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It's reasons like this that I generally just let the players describe what their weapons look like, within reason. If someone wants the stats of a rapier but visualizes it as a short sword, or a light pick, who really cares?

If it's any help, here's the list of custom 2e-style 4e-compatible wild talents I use in my 4e Dark Sun game. No, they're not balanced, nor are they supposed to be. :cool: 4e DS Wild Talents

Here's my take on weaker troll regeneration for a PC: Trolls gain a number of extra racial hit dice equal to their proficiency bonus (d10s). When injured, a troll can roll one or more of their racial hit dice and add their Constitution bonus once for each hit die rolled. They do not...

I might change the disadvantage for Slimy Doom from Con saves to Strength saves, so it's not doubly difficult to save out of; then it's not much different from Hold Monster. Having to get into melee with the target and then successfully hit it is a significant drawback, too.

1. What's to stop you from using the 1e, 2e, 3e, or 4e plane information wholesale in 5e? It's 90% fluff and little or no conversion is necessary. 2. They're working on that. 3. There's some suggestion they're working on that too.

I for one am perfectly OK with adding spells that are situationally useful and not must-haves. For me, about the time Complete Arcane came out is when the wheels fell off 3e.

You may very well be correct, but the numbers were drawn from the in-game statistics for weapons and armor in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas' game engine, so we can foist the blame on Bethesda for that. :)

For those who want a bit more simulation when it comes to firearms vs. armor, I used the following system for my 4e Fallout game and will probably do something similar if I run a 5e modern game: Each weapon has an Armor Penetration (AP) value (from 0 to 4) and each armor has an Armor Value (AV...

I had a more direct conversion of the 4e avenger, built as a rogue archetype. You're free to check it out if you like, but it's in pre-playtest alpha form currently. I may get a chance to playtest it this summer: Avenger conversion (google doc)

The real problem with flight is when the entire party has easy access to it. One PC with a fly speed is no big deal to me. Also, that is literally their only racial trait aside from a weak 1d4 claw attack, and they have 25' ground speed on top of that. Giving them further limitations would be...

Arrange for a TPK? of course not. Arrange for a complication or unforseen consequence from a failed (or successful) objective? Certainly.

True group nirvana occurs when the players know you sometimes fudge things and they trust that you do it to make the game even more interesting/exciting.

This is an idea that I've been mulling for a while, and a couple of quick searches here didn't turn up any matches. I really like the 5e bard, but I also wish there was a nonmagical option. To that end, I've put together this rough draft. It combines most aspects of the college of lore and...

I'm not too concerned at the release schedule at the moment. The DMG just came out, for cryin' out loud. Eventually I would like to see 1-2 expansion books per year, with things of interest for both DMs and players. Sort of like 4e's various Heroes of X books, although a central theme to each...

Indiana Stones?

We quickly stopped tracking xp with the introduction of 4e, since item crafting no longer required it. Haven't looked back and don't intend to. To me it's just useless drudgery and I haven't had a single player complain or even mention it.

In 4e I make custom items that are more useful/powerful than the default to distribute to the party. From the looks of things, in 5e I will likely be making custom items that are less useful/powerful than the default to distribute to the party. Most of the well-known items are very rare or...

I developed a faction of the church of Oghma for use in my Neverwinter campaign in 4e. Although the Sundering has changed things a bit, you may find it useful as either a protagonist or antagonist faction. It is composed mostly of avengers (divine assassins). The Curators: With the demise of...

At the risk of venturing into material more appropriate for the house rules forum, I did a little back-of-the-envelope math a few months ago and came up with this attempt to lessen the fightery aspect of the 5e battlemaster fighter and boost the warlordy aspect. It has undergone zero...