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1. That's subjective, but that is all in the mind. As long as it is written in a way that supports the fantasy, it shouldn't be a problem. 2. Enthusiasts of Advanced Wildshape (only available from the Moon Druid subclass) want a fully functional, tough, capable, melee combatant that can fulfill...

But that still doesn't work, logistics-wise. You would need an entire book to create a unique wildshape statblock template for every beast, and every time a new beast statblock was published, it would need another wildshape template as well (maybe even monstrosity statblocks if they don't update...

I know this was an old thread post, but I hadn't seen it before. The vampire will get really excited when the heroes are slaughtering the child he kidnapped and set loose on the 8th level of the dungeon. Oooh! Oooh! A vampire bard who likes being a director of a production, directing his...

I do like when my own sentiments line up with the thoughts of a pro. Points at a butterfly... "Is this... confirmation bias?"

That is a wolf template. A very narrow template.

It's not about optimization. It's about enabling the class fantasy... which is playing the beast you want to play and not sucking because of it. The current design doesn't fulfill any of that. At all. A Moon Druid who prefers a wolf form cannot fight as a wolf at mid to high levels. The stat...

People don't play Moon Druid to do extra radiant damage. They play it to be beefy in combat. They wanna tank with their face. Tying the Big Beefy Beast Tank subclass to the Moon theme has been a problem since the beginning, as it muddles the theme and effectiveness. Shoehorning moon and radiance...

They will have an unspoken timeline for PHB release (even if we don't know it yet), and they will want to meet it, as they will have a LOT of partnerships to manage that will coincide with it. They have to manage printing windows based on printer availability, they have Marketing to plan...

I predict a late Summer release of the PH. I strongly believe there will be other playtest docs. Maybe only 1 PH doc? But what PH content is left other than spells and maybe one final pass at the druid? Another pass at Feats? Clarifying the hints we've seen for some basic rules, like how...

You really are dooming and glooming. Yes, the big toy companies took a big hit last year. Hasbro is at $48 today and Mattel is at $17. The last time Hasbro was this low, before the pandemic, was 2013. Go ahead and Google their stock. If people decide they don't want to buy games this year with...

I disagree about both nerd culture going away, and about Wizards and D&D failing. Assuming the world doesn't just fall apart from war and other BS, nerd culture isn't going away. The world is becoming more remote and digital, and as long as nerdy entertainment can be distributed, its popularity...

In Hasbro and Wizards, there is no "corporate" non-human entity with absolute power. There were actual people who were behind those efforts, who made those decisions without input from other internal teams and the public. Even if they have the same level of influence/power in 2024, they won't be...

I am currently playing a Level 10 Twilight Cleric. It is indeed strong. But I've learned that there isn't a lot of variety in how the fights go. When in the fight, my spell list is effective, but limited in scope. The buffing is the priority, and that feels passive, so you don't feel like you...

Wizards got their butts swatted after their OGL shenanigans last year and they know it. Remember that it was not the entire company driving the change, only a small faction of high-ups. The designers and other teams were against it. I think there would be too much internal pushback for the...

I think the shock of the difference between the playtest and the 2014 rules was a big factor in the overall downvote. The main complaint was that people wanted to use the special abilities of the forms, like a buffet or a toolbox. They wanted to feel like that beast. The first draft of the...

Because the rules have players roll their Intelligence checks (and Wisdom (Perception) checks), the players always know how well they roll, so I always give my players some basic information the public thinks is true, even if it is affirming something they suspect. The lower the roll, the more...

Not every class design needs to contribute a solution to every aspect of character functionality, as this is a team game, not a solo game. D&D is also steeped in magic, and magic items are valid ways to enhance PCs in ways their classes aren't designed to offer. "Martial" does not mean "avoid...

That works. The thing is "Half-elf" doesn't need to be human specific. The species rules has elven qualities, as it should, but Skill Versatility is generic/non-specific enough that the skills chosen can reflect the other parent's origin if you want. Otherwise it's just a cosmetic choice. I can...

They are indeed popular, even with me and I don't like the term half-elf. I just call them Elfkin in my home campaign setting.

Tree Blight from Curse of Strahd is a CR 7 Huge plant with a Grasping Root ability. Assassin Vines are smaller. Hangman Trees existed in older editions, and I've linked a DDB homebrew search.