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Im 48. Been in the game since AD&D. I've played at tables where everyone is faffing about, looking at their phones and taking ages with their turn. I've also been at tables where phones are away, everyone is engaged with the table and turns are snappy and the action is fast paced. I'll take...

The Barbarian is hilariously getting (Str score as a minimum result) for 1/3 of the skills in the game (including Stealth, Intimidate and Perception) simply by raging first (which now lasts for 10 minutes and can be extended as a bonus action). So your Barb is spamming guaranteed Ability check...

Again, how? Presume a Very Hard encounter, for your group of 5 players (7th level PC's) that have played their PCs from 1st to 7th and are familiar with their characters abilities. You: As you walk out of the forest, the (CR10 monster) attacks. It's 60' away, 40' up and swooping down from the...

Win/win. I dont have to deal with people mucking around on their phones (instead of paying attention) while the rest of us are trying to play a co-operative game with others, that we've all invested a lot of time and effort into. Getting your phone out among friends, is like whipping it out on...

All abilities (spells, action surge, rages, whatever) should be converted into x per encounter abilities with the occasional limit of 'but not more than x per session' and rebalanced accordingly. Effectively all spells, multiple attacks etc are all converted into abilities similar to ToBs...

Only when they've already used the base ability for something else though. So if you havent expended your indomitable you have to use the weaker version that doesnt heal. The Mastery thing is kludgy. You're basically only ever using 1-2 weapons at any time so multiple masteries are pointless...

Combats IME tend to take around 5-10 minutes to resolve. 15 minutes max. My players only get 6 or so seconds (I start a slow count back from 6, a few seconds after telling the player its their turn) to declare to me what they're doing when their turn comes up, or their character takes the Dodge...

My only concern is if you handwave away 'target a creature you can see' for the beholder, then your PCs are going to want the same treatment in return. Here is a list of spells with that targeting restriction: Spells that require sight: In addition, attacks of opportunity, the Dodge action...

You can rule what you want, but then invisibility stops being the spell it is (it also totally stops many spells and effects from targeting you). Sets a rather dangerous precedent. There was nothing stopping the Tyrant from moving in, grappling a PC and moving out (with that PC), including...

Im actually shocked it doesnt have Truesight.

Just give them an encounter. DM: As you [do whatever] you hear a growling sound coming from the darkness to your left. Glancing over, you see the body of a villager, lying in blood, its throat torn from its body. Suddenly, a pack of [monsters] with glowing red eyes burst from the darkness...

Rage turn 1. Attack. Frighten, toggle reckless and attack on turn 2.

You effectively double your HP when raging.

Barbarian dip for Reckless attack coupled with the 10th level feature would be bonkers. With advantage nearly 28 percent of attacks with an 18-20 crit range are Crits. D&D 5e: Probabilities for Advantage and Disadvantage | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science

As worded it was busted the other way. PB x PB (up to 36D8's) for a small dip in Cleric.

Because Paladins are traditionally melee based, and they want them to remain sticky with AoO would be my guess.

Field plate in AD&D used to work this way. Basically provided DR that transferred over to the armor.

We have no big land predators here though (barring the Saltwater Crocodiles up North). Snakes are your main worry. That's what always gets me about hiking and camping in the USA. 'Oh that's right... they have Bears and Lions here...'.

I come from Australia. Pretty much the same size as the US minus Alaska, 1/13th the people.

Why would the Fireflies do that? Marlene (consistently depicted as a 'good aligned' person) directly told the guards to take him to the outskirts of the camp, but to only shoot him if he resisted. The Fireflies are also depicted as Liberal freedom fighters, trying to overthrow fascism and find...