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Uh… who's treating combat as a tactical tabletop disconnected from the rest of the game world again?

Yeah, that feels like an oversight. The tarrasque has always regenerated like crazy, right? That's part of its schtick. I mean, the crapton of hit points is certainly going to help... Yes, but to make a DC 30 Con save, the tarrasque has to roll a natural 20. Did they mean to make the DC that...

Tarzan not included in the list in the list of ERB's suggested works, when the main character is the epitome of the barbarian class? (Athletics, nature skills, lack of armor, and especially the frenzied bouts of rage -- it's almost like ERB was a D&D player who traveled back in time to write...

How many rogue "subclasses" did the 4e Player's Handbook contain? Two. How many did the 3e/3.5e PHB contain? Well, there really weren't any, so… one? And you're disappointed that the 5e PHB contains three rogue subclasses, the combined total of the previous two editions? There's only so much...

I don't know that that's even necessary. I've already played decent fighter/mages -- mountain dwarf wizard, multiclassed war cleric/wizard -- without a special subclass. With proficiency/attack bonuses being leveled across classes (so attack bonuses don't fall behind), the wizard's higher hit...

Yeah, what's with that? That's certainly not what I imagine when I think of Platinum. Still, the models look great. I may have to get that Tiamat.

No one's talking about Mike's mention of official conversion guides for previous D&D editions? I find this much more exciting than whether one version of fighter will do slightly more damage than another. :p I know there's been talk of conversion guidelines before, but I don't recall it being...

The 5e sorcerer can cast any of a limited number of known spells using daily slots; that mechanic is identical to the 3e sorcerer (and the 5e sorc adds built-in metamagic and bloodline features). The 5e wizard prepares spells from a spellbook to cast with daily slots, the same as the 3e wizard...

It wasn't presented as a serious objection; I was actually agreeing with Mistwell's main point, which some seem to have missed (including Mistwell!). However, calling advantage a +5 bonus isn't really accurate, and I was just pointing that out before stating my overall agreement. Thus, nitpick.

That doesn't address the point, which is that offered the option to drop two points on ability scores, you can drop those on dump stats; "requiring" that they later add two points to their main stats isn't a counterbalance. If you want everyone to take a feat at 1st level, it'd be easier to just...

One nitpick: Advantage is worth +5 at most; it's effectively +1 to +5, depending on the base odds of success. But yeah, War Caster looks really good for certain character concepts, but it's certainly not an auto-pick.

Further dump one or two dump stats in exchange for a feat? Who wouldn't take that deal? I agree that it sounds flavorful, but it does up the power level just a bit. (Which is fine if you're cognizant of it.)

The benefit isn't that good, as Nagol noted. The math is here: http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?356419-Great-Weapon-Fighting&p=6326329&viewfull=1#post6326329 Like Nagol, I'm confused; where is the extra +2 damage coming from for a dual-wielder? Great weapon fighters pass up...

Do we really know about outer-planar adventuring? Now that I think about it, I haven't seen one mention of Sigil, not to mention what should be a mandatory Planescape boxed set! /:rant:+:quiz:-z+:trav:-raveller

Given the way spiritual weapon works (lasting 10 rounds), that would be way overpowered. The wording's a little awkward, but I believe it's accurate. It's better (or at least, more powerful) than the playtest version, which was +1 damage per level above 2nd.

Huh, that's a weird change from the playtest. Kinda sucks, I think; this is what made ray of frost a nice go-to for an evoker.

Yeah, I was wrong about that one, though. Darn you, Intimidate and Streetwise! So yes, this has been a long-standing pet peeve of mine. :o

I almost forgot to mention one of my favorite things about the new edition: after years of suffering in English anguish, D&D finally has a list of skills that uses consistent parts of speech! No more weird mix of nouns (Diplomacy, Perception, Stealth), verbs (Heal, Intimidate, Listen, Move...

Right, the thing to remember is that a lot of these design choices are about modeling fiction, not reality. Finesse weapons exist so that you can have lightly armored rogues and swashbuckling fighters effectively using melee weapons in a game where the default melee ability is Strength. It's...

Or 40 points of damage with fire bolt. From up to 120 feet away. And it's an almost-guaranteed 20 damage for an evocation specialist.