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Just want to point out that around 11 (give or take) is the point where D&D characters start resurrecting the dead, keep fighting even when you should have been dead, calling the gods to intervene personally into events, turning into elementals, becoming immune to all diseases and...

Lesser characters don't have ability scores above 9 to 11, levels in character classes, or proficiency - let alone expertise- in the Stealth skill. The Rogue you mentioned is capable of this feat: hiding guards with much lower stats who have no reason to be actively searching for them without...

It depends on who attacks first. Bugs can only really win if somebody is being a jerk. Then he can turn around and use their jerkiness against them. Likewise, the bunny doesn't seem to be particularly threatening when it's just sitting in it's lair and people aren't attacking it. It...

Just not seeing how it's reasonable to expect someone to fail at something they're incredibly good at (by definition) 5% of the time, but a spell- with all its complicated verbal, somatic, and sometimes finicky material components- just goes off without a hitch every single time it's attempted...

Aside from being a blunder I'd also be inclined to think the Imp is acting as a go between/handler. Sure, he's the one the player interacts with, but the knowledge/power/resources the Imp is providing aren't wholey it's own. But again, it's not unheard of in tales for people who bargain with...

Were you under the impression that spellcasters, particularly wizards, were underpowered?

To be fair, even if his game design was the best in the world, the nature of the industry alone would likely prevent him from having a game company- let alone a well known/succesful one. But yeah, I agree that his criticism is off.

They cut down on spell lists printed in the stat block to save space but there's really no reason you can't have a particular near epic level planar power be able to cast a certain spell/ritual if they need to. The stat block doesn't tell all. That's why stats for full on deities like Tiamat...

You could have made a simple superiority dice mechanic. Just limit the use of Superiority die to Athletics checks, attack rolls, and damage rolls.

He does want the damage. He's essentially trying to make 4e Avenger style character only more on the Rogue side than Paladin. Lots of skulking, jumpibg from shadows, and backstabbing for their god. A Bard would generally trade out the Rogur parts for more spellcasting- which would really be...

Considering how "easy" a lot of people seem to find monsters and obstacles in 5e to overcome, you'd think more could get away with not maximizing every single combat advantage they could get and try making a character that's capable in other fields or aspects of the story.

You could use the old 3e style of Evasion where a successful save gives no damage but a failed save still makes them take damage. IMPROVED evasion gave half damage on a failed save and none on a successful one. 5e turned Imrpoved Evasion into regular Evasion. So you can have a lesser...

D&D's analogue for Ixalan would be Maztica, not Chult.

That'd be a fun background.

In addition to bonuses to Athletics/Acrobatics checks and abilities similar to the Athlete feat, I'd give something like the ability to tumble as a use of Cunning action, the ability to move through other creatures' spaces, slow fall, Improved Evasion maybe even use Jump/Spider Climb X/short...

I think so. Personally, I consider any dramatic scene that involves characters have to use spell slots, recharge abilities, make lots of specialized checks, etc to deal with an issue, it should count as an encounter. It may not be a fight to the death that lowers their HP, but it is a drain on...

Your random Joe doesn't have proficiency in any weapons.

Throwing club Simple ranged 5 sp 1d4 bludgeoning 30/160 Thrown, special A proficient user who misses their attack with this weapon and didn't roll a 1 has it return at the ems of their turn. If they can't or won't catch it, it lands at their feet. I use this for boomerangs, rungu, and...

I'm probably most annoyed by players who don't get the fantastical aspects of fantasy and attempt to constantly insert their understanding of real world history/economics/science into it. Especially when they think that in doing so, they're bringing up some kind of oversight in the world's...

As far as I'm concerned, pretty much all primary spellcasting classes are just variations of one another. Some cast spells via mystical knowledge, some are granted powers by powerful entities, and some have it in their very blood. Beyond that, the spells you cast are really determined more by...