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It only has one required page, plus an optional character background page, and a spell caster sheet.

I think the search sidebar is trying to strike a balance between "I search the room" and "I poke the statue in the eye to see if it falls out". It wants you to describe a general pattern to your search, noting things of interest, and being a little more engaged in the action. I can't say...

I agree. The sheet is great. And they've even provided a handful of variants and form fillable versions of each. I can see myself creating additional optional sheets, but for the time being I'm more than pleased with the official sheet.

Offical Sheets Available from Wizards.com While I thank you for doing this, everyone should know that the official sheets are available at the WotC website. They have included several optional and variant sheets, all of which come in fillable and print-oriented versions. It's clear than the...

Yes. Though I wouldn't mind some reimagining.

Perhaps, if I believe that the hobgoblin would have put in the time to train the wolf or dog to fight with a human.

It's true that the majority of 5E modularity is additive. Most of the customization options are wrapped up in feats and subclasses, each of which can be considered an optional module. But, there are definitely going to be options that alter or replace subsystems. Spell points and healing are...

I'm not sure how I'd write this as a rule at the moment, but when running the hobgoblin, I'd run it so that the ability works with any intelligent ally with which the goblin has had the opportunity to train with, and who is in a position to fight in formation. So, a Hobgoblin and his two goblin...

I just wanted to point out that it's not just 3.x thinking, but goes back for as long as racial modifiers have existed. The concept of PCs being better than the average is reflected in the various options for ability score generation (for example, rolling 4d6 drop the lowest instead of 3d6).

I can only speak for myself, but it's the human default against which all fantastical elements are compared. In AD&D, 3d6 represented the range of human capability, which we can map to ourselves. 18 was the pinnacle of human capacity. That lends context to a creature that can achieve a 19 or a...

Mearls is right, in that I don't think spamming second wind will be a problem at the table. But from a simulationist point of view, it's a very awkward ability. Making it temporary hit points solves the problem, and feels more representative of getting your second wind. It's an adrenalin rush...

There were essentially three complaints regarding humans getting +1 to all ability scores: I feels unbalanced against the other races. It makes humans equal to any other race's best ability score. It removes the concept of the human default. With a switch to demi-humans getting +2 to one...

It may be topical, but this thread looks like edition warring to me.

The Cleric class description has long used generic deities, with with a description of which deity might fit the bill in a given setting. I doubt that will change, so thus suspect that the PHB won't describe specific deities the way previous ones have.

Some of the Fighter prebuilt's description described the town as being recently resettled after having been long ago been overrun.

I seem to recall that even the later packets treated it as such. The DM could still ask for, say, an Intelligence(Athletics) check when trying to determine how far someone could run.

I like these new goblins. And I love Pathfinder goblins. I think each fits their respective game. In D&D 5E, the PCs will be potentially dealing with goblins for a breadth of their career. So they need to be a more serious foe with a larger place in the world. In Pathfinder, goblins aren't a...

That's pretty nice. It also gives us the final skill list.

If the skill list resembles the final packet, then I'll probably implement some form of the Fields of Lore list. The proficiency system gives me confidence that I can add new skills and hand them out to players without harming the game. But I'll wait until the DMG is out and provides is...

We do like to drop superfluous things, like letters and monarchs. Also, let me close that tag from before. It's bothering me. </sarcasm>