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Hi folks, I'm looking for some creativity here. Say a pirate who was trying (and succeeded...) in shanghaiing someone into a "marine adventure" got his pocket picked by one of the "marks". It's a rather embarrassing thing and I wanted a cool nickname that the crew might start calling this...

Assuming a 14 dex it is AC 15 vs. 17, which is really quite a bit. Add in a shield and we are talking 15 vs. 19. Yes, that means medium armor and all the problems associated with that, but 4 points is huge. Add in the spell selection and it's just better than the dragon-based one IMO.

I'd say the spell-less ranger as-written is an upgrade of the battle master, which is (IMO) the most powerful fighter. The only thing missing is action surge, combat healing and a feat at level 6. What you get is all of the hunter subclass abilities (+d8 damage at 3rd level). The TWF or...

Ranger fixes: Poultices can only be used on a character once per short rest of the target (much like the healing feat). Must be applied by the ranger. Change die to d6. Start with 3 dice rather than 4. Die goes to d8 at level 9. Call natural allies is limited to once per long rest. Still...

I'd say for FS you'd want to restrict the spells the FS gets from the sorc. list. Not quite sure how. Maybe require them to take two spells from the domain in place of one standard slot? That might do it, but still darn powerful with the armor. I agree the double attack probably isn't that...

Yeah, but on the upside, the spell-less ranger was even more overpowered. I do think he's right--playtesting is needed. But both look quite overpowered (the spell-less ranger compared to a battlemaster, the favored Soul compared to a sorcerer).

Hummm, What class plays best with the 5 minute adventuring day? Which is the worst? Game I'm in right now tends not to have many combats per day (2 at most). I'm curious what people think are the best and the worst classes here. My thoughts: (best to worst) Sorcerer, Cleric, Wizard...

I've seen at least one other post where someone said they had 4 maneuvers at 3rd or 4th level. Shouldn't it be 3? Am I missing something ('cause that would be great if I am!)

Started at 1st. Now second and I suspect 3rd soon. And yeah, I'm thinking in terms of the top 3. Heck, at level 8 I may grab the feat that gives me two more choices (eh) and an extra die (big deal I'd say). Not sure it's worth a feat of course...

Yep, I missed Riposte. I'm not planning on having it early (ever?) because of parry. In general, I'd prefer to block X damage done to me than do X damage. And as a dex-based fighter the numbers are the same (baring magic items). But it should certainly go on the list as it's better than a...

Playing a battle master (dex-based, dual-weapon) and looking for thoughts on the various maneuvers. I'm going to place them in the order I'm thinking of taking them and include my thoughts. Parry: Very nice for a dex-based character, at least at lower-levels. It's like d8+3 healing for your...

My only AL character is a barbarian 1/Warlock X polearm master. It's huge I say. Rage plus Armor of A. is one of the best combos ever if you have a tough melee fight. It certainly suffers from MAD. I think I start at S 16, I 8, W 8, D 12, C 14, Ch 15 as an alt human (may have con and Chr...

Why would you take the feat if you are already proficient in the save?

OK, I'm a player and I'm finding that the packs really lack functionality. Or, more likely, I can't figure out how to use them. Basically I get text, but even basic powers/abilities don't _do_ anything. I'm not even finding I can pick an Archetype. I can't find a way to select a fighting...

Haven't read it all yet and probably won't for 2 weeks (school). But people's suggestions about how to deal with some of the issues that I think I'll have running it have helped. Next up: straight through read.

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the feedback. I suspect I'll end up running this. I still feel there are some plot and organizational issues, but it think I can now deal with or fix most with the help of all the feedback!

On the whole, I am very happy with 5e. While I've only played a bit, it seems to be a great system. Thus far I like it better than any other edition and, while there are other RPGs that cover different ground, I think it's my favorite RPG (previously either 3.5e, Hero, or maybe True20)...

I'm afraid I think both need significant playtesting. I believe the new ranger is just better than the battlemaster fighter. Sure, the fighter gains a few more feats/stats, but honestly one bonus feat at level 6 just isn't that great. Second wind becomes less important over time, leaving...

It does. I didn't read through all of the rooms and when scanning I missed the commoners in areas K17 and K18. I'd have much preferred there be more of a high-level overview of who is in each place rather than having to put it together by going through each area. It just feels too much like...

In Kingmaker, you are founding a Kingdom in the middle of nowhere starting at a very low level. And the folks who got you started in this direction have plenty of problems of their own. There is literally no one around who has the available resources to provide much help (though you...