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This is so true and such a terrible failure of game design

I voted for Feats being worth more because at least you get to pick whatever is the best for your build (and +2 to a stat is always a good backup). There are Subclass features that are far better than any Feat, but there are also a bunch of crappy ones that result in underwhelming leveling up...

I've seen this happen somewhat frequently due to in-game actions/choices with Warlocks making a pact with a powerful NPC (usually the BBEG...) and Paladins whose actions just don't align with their oath tenets. Ranger also works pretty well with the specific instance of switching to Beast...

This is a great comparison, nice work! I'll echo the concern above that you're including AOE damage when the standard comparison is generally single-target. That's not necessarily wrong, it just complicates the comparisons. Even including AOE, your numbers that you're calculating seem...

Same. Or if they were applied in the other order, the enemy would be immune to the Dragon Fear since they were already frightened by the more terrifying Beguiling Twist. Either order it would be DC16 to break

Reading the article I mostly just felt like it was an overblown reaction to situations that theoretically could come up, but that I've never seen be a problem before. I loved your Tips for DMs and Tips for Players at the end though! That portion was very well thought out and expanding on these...

I'd LOVE a book on Mechanus lore, that's an instant buy for me. Warforged are interesting to me as well but aren't they completely unrelated? Might be an excellent book possibility to compile various Construct lore into one volume. I just don't see much potential for lore about Beasts, but...

This is a great question! My first answer is that I'd love to see any category listed but handled more from a Combat Tactics / Monster Hunting / Component Harvesting perspective than what I think you're asking in terms of handling the Lore. Answering from the perspective of similarity to...

Your 1 level dip options used to be: Cleric for heavy armor + pick a subclass Sorcerer for Con save proficiency + pick a subclass, access to Shield and Silvery Barbs Fighter for heavy armor and Con save proficiencies, at expense of spell progression Fighter dips are far more common now since...

I don't think that was a jab at non-standard work hours - the original point was that if Musk is sleeping 8 hours a day (at any point during the 24hr period) then he doesn't have anywhere near the work ethic he forces his workers to have, and pretends that he himself has

You aren't missing anything. Rangers are OK, they are totally playable, but they are easily the weakest class in the game. Not by a gigantic margin, but enough to make it feel bad for anyone who loves playing them.

The spell does not mention anything about this, so I would assume creatures can still move thru it just fine (other than taking damage). It both a) isn't specifically mentioned, and b) doesn't make sense (they are intangible animals), so I'd assume creatures can move thru. I don't understand...

From a quick DnD Beyond search: Animal Influence, Puzzler's Wit, Resistance*, Swimming, Three Wishes, Water Walking *This one alone could be 10 different rings with the various possible resistances

I would not put any limit on rings other than what naturally comes from limited attunement slots. Humans have 8 fingers, I'd assume most species are similar - if the DM is giving out more than 8 magical rings per person, there's a bigger problem

That's a good question, I don't consider them to be base rules so I kind of forgot all about them. I'll amend my statement to "all of the new rules in the 2024 PHB are available for free" As far as I can tell, the complete Bastion rules are available for free in Pack Tactics' youtube video...

I don't see any problem with this* and have always allowed it, although this practically never happens. *Assuming you mean using two different bonus action abilities in the same turn, and not using the same bonus action twice. I would not allow the same bonus action twice

Not exactly, I do like 5e quite a bit, I was more using that phrase because it is commonly used and describes the situation well enough. Whatever you thought of 5e before, it is slightly better polished now and you'll probably have a similar but slightly more positive opinion of it. But bottom...

Yeah isn't Dwarf one of the most common races to choose for Wizard because you get medium armor without a fighter or cleric dip?

I would say it's almost exactly the same, except in a few areas where it is better. WotC successfully performed an excellent turd polishing. As far as pace of play goes, we have a couple players who were excruciatingly slow before, and they still are. Other players who were reasonably quick...

If it were me running this, I would let the players escape without the dragon attempting to attack. The dragon just got its ass kicked and would've lost badly if it hadn't fled. It wasn't even close - the dragon was at 10hp with two PCs still at full health. Why would the dragon assume it...