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The better exploit is... 11 Champion / 9 Totem Barb. Take the Dual wielding feat, with Great Weapon Fighting and Two Weapon Fighting(level 10 Fighter). You can cycle between 3 Battleaxes/Longswords ot just 2 depending on your DM ruling. You(can(draw(or(stow(two(oneBhanded(...

" I'm not necessarily worried about how to defeat the tactic. I'm not decrying the ability as overpowered or broken. I'm just trying to get it to make sense in my head. As others pointed out, if the fighter buddy is actually in melee with the target, you have advantage anyway, hidden or not. "...

If you are referring to the starter set, I'm in a group that is half way through it. Yes if you prepare extensively, and plan accordingly and outwit the tough encounters you can slide by. We did for awhile without a healer. I feel the starter set isn't particularly challenging, I didn't look...

You must not make things challenging enough that heals are required if you feel your players can go start to end without any healing.

On that note, I do want to mention that I do love that with bonus actions, you can still use a cantrip with them. So it does make the weaker healing word an option, especially if you are willing to spend your spell slots.

Exactly this, They want to encourage classes getting higher level spells unlocked, thus balancing out multi-classing. Multi-classing will allow for strong combinations for low level spells, but the best will be saved for the 17+ pure classes. As such I am extremely thrilled that they took...

I think they are doing what they hoped I would do. Is going away from a healer being required. It still helps to have some healing over no healing. Sure you might think if the cleric can't keep someone up against tough creatures. I believe this is intended. As a DM who has run 2 campaigns...

Good thing about it being only low levels, a cleric with 18 dexterity is going to regret it later. Rolling that 16 which allowed him to get that 18 to DEX, is really what made it a much better option. Rolling well will always open up a lot more options early and it kind of give you that false...

I'm running Basic > Alpha PB > D&D Next rules just fine. SO if it is in basic, we follow that, next if it is in Alpha we use that then if it is in not in either and it still might make it from Next then we use that (very little).

You gain a +1 bonus to AC while youare wielding a different melee weapon in each hand. • You can use two weapon fighting even when the one handed melee weapons you are wielding aren’t light. • You can draw or stow two one handed weapons when you would normally be able to draw or stow only one.

Well, I think that's the issue they are trying to address with Basic. New players should 100% start out with a basic, and even then probably a pregen. Once they learn how to play, maybe make a custom basic. Then by their third character once they get a feel for it then perhaps add the PHB AND...

Well, I feel that depends on the party makeup, if a Paladin is in the front alone, certainly they will, if they are someone who is going to be part of a 3 member front line, perhaps not. Losing the CON STs Proficiency though hurts them a lot.

Yeah, the Mage Slayer Feat in the PHB will definitely hurt casters in melee. However the War Caster Feat should really allow those who want that advantage on not losing concentration that option. War Caster will probably be part of almost all Melee Cleric, Paladin, and Druid builds.

Barbarian's Brutal Critical, Half-Orcs Savage Attacker, and Savage Attack Feat will make axes a more optimal choice (PHB).

I use roll20.net. It works really really well. I've been running/DMing 2 campaigns for the playtest on there since last September/October. A headset is really recommended, my nephew uses a laptop, and it sounds like he speaking from a bathtub.

Making a character OP isn't my goal. There are many ways to still make it challenging. What I want is someone to be able to be more of a jack of all trades Ranger, versus a bow specialized ranger, etc. Another example is a fire evocation mage.

Level 3 simply does not solve the problem Level 3 simply does not solve the problem, nor does "RPing your way to be different". At the end of the day, if you make an attack roll, your roll will be the same as the guy next to you. -What you've been training with a bow your entire life...

Flat math? Not sure what you are talking about, but attack bonus from players and monsters scales early and plateaus off. (players still get proficiency over time, but outside of that). SO it isn't flat at all. If you have +5 to STR, DEX, or your Spell stat, it is huge over having a +3...

That's pretty much what I did. However since I used 30 point buy, I did also allow ability score improvement so players can start with an 18 if they want.(non half orc - strength). I'd still rather it be something more unique than a feat, so it isn't instead of "well this allows me to grab...

I just feel at low level, every class is nearly identical in combat. All the non casters all get 1 attack with a specific weapon, and they all are about equal at doing it. I just don't feel this should be the case. If someone trained with their whole life with a bow, I don't want it to just...