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She has never played before so how does she know that a single class won't work for her but a multiclass will? With this house rule one of the classes will be stuck at 3rd level and the other one will feel really bad when hitting levels 4 and 8. Unless you're mucking about with combos and the...

Under this interpretation you would select an epic boon when going from 15/3 to 15/4 and then select another epic boon at 16/4.

Yeah, if you want to get rid of them then more power to you but at that point just say you're not using the backgrounds. I don't think customizing backgrounds works and I highly encourage people to play the game as made at least once. Personally, I think the update to the backgrounds was one...

Yeah the claim sounds like a popular myth. It's either flatly not true or it is a misrepresentation that lacks the nuance that the actual studies would have had. This is not the appropriate forum to get into why though. Source: I'm a therapist.

Backgrounds lose their meaning if they are customized. Yes they inform who the character is and that is working as intended. They are an interesting part of character creation. If you're going to customize then might as well just get rid of them entirely as they no longer have narrative meaning.

What does she want to do that she can't with a single class character? "Barbarians who follow the Path of the Wild Heart view themselves as kin to animals. These Barbarians learn magical means to communicate with animals, and their Rage heightens their connection to animals as it fills them...

Yes, play it as written. Also, in my experience the people who have had the hardest time learning 5e are players who came from 3e. The game is very different and you are likely to have a bad time if you try to play just like 3e. I would also just avoid multiclassing on my first play (well I...

Yeah, I see the ambiguity but other things which specify level like cantrips are clarified in the multiclassing rules. Feats are not. If allowed, this would be another example of how wonky multiclassing is. A level 14/4 character going to level 15/4 would be much weaker than a level 15/3 who...

I think there are some monsters where PCs are encouraged to meta game as it is part of the fun. For example, flesh golems are healed be lightning. If a player makes the connection to Frankenstein's Monster being animated by lightning that's good fun.

They are very cheap to craft now so by default will be readily available. Moreso there will be magic items that will enhance casting of spells so you could cast the spell and then also sneak attack. We will have to see about the items but currently those are limited to 'spellcasters' which just...

Yeah, and thematically it just doesn't make any sense which is where we can best make our decision. A thief rogue being able to cast Vicious Mockery faster because their hands are fast is nonsensical. The thing that costs time is the casting of the spell not the manipulation of the item.

I've got 2 recent examples from a group who are all there in good faith to help each other have a good time. One player wanted to have custom weapons that are not described in the PHB. He thought it was fine to just pick a weapon's stats and re-theme it. I hate re-theming like that because the...

Yeah, and while not universal I find those also tend to be problem players. I do try my best to avoid disappointment so I let people know straight away when I invite them to a game what is on and off the table so they don't come up with concepts they can't play. I don't use multicasting for...

These are good questions. It is going to be campaign specific. For me the key is to have somewhere that is safe enough they don't need to have a watch. So there is little danger and that allows for real rest. In very remote regions this could include a good aligned dragon's influence area...

Silvery Barbs was a 1st level spell in an adventure (I think?) that was beyond overpowered. The thing with having a built in fly speed for me is that it can create situations that are unsatisfying to the player or maybe even feel unfair. It's similar to having a large character or a centaur or...

Thanks for the figures. I would characterize that as close enough to be the same word count. I'm not going to complain about more art and bigger type for what is effectively less money. We will see, I think there is plenty of stuff that can be in there that is better than official optional...

You have the word count? What is it? Also, I love art and greatly appreciate that there is more of it.

For me it's a matter of what they've put in those pages. The 2024 DMG is 384 pages while the 2014 one is 320 pages. So they've already won my good will by increasing the amount of content while not even raising the price despite 10 years of rather high inflation. If they used those pages well...

That is my biggest issue with the class.

Yeah, that sounds good. Most of the time disputes at the table happen because I've misunderstood what a player meant. They explain it again in a different way and then I say oh okay and we continue on.