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  1. VenerableBede

    Level Up (A5E) Hard Walled by Queen Bee Berserker Build Idea

    I think this is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
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    Level Up (A5E) Hard Walled by Queen Bee Berserker Build Idea

    OK, I would be willing to hear about possible magical solutions to this conundrum, but I would prefer a non-magical solution if possible. (Nice magical weapons are expensive and hard to come by at level 3, at least at the tables I play at.)
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    Level Up (A5E) Hard Walled by Queen Bee Berserker Build Idea

    (TLDR: Without homebrewing anything, is it in any way possible, in A5e, in any of the currently published books, to get a non-magical weapon that has the Finesse property and either the 2-Handed or Versatile property, but not the Heavy property?) Starting up a new campaign soon, decided to...
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    Level Up (A5E) If Eberron was converted to A5e, would the Dragonmarks be heritage specific gifts?

    I mean, for someone who really wanted to go all-in, make the genetic parts of Dragonmarks a gift and the rest of the House aspects Culture. Then, as a player, pick both the relevant gift and culture, and you are now in as deep as you can get.
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    Level Up (A5E) If Eberron was converted to A5e, would the Dragonmarks be heritage specific gifts?

    It seems everyone has already agreed on making Dragonmarks a Gift feature! I guess I'll be first voice to suggest another direction, then. Yes, Dragonmarks are associated with certain houses and bloodlines—some of them anyway. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but someone doesn't have to be a blood...
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    Official News Voidrunner’s Codex Playtest: Psion

    Like many commenters here, haven't had the time to go really in-depth or play this in a game, but just reading through I generally liked what I saw. Got mildly weirded out by being able to use any mental score as your psionic ability score since I tend to associate Intelligence with psionics...
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    Level Up (A5E) Alternative pointbuy system

    I love this resource. Question: speaking as a guy who stopped taking math classes immediately after high school, how on earth would I adjust the math for the second chart (the zero sum chart) for a 3d6 distribution? Or, maybe better said, adjust it with the idea that the average would be 10 or...
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    Level Up (A5E) What was taken away from each a5e class?

    shrugs Speaking as someone who has played most of the classes, but comes back to the warlock most often, I found it a wonderful balancing decision. IMO, the classes that needed buffs more than they needed revisions (adept and warlock being two examples) got exactly what they needed but with a...
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    Level Up (A5E) What was taken away from each a5e class?

    Warlocks lost Mystic Arcanum (access to 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th level spells). You now have to spend an Invocation on each one.
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    Level Up (A5E) Gate Pass Gazette Submissions

    Is the editor only available on the Patreon, or is there another way to get that email? I understand if only Patrons are invited to contribute - unfortunately, that’s not in my cards right now. But if that’s not the case, I’d love to get on the list to get alerted for pitch calls.
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    Level Up (A5E) Gate Pass Gazette Submissions

    People keep talking about making submissions to Gate Pass Gazette. I'm curious how this is done, if this is only available to current subscribers.
  12. VenerableBede

    Level Up (A5E) A Unique Psionics System Structure

    I like it! I also don't mind a little more complicated systems, so I say go for it, full-throttle, and make it feel very much like it has its own identity.
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    Level Up (A5E) Do skill specialties count as having expertise on the die for purposes of passive skills?

    Thank you for bringing this to my attention! As you said, page 402: "If the character has advantage on the check, add 5, and if they have an expertise die add 3. If the character has disadvantage, subtract 5." It appears that, regardless of the size of the expertise die, the number added is...
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    Level Up (A5E) Do skill specialties count as having expertise on the die for purposes of passive skills?

    It is my understanding that expertise does not increase passive scores at all. So your character's passive perception would be 10 + WIS modifier (+ PB if proficient).
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    Level Up (A5E) Warlock scythe extra attack

    There’s kind of a reason to do it… Eldritch Scythe deals additional damage guaranteed to an extra target. So if you are a bladelock already using a melee weapon that deals d8 damage, there’s no reason to prioritize one or the other until you have two enemies next to each other (and within 5 feet...
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