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Wow, yes it was long but also it was awesome ! :) Nah, I honestly didn't mean this turn into War & Peace. The crux of it was simply: a) I thought giving more biological-based differences differentiated races more and I liked the diversity of that, and b) I thought that subraces having...

ROFLMAO, that is sheer gold :) Hehe, yes, I'm not saying I couldn't come up with examples of when it might be used, of course I could. By the same rationale I could equally come up with some great examples of how to use a Science skill (I'm a science nerd <grin>), and then Maths, Finance...

Thanks for the reply ! :) Oooh, ok, if Treantmonk uses that figure then I'd probably go with his, he's more likely to have the right of it than me I would say. Having said that, my calcs are pretty simple (maybe that's the issue?), I've sent it in case you want to have a look. Cool, I've...

3 months ? You've done 9 playtests with surveys, art and graphic layouts, and a bunch of misc titbits in 3 months ? Well, colour me impressed, that's a lot in a small time window, kudos ! That layout preview looks polished and professional, I really like it. (GG graphic designer!) Apparently...

My kickstarter-fu is obviously failing me here. I don't get it. I'd like to signup for notifications for when it happens, but I don't seem to be able to. The link on the FAQ page is Log in — Kickstarter but when I click on that it just takes me to the home page Kickstarter and no matter what I...

I love everything about this.

Ok, now that I've had a chance to go through the whole guide, let me start by saying, OMG, seriously GREAT work @aadu !! Let me list some of the things I love about this guide: I love the fundamental premise that you're not trying to prove who's superior but endeavoring to establish that if an...

Sometimes they'll get advantage through these rules, but not always. Only on OAs or rear attacks. There'll still be plenty of opportunities for class features that grant advantage in other situations to still be of benefit. As opposed to just always getting advantage for every attack from...

My take on what Charlequin is saying about using them both together (and the reason I'm interested in trying them at my table) is as follows: Using Facing means there is an addition contender for use of the Reaction, meaning OAs will be even less likely to be used than normal Using Marking as...

This is a completely valid alternative approach. Upsides are that you can play around with the exact mechanics to tune it to your desired strength, and you can streamline the amount of overhead required to run it at the table. Downsides are you don't have the DMG RAW to point to, plus it's...

Oh yeah. Derr.... !! B-) This ^^

Yes, this is exactly what I'm saying. Not every individual from a given race/heritage/culture will be exactly the same as each other, nor will they be a precise stereotype of that aspect of their origin. I think we're in furious agreement there :) As a DM, I would like my players to think...

Yeah I like that, makes sense. Do you also assume a facing if not specifically stated?

Awesome, thanks @tetrasodium :)

Thanks @Rockyroad :) Hmm ... yes I could see how that could happen. Maybe you could streamline it by saying something like unless a player declares otherwise, their character is assumed to be facing whoever they attacked last. That way they could still declare they were facing somewhere...

I used to use MapTools for 4e but for 5e I've found I just use Improved Initiative and Zoom. Zoom has a whiteboard I can use to sketch quick maps and diagrams and keep track of rough positioning in combat (which is all we seem to need as we do mostly Theatre of the Mind), and screen share to...

Also, the kickstarter link does not seem to work and I can't find LevelUp when I search on kickstarter for it - is anyone able to check and/or advise please ?

Wow, go to sleep and look what you miss when a thread is active ! Lots of interesting discussion ! I also don't see it detracting from the thread, or off-topic at all. Quite the contrary I see it as an extremely elegant solution to the problem of what the OP is asking / trying to achieve...

Oh, another random question (I guess this is about the Origins playtest doc - should I be posting this in the thread for that playtest doc instead of here?): I notice that the Backgrounds generally give +1 to 2 stats, which would mean characters using the standard array or point buy methods...

Haha, I know, sorry about that ! I'm just excited to know ALL OF THE THINGS !! I have checked out the website (it's looking pretty good btw!). I read the Features & FAQs sections in their entirety, but haven't read all the playtest documents (yet). I've now downloaded and read the first...