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IMO the Ki cap is appropriate, but I think it's maybe more about how the class feels than strict balance. You could give Four Elements Monks a few extra Ki points and I don't think they'd really outclass true casters - but monks can already spam burning hands pretty freely starting around level...

It's a more focused class than some, but IMO it's no more "samey" than Barbarians which are pretty locked into Str/Con, or Paladins who are heavily Str/Cha where much of the differentiation is in consumable resources (spells or Channel Divinity). Dex/Wis is heavily favored, but Str/Wis is sorta...

First, one thing I've considered but not implemented yet is reducing the damage of damage-dealing cantrips down a step or two, and possibly (or not) adding some minor riders to compensate. I don't really mind Wizards casting utility cantrips all day, or even Fire Bolt if it's a pretty weak mote...

Heavily obscured areas "block vision entirely". I take that to include breaking line of sight. The Fog Cloud is pretty much opaque. The drakes inside the cloud are blinded, and can't be seen. This is not the same as "hidden". Unless the drakes actively try to hide the PCs should know...

Not a Pathfinder expert at all, but my recollection is that resistance to nonlethal damage pretty much never comes up except in cases of damage from environmental effects or due to exhaustion. So if you wanted to translate the feature to 5e, maybe just do that directly? Let the character...

TWF is generally quite competitive DPR at low levels. And with the feat, it remains fairly good unless the class has several Extra Attacks (Fighter) or better uses for the bonus action (Monk, often Rogue, Frenzy Barb, etc...). For example, at first level dual handaxes basically deal 2d6+STR...

Personally I'd probably grant a free proficiency to the Monk for taking the feat - the image of a Monk with a glaive (naginata) is pretty cool. I've also considered adding a "long staff" as a two-handed d10 reach weapon.

Just Say No to Peasant Railguns.

Well, is it really out of generosity and goodwill? Is there an ulterior motive to want good will? Often my take on LE in D&D is that it represents someone who is ultimately selfish and willing to hurt others (evil) but believes in discipline and that Laws (or Oaths, or Promises) Mean Things...

Yes, think of cantrip scaling as the caster's version of the Extra Attack feature for fighter-types -- you don't get both. If the cantrip scales, it doesn't use the Attack action; if you make the actual attack using the Attack action, the damage doesn't scale.

Temp hp last until a long rest. So if you're able to Rally the party and short rest immediately afterward, it can be pretty nice. In terms of overall damage prevention this can be a lot bigger than Parry. Riposte vs Parry isn't quite apples to apples since it's guaranteed damage prevention vs...

I'd be fine with 12d8 as well. It's not really that much more damage. Incendiary Cloud lasts 10 rounds but how often does that happen? How often do creatures even get hit more than once? I honestly don't know, but I doubt it's really that much more common than running into plant creatures or...

The gp/sp/cp values are hard to connect to real-world values since historically the price ratio is much closer to 100 for each step than 10. In fact, right now it looks like gold is 74 times more valuable than silver, which is 86 times more valuable than copper. I rather like having...

Enh, if minor illusion affects light as a real object would, then you can make a five-foot wide solar collector and fry your opponents. Even a torch with a five-foot focuser on it would blind anything with eyes. And what part of the spell limits it to visible light? By all accounts it should...

The infinite-ward trick doesn't even require Warlock multiclassing, though, they just get it earlier. Wizards get Spell Mastery at level 18, so a pure Abjurer can make a ward and recharge it at will. Casting Mage Armor 20 times isn't something you're going to do in the middle of a fight...

Horrid Wilting's damage is on par with one round of Incendiary Cloud, or a hit from a 1-round-charged Delayed Blast Fireball. I think the designers' idea was that despite its limitations, if it did much more damage it'd be a "must-have" spell and those are to be avoided. Even as it is, it...

The same character could just wear studded leather with the shield and have an AC of 19 without having to waste a precious invocation slot. IMO pretty far from "overpowered"; it's actually in the long run likely a poor choice when there are invocations like Agonizing Blast, Book of Ancient...

Yes, it's balanced as a spell. Banishing Smite is great, but so are Cone of Cold, Cloudkill, Wall of Force, etc...

Enh, EB and to a lesser extent Hex are great options for most Warlocks, but not all Warlocks need be blasters. I can imagine builds that do just fine without them. If you're focusing less on damage and making more of a Wizard-replacement Warlock, then other cantrips might be more useful. Tome...

The "Jedi" part of the Warlock is using the blade pact stuff for light sabers - conjuring a mysterious weapon out of thin air and wearing light armor or robes. And then the spells can be used primarily for telepathy/mind powers. Detect thoughts, clairvoyance, telekinesis, etc aren't inherently...