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One thought I have is that Ability Score Increases are already tied to leveling so except at character creation, those stats are tied to leveling up. Another thought is that we have Feats which can be taken in lieu of an Ability Score Increase at the appropriate level and seem to already serve...

As presented in the OP, this seems unreasonable. Talk to the DM and explain how this is not fun for you. If he doesn't tone it down, it's probably time to find a new DM or group. Hopefully he/she will at least be willing to compromise and you will have to decide how much compromise is enough.

Serious enough that I will do whatever possible to keep a game going but not so serious that it isn't fun anymore. I really try to avoid missing a week of play at all costs but if playing means we are without half the players or I skip an important work or family obligation then it probably...

You can also build an outpost in the Underdark and make however many NPCs you want stay at the Outpost to "guard" it. There's also a part that comes soon from where you are now that may leave you with a decision to send at least some of your NPCs back to the surface with a largish party of...

Yep, this sounds like a good description of me except I do like Bards.

My players would rebel against any changes to the mechanics. As such I choose, and embrace, working with the rules as they are written. Healing spells are the way they are for a reason. Making them more or less powerful likely will have an effect on the way something else is meant to work...

Whatever one I happen to be playing at the time. At the moment it is Half-Elf Monk of the Old Order practicing the Way of the Open Hand in one campaign and a Human (non-variant) strength-based Fighter (Battlemaster) with Great Weapon Fighting and the Sentinel feat. I also have a Half-Elf Lore...

I'm not sure what the issue seems to be other than some people just don't like this. For me there is no issue and there is no "fixing" required. Adding a label, "Whack-A-Mole", simply gives additional validation or drama to the idea that there is something wrong with this. To me the way it...

I can see this being an issue only in certain settings. Namely an arid, desert setting but perhaps more normal settings where the main water supply has been tainted in a way that makes it undrinkable. It can also be solved with certain spells or magic items.

If you've ever felt emotion reading a novel or short story, it's not hard to understand why you might become emotionally invested in your PC since you are essentially contributing to the story yourself in the way you play that PC. This is likely the type of investment that most strive for when...

Embraced? I don't know if I would use that word to describe how I personally feel about every Race and Class in the Player's Handbook but I certainly won't prevent anyone from playing anything that's there in games I DM. More choices to allow game customization is a good thing in my opinion.

I'd need to know more about the Assassin but basically if Dex is maxed, you can do a max of 57 points of damage using a Rapier with Sneak Attack at level 5 with maxed Dex and assuming an automatic Crit from Assassinate IF the creature is surprised. A Hand Crossbow is only going to do 1d6+5...

The simple solution in my opinion is that the DM could insist at least one person select a character that simply cannot choose to have Intelligence as a dump stat without it being detrimental to that character's effectiveness.

My personal opinion is that what you have proposed would be quite interesting to play. Whether that turns out boring for you in the end, sooner or later, really only depends on your own personal tastes. If it sounds fun and interesting to you, you should play it. I am sure there are multiple...

OK, then. I wasn't really arguing so much as giving my own alternative view on the subject. I will only say that I do not see it as "saving throws as written assume what the player wants to do". I see them as players don't have any choice whatsoever in what's happening but it's happening...

I'd have to play with these modified rules to see how it works. They could work fine with some additional tweaks but I suspect that they will effect how encounters are put together with CR or XP ratings among other things. Another thought is that while getting a primary stat boost does indeed...

They already do have some say in it with the way they arranged their ability scores. Beyond that, it's not like you have time to actually think about what you are going to do while it happens in a split second. A Dexterity check, to me, is a good example of how input does not apply. You are...

I am not sure how one example, that could simply be explained away by player choices and dice rolls, means there is a glaring ongoing issue here. The players chose to have mediocre Charisma scores or otherwise have something that could counter such an effect especially after it was cast the...

I agree. I have done the same thing and picked up OotA after first running LMoP with a bunch of new players and a new DM. After reading it through from cover-to-cover along with two prominent DM's Guides on OotA, I have come to the conclusion that the players simply are not ready. For this...

An Ogre Skeleton can knock you 10 feet away and prone on a successful attack.