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Apologies if this is a repeat of something in the 27 pages beforehand, but I have two ideas for the classic issue of wanting fairly-consistent but defensible stats. Could a group simply choose a base point value and then have each character roll a 1d4 (or a 1d6 if the base value is a bit lower)...

Goats are my first thought too. A mountain goat is strong, sturdy, and can climb and jump with surprising agility in the mountainous and scabrous environments where dwarves dwell. Most of their enemies would be on the sort of mounts that can't navigate that terrain and so would need to be...

Agreed. Druids, more than any caster, should be ritual casters (consider the development of the Moots in 2e, for example), perhaps with increased abilities as nature priests to empower their spells by use of time and location. Shapeshifting is certainly worth a subclass and/or secondary ability...

To be fair, the bonus to saves might come in handy come the time for Exhaustion checks, and the AC bonuses could help out if the new couple gets adventurous...

Despite all the printable options, I'm picturing a role for these in the stores both where they're on sale and where Adventurer's League games are being run. Grab a set and a PHB and welcome aboard?

Something about the names in that combination have me whistling Ennio Morricone...

I think that the "Brdgm edition" tag is important here. I'm guessing that it's a new board game (the $24.95 one) and various game expansions for that and other games.

Indeed. Likewise, I tend to think of spells in the magical language as being like advanced mathematical formulae. Trying to write out the math in, for example, English – not only including describing what the variables represent, but actually discussing the process of what the operational...

In terms of what I expect? I wonder if we'll see more examples of previous edition concepts being reworking into subclasses of current classes – especially with the distinct yet variable chassis of the warlock. That we haven't seen something with the DNA of the sha'ir or the invoker yet makes me...

I'm curious how combining it with the new version of the Favored Soul would work, relying on Charisma-based Cleric spells and metamagic on that side of the chassis.

What I quite like about this Favored Soul – and what no one here has commented upon – is a design is that the original playtests went back and forth with and the subclasses in the Player's Handbook gave players the option for (with the likes of the Eldritch Knight and the Arcane Trickster)...

Rather than replace the Simple Weapon spear, why not simply add a Martial Weapon longspear (with the damage/versatility at the cost of throwing) to the mix as an additional option? The other possibility is not to change the spear's stats, but add it to the list of weapons for Polearm Master...

I have two thoughts (agreeing with the Melee Artificer idea). Firstly, one of the 1st-level abilities should give Ritual Casting to the Runesmith; its a simple mechanical way to approximate things like circle magic. Secondly, I'd look at the examples of the Forge Cleric and the Arcane Archer...

As a Dragonlance fan, it still strikes me that that setting could be done in 5e in a way that brings out other elements in the system, given the description of it (in the DMG and other WotC comments) as Romantic Fantasy built on war and relationships. If I were doing Krynn for 5e (as...

I'm not surprised that you had the same thought that I did. Even the nature of the Tenets sounds familiar to the Blood Oath and Vision.

Wait, am I wrong on thinking that a Kensai could wield a greatsword/greataxe/polearm with Dexterity, take GWM, and use their double proficiency bonus to compensate for the -5 to become a surprising damage beast even dumping Strength?

Having ranged attacks be at Disadvantage versus shields might be interesting. It would average out to around that +4 while allowing for tactical play*, a.k.a. the archer finding Advantage positions to reverse the penalty (without actually gaining an Advantage die, as the universe of ranged...

In case of emergency, just feed the warhorse all your treasure. Chances are that the magic and metal will survive inside, any extra-dimensional business with allow for better preservation, and waiting for it all to "pass" when the horse comes back will still have the goods in just the same sort...

Isn't the free Core Rules document pretty much built for this, with its lack of things like subclasses and feats?

I'm loving Samurai. Yes, the combat abilities are really good; what excites me is more bonuses on non-combat abilities inside a Fighter chassis. I can readily imagine the Wisdom-focus making for some good multiclassing – I'm picturing a Samurai/Monk in particular for style.