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Hi all, I'm enthusiastic about the ranking threads that have been started in this forum of late. However, I am currently playing in a featless and multiclassless game, which makes several of the builds under discussion, i.e. the -5/+10 jam, considerably less relevant. For those of you playing...

Be chill, friend! There's a lot of rating left to go before it's time for us to critique.

Good on ya! Let me also ask, though, if you have the time (or if other posters do), would you consider indicating the degree of difference between your tiers? How much damage, social, or exploration ability does a class need to transition from one tier to another? Maybe a low-med-high...

I would like to express my approval of the thread necro. Also, the quoted subclass is pretty cool, though I don't like that it gets two features at 6th level. And, in any case, Conan would be better represented by a jack of all trades feature than the "barbaric prowess" feature. Really, it...

I commented on FrogReaver's proposed changes in an earlier post (summary; the balance is probably fine but I suspect the changes would not be much fun), but have had some further thoughts while continuing to read the thread. The design principle underlying cantrip scaling is that 5e aims for...

Version 1.3 looks great, the parchment background really brings it together. I like the equipment prices and optional vitality rules. I have a couple suggestions: 1.) the black and white pictures don't gel as well with the new background, you might try different ones. 2.) I think you could...

Dancing Sword 17 Defender 18-2=16 Dragon Slayer 21 Flame Tongue 20 Frost Brand 21 Holy Avenger 15 Luck Blade 21 Nine Lives Stealer 18 Sun Blade 22 Sword of Answering 18 Sword of Sharpness 20+1=21 Sword of Life Stealing 20 Sword + Something 15...

I suggest watching Pan's Labyrinth for inspiration. All the supernatural weirdness in it is fey--fauns, faeries, giant animals--but it comes off as ominous and creepy. Part of that creepiness is that the fey are a constant physical threat to the protagonist. So I suggest, whatever else you...

Potion of Invisibility 6+1=7 Potion of Vitality 5-2=3

I'm a big fan of Darksun, but never had a chance to play it. I'd be commenting a bunch more in this thread except that toucanbuzz and other commentators are clearly much more familiar with the setting than I am. So... all I've got to say is: keep up the awesome work!

Potion of Giant Strength 17 Potion of Fire Breath 15 Potion of Gaseous Form 16 Potion of Invisibility 15+1=16 Potion of Vitality 15-2=13

Sorry, I was unclear there. I meant in IRL terms. I should not have used those examples, as it confuses the argument I wanted to make. An IRL combatant would never want to be stuck with a club, maul, or whip when fighting someone with a sword or spear; they are inferior weapons. You are...

Before you add any new weapons, give some consideration to the conceptual and mechanical redundancy already in the weapon chart. The problem with spears and tridents being mechanically identical isn't a problem of lack of differentiation... it's that spears and tridents are very very similar...

Potion of Giant Strength 22 Potion of Fire Breath 16 Potion of Gaseous Form 16 Potion of Heroism 3-2=1 Potion of Invisibility 18+1=19 Potion of Vitality 19

Problems: As others have mentioned, your proposed changes would create problems with 1/2 and 1/3 casters. I'm sure you could iron out every caster's progression, but it would require some fiddling and make spell progression more complex. I also forsee this making casters less fun. Admittedly, a...

Potion of Giant Strength 22 Potion of Fire Breath 20 Potion of Gaseous Form 14 Potion of Heroism 13-2=11 Potion of Invisibility 22+1=23 Potion of Vitality 21

Oil Of Sharpness 16 Oil of Slipperiness 12 Potion of Climbing 8 Potion of Giant Strength 27 Potion of Fire Breath 25 Potion of Gaseous Form 21 Potion of Growth 21 Potion of Healing 22-2=20 Potion of Heroism 28 Potion of Invisibility 19+1=20 Potion of Invulnerability 25 Potion of Resistance 18...

The sky is the baseline. Anytime a game has an option that is stronger than the others on a significant metric, players will judge the other options in relation to it. That's why everybody on this board knows what GWM and SS are abbreviations of. I don't say that as a value judgment, that's...

Feather Falling 9 Free Action 4-2=2 Invisibility 8+1=9 Shooting Stars 11 Spell Storing 6 Spell Turning 9

Have you talked to them about it? Before implementing any of the restrictions or DM-side strategies some other posters have suggested, you ought to let your less capable players know that you find it frustrating to be memorizing their stuff as well as running the game. Your players are clearly...