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The comparison with Toll the Dead vs Frog Fangs is quite compelling, so if FF is a prerequisite it totally makes sense to give some ranged options (which would also mitigate the need for defensive buffs to the familiar). Good point also for other rare familiars to give magic resistance to the...

I understand the issue, but first I think we should clarify what function the familiar has in the game. IMO it's more about scouting/utility/flavor than combat. Of course it can and should also give some options in combat, but squishiness should remain part of the equation, in relative terms. So...

Of all things, I think that swapping one tool/kit proficiency for another is among the most innocuous changes one could make to the game. It's also very easy to justify with a customized background

RAW yes. But personally I'd allow retraining with both downtime and with any level up (one maneuver only), not just when you learn a new one. Realizing that a maneuver you chose didn't work as well as you hoped already sucks enough, having to wait 2 or more levels to change it is even worse

This is what's written under the Multiclassing section: That's it. You stack what makes sense to stack (numbers of traditions and maneuvers known), and you don't stack stuff that would multiclassing too powerful (exertion pool and max maneuver level)

The other significant advantage is that you can easily double the number of known traditions with a single level dip, and this can give a lot of flexibility. Whether this is useful it's hard to tell. But any 1/1 character with two martial classes will know 4 traditions, while no 2nd level...

Berserker 2/Fighter 4 should get 7 maneuvers known (2 from berserker and 5 from fighter, these stack) 2nd degree maneuvers (as a level 6 character of fighter, the class among the ones for this PC that gains highest maneuvers at that level) 7 exertion (2x3PB+1 reseves) 4 or 5 traditions (2+2+1...

I'm totally ok with Monster NPCs with levels in classes, special powers etc. I'm not ok with a 15hd kobold.

And it's terrible in videogames too! Leveled monsters make any progression pointless

I think this is also the way character sheets should be organized. With so many options it's very useful to be able to narrow them down to what you can do as an action, reaction, bonus action or free. Others could be classified as "journey" or "downtime"

Interesting points. I think all this also depends how much a group is leaning towards the sci part or the fi/fantasy part. Assuming a relatively sci inclined group, there could be a couple of other things to consider that may make some points less moot 1) Travelling at lightspeed or more...

By definition median means that 50% of the population will have a score higher than 4 and the other 50% lower than 4. If instead of median you mean that 4 is the mode of the distribution, then this means that 4 is the most common score (not 4 or higher, but exactly 4), which is probably what you...

The other thing you could do is to give "legendary NPCs" some unique exploit that boosts their skill to the moon on some occasions. For instance, Einstein could have some exploit that turns every dice of his physics skill into an exploding dice, or such that each die counts at least as a 4

If it's just a matter of perspective (i.e. how goods character of a certain grade are wrt the "standard" population), wouldn't it be much simpler to increase the threshold of peak human prowess? For instance, you could say that Einstein would have a LOG score of 15 or even 21, and similarly for...

I guess it was done this way to have control on the number of blasts you can have in a round: if you could turn any melee attack into an EB, you may have situations where thanks to multiclassing and maneuvers you could end up with way more than 4 EBs (eg with Heightened Reflexes one could...

More than Adamantine Protector it should be called Humanoid Catapult!

These things really make me thing that locking feats at specific class levels instead of character levels make the system so fiddly

It's all correct, I was explaining a way for you to get that 2nd level spell slot with a 4/4 herald/fighter. When you multiclass, your spellcasting progression follows the multiclass spellcasting progression if more than one class has the spellcasting feature...

Well since you're multiclassing you could be using the multiclass spellcasting progression. Heralds are half casters, so 4 levels count as 2 for spellcasting. Fighter normally doesn't count for spellcasting progression, however if you chose a subclass that gave you the spellcasting feature, it...

In general I'm not particularly fond of the warlock, but LU's version is a significant improvement over o5e. Yet the wording of these features could be clearer if they just decided that Eldritch Blast was its own action. This way there's no confusion, you either use it and it scales, or you use...