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Given the typically limited number of slots available to Warlocks, I don't imagine it would be terribly unbalancing at all. Alternately, I'd like to see invocations that grant spells known packages, that are thematically linked: for example Seeker of the Damned might give Detect Thoughts, Locate...

I don't have a problem with them because they're fun. I don't necessarily run every fight to try and break the PCs, I run combat encounters to let them show off their mad skills. Attrition is a much bigger issue in 5e than in previous editions, a series of small encounters where the PCs use...

Awesome! My group absolutely lost their marbles over the events in Darkness Revealed. It was insanely good and we love Aeon. We can't way to play the new one (and Scion).

Yeah, when the new Aeon finally gets here it would be perfect.

Yeah, to be honest I think it's simpler to 're-skin that it is to adapt a generic system. I've tried several, Hero System etc and I find them clumsy.

I don't think it'd take too much work. I've decided on 8th level PCs. I've already made the human infiltrator in my head. It's just a Human Assassin Rogue 5/Dragon Sorcerer 3 with the abilities renamed. Quickened invisibility and true strike, whilst shatter becomes a concussion grenade...

One thing I love about 5th edition is the ease of customisation and reflavouring. I recently ran a one-off dark-sun game where I reflavoured a wood-elf monk as a thri-kreen hunter. It was a perfect synthesis, where I only had to rename abilites to perfectly capture the feel of a thri-kreen from...

You're only going to need the most basic plot. Maybe even the classic "You're all sitting in a tavern when the door bursts open and man stumbles through. He only manavesnto say the words "Orcs... Old Mill" before he collapses from the arrows in his back." No secrets. No discoveries. Just a...

You could also increase the threat-level whilst simultaneous making your PCs, tougher with environmental factors. Think of a fight with a mad alchemists throwing exploding flasks, but the room is also stocked with healing potions that can be found and consumed. Deal low level AoE damage to...

I like the idea splitting the feat benefit over different weapons. Just check how lenient your DM is on the drop and draw in a single turn thing.

Most classes would be fine with reduced cantrips. It would play a little like 3e where low level wizards use crossbows. You might consider giving full-caster classes a single ASL for STR or DEX, letting clerics wade into combat a little more and rely less on sacred flame, and wizards could use...

I always consider them to be representative of the 4 non-neutral corners of the alignment chart I.e. LG NG CG LN N CN LE NE CE With Devotion as LG, Ancients as CG, Vengeance as LE and Oathbreaker as CE.

If you're looking at 20th level characters it's also a little pointless going warlock anyway. A straight abjurer get's 2 x 1st level at-will spells and 1x2nd at 18th level anyway, obviating the need for warlock altogether. Admittedly, it's a lot later than the multi-class build but since you...

I wouldn't do anything besides tell my PC to "roleplay it out". Depending on the way they went with it, I might start having thing happen that lined up with the story they wanted to tell, if any.

Under death saving throws it specifically states that no modifiers are used EXCEPT for bonuses from spells etc. So yes, it does apply. EDIT: beat me to it.

If a long rest is 8 hours, that leaves 16 hours for short rests, so a maximum of 16 short rests between long rests. On a slightly more serious note, how about letting the PCs have a short rest any occassion they actually have the time to rest instead of arbitrarily limiting it? If you want to...

I only ever increase HPs. It sounds mean, but I like to make my players work for it. I generally don't do it for nooks, but bosses and sub-bosses become epic.

Brutal Critical isn't nearly as defining a feature for barbarians as Improved/Superior Critical are for Champions though.

I agree, and I'd almost be tempted to argue that attacks against you had advantage if your mount was throwing you around in the saddle by bouncing all over the place.

Yes, that's correct. In fact that's the whole intent of Patient Defence, to be able to dodge and attack in the same. Can also be used with Action Surge. I'm not certain about the specific case of a mounted combatant however. It's been a while since I looked at the mounted combat rules.