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Hundreds of years ago. :cool:

That would certainly be nice! But it wouldn't be an update to the PHB. It would count as your +1 in AL, not be allowed by splat adverse DMs, and not tweaking the PHB will continue to make new players have the same concerns.

This. I understand they are extremely reluctant to update the PHB classes, but it's absolutely time to tweak a few. Sorcerer, Ranger, Pact of the Blade, etc. I never really had a problem with warlock spell slots being used for smites. It creates a few moments of awesomeness for the player...

No fight here. I can make a compelling narrative out of almost anything (probably because I DM most of the time). So what's left? Compelling mechanics! That's coincidentally a positive thing, since I'm a powergamer who love optimizing my characters for the sheer enjoyment of it. It's like...

Bear Totem Barbarian Bearfolk. Absolutely. OR Any other race cursed by a hag to become a bear. There are multiple myths of people turned into bears, so this has precedent.

I definitely agree that the DM should also be having fun. Of course, the reason why anyone is not having fun can have different impacts on everyone else. I've seen everything from "I don't know, it just feels off" to "it doesn't fit in my setting" to "she trivializes my encounters" to "he keeps...

Optimization is quite fun for many people. If my player is having fun, and not making things uncomfortable for anyone else, I'm going to let her do it. As a bonus prize, most optimization can make sense for the character.

Orcus can certainly be killed. The real question is how many adventurers, at what level, and what magic items would it take? Most parties could not pull it off.

Breaking news. Larian discovers players create very bland characters. Stay tuned for next update where we discover most players pick human fighter. 🤣

Historically, Larian does. In fact, they do both. Which hilariously rewards doing all the quests then killing everyone.

If you want to beef up her defenses slightly while staying "PCish", you could give her Gnome Cunning. Even putting aside her divinity, no part of her ancestry is human. :cool:

I'm actually surprised how well BG3 runs on a potato laptop. Not perfectly, but it's clear they made an effort to keep the game accessible to a wide variety of computers. As for the game, it actually looks really promising from what I've played. It's possible the game will have the same issues...

Definitely used it during the days of AD&D. Both murder and hobo would be pretty common things to attribute to adventurers, so it's probably independent discovery by many different people/groups.

Are there any short-rest abilities that do not refresh on a long-rest?

My favorite explanation for Barkskin was lazy fey spirits. They only work as hard as they need to reach 16AC, then slack off. I don't remember who first came up with the idea, but it's stuck with me ever since.

Of course. But it helps to have an IC rationalization for game balance mechanics.

It's practically a requirement for Soldiers, Nurses, Truckers, etc. Granted, it can take a while to acclimate to sleep/activity/sleep, and the long term health effects are not appealing. I fall into the same camp, though I do fuss about taking two long rests close together. Not to the point of...

I go the other way. Unarmed Strikes should be a finesse weapon. Magic/Holy Weapon on your fists is dripping with Rule of Cool. And a Monk/Rogue should be able to Judo Chop.

I'm just imagining this character stabbing people in the mouth to trigger all those Ingested poisons. Otherwise, those gold prices get pretty nuts. I would much rather build a trading empire or impressive fortress.

I assume the terrible stories of many gods are just "that one time they flipped out" and that most of the time they go about their business like normal. Apollo is a great example of a god that sometimes gets petty vengeance, but seems to be mellow most of the time. Of course, some gods are...