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Fair question, I was responding to someone who I assumed meant "more damage per round", but maybe I had that wrong. I would definitely argue that GWM is "improved" in the sense of being a much better design even if the damage is lower. The old version was overpowered, while also being very...

I don't see how anyone can argue that GWM is improved - can you link the math on that? I'm looking thru Treantmonk videos but only found one old one using some bad assumptions (Champion fighter, no advantage). GWM currently adds WAY more than 3-6 damage per round under most builds, which is...

If #2 is addressed (big IF), it would be in the DM guide so we wouldn't know yet. I wouldn't hold my breath since it's so DM dependent in terms of what type of campaign setting you're running, and WotC tends to err on the side of providing zero guidance in cases like this where providing any...

Yeah exactly my thoughts as well. If you REALLY love DnD then you're always going to want to DM. People will mainly prefer playing is if they are brand new (spotty stick rate) or they are experienced but don't have much time to dedicate to the hobby (can be spotty attendance, but also can be...

This is 100% my experience as well, I only want to play in person and have less than zero desire to play online. I always laugh when people say there is a DM shortage, this may be true online but definitely not for in person gaming. I've always found that DMs are everywhere, it's the players...

Magic Items are frequently haphazardly balanced as if someone threw a dart at a board to determine their rarity, attunement, etc. Wand of the War Mage is just one of those unfortunate cases where it's much weaker in reality than WotC initially thought. Maybe they thought that ignoring cover...

For some reason people seem to think "martial/caster divide" means that casters do more damage even though martial classes (plus paladins) generally already do the highest damage. It's going to be really lopsided after martials all get buffed (except paladins). I still think though that it...

They definitely are. They nerfed many of the most egregious nova damage abilities - divine smite, conjure animals, great weapon master / sharpshooter, assassin surprise and surprise in general, etc

My thoughts exactly. Leave new races as a niche where third party publisher content shines

My opinions: the new rules are not very different than the old ones, but almost all the changes are better. For people who are brand new to DnD it will make sense to only use the new rules because they're better. For people who already owns all the old books and don't want to re-buy nearly...

You have Tempest Cleric on there twice - I assume one was supposed to be Twilight Cleric (it's missing) but I'm not sure which

I don't see how soul coins and slavery are analogous. Owning slaves would always be evil because you are choosing to keep them in that state when you have the power to instantly set them free by just saying the word. But then maybe I'm misunderstanding how soul coins actually work - if a...

Depends on the exact circumstances but I would lean towards No, especially if the characters are in the Nine Hells where soul coins are a standard currency.

It's not like it's rocket science or anything, but obviously it's way more complicated than the base rules - which is kind of the point, you're trying to solve an issue with the base rules being too overly simplistic. Both of these posts would be valid concerns, I was just throwing the idea...

This is both way too complicated but also awesome enough that I'm tempted to consider the complexity worth it. I kind of want to make it even more complicated by saying the player can only choose to improve skills that they used X number of times during the previous level. I've always loved...

I like the 5.5e term for discussing in forums but in general conversations everyone I've talked with just calls it "new books" vs "old books"

Is it? There are tons of places to look up the current rules now, that can't all be piracy right? I actually don't know

Can't you just look it up online? There's no reason you need the actual books to play unless that's just a purchase that you want to make

For the campaign I'm playing in, the DM has been winding up the story so we'll be in a good spot to wrap up once the new rules come out, and start a new campaign with entirely the new rules (plus his homebrew mods). For the campaign I'm (going to be) running, I'm waiting to start until the new...

I only know 5e, but multiclass characters are vastly superior to straight class characters in terms of damage done. The only time it ever makes sense to stick with one class is for casters who want high level spells since these do scale in power, unlike class abilities. For Martial...