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This seems like a fun subclass. Hopefully it’s not ruined in the numbers when released. Being able to throw any weapon and have it return is nice.

The Shadowdark Kickstarter has 4 mini-dungeons and I believe they’re also available on the Arcane library website. I find the one about a pyramid in a cave to be particularly cool.

My playtest campaign that started with Dragons of Stormwreck Isle and the first playtest packet is still running, and since it features a Monk I'll provide some feedback here on what stood out to me over the levels as the changes started coming in: Level 1: Background Feats allowed the Monk...

Ordered! Polled my family game and this won.

It unfortunately has a much wider impact. For some reason knowing to wield that single short sword over the hand axe grants access to the Crossbow Expert, Dual Wielder, Charger, Great Weapon Master, Mage Slayer, Polearm Master, Sentinel, and Sharpshooter feats. If the player chose an Eladrin...

It’s going to be tough explaining to my Monk playtester that she no longer knows how to use a short sword and by virtue of that can no longer be a Mage Slayer. It seems like a rather arbitrary and punitive change on their part?

Yeah, testing against a Chimera at level 10 it doesn’t look great. Pit Fighter with 18STR, 14CON, DEX 10. Leather armor, shield, bastard sword 1h. 2 talents to increase strength, 2 to +1 melee damage, 1x ignore damage from one attack On the damage side it is d8 + 2 so 4.5 + 2 = 6.5 hitting at...

Based on the setting you could also consider one of the Zine classes. People say some are overpowered but I’m just not seeing that in the math. Some of the Tier 4 and 5 Witch spells are potent though.

Could use the death at hp 0 variant mode. I’ve had some entertaining sequences of the INT 15 check to stabilize being flubbed though.

Someone asked what a Kobold race would be in the Discord and Kelsey replied. I assume the person who creates Shadowdarklings got permission to add it there.

Kelsey raised some good points in the Discord about the Ranger being more durable due to DEX AC potion and healing potion so here are some numbers for that and how they affect how you should see damage numbers: Let’s run some math on the incoming Chimera damage in the same scenario: 36 (4x9)...

Having done the math it looks like a Level 10 fighter attacking with a d12 weapon will have: +12 to attack (+6 weapon master, +4 from STR, + 2 from 3-6 talent They will have an average of 14.5 damage: 6.5 from d12 weapon +6 from weapon mastery +2 from 3-6 talent roll against a level 10...

Is this getting better or worse? Monk: Hit die:d6 Armor:None Weapons:None Pilgrims that want no treasure but the thrill of the find, a rebel bounding rooftops with intercepted plans, an unarmed assassin smiling at the gate guards. Asceticism: Your armor class equals 11 + half your open gear...

I've gotten feedback on the Discord that there needs to be a clear class identity (i feel it does) or reason to pick this monk over Priest (I agree). The Talent Roll 2 is also not clear in that it gives you double near light and the ability to create a fire that burns x rounds like oil does. I...

Monk: Hit die:d6 Armor:None Weapons:None A naked pilgrim descends into darkness, a living statue stands fast in defiance of a despot, a craftsman faces down a mob with the tools of their trade. Asceticism: Your armor class equals 11 + half your open gear slots rounded down. Meditation: You...

If you are going with a more historic /Priest interpretation you should add Augury into the list. Druids were believed to be Diviners. Maybe also a bonus to reaction checks with humanoids since they were go-betweens? Another idea I’ve had is to ignore spellcasting and base it all on languages...

In the Ranger build video it was mentioned it was a pretty big deal for them to get Longbows due to niche protection for Fighters. I think Druids being full casters shouldn’t get Longbows if you’re following class design guidelines.

Had a blast running Scarlet Citadel. Listening to players fret as they try to outrun a cave creeper, having a player possessed and taking out the torch as they are fighting past a skeleton to escape the dungeon, a PC getting first aid from an Ettercap - good times. I don’t think I’ve ever...

Don’t buy into this combat as war stuff too much. I’m playing OSE with my kids and they’ve taken on combat and survived. They did roll better than some I’ve seen, no 1hp characters. Combat is not guaranteed death. A 1hp character in melee is a different story. I think what helps them is they...

I posted earlier about what I think mechanical improvements would look like but I think part of what needs to be addressed in these designs is the narrative. Which literary characters are Fighters supposed to represent? Which characters represent a Fighter at Tier 3 and 4? Why would a Wizard in...