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RPG Rules exist to answer a series of simple questions: 1. Can my character do this? Yes/No/Maybe. 2. If maybe, what are the chances? 3. What are the results of success and failure? Rules should be clear. Ambiguous rules are not helpful to anyone. They might occur through poor communication on...

I'm inclined to agree and interpret the rule as each instance of damage. It's the easiest way to consistently apply it. Otherwise, you'd need to specifically parse attackers, attack type and attacks per attacker. Similarly to magic missile, swarm monsters with lots of attacks for minimal damage...

That's damage from multiple sources (specified in text as an arrow and a dragon's breath). I'm not convinced that damage from multiple hits of the same spell striking simultaneously should be considered multiple sources.

I just reread Find the Path and noticed that it can only lead you to a location you are "familiar" with--presumably one you've been to. That in itself is a pretty big nerf. You can use it to find the vampire lord's secret crypt or the dragon's treasure chamber unless you've been there. In that...

Nicely put. The pdf has some text about 'filling slots' as you cast and that you can fill a higher level slot with a lower level spell, but the terminology isn't as intuitive. I do like that a lot of spell scaling is sub-optimal and very linear in most cases. You can get an increased effect by...

I think the 5B magic system and spells is a marked improvement over 3X and Pathfinder, though I'm not completely happy with cantrips and certain spells (gate). I also want more mundane counters to magic and more built in limitations to prevent magic primacy. But the lack of innate spell scaling...

I like distinctive campaigns and worlds and I'm not a fan of getting "D&D" into my D&D, so there's almost always some changes to character options. I've done a bunch of human-only worlds and they're probably my favorites. I usually ditch halflings as too LotRsy and subraces of elves other than...

I would prioritize an enthusiastic player with ambitious goals over secret backstories and late-game reveals every time. In my experience, the first makes for a great game while the second might make for a great game.

You always add your proficiency bonus to attack rolls with spells you cast, according to page 7 of 5B. There are no exceptions given, so I assume it's always the case. So even if a fighter was empowered to cast firebolt from his magic belt buckle, he'd add his proficiency bonus as well. EDIT...

I ran a couple of sessions with my regular group using one of the packets--the first one they released Caves of Chaos for, I think. Nobody much cared for the process or thought WotC's surveys did much to capture their opinions on the game, so we didn't pursue it. Sadly, our group's gaming time...

In my game, we fought this one battle on the back of a great wyrm gold dragon with all these demons flying at us from all sides and, oh yeah, we were flying through all the planes in succession--the Shadowfell, the Feywild, the Elemental Chaos, all of them--each with different effects and...

I'm not happy with 5E's condition list at all, for some of these very reasons. The conditions themselves are mere bullet points of effects without context and not defined in and of themselves. Restrained is not explained well at all. Obviously my legs are restrained because my speed is 0. But...

1. Lord Darkblade, the Ever Victorious, my awesome level 100 half-shadow-dragon/half-drow gestalt rogue/cleric/wizard/fighter/antipaladin/druid/bard/ninja character can't be recreated using the Basic set. 2 No katana on the weapon list. Katanas are the most awesomest swords ever and NEED to be...

I concur. Though there will undoubtedly be a magic item with an ability that requires an action to activate that isn't quite a spell and isn't quite an attack, either official or homebrewed. Sort of like using a standard action in 3.5 to light up your fire weapon. I hope the full magic item...

I am by no means young enough to be of the Harry Potter generation, but if 5e's new options means my foppish wizard doesn't have to carry around bat guano, count me in. I am of two minds about spell chapter organization. Lumping the spells together alphabetically is a big help with a quick look...

It's a good one, not too cluttered or avant garde (like the circular abomination of one of the playtests). The new Inspiration box is right at the top where you'd naturally see it when glancing at your character sheet looking for a bit of extra oomph on that critical roll. Nice. Likewise, the...

I don't have a problem with short rest as written. I thought it was rather self-explanatory. Resting 60 to 121 minutes = 1 short rest, resting 120 to 179 minutes equals 2 short rests, and so on. How much activity do you have to do before taking an additional short rest? Zero. Can fighters take...

Awesome. The Basic Rules has a similar Disclaimer. EDIT: Beninja'd.

Initial thoughts: 1. GWF DoaM removed. Or was this already mentioned somewhere? You get a damage reroll if it comes up a 1 or 2 now. I don't much care for it--I always found rerolling damage dice to interrupt the flow of a combat round. "My damage is...wait, I get to reroll...lemme check by...

I wouldn't bother with fleshing out towns ala Hommlet-style. What would be the point? Have a list of town names in case you need them (i.e. the players ask), have a couple of brief inn or tavern descriptions handy, have some local lords, do the same for NPC-types the PCs might meet. In such a...