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Likely 30 FTE and 170+ contractors - and perhaps that might have been 40 jobs with people cycling through.

I suddenly had this mental picture come together where you include these three together in one fight and model them after the Three Stooges...

In games where I DM I tell the players that the written uses are just examples - and that they can do anything that feels similarly powerful and thematic. Essentially, these and Prestidigitation all end up being essentially the same - but with different thematic flair.

That is essentially what the system I describe above does, and why we liked it when we used it. The players had the rules for modifiers to help them figure out a good plan for how to distract/evade in order to minimize the chances of being discovered and the DM (me) required them to roll if...

Elementalism - Beckon Air is essentially a clumsy mage hand. Beckon earth is a way to write a message at a distance. Beckon Fire can be used to light up oil or other flamables (but so can 8 other cantrips). Beckon water can keep you alive when you need water. Sculpt Element can be used as a...

Here are my versions of these three in case they inspire you. For Demi-Gods / Avatars in my setting, they are at least CR 20 - A bit tougher than a 20th level PC and generally more than a match one on one with any single PC. I tend to not limit them to be just a giant with spells. I want...

I'm a firm believer in telling the story that makes sense. The Three Great Cities: I have four great cities that serve as the largest marketplaces in the universe. Sigil, the City of Doors (which for me is in the Astral Plane), The City of Iron in Dis (Hell), The City of Gold (Heavens), and...

The answer would depend on additional factors. Are we prepping for one more combat before a rest? Or do we think there may be many more? Or none and I'm just preparing spells that would help with social or exploration activities? What spells do I have prepared? In truth, I think my approach...

Nothing would happen - and I don't mean that dismissively, I mean that as the plan going forward. Nothing would really change. For example, I'd continue to play D&D based upon the latest edition I liked with the adjustments my group wanted. I've always felt it was likely I'd be locked away...

I agree that it can be complex and address why that it not so bad: 1.) It escalates stealth to being a significant part of the game that deserves the attention (worthy of the complexity), and 2.) (Simultaneously and contradictorily) You can ignore most of the complexity most of the time and...

The key problem here is a three tier system: Advantage/Normal/Disadvantage. Trying to break complex storytelling worlds down into three tiers of benefit/detriment with uniform rules is impossible unless you write a billion and one exceptions. To that end, I favor having the DM override and...

There was a fair amount of Stealth discussion in the Sage Advice column with people commenting on alternate approaches. I thought I'd post (another) new thread for people to post the alternative game system or homebrew approaches they like. For myself, I think I may revert back to something...

We should probably move the stealth discussion to an entire separate thread before it consumes this one...

Right - that was my first sentence ... that the DM plays a heavy role in the efficacy of the EK. EK can be S in some campaigns if the DM handles spells in ways that benefit the EK. It also why my final sentence said, "... in the games in which I play ..."

Something worth considering for EK - your DM plays a heavy role in determining how good this class can be by determining how many and what type of homebrew spells are available, and how much the DM wants to include spells that are designed for a gish in the game. Also, you should be...

Some of what here is clarifying a corner case or confirming that the RAW is RAI. That doesn't need to be in the errata. However, some of this is stuff that should have been clearer in the rules and has fairly broad application, or what is stated here is contradictory to a reasonable reading...

On another note: You could ask AI to write an adventure for you. You could pull the information above together with a little more information into a thorough prompt and see what it creates - and then tweak it until you like it.

I took a quick look at the book I referenced and it seems like the statement you made about the last appearance being in 1360 comes from that book. That is right after the "Grey Box", the first product in the Forgotten Realms line was produced. As far as I know, there is no official storyline...

Right - and I posted how that breakdown doesn't align to your premise and your statements for why you made the system. Specifically, the PCs in your simulations were taking down a Colossus in less than 2 rounds EVERY time you ran it. This is what inspired you to make the system - the PCs were...

Again, the math does not add up. There are inconsistencies that do not align. You're noting one element that can align when one set of the facts are considered, but it does not align with significant elements of the information provided. While dealing 40 damage per turn could result in a...