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I agree. Based on my own response and that of others, if that was his intent, a number of us missed it.

Okay, let me see if I understand. You posted at the very beginning of this thread "So, it's a general consensus that bless is very powerful. I challenge that consensus." But you only posted part of your analysis? If you haven't done the analysis, then your statement above is premature. If you...

And you lose me at this step. I've never seen a party where damage output is consistent across all the characters, and clerics usually lag considerably behind the pure fighters. For example, the 5th level cleric that casts bless on the 5th level barbarian (2 attacks per round) and the 5th level...

Some useful information here. Since the analysis does not include any info on spells, I'm not inclined to give much weight to its conclusions about the frequency of specific saves. For example, my group recently finished Princes of the Apocalypse and I can say with some authority that Dex saves...

Since I started in the hobby (1976) my groups have always used "troupe play", meaning each player can have as many characters as they want, but only plays one at any given time. If players want to swap out characters between sessions, I'll find a way to make that happen. If a PC dies, the player...

Both ideas have merit. I was also considering simply allowing a barbarian to ignore any exhaustion effects while raging, but not otherwise.

One possibility: These are really big, hulking kobolds, so they are slower than the more typical, nimble ones. That seems to fit with their massively increased hit points. Also, looking at their armament and pack tactics, I suspect they are supposed to fight like hoplite infantry, in ranks with...

Nope, not just you. I've attached a short file I used to organize some brief info on the NPCs, as well as a couple files I used to prep for Cragmaw Castle and Wave Echo Cave. Note: I replaced Grol with an NPC found at EnWorld named Vicious Toby. VT is a half-troll goblin (I wanted something the...

Typically all immunities are listed in the stat block, and a shield guardian is only immune to poison damage. In addition, the shield guardian has the following: Construct Nature. A shield guardian doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep. So no immunity to necrotic damage.

Yeah, this has come up a number of times in my games. I've house-ruled that rage doesn't end if there's sufficient cause. The barbarian is restrained by a creature, but not damaged? He keeps raging at least until he breaks free. The bad guy ran through a door and barred it behind him? The...

I ran Lost Mine of Phandelver and loved it. My group used that adventure to learn the rules and it held up well. I ran Princes of the Apocalypse and would rate it as average. Lots of problems in the organization of the module. It works best as an add-on to a campaign, where the characters are...

Ah, something I didn't mention - the berserker is playing in a campaign without feats. Of course, that just highlights all the assumptions folks make when they say something is overpowered or nerfed. My personal experience is that once we take away the assumptions, pretty much everything in 5E...

I've seen both types of barbarians in play and both are fine. As has been mentioned above, frenzy generally only gets used once per day, usually a boss fight. In such situations, being able to deal out an extra attack really does make a difference. I've seen a berserker cut down swathes of...

Correct. Action Surge would also allow a character to cast two non-cantrip spells, so long as neither requires a bonus action. The limit concerning spellcasting only applies if you cast a spell with a casting time of "bonus action". Action Surge Starting at 2nd level, you can push yourself...

I found myself in a similar situation in our OotA campaign. The party consisted of a paladin who hates to get into melee, a ranger who was designed as an archer, two warlocks and my sorcerer. Three guesses who ended up in melee more often than not? Yeah, the sorcerer. Via a house-ruled sorcerer...

Yeah, I've looked at running these for my current group, but I keep running into similar issues to those you've raised. Nostalgia tells me otherwise, but most of the old modules just aren't very good when judged by current standards.

Yep, that will be a problem with encounters that are roughly the level of the party. A single 3rd level spell, whether fireball or conjure animals, will typically make the encounter a walkover. That shouldn't be as much of a problem if the party faces several such encounters in a day, or a...

This is a huge limitation, as so many good druid spells are concentration. I often cast pass without trace while the party is exploring, but once combat starts, what then? Entangle, spike growth, heat metal, conjure animals - all are concentration, meaning I'll lose the pass without trace spell...

Your numbers are helpful - I hadn't realized how much the bounce chance increased with additional d8's. However, as Hemlock points out, that just means chaos bolt is not a horrible choice for upcasting. It's still not clearly superior to other options, and certainly not unbalanced.

Yep, I like your version better. Chaos bolt starts out with lower damage than comparable spells, e.g., chromatic orb. And since one has to cast it in a higher-level slot to increase the chances of getting a specific damage type and jumping to another creature, your change is not unbalanced. If...