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I also find it odd that dragon weapon attack (bite, claw, tail) damage does not scale past Large size.

It seems 5th Ed characters have the same number of hit points as 3rd Ed (fighter: 1d10 + Con mod per level, etc), though they bumped the wizard and sorcerer to d6, and bard and rogue to d8 (like PF).

Instrument of the Bards 17 Iron Bands of Bilarro 19 Iron Flask 23 Keoghtom's Ointment 17 Lantern of Revealing 16 Manual of Golems 20 Mirror of Life Trapping 11 Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments 22 Pipes of Haunting 16 Pipes of the Sewers 19 Portable Hole 22 Quaal's Feather Token 18 Quiver of Ehlonna 15

Me too, I am cannibalising it for my 3rd and 5th Ed campaigns (some cool monster actions, etc).

Right on, I have been using Hit Dice for proficiency bonus for everything for a few years now. CR is way too nebulous and subjective for my tastes. Basically, some monster's attacks and DCs go up by 1 or 2, and a handful go down by 1. Also, makes designing new monsters easier (or converting), as...

Ah, thank you, I had forgotten to convert it to 5th Ed. I have converted most fey that have not already been covered (and celestials, fiends, etc). I also ported back the cold-iron deal from 3rd Ed (for many fey, demons, eladrins, etc).

Yes, for arm wrestling, the stronger character simply wins, no rolls. If they are equal, well, then you can get all Over the Top.

Demons and Devils took a hit, especially spellcasting, no blade barrier for the marilith, etc. There are also some odd omissions, such as the displacer beast lacking a bite attack. One major thing I do not like is proficiency bonus being based off of CR for monsters, should be hit dice (like...

Could play with your elven parentage giving you a set modifier (+1 Cha, drow, etc), +1 Dex, and one or two other +1 increases.

None, some, or all may be used (campaign dependant, also I love the Action Options in the DMG: Climb onto a Bigger Creature, etc); they are just that: variants, knobaloos. I am not implying that 5th Ed is not a great version of D&D, right out of the box (one of my best sessions ever, in over 30...

Exactly, get the Large or smaller monster prone, have the bard or rogue keep it that way with their absurd +17 grapple check vs. the monster's +8 (on a good day) grapple check, while everyone wales on it (sneak attack damage included). I think grapple/shove checks should just be a Str-based attack.

Is that the forest gnome swashbuckler/bladesinger rapier/hand crossbow wielder build (with Sharpshooter)?

Very similar experience, though my first 5th Ed/D&D Next session with the first playtest packet was one of the best I'd had in years. 5th Ed came at just the right moment, I had grown disillusioned with 4th Ed, and was looking back at previous editions to hack something together. One of the...

It seems half-elves should get +1 to Dex (base elven heritage), and +1 to two or three other scores (human action).

Equipment Economy Silver Standard Gold piece values (prices for equipment, etc) are converted to Silver pieces. Platinum piece values are Gold pieces, Silver piece values are Copper pieces, and Copper piece values are Copper bits. For example, instead of a dagger costing 2 gp, it costs 2 sp...

Spellcasting Variant: Spellcasting for Artificers, Clerics, and Wizards Preparing and Casting Spells. You must prepare each spell slot in advance (as per standard 3rd Ed rules). Cantrips Variant: Scale by Class Level Cantrips from your class spell list scale by class level. Cantrips...

In the end, DM is key. Play almost anything with the highly charismatic individual.

Do, not, bother. You'll only get more edition warring bait (however passive, cold).

Right on time (both); love illustration. Apologies to others (genuine types), just bored of the Cold War garbage, is all. Game on...

When things come from a long standing edition warring place, it's hard to approach them. I mean, not playing, DMing, or even actually taking the time to read and understand something, before the bashing, is just terrible.