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The mission of the PHB was to deliver the classic D&D character archetypes. All the character options in 5e come from that mission. "I can look around at the same time as I do other stuff" is not important to any of those archetypes in the same way that "I can pick locks and steal stuff" is...

This statement in a vacuum sounds more like a killer DM problem than a character customization problem. What DM throws mummies against 1st-level characters? Also, what players don't heal their friend who got knocked down in the first round?

Doylist answer: If you're just using it as an excuse to give the players a magical item, make it obviously magical in a way that they can't miss it. If you want to reward attentiveness and critical thinking, give them some missable hints. If you want to reward obsessive thoroughness, give...

Did you ever play 4e? Because this reads like a post from the 4e forums. This was a common complaint in 4e, where feats were mandatory. (I'd mention 3e, but whenever I try to think about 3e character building, my brain shuts itself off as a failsafe mechanism.) The fact is, some choices are...

Maybe because they haven't yet found a project where that would be the best choice? Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. Doing something just because it hasn't been done yet it is not good design. My interpretation of lockpicking is that it's too slow to be a one-round...

This thread is from three years ago, it refers to playtest rules from before the 5e books were printed.

House rule: If anyone reads a spell aloud from a spellbook, the spell is released. The reader must make an Intelligence (Arcana) check (DC = 10 + the spell's level). On a success, the spell takes effect immediately. Whether the roll is a success or failure, the text disappears from the book, and...

And why is this a problem for you? Is it because it incentivizes using two-handed weapons?

Nice thread. I'm glad it got past those few pages of meta-complaining (which I hope I haven't just reignited). My personal list follows. (Unnecessary disclaimer: It's only my opinion, yada yada.) Just so I'm not merely complaining, I have included my solution for each problem in [square...

Nope. At some point during the playtest (IIRC, the entire playtest, up until very very close to release), the rule was that all spells require verbal, somatic, and material components unless otherwise stated. This was a great rule. Unfortunately, in the end, they decided the traditional "ball of...

Very very powerful. I had a Cleric with a cloak of displacement and plate armor. It was impossible to hit him. For the rest of the campaign, he never got hit. It was literally game-breaking. Do not add this item to your game.

The answer you're looking for: Use whatever the module says. If it doesn't say there's treasure, there's no treasure. The real answer: It's your game. If you feel there should be treasure, put some treasure there. Modules usually get a lot of things wrong; it's up to you to fix them. As a...

That sounds like a good idea. Well, maybe just an audio recording. Aww :( Not even one session on a weekend? The idea is it's an open table sandbox, so there's no commitment. West Marches style. On-demand gaming. Maybe I'll do something like a biweekly game every other Sunday, with player...

This is the 5e General forum. Threads like this belongs in the Optimization forum: http://www.enworld.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?363-Character-Builds-amp-Optimization

On Hallowed Ground (1996), page 13. "The main function of a priest is to proselytize, to draw others into the worship of the power. It doesn't matter if the flock comes in terror or adoration, as long as the people feed the god their beliefs. ...Those who don't (or can't) inspire sufficient...

I also think Charisma should be the Cleric stat, but for entirely different reasons. From a secular perspective, clerics have power because of their ability to manipulate the emotions of the masses. To read from the scriptures and spread the word. To perform ceremonies and rituals. To threaten...

Overall, it's just not a good adventure. There are some really cool things in it, but it's padded out with like 40 rooms in a row of "fight 10 duergar and some spiders" over and over again, and it has the most anticlimactic ending ever (spoiler: you fight an evil wizard in a room). There are...

...and? You're saying that's a bad thing?

Ohhhhhh. You should've mentioned that in the first post, because that completely changes the conversation. Yeah, 5e kinda sucks for Encounters (or is it vice versa?).

Seriously looking to get a game going. I'm talking simple video chat, by the way, not PBP or one of those apps. I'll DM if no one else wants to. (If you want to use one of those apps, you must DM, and it must be free for me to play.) Restrictions: Sessions must be between 7:30pm and 10:00pm...