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If you wish to, you can most certainly create new classes and spell lists to custom-fit concepts more closely than the existing classes do. I'm most definitely not going to suggest you can't do that. I was just thinking of ways you could work with the existing classes. Most spellcaster classes...

Why do gods devoted to Life grant the ability to inflict wounds and channel undeath? Why is the player of the Snake god picking Life domain rather than a subclass that fits the concept of their deity? In several cultures Snakes are wise, and represent healers. Representing how your cleric's...

Why not? As a cleric, you can gain your powers through beings or forces that don't follow the same characteristics as FR's hellenistic-style gods. The Silver Flame in Eberron for example isn't a god - its a gestalt of souls that grants power to those willing to protect the innocent. Is it a...

It makes them more attractive, but it still locks them in place and loses the tactical flexibility of dual-wielding. We're talking about advantage being used to increase the chances of hitting and getting Sneak Attack off.

Frankly, I do not see the point. This class would be played so rarely, because it would require not only a player wanting to play that archetype, but then that 1-in-6 chance that they actually can. If you are going to put the effort into creating a class, why not create one that will be played...

Hmm. Nope. Many rogues in melee prefer to dual-wield, since it gives a better chance of landing a Sneak Attack.

You'll have to give a bit more information or context I think. A dragonborn might have zeal, but having "a" zeal isn't something that i can think of.

Getting advantage from hiding using Cunning action is possible at range, or dual-wielding in melee will give similar numbers. Not as powerful in raw power, but it has always been regarded as the best class to have in your party. As has been pointed out, you need some melee-capability in a...

If you want to then Paladin is a good option. If you want a primary spellcaster rather than someone who attacks with a sword, a cleric might be better. If you consider Lay on Hands in terms of equivalent spell slots of healing spells like the cleric would probably have to use, Paladins are much...

I believe that the concept is to allow this pact to support the party, by giving the Talisman to someone else. But yes, the base Pact ability and the associated invocations are extremely underwhelming.

If you want to improve your Rogue's damage, an item that grants Sneak Attack damage does make more sense. For one, the Rogue is already the party member who will be seeking the situations that allow sneak attack, and will often have subclass abilities that enable it in more situations. Making...

They said that its a magic mace. That is probably why. My Paladin played almost all the way until level 12 wielding a mace, because it was the only magic weapon she had. At 1d6+1, a mace does as good damage as any other one-handed option, and we were fighting a lot of creatures that required...

Its quite a common suggestion: Poorly designed because it it touted as the class for beginners, yet has no abilities that promote engagement in any parts of the game other than combat. Furthermore, since it is shackled to the Fighter chassis, there are several rather complex decision points that...

Not everyone chooses the character that they would like to play based on how powerful it is. Character concept is a thing for some people.

It was offered as a comment about all of the suggestions to deal with "yoyo healing" by punishing the players of the characters who bear the brunt of enemy attacks and are thus likely to be dropped to 0HP more often. Rather than deal with the actual issue causing it (lack of effective pre-0hp...

I would argue that using a healing spell to keep a party member alive for another round in the middle of a fight is considerably less boring than just going around killing a bunch of helpless enemies if the same spell slot was used for a CC spell instead. Not only that, but it is also more fun...

So? They're burning all their actions and resources on not dying? That isn't going to win a fight, that is just losing slower. In order to win a fight, you need to spend those actions and resources on actually winning. (Achieving objectives, defeating opponents etc.) That is the beauty of the...

That's very Earthdawn. I did like that game.

No, I think that there is a middle ground between rocket tag and non-threatening combat, rather than just those two extreme positions. The suggestions already mentioned of adding Temp HP, or allowing the recipient to spend some of their hit dice fall into that middle ground. The discussion is...

You could lean into that further in a worldbuilding sense. Remove Orcs as an always evil race, with orc children always growing up evil. Instead introduce the concept that you mention above: Orcs are what happens when a being of any intelligent race chooses a path of rage and violence against...