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I didn't mean to imply he was; maybe I worded that poorly. In any case, I just wanted to register that I would still like to see species/folks get specific stat bonuses that reflect their inherent characteristics, like Str for Minotaurs. I think you can still do that while you are stripping...

Morrus suggested it. He asked if a player wanted to have a Halfing who was stronger than Minotaurs, why not let him. I'm not entirely sure how to understand the mechanics of that, but it was in the context of talking about adjustable race bonuses. I wouldn't be a fan of allowing a Halfling to...

I'm glad they're addressing the racism inherent in previous portrayals of certain races. Some of that stuff was waaaay over the line. I just hope that they can do it in a way that does not erode the differences between different species/folks. I don't want to have a Halfling get a higher racial...

Physics?

I think that is the best solution. Not only does it tone down something verging on OP, it also unifies the class thematically.

Thanks for posting this, Jayoungr. I am indeed looking for adventures that are roughly the length of earlier edition modules, such as Master of the Desert Nomads (level 6-9) or Keep on the Borderlands (levels 1-3). I'm calling these 'intermediate adventures', which I define as substantially...

That does sound pretty good. I wish I could buy that adventure as a softcover book with 64 pages and a pull out map for $19.99. But maybe that's just because I'm old :) Thanks for the tip though. I will take a look at those adventures.

It's not nearly as good or easy though. I could cut the four guardian keeps from Princes of the Apocalypse and put them into my campaign, but I have to figure out what is motivating my players to clear them out; what they get at the end of it all; how I am supposed to cut out the allusions to...

Thanks for the help, and those are good suggestions. If I could clarify what I mean though: Most official D&D modules used to be what I'll call 'intermediate-length adventures' (more than 1 level/night's adventuring, but not a full campaign). Keep on the Borderlands was for levels 1-3. One of...

I miss the days when we also got small adventures, like 3-levels worth, rather than only massive adventure paths. Then I could assemble some of these smaller adventures (often customized so they fit my players' backgrounds), together with the mortar of my own original content, to make a really...

They've got all the goodies of a fighter (weapon and armor proficiencies, hit points, action surge). If they can fight as good as a fighter and cast as good as a Warlock, doesn't that suggest they are overpowered?

Changing rules on the fly is not a good option for me because I find that that's when players start to get annoyed. They use a cool power well, and the DM nerfs it -- that in my experience has been a recipe for party acrimony. There is another reason too. If we just play the RAW, and the RK...

That's some good perspective. I confess that I have been comparing the RK to what other Fighter subclasses get -- and it sure did seem like the RK was getting a lot more than the Arcane Archer! Is the Archer indeed seen as weak?

I think that to try to keep the archetype concept unified, you could make the Giant Sizing come from a rune enscribed directly on the RK's body, say for example as a tattoo of the generic Giant rune for 'Giant' (is that Jotun?). It wouldn't grant any passive ability, but it would be always...

That's a good idea. Hmm... I need to think about which would work best.

Yes, I was thinking about that. If I did that, though, I would probably be less concerned with limiting the uses of the active runes. I wouldn't want to nerf everything all at once. Our first game is tonight, so right now I am leaning towards keeping Giant's Strength as is (not really that...

I wholeheartedly agree with that. I definitely want the fighter to have nice things. I think the hesitation I have is just that it can be used so often. Using it on the Wyvern's sting to send 35 damage from a party member to the Wyvern rider is quite the swing for a single reaction. A short...

I get what you're saying, I guess I am just hesitant to accept affects that totally negate attacks with no save or chance of failure/resistance. I found the Mystic's 'Memory of One Thousand Steps' to be problematic in my last campaign, for the same reason. That's much more powerful than save or...

Thanks NotAYakk. The Cloud Rune does still seem quite powerful to me, if we think that once per short rest means probably something like 3 times per long rest. Conditions apply, of course, and the passives of the Cloud Rune seem relatively weak, but you get to wait to see if the attack hits...

Am I right to assume that the active property of the Cloud Rune (Skye, the one that deflects an attack to another target) takes effect without a save -- i.e. there is no save involved in the use of this Rune? That seems quite good to me too. Especially since it seems (again correct me if I am...