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I just switched a second table over from o5e to a5e. This time with pre-existing characters. We re-built those characters from scratch. Three of five of them had lower attribute bonuses. Which the players were kinda leery about. However, once we started rolling die, and the expertise die...

NPC. Gnome traits with Crystalline Psionics & Master of Creation. A cleric of Gond and master of the League of Wheelmen (that's the college that investigates ancient technology, since i am also using Monty Cook's 'Numenera' in the campaign). Master Chandu has already been described as having...

Ooooh. I just realised half-Talos are possible. Since there are several gifts that don't require Talos traits. :)

I read up on it recently for a campaign loosely based on the Swahili Coast and more northern Islamicate cities. Silk harvesting and weaving was mechanised in China about 1000 CE. They were limited to hand and water power so it wasn't as significant as cotton and steam power but there were...

Silk padded armour and armour padding was a thing. Silk was only really expensive in the Far West. If you had access to the South China Sea or Indian Ocean it was much less so. Nor am i aware of it being more exploitative than linen. Pre-industrial mass manufacturing of textiles was pretty...

This definitely. Also, archers want a maneuver where they can loose an arrow without breaking cover. I've got a party of mostly archers who frequently go against ranged opponents. What everyone tries to do is go prone or get full cover. Frequently holding their action until an enemy breaks...

Something that might fit into the CON/CHA save slot and the summoning role is the WoW warlock. A caster that summons a pet, and does much higher damage against a target that the pet has engaged in melee. Their action economy would look something like: bonus action - command pet to move and...

Bah! Silk is where it is at.

Thanks for that. I thought it was in the cultural weapons section. And just doubted my memory when i couldn't find it.

Entangle + Fireball. Restrained creatures have disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws.

Has anyone used one of these in a5e? I've got a player who just discovered them and she really wants to use one. I vaguely recall some from 1e but i'll be buggered if i know where. The obvious mechanic is to bump javelins from 1d6 to 1d8 and double the range. But that seams a little...

Thanks for that. I had forgotten about that element. I foresee bush fires in the next few weeks at the table (before summer starts and we get them IRL).

It looks really good. All the background decoration is really nice. As always, a lot of these class features make for great antagonists. I had a lot of fun with the scholar knight from 'Arcane Avenger'. It can make a herald as tough to challenge as the old "batman wizard". The PCs thought...

Lots of really nice features to throw on to NPCs. Mortal Coil really works for a vampire's human guards who the PCs might try to disable. And Vital Curse would be great against a party with a berserker.

A great many societies have a prelude to battle. Boasting poetry, singing, war dances, or internet troll farms. The point being to weaken the enemy's resolve. Nor was it reserved to battle, Celtic bards and hip hop artists have epic rap battles, a short sharp satire could destroy a man in...

I was a kid on a bike. And i think it lasted a bit longer than people realise, at least here in Sydney NSW. I was hooning around on bikes with friends in the mid 90s. Younger siblings and friends report it was a thing up to the 2000s. And i still see a lot of kids on bikes when i am cycling...

Is there a specific rule about waking up? Like if a party only has one sentry, a cheetah is currently biting through that sentry's skull, and neither of them are making much noise, when does the rest of the party wake up? There is a hint about a Constitution + Perception check in the ability...

Because neither i nor the player noticed that rule.

These have been in games i've run for years. I stat'ed them up for a5e, so i thought i might as well share them. tl;dr - this is the biggest change from water elementals Alcoholic fumes. A creature that starts its turn grappled by the elemental, touches it, or hits it with a melee attack...