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That's the reason I made this thread, actually. I wasn't satisfied with the answers given there.

Oh, I've never really interpreted force damage as literal physical force, for reasons others touched on. I just see force as pure magic, that can either be shaped into a solid object (as with Bigby's hand) or focused into destructive energy (as with disintegrate). Force damage is the most...

Eldritch blast can only target creatures, which can seem a little weird since the description makes it sound like a destructive beam of magical force that damages whatever it hits. I don't foresee any significant game balance problems with allowing the spell to work on inanimate objects, but if...

Reading up on it, the liuxing chui (wait, this is also called a meteor hammer?! That's the coolest weapon name ever!) seems like it could best be represented by a whip if you change the damage to bludgeoning. That will simulate its long reach, and the fact that its greatest threat is its speed...

The dodging bonus idea is actually covered pretty well by the barbarian's Danger Sense ability. At level 2 you have advantage on any Dex save against something you can see as long as you're not deafened. In other words, you have heightened senses that help you react to danger more quickly...

That sounds like a very unpleasant ability for a female adventurer to end up with. "You gain the reproductive prowess of a rabbit. You give birth to 8 (3d4) healthy infants after being pregnant for 30 (1d4 + 27) days."

Totem Spirit: -Do the elk thing that adds 15 ft to your movement. It's already legal, so you don't have to worry about balance, and in addition to giving you a more cunicular move rate, it will also help your jumping ability. See, jump distance is based on STR, and as a barbarian that'll...

stupid HTML tags Since it's a mummy dragon, maybe a thunderous duststorm would be more thematic? Ever play Space Team? The gist of the game is, each player's mobile device has a unique set of control panels with bizarre labels, and at random intervals, a player will receive an instruction like...

Don't forget about winged kobolds! They can hide in rafters and fly over barriers the players have to walk around. Use them to manually set off more complicated traps and relay information and supplies between kobold squads. Also: know what else is a deceptively small, cave-dwelling monster...

Well there's rules for learning a new language during downtime, too.

It's basically the generic version of those fancy smite spells paladins have. As long as it's replaced with an ability no stronger than a 1st-level spell that costs as much as a spell slot to use (or just costs a spell slot period), it should be fine.

It's about striking a tricky balance between not caring what someone is, and not ignoring what someone is. GameOgre, most of what you said sounded fine to me, it was just that "I don't want to know" line that tripped up some people's sensors. That's the sort of sentiment that tends to be...

I really can't help but see the "X3" as a sort of squinting cat emoticon.

I've been doing a lot of research into alchemy for this big alchemy crafting system I'm working on. From what I've learned, you'd be able to make most mundane items that require separating one substance from another (calcination, distillation) or fermenting it. So alchohol, vinegar, fresh water...

Thank you, it's great to know so many people are interested in this thing I started. Unfortunately I still haven't managed to get any playtesting data. Getting playtesters is harder than I thought it would be! Last game I DMed, I finally found someone who wanted to try out my alchemy system, but...

Nah dude, it's fine, not even the most powerful fire spell in existence can set fire to anything if you're wearing or carrying it! :P

I created this monster primarily out of a desire for Undying Light warlocks to have an appropriate familiar, something like a will-o'-wisp but less powerful. With the myriad legends surrounding ghost lights, I felt there was room for another interpretation. This one gives them qualities that...

My book fell apart pretty early on. I sent it back and was given a new one along with a discount for DriveThruRPG, which I used to buy this really interesting (if incompatable with every edition of D&D I own) 2e Ravenloft supplement called Carnival, about a traveling freak show that counts as...