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Perhaps you could harken back to AD&D where one needed to spend spell slots to get cantrips, and give the wizard a bonus 1st level spell slot or two to compensate. Have the wizard use a 1st level spell slot to get the ability to cast their known cantrips, until they have cast X (4 would be the...

What about spellcasters? Do you differentiate between them casting an attack spell, or a ranged spell, or other types of spells? How has this worked out in play?

A statue bust of a figure missing its nose. Bust of Clairolfactory. This bust of an unknown man has a large area of rough broken stone right in the middle of his face where his nose should be, indicating that it is missing quite the honker. If one stands before the bust and asks, "But how...

This is what I favor because it makes "engaged" into a thing with meaning. You know, I really really like this idea, BUT that is because I don't like that strength and dex are mutually exclusive rather than complimentary, which is a whole other issue for me. As much as I like this idea, it...

In addition to these, the advantage I found ranged combatants to have in play over melee was the ability to choose their target for maximum effect. They can easily switch targets to any opponent on the battlefield, dropping a wounded guy way over there then switching to trying to disrupt...

Also, instead of using cover rules for melee, use a general minus* 2 penalty when firing into melee, even when your ally is not directly between you and your target, because of all the darting, ducking, weaving, and the flailing limbs. *can't make a minus sign because the cat tore some of the...

I would like being engaged to actually do something tactical. Perhaps the area within reach of a melee weapon should be difficult terrain. Instituting a general cleave rule for melee might also help.

When the lid is lifted and the command word spoken, all insects within a 5' reach are sucked into the box. As it fills, the box becomes mottled with dark spots trapped in the amber. Once it is completely black, when the command word is spoken all the insects it has previously captured are...

This looks cool and I wanted to give it a shot, but when I try to go to My Tables I get this: Fatal error: Cannot use object of type mysqli_result as array in /var/www/virtual/enworld/forum/dnd_my_tables.php on line 59 Is this a known issue? Something new?

My campaign has something like that, by player request. They had started in another person's campaign. So many different tribes didn't really fit in mine, so I simply ruled that the environment of the egg determines what color kobold hatches. So the kobolds in my arctic campaign are mostly white...

Sounds like the adventurers got misleading information from the town, and then afterwards got handed a janitor's mop and all the blame which the town and witch share in. This can be frustrating for players, and maybe lead to them digging in their heels to make at least something they decided on...

I'd like to see a human variant that doesn't rely on feats.

I was thinking of "instead of" rather then "in addition to" damage, but yeah, that sounds more interesting for the players, whether it is them or the monster getting an effect from rolling a 20.

Critical hits. I played 1e and 2e without them except for briefly when critical hits and misses were tried and no one liked them so it was quickly dropped. I played mostly 2e through the 3e and 4e days, though I played some 3e too but only have vague memories of confirmation rolls. Now I wonder...

You are taking your movement to move in the river as the river is moving. You are taking your movement to move on the train as the train is moving. Right. As long as they are taking their movement while on the moving vehicle, it makes sense. So as long as the owl stays on the running wizard...

My advice would be to clear this bit up with the table first. Everyone should know that PvP is on the table. Once everyone agrees that they want a PvP game, knock yourselves out.

The Inn's door flies open with a crash, and a wizard wearing a turban bursts in. He looks around wildly. "Trolls! Trolls in the dungeons!" He faints.

The inn is crowded with people wearing black sashes, who are holding a wake for a beloved town leader, telling tales about her life. Every so often one of them will leap to their feet, thrust their drink into the air and yell her name, followed by the rest of them doing the same, and then all...

I would have loved for fighting styles to be something fighters could learn many of, and switch between, rather than have to go to feats. I think Kryx though has a good point about letting them be always on, it would encourage choosing fighting styles that stack well and you might not see much...

And yet, the OP had to post here to ask, after letting it slide when it happened. This also assumes that the players intent was to be evil. I read it like the OP is bothered by what happened, and the player was bothered by being attacked with a lethal weapon during a bar brawl, and decided to...