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And the material component for revivify is jumper cables.

I like that it takes a short rest to attune or de-attune to an item now. That makes the decision to attune to an item much more meaningful than it was back when it only took 10 minutes. I also noticed that you lose all item attunements if you die. That could have interesting implications if...

I'd expect to see Strength saving throws cover things like breaking free from entanglement or grapples, and resisting knockdown and forced movement effects. As for Intelligence, I've always thought it should be the default ability for resisting illusion effects.

I don't agree with you that it's bad design. From a purely game design point of view, I think second wind is well thought out. It only takes a bonus action, so it doesn't interrupt a fighter's ability to do what people want to do when playing a fighter - fight. It also reduces the burden on the...

The ability scores are stats that are already used, and saving throws follow the same mechanic as everything else in the game: D20 + ability mod + proficiency bonus. I've found this makes things much simpler than before. Instead of having the six abilities plus AC plus three other...

Maybe it means monsters with a CR of half the cleric's level?

I believe you don't get a bonus action on your turn unless you have some special ability that uses one. So no decision paralysis. You either have some effect that gives you a bonus action on your turn, like haste or second wind, or you don't have one at all. At least, that's how I understand it...

The fighter also has a big advantage in that his second wind is a bonus action, while the cleric has to spend his action to use his healing. I also wouldn't say that the fighter's second wind becomes mostly obsolete later. At 20th level, that's 1d10 + 20 (avg. 26) hp, which is still a pretty...

The number bonuses players get from their abilities are small enough already, especially considering that ability rolls are the primary mechanic in the game. You only get up to a +5 bonus from your ability score (at least without magic items). That's a pretty small number compared to the impact...

I really like the monster stat blocks! They're very easy to read and well organized.

I like this. One of the things I've wanted to see are more spells that can be cast at higher levels.

If paladins were more powerful than other classes, you might have a case. The thing is, they're not any more powerful than other classes.

There are plenty of other consequences that a paladin, cleric, etc. can face for turning against their beliefs. The biggest and most obvious one is that they can end up being shunned, or worse, hunted, by other members of their former faith. That makes for far more interesting stories than "you...

A cause doesn't have to include rigid rules and regulations. Chaos, as an alignment, encompasses many things, including concepts such as freedom and liberty. A CG paladin might be a champion of liberty that interprets his alignment and mission by fighting to end slavery everywhere he finds it...

The way I see it, paladins are divine champions. Being a paladin doesn't have to be about following a law, it's about devotion to a cause.

I've always hated alignment restrictions, so their absence in 5e is a huge plus for me.

I really like 5e's armored casting rule. By default, wizards don't wear armor, but they have the option if they're willing to get the armor proficiency. It's nice and simple and avoids clunky and annoying rules like arcane spell failure %.

I'm happy to hear this. I wonder if they'll have a print-on-demand version you can buy?

$30 for the PHB is a pretty amazing deal. It was $37 when I ordered it a few days ago.

Imbue Familiar With Spell Ability. It's also in the Spell Compendium.