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I don't think that's entirely inconsistent. The PHB should contain a warning against playing evil characters. If you're new to roleplaying, evil characters in the party (and especially a mixture of good and evil) massively increases the chances that your game will crash and burn and potentially...

This is a really nice way to view it - thanks!

In this case, the Mounted Combat rules are general and the Beastmaster Ranger rules are specific - so, the Beastmaster Ranger rules will override what the Mounted Combat rules say. Or to put it another way, RAW you get to control your ACo mount during combat without losing any actions that the...

So, I've never really looked at Eberron, but there's a mechanical point that might be easily overlooked. With 5e backgrounds, you get two skill proficiencies, either two tools, two languages or one of each and a Feature. It's been said, however, that Features can also be earned in play - and...

I don't mind traps being a focus for rogue players, so long as everyone else gets something that's also focussed on them. I also tend to think about traps in at least two different categories: combat and exploration. I do have a couple of traps in the interaction category, too, but those are...

Unfortunately it's not quite that powerful - when you convert spell slots into sorcery points, you only get a number equal to the level of the slot. So a 4th level spell slot gets you only 4 sorcery points. This is still doable, but obviously you'll only get much lower level spells from doing...

It's psychic damage - think of it as the bard lacing their words with magic. If the target fails their Wisdom save (I like to think of it as the mockery getting a reaction, distracting them so the magic can slip into their mind and wreak a little havoc) they have a direct assault on the mind...

It does less damage at level 1, but scales well and the rider effect is a bit more powerful: The 4e version goes: Range 10 (50') Charisma vs Will Hit: 1d6 + Charisma modifier damage and the target takes a -2 penalty to attack rolls until the end of your next turn (Damage increases to 2d6 +...

Now I feel stupid; I should have spotted that one. On the other hand, it was about 2am. This will be my excuse. Yes.

If the players use an action and say they want to give advantage to an ally for a single attack or check, it just works. It's better roleplay if they describe it, but the rules don't require that. That's the Help action. The same applies for the players using an action to apply disadvantage to...

Actually, no - pathological example, see. It's each class in order. Alphabetical, as they appear in the book. You could optimise for different things by changing that; more skills if you started Bard (at the cost of 7 fewer HP) for instance.

The feat explicitly deals with that. With a bow or crossbow, you can only shoot them if you have ammunition - therefore, you can only fire a loaded weapon. The "Loading" keyword simply means that the act of loading the weapon takes up enough time that you can't make multiple attacks with it. If...

So I've been thinking about the 5e multiclassing rules and how they seem to be far better at avoiding broken characters than 3e. Here, then, is an attempt to stress test the concept by creating a valid, legal 12th level character with one level of each base class, in order. You can even do it...

So basically, you're saying that we can use "Something from the back of the MM" as a euphemism for "You're going to be terrified every time it hits you", right? (Or is it just my groups that start to get nervous whenever they get a whiff of negative energy, poison or the like? Noticeably more so...

That alone is a feat-level ability - and I'd probably be happy to give it to the player at the cost of a feat. I'd probably say the shield doesn't return if the attack roll is a natural 1, though.

Specific to 5e: Remember that there is a difference between taking the Attack action and making an attack. The Attack action allows you to make one or more weapon attacks (depending on the Extra Attack feature) and may tie in to the use of Bonus actions. Get a good feel for the new Grapple...

Yeah, that's regrettable. On the other hand, seeing both sides back down from a misunderstanding and apologise like real, sensible people? That's a damn good example to set.

You don't even need to do that. The encryption scheme and what is used for the key is known and findable, even if Amazon went away.

Yeah, it's very much a mixture of for-PC and for-monster stuff. It takes up too much space (and duplicates too much) to have two lists. It really does save time when the session's gone on for a few hours - my ability to come up with useful words for stuff like this slows down after a while :-)

Maybe "A simpler class for people who prefer that", and then we could get this interesting discussion without disparaging anybody? Liking simpler mechanics does not mean people are simpler, just that they have different preferences to you (and hey, me). Those preferences are entirely as valid as...