop working) or...

Miss Imogen casts her gze around, unsure in the hasty din of battle where everyone might be.

The wind blows slowly dislodging a lock of Tommi's hair, which tumbles into his eyes before he brushes it away with his fingers once again. He has been lost in thought unaware if any time has passed.

Is there a version of muscular neutrality that is actively rejecting our world as a battleground for distant cosmic forces? The gods have their fights, and therse get played out through their pawns (believer/adherents), and it takes heroism to say that they ought not take place here. Neutrality...

Thanks for a great read. The debts to Moorcock always felt explicit (stronger than Zelazny) when I started playing Basic in the lat 70s, and I think the cool-factor is a big part of its success. Elric as a servant of Arioch, lord of Chaos was rock'n'roll, and the fact that he was a wasted king...

So these are my 2 favourite classes as well, so I love this question. The first thing to ask is what is it you want out of each class? Cleric -- on level gives you armor (which means the rogue side can focus on STR), and it gives you some really useful spells, and, depending how long you...

Tommi watches as the blood goes everywhere, and he wonders about the motivations of the Pit Fiend. His hands are in his pockets; he bag slung over one shoulder. He's ready to go, wherever the group is heading, but he does not make a suggestion. He's tired and sulky: his idea had been right, in...

(and you can get Magic initiate at level 1 now)

My first thought...

The Colonel Air Genasi Celestial Warlock Acolyte 11 [once I was a cleric] HP 69 (11d8). Move 35. Darkvision 60. AC 17 Athletics +5, Insight +6, Persuasion +8, Religion +2. Spark: a Sprite familiar (my reaction to halve damage); DC 16 Heart Sight; typically invisible.; typically +9 THP After...

I'm excited by the buffed illusionist builds possible: straight illusionist, Arcane trickster, and (esp.) trickery cleric all are on my horizon.

This is a great post, and I like the openness to different ideas. While I agree with the premise (DEX is over-used and too important), I am not sure initiative is the place most in need of correction. Given that DEX is combining agility, coordination, reflexes, and balance already, this seems...