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Just throwing in two coppers: Multi-classing solves a lot of class shortcomings. Fighter/Monk with the right feats makes a better monk than Monk. Cleric/Invoker using Warpriest feats makes for a sassy blaster that can also take and dish some hits. Hexblade/Sorcerer is the Arcane version of...

I'd teach her to be a Bard and spread joy instead of typical misery and angst. Otherwise, Divination. Conjuration makes her lazy, Abjuration could make her an unnecessary risk-taker, Enchantments is too easy to make people do what she wants, Illusion makes her deceitful, Necromancy isn't evil...

We may have to change the name of OD&D to Graybeards & Grognards.

I'm finding an interesting corollary between various types of questions and styles of answers between we here at EnWorld and the folks over at Giant In The Playground's forums. It seems like a lot of novices find their way there and questions tend to weigh heavily on character creation/"builds"...

Also see: Jack, from Mass Effect 2. Belanna Torres, from ST: Voyager, who is half-Klingon. Wonder Woman. She's strong and takes no guff. Captain America... but for the Orc way of life. As a Half-Orc and a follower of Gruumsh, you're straight up BETTER qualified to handle any situation...

For players who have no specific tastes, make a branching path where their choices are limited, but still allowable. If you've ever enjoyed a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book, you'll see the same concepts. Rather than asking the players "What do you do?" and hope they do something, give them...

Jock Guy: Fighter Rebel Guy: Bard Smart Guy: Wizard Heart Guy: Druid Protector Guy: Paladin ... is how it went in our last game. ^_^ It's my ongoing assertion that a party with Paladin-Bard-Druid is a dream team.

I'd like to see a Bard as maybe a half-caster with better/wider spell selection. Like the 1e fella, maybe allow the Bard to choose from the Druid (or go 2e and choose from the Wizard!) spell list.

This effect works much like the Bard's Bardic Inspiration and Cutting Words - both of which are unable to target the Bard in question.

Question: Did @diaglo already pop in here and say "3d6 in order"? Did he also add "Str Int Wis Dex Con Cha"? If not, I do so on his behalf. Seriously, though. If the game is balanced for lower stats, then why not try some lower stats? WotC teased the "meat grinder" rules for their upcoming...

Rules as Fun > Rules as Intended > Rules as Written. Hells yeah, Dart-card it up at my table.

* one-die resolution of everything. * AC goes up. * everyone gets something useful every level. * 2nd-level clerical healing * non-Vancian spell-casting * Warlocks and Sorcerers and Monks. * simplified saving throws * no alignment restrictions I'm sure there's more. :3

If no magic can be used, this suggests that the people in control cannot use magic either. This, in turn, suggests that brute force/monsters will be how the Evil force stays in control. If they CAN use magic despite the anti-magic barrier, then this ability must relate directly to their...

The description of the Ghost's possession power has the answers, I think. The solution comes in the form of the host becoming incapacitated as a result of the possession. If the possessed creature is maintaining a polymorph spell, their concentration is broken and the subject reverts to its...

We modeled a 'buddy cop' team in the style of Acq. Inc and called them the APA: the Arcane Protection Agency. We're also wrestling nerds. :3

If this is planned from the start, people generally don't have an issue with it. When it's done after the fact, players can feel like their niche/role in the party isn't as important, especially if the other player does it 'better'. In my case, our group only has three players. For some...

Back in 2e, Clerics were permitted a 'change of heart' exactly once with no adverse, long-term penalties. If you'd like to add some flavor (and it's in the player's interest), require of him an Atonement spell from a high-ranking cleric of his new Deity. Maybe he has to donate to the church...

Our good friends from Pathfinder also did a Drow/Endless Night/apocalypse-style adventure path called 'Second Darkness'.

The box contains a Slice of Heaven. ... a perfectly preserved Sun-themed sweet delight - some kind of pie or fruit with magic baked right in the filling. The box is actually an Ice Box which keeps the pie fresh and can be used indefinitely. ... or maybe a whole pie carved in the shape of a...

I'm not a youngster, and imma tell you, 2e is nostalgic but compared to 5e is it a monster. :) 5e is easily the most streamlined and easiest to pick up of all the D&D iterations. There is always a learning curve, but it's not that steep. For example, practically all of your die rolls to 'do a...