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I only had two used. I made 8 of them, 5 level, five for martials and three for casters. I did something similar; Necromancy/Conjuration, Evocation/Divination, Illusion/Transmutation. Filled out from there.

Mostly to see what you do to inform further refinement of what I do. I have three active guilds. They have limited curated spell lists and a special ability at fifth level. There are some "lost traditions" that PCs can learn from using feats. I think I mentioned those in a different thread. In...

Cleric, please. Do you have wizard's guilds? I see where you are going with the magician sub-classes, but was wondering if there were organizations for casters.

Delighted to see the progress!

I've found that mobile characters are more fun, for me, than heavy hitters. However, both is good if it can be done.

Everyone laughs as Havar Talespinner finishes his story about the three paladins at the dryad's soiree. The crowd outside the Silver Eel tavern breaks up as the crippled man finishes the last of his ale. He looks around at those remaining and rattles his offering bowl. "Anyone else willing to...

Well, in order to have a useful design goal of "approachable by a wide audience" you need to define those things and detail how you're going about doing that. For a more personal example, it's not good enough to say "improve outcomes in people with addiction issues at risk of endocarditis." How...

Oh, I know a fair bit about it. There's a limit as to how much effort I'll spend arguing a gaming point, however. ;)

I didn't develop the study. If you can produce a refuting study, rock on. (Not that I expect you to. ;) )

The point is evidence exists that addition is easier than subtraction. ;)

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Actually, there is... Just looking at the aspect of having all bonuses being additive is, in fact*, an objective improvement. It is easier for the human mind to add than subtract. Now, the difference in effort could be trivial in most cases. However, it has been shown that a series of additions...

Choose from; in my campaign a wizard usually starts knowing 3 first level spells from a tradition list of 12 specific spells, plus prestidigitation or thaumaturgy as a cantrip. When second level spells become available, there are a specific 12 that they will have access to. They can research...

That's why I limit wizards to 12 spells depending on guild, clerics 9 per temple. Adds to theme and reduces decision paralysis.

Listing them in increasing complexity makes sense to me, too.

The base penalty was much larger. However, you could "easily" offset these penalties if your fighter was geared towards a "Dex Fighter" rather than a "Str Fighter". I believe you could spend proficiencies to offset instead of learning new weapons. It's been a while, though.

(The penguins were kind of a joke.) Well, yes. It's at least a concern if not an active obstacle. I am apparently not communicating, or neither of you have read exploration accounts or adventure fiction based on real experience. The party enters a terrain or environment outside the player's...

Well, yes. That's why you don't focus on that. You focus on the stark beauty of the frost fields at first, and then mention the dark clouds on the horizon. You deal with the storm, the intense cold that freezes exposed flesh, the stepping on snow that covers a hidden crevasse. The drama...

Yes, mainly exploration, for me. Real life isn't limited to the urban rat race. Crossing Antarctica, finding ruins in Brazil, exploring caves in the Alps, excavating lost settlements in the Sahel, finding a path from the source of the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean are all sources of...

Right. I knew about the appendices, although not that The Hobbit was on the table. I have to say I'm thrilled by the balrog; the first time I saw it on the screen it was so close to what I imagined I nearly squealed like a little child in the theater. I did not know that individual elements are...