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I was initially in the camp that Thirsting Blade and Eldritch Scythe didn't stack, but I got persuaded otherwise. Personally, I think the game is better with the interpretation that they stack. A pure-class melee warlock will do incredible damage with this build—but it requires a notable...

A significant number of archetypes in A5e are essentially converted versions of the O5e archetypes in the PHB. Off the top of my head, there's the Healer cleric—replaces and improves Healing Domain O5e cleric—there's the Warpriest—replaces War Domain; druid has Skinchanger—replaces Circle of the...

shrugs I’m personally not worried about it. Fighter has always been a great class for a 1-level dip, and I don’t think there’s an issue with that. I also don’t have an issue with Heralds getting a pool of exertion this way - the trade-off is that you get all of your Herald abilities a level...

This. Take one level of fighter. Get a pool of exertion that grows with your level, not your class level, that recharges on a short rest and allows you to conserve spell slots. Profit. (The fighting style is nice as well.)

Ah. Well, if that was the goal, you absolutely succeeded—these feats definitely seem designed to span a longer distance than many campaigns.

I love the new feats in general, but removing my ability to get a feat at first level (through a Heritage/Culture) means that I doubt I will take advantage of them often unless they are absolutely crucial for my build. This is mostly because I usually play with groups that do Point Buy—if I roll...

If they didn't use the wording "Finesse," then that means they didn't want it to qualify for Sneak Attack. Adepts experience something similar when they get the ability to use Dexterity for their Adept Weapons, including unarmed strikes, but it does not count as Finesse—therefore no Sneak Attacks.

Adventurer's Guide, 311. On the weapon chart, under "1d10," sits the Pike. Defensive (Heavy), Heavy, Reach... and nothing else. MY BOY IS A ONE-HANDED REACH WEAPON THAT CAN BE USED WITH A TOWER SHIELD. AND IT DEALS D10 DAMAGE PER HIT. Put this on a Dwarf heritage (speed is not reduced by heavy...

I agree. Adepts already chew through Exertion anyway—the freebie just makes the cost a little more palatable.

This is a good point. That said, since Adepts don't get the fighting style "two-weapon fighting" they won't add their relevant modifier to damage when two-weapon fighting, so Adepts do have some advantage to using their Bonus Action unarmed strike/Flurry of Blows over any other class using...

I have not had the opportunity to test this yet, but, at least as advertised, there should be no balancing issues. After all, A5e is advertised as completely backwards compatible with O5e and is intended to be at the same power level as O5e. I would recommend using the A5e version of spells that...

Oh, I agree, and I plan to :) I’m just trying to get a rock-solid understanding of the rules of A5e before I start home brewing. (I love and support home brew, but I think the most effective home brew is built on a strong understanding of how things actually work. I can’t tell you how many of my...

They plan to have spells filterable by the traditional and non-traditional spell schools on the online SRD.

Nuts. When I read this ability, I was immediately interested in playing a 90+-year-old human and working with the DM to die of age right after hitting level 15. I do now think it makes sense that this is intended as a ribbon ability, the second half of the invocation, while I also think it’s too...

As far as I know, no. The Adept ability states “when you engage in two-weapon fighting,” which means you used your bonus action to attack with an off-hand weapon.

While you will be very safe, there are trade-offs to this plan (several heels): 1. The strategy is made completely useless in areas where your enemies can easily take cover/close quarters 2. Take more levels in druid, Eldritch Blast gets stronger significantly slower. Sure, you're hard to kill...

I mean... you could report it... Or just let a few silly and strong combinations survive intact...

The Wicked Youth warlock invocation (Adventurer's Guide, 278) is an invocation that you can take at 15th level, but only if you are a Diabolist warlock. The spell grants you immunity to necrotic damage (potentially big, especially in campaigns that feature a lot of undead or shadow-based...

That makes sense. Thanks! Also, it's really enjoyable to get this kind of feedback directly and so quickly. Thanks making supporting A5e a really good experience, even before the game came out.

Awesome :) Do we have a timeline for when we can download the updated PDFs, or are you waiting till the end of the two-week review period before determining that?