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I use the standard rules. As others have pointed out, it would make sense to limit it to CON (minimum 1) due to duress, surprise, and so on. I understand the reasoning behind that, but even if that swayed me to change the rule, I wouldn't do it without making that interpretation ahead of the...

Breastplate. Because it makes my 10 year old son giggle when he says it, because those things really should be protected/supported, and most of all - who needs to do a bunch of crunches to get a fabulously chiseled physique when you can have the armorer hammer out heroic pecs and abs for you...

1. Psion - problem is to do it right, you'd need new mechanics (instead of borrowing spellcasting or pact magic). 2. Artificer - one that isn't based on magic would be cool. I'd also like to see new sub-classes, which I actually prefer to new classes, tbh. A drunken-master monk or pacifist...

At least one of which, to be fair, wasn't due any fault of WotC.

Elemental Admixture - Prerequisite: The ability to cast at least one spell. When you gain this feat, choose two of the following damage types: acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison or thunder. Spells you cast that deal damage with one of the chosen types can be changed to the other type. You...

This is another great idea. I tailor mine based on Encounter Difficulty. Say, the encounter is a demon out looking for prey on the Prime and I want it to be a 'Hard' encounter. It would be a Barlgura if they run across it at 4th level (a Hard encounter for 4 PCs), a Glabrezu at 7th level...

This is an excellent post, and I think the quoted text should be the first thing in any DM's notes when running a sandbox campaing.

For the first: Random Encounters. Expectation is 15% chance (roughly 1 in 6) per roll. If you rolled every hour, that's an average of 4 a day, and at least one over an 8 hour 'rest' period. I don't always make these monsters they can kill and go back to sleep. Maybe it's an old enemy...

To avoid the feat tax, you'd have to avoid any feat that adds spells known or increases the DC of spell effects. Both would be auto-picks since there is no way to do either (once your casting stat is maxed). The one feat that would be nice would be: Change energy type (acidball!) - by which I...

Indeed, the assumption that skill rolls were auto-wins "Yo, no way the King can beat my DC! He has to hand over his crown, queen and kingdom!" started in 3e, 4e just made the mistake of putting in the compendium (which is what everyone I've ever played 4e with used) "if you succeed on the roll...

Diplomacy was just an example*. My post was about players who mistake rolling the dice at their choosing being "player agency". It was because players believed the system worked like their powers: they did this and there was a set outcome. I have an action, and DM call or not, I'm taking it to...

A couple of us put our hands on the table expecting just that. So, he could have, but to overcome our +2 to table stabilizing, it'd have taken a heck of roll...

For the PCs.

In 4e raise dead was an 8th level spell (so, about 3rd level). I guess they wanted a way to raise the dead available at a level lower than 9th. And yes, IMO, it does trivialize being dead.

Duh. Magic! ;)

I've played in multiple systems in multiple formats over the last few years, and quite a few, a majority really, of players simply use "I roll Diplomacy" and throw the dice as their stated action. 4e was pretty bad about it (but not the worst) since the outcomes were more codified than in a...

"And the mask was created by an evil goddessss...." "...." "which means it's cursed" "...." "That's bad" "Ohhh!"

That's actually a pretty cool ability. I've been thinking of something similar for a monster I'm building, but couldn't quite come up with a good mechanic. So consider this a *yoink*

We played this weekend and we used your version of the ambush chance...and we all facepalmed for not thinking of it sooner. Trying to put too much into each random table I suppose. So, so much easier. Thanks.

If it were my game and my players asked me? I'd replace Divine Smite with Divine Ward (similar to the Arcane/Projected Ward of the abjurer). It is a no-action ability powered by spell slots (similar to Divine Smite). Really, you're trading "decrease bad guy hit points" for "increasing good...