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A few thoughts on Shadow Monks. Overall I really like the changes here Losing Pass w/o a Trace is a bummer, but I wonder if that spell is going to get a nerf (making the loss not so bad) or possibly become a Ranger only spell (giving the Ranger a uniquely powerful spell) If there's one thing...

The new monk has really knocked it out of the park. Took me a moment to realize that deflect attacks really just makes up for the lower AC of the Monk class in general (after all, high AC means negating damage from attacks as well). Can not wait to play this class! Also thinking about the...

Super excited for this one. Love what they did in the last UA but do think it needs to be dialed back a bit.

The this is the purposeful worsening of a product (typically an entertainment product) so that you can charge more for the better version (think Amazon Prime adding ads so they can sell a monthly subscription to get rid of the ads). I have no problem with a company that does this, as I won't...

Per CritRole Stats, Heroes Feast was cast 3 times in Campaign 2, and only once so far in campaign 3. I did misremember how many times it was cast in campaign 1 (15 times over the 70 or so sessions they had access to it) and I think that led to Mercer making it more difficult to get the jewel...

This is not correct. The parties in CR are constantly limited in their casting of Heroes Feast due to the difficulty in acquiring the material component. Mercer rarely allows them to purchase more than 1 at a time from any given major city (and sometimes requires a day or two to find one or...

Yes, for my Ranger Beastmaster players that's a feature, not a bug. Easy enough for me to houserule in my games, but I suspect there will be quite a few players who will be disappointed.

While it may seem that way at lower levels, the math in the DMG makes it clear. Base AC for creating a monster CR 1/4-3 is 13. With a +0 to your main attack stat, you will hit 50% of the time, +2 60% and +3 65%. So it's clear that the game as designed requires only a +1 to you main attack...

Maybe I'm confused about what you are arguing. I responded that playing an 'Honor Mode' type game isn't typical and doesn't follow the baseline assumptions of the game. I then went on to clarify that having 1 (or many) players starting with a +2 doesn't break game math in a significant way...

@Chaosmancer I do agree that it's group dependent and that the game should cater to what the typical player wants, and that the base game should be forgiving, so that newer players don't get frustrated with a FromSoft type of experience. That said, the difference between +2 and +3 at level 1 is...

Missed that in your post, my mistake. And look, I agree that the intent of the game is that PCs are better than you're average Joe, and that at baseline, the game works better with stats that look like the standard array. And I certainly wouldn't force a player or a group to go with it. My...

Agreed. Seemed obvious to have spell school specialization be a 2nd level choice for all wizards (1 bonus spell of that school per level and 50% cost for scribing new ones) and then have the subclasses be their own thing (Battle, Diplomacy, Knowledge, Protection?). Would have liked to see the...

If this is the case, I hope that Beastmaster Rangers also get the option to choose a 'real' animal companion. I have some ranger characters who HATE the idea that their companion is a spirit animal instead of one they found in the wilderness and trained.

You're still forgetting about your bonus spells which don't count against the number you can prepare. So again, at 1st level, that's Cure Wounds and Bless always on, plus one more spell. And you have a 25% less chance of hitting with an attack than an optimized player in this build. So you...

@Kobold Stew I was actually hoping for the opposite with Memorize Spell. I've long had a house rule that Wizards can change their spells anytime of day when they spend a number of minutes equal to the spell level to do so. I feel it leans into the flexibility of the Wizard and encourages...

@Remathilis don't forget as a life cleric you can take Chain Mail at 1st, so you're looking at AC 18 with a shield. Also, you're probably better off taking a +2 to Wis and +1 to Con at first level rather than variant human. Cure Wounds and Bless don't count against you're spells prepared, so...

Correct, that's why I mentioned the full value would depend on how many THPs were used in each form, but the same holds true for the 'THP' of the 2014 wildshapes. For a scene like Doric's infiltration, the utility of being able to switch shapes 7 times is what matters (possible in 24, not in...

A PC who rolled 3s across the board could be a life cleric and be decently effective. Certainly enough to contribute to the party's success (instead of being someone the party just had to keep alive). And that's a pretty extreme example. A more likely 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 would make a decently...

I'm a big 2014 Druid fan and was very against the original set of 24 Druid changes that moved to templates, largely because I knew how important changing into real beasts was to the Druid players I've DM'd for. But I disagree that the current implementation dropped the ball. While slightly...

Had the same thought about the Assassinate bonus. At the very least I'll allow it to double on a crit. I think the problem is that even though the math is probably right on given all the other changes, it just doesn't quite have the feel of a head shot from the dark (ala John Wick). That...