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Yeah, but they needed to get their rear ends saved every encounter by either the DMPC or a blatent DM ex machina.

I’m a big fan of rulings over rules. It also led to some simpler language used in the rules overall, which makes the game more accessible.

Speaking only for myself as DM, multiclass tends to be the worst way to accomplish flavourful characters that don’t fit existing classes. The balance comment goes both ways. Yes, some multiclass characters are too powerful (Warlock dips, Bladesingers with fighter dips for heavy armor). But a...

I don’t allow 2014 multiclassing at my table as it is pretty obvious that it was added as an afterthought and not meaningfully playtested for balance.

Conan really jumped the shark when that happened.

Honestly, I would have thought that made things worse. 😀

I always tell the players up front. For anything that isn’t the books themselves, Jeremy Crawford is just a guy on the internet, and I don’t « do » appeals to authority. Make your argument. Don’t crib someone else’s non-argument.

In my opinion, he’s ignoring the fact that the monster and the caster’s turn is supposed to be taking place simultaneously. The target takes damage on their turn. Not both on their turn and your turn. You want him to take damage when you move towards him? Fine, but then he doesn’t take...

I think a simpler ruling might be that a given effect can only injure a character once per round (barring clear language otherwise in the spell description). The problem isn’t the zone, it’s that events that are supposed to be happening simultaneously are happening sequentially (which has been...

You know, I’ve even heard that there are some people on this board who play Level Up, an OGL version of 5e. But I’m sure those people would never claim that the existence of Level Up erases 5e.

Hey, if it’s good enough for Shakespeare, it’s good enough for me!

I’m going to actively disagree with myself, but sometimes, the changes do become a core part of the character. Batman’s « don’t kill rule » and « doesn’t like guns » weren’t part of the original character, but they resonated with other elements of his character and have been widely adopted by...

Indeed. One could argue that the different incarnations of Superman are a bridge across generations. Some things change, but the core idea of Superman is pretty timeless, and recognizable to fans young and old. I just don’t get the « fans » that are like « don’t publish any new Superman...

I don’t know how old you are, but I guarantee that when you were young, older people were whining about « kids these days… » and « things used to be better » and « decline of mores ». It wasn’t true then, and it isn’t true now. Keep on the borderlands came out in 1979. If you truly believe...

Why is that an issue for you? You don’t play 5e anyway.

Wait, so is it from the perspective of brave Canadian Mounties keeping the American hordes out?

But the setting doesn’t make logical sense. There are multiple hostile factions living right next to another without problem, and it’s not clear how all the creatures have enough to eat. Meanwhile, your issue is with the presence of children in a highly dangerous area within walking distance...

Back in my day, grognards had actual complaints like « where’s THAC0? » and « how come swinging a maul is as fast as stabbing with a dagger? » instead of resorting to making stuff up.

Ultimately, rules matter. While no rules drafting is immune from a DM or a player acting in bad faith, the rules themselves and how they are worded impact gameplay. Posters on both sides of this thread may disagree on which wording is better, but they agree that the way the spell is worded has...

While I agree that the players and DM should presume good faith, and I further agree that the rules should be written in a way that presumes good faith (since the alternative leads to repetitive and dull prose), I disagree with your conclusions. I think there are a number of (mostly) spells...