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I love it. Resistance and vulnerability both matter in huge ways, and it's easy to explain. At PAX, whenever the skeletons showed up, the players with bludgeoning weapons had a field day. Fire mages have a reason to celebrate while facing down a shambling mound. Damage times actually matter...

I've already sown the seeds for a green dragon. I think one is enough, considering she can act as a potential ally against the fey villains of the campaign (though an extremely treacherous, dangerous ally). I just ran a session, and I began to lay the groundwork for my PCs eventually maybe...

I prefer Beast Buy personally... Better selection. ;)

In my 5th Edition campaign, I made a decision not to put a dragon in the local area. It just didn't fit with the lore of the place. Now, beginning tomorrow, my PCs will be heading out and trekking through a swamp and a forest in search of an ancient, overgrown temple. This article makes me...

I'm headed down to PAX Prime again this year. I always have a great time hanging out with fellow nerds, checking out new games, seeing the fantastic costumes, and of course, playing D&D. I volunteered for WotC last year and ran some games for them, and I'll be doing the same this year. If...

Absolutely. This is my solution as well. If you bump greatsword, greataxe, and maul up to something like 2d8 damage, there's no need to add 1.5x strength bonus, and no need to add +2 damage. It just works as-is. The only place it gets weird is with critical hits, but I think that could be...

I did the survey, and I forgot to comment on the ranger. I was going to complain about... well, just about everything. The favored enemy being linked to fighting styles, the return of fighting styles as character-defining, the spells, the lack of any really cool abilities... There are very...

True, but the COers are probably the best at ferreting out broken combinations and math problems. Things like that can affect anyone's game, even if they don't quite realize what's going on.

Thanks for the write-up! I'm glad you had fun; my group has been playing 5th Edition over a couple of short campaigns, and it's been a great deal of fun for us. About the internal development, I agree with you there. I was hoping to see the playtest continue so that there isn't a need for...

I also started with 2nd Edition, and it was a great deal of fun. I was young and didn't know any better when it came to balancing encounters, so I just went with what felt appropriate for the area. Eventually I learned how many orcs a group of PCs could take on (without any huge wipes in the...

I'm so happy to see a return to more varied tieflings. I like the idea that someone can have fiendish ancestry and hide it with clothing or masks. It makes for a great reveal. When every single tiefling has 'big horns of evil', that's no longer possible.

Game over, man! Fantastic line. :D

This. One of the best things about a public playtest is having so many sets of eyes scrutinizing the work, and so many people trying to break the system. How often do we find a game-breaking oversight immediately after the game is released?

Sounds like a good many D&D games I've run over the years. DM - "Come on, guys, just take the quest and let's get to the dungeon." Wizard - "Hang on, I want to ask whether we're getting draft horses or war horses." Rogue - "Are there any more little trinkets on his desk?" Fighter - "I want to...

If they do that, they might catch any minor bugs with the final product before the standard game is released. Then again, I doubt they would get a good reaction from the fans by forcing them to play basic 5e for half a year before they can get their usual D&D again!

Ah, crap. I thought it still gave you a +4 to AC and to Dex saves. That made a lot of sense, considering that you're giving up your action to get it. I thought advantage was the equivalent of a +4 bonus...

I like this idea. Letting the DM choose what sort of actions gain 'Inspiration' will let DMs control how much of an effect this has on their group. It's easy enough to just never award it. And the fact that you can't hold it for long means it's not so much a resource to track but a...

Yeah, so what you want to do is have them be a team of specialists themselves. They don't fall into the command structure, they won't have anyone giving them orders. Instead, they're given a job and expected to complete it, using their unique capabilities. It's a good idea to maybe have a...

Military organizations can be a good way to put the group together. It also allows you to hand them quests that they're expected to do. So long as you make sure their military group has enough flexibility to handle situations as they like, you're on the right track.

I keep hoping they'll do something nice and release a 'for download' version, or at least dedicate a server to just the character builder for 10 years or something.