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Yes, I think that is the issue. Birthright just do not sit well on top of D&D due to the existing associations and somewhat squeaky connections. It is presented as D&D with a domain subsystem on top, while I think it is really better suited as a domain game with a subsystem of personal...

As the context is oneDnD in the name of basic backwards compatibility, the druid need to at least have basic utility wildshape. I would think there are a pretty number of adventures out there that would fall appart on non-moon druid npc using wild shape in some sort of non-combat capacity...

Are you confusing bloodline and domain investure? I don't have the original book available right now, but birthright.net at least indicate the bloodline investure spell require willingness.

Well, there is a problem with the fact that it immediately breaks down if you ever elect a president that just don't feel like handing over their bloodline after the next (obviously rigged) election.. (obviously rigged, as the president covertly spent regency points to ensure reelection, and no...

I am agreeing the criticism against birthright come across as silly. However there are a fundamental difference between monarchy in birthright and other settings. In birthright there is the mechanical entity called bloodline, that regulates your income and reserve capacity of an essential...

Regarding the quickstart - what appear to have been cut? I assume a ton of the random tables. But are for instance also the entire talent system or magic mishap table gone? The reason I ask is that one thing I have found hard with advertising a new game when looking for group is that I am...

To me the alure of birthright was always the prospect of high politics month based roleplay. Basically it was trying to do the same for grand strategy as D&D did for tactical wargaming. If played this way, for all intents and purposes Birthright isn't a setting. It is a new game. It was...

Fail to see how this addresses my comment at all. You really shouldn't put loosly adapted D&D basic (solo intro) adventures in front of a LE party expecting it to play out the way the adventure suggests. (And how come you know her charisma? That seem like a very peculiar piece of detail to ask...

What does the DM and players want to get out of the game? It is clearly not heroic fantasy as they went all lawful evil. Of course they execute the good cleric for treson, that is what LE does! That is not a problem, it is just par for the course. Power sadism is a valid thing to want to play...

It can be added that in this case everyone in this thread having tried to come up with a concrete alternative seem to not really have been able to come up with something many have been happy about. It might be that the druid is a problem that requires more than merrely skilled design to...

I actually wouldnt be surprised if they got rid of diseases as a player facing concept. The issue with disease is that it just do not fit well with the way of playing that 5ed seem to be designed toward, with each day being a new episode with the characters refreshed to full capacity. For...

Hi! I appriciate your long reply! You are presenting a couple of historical notes I feel like I should expand on to prevent confusion. Some of the mechanics was taken from wargames, but from what I have heard about the designer's games they were very much dungeon crawls. Gygax is legendary for...

This is why I think expandability by third parties might be the key. Put some templates covering the main roles like the ones you suggest in the phb, but provide guidance in the dmg for how to add new - which matches more closely those "chose traits" ideas that has been floating around here...

The problem is that while I agree the overly high HP buffer gain at low levels are anoying, that pales compared to the issue with the entire feature rellying on a growing pool of material designed, balanced and intended for DMs. Just capping of hp like you suggest is easy. It is solving getting...

I for one don't think it is overpowered. Let the shape act as a focus with respect to material components as well. I think it is consistent with flavor. I think it is a bit sad to resort to this though. It would likely involve fully giving up on trying to replicate the playstyle of 5ed, and...

I find it a bit amusing that D&D appear to have the quality that in all it's iterations the most fun way to play it was not the one it was designed for. TSR era D&D was designed for a dungeon crawl suspence curve with encounters as quick events along the way, the boss fight at the bottom as the...

Combine these two. The current Druid appear to be a narrow taste. As such any change from the exact formula is likely to disapoint those already playing it. If the goal is to give the druid broader appeal, it is exactly the reaction of players currently not playing druid you might want to look...

This is however the kind of statements that do not sound well to non druid players. For one thing, how fun is it for the rest of the group, like that barbarian that could have gotten a moment to shine, rage draging the cart up instead - prooving they are good for other stuff than smashing...

Hm, what you write indicate that we have had wildly differing experiences with Druids. It might very well be true that at your table my proposal would indeed not have given any added value, as the druids already actively exploit existing wildlife, and the DM is quite lenient with it. Meanwhile...

This approach to classifying looks a lot better than the one proposed! In particular I like that it is less obviously exhaustive with regard to all possible roles, which make it easier for third parties to fill in any gaps there might be. One detail is that I think all the roles likely should...