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Not sure I agree that modern mechanics (as published by WotC) are what the old-school dungeon crawler players would've asked for. If this forum is any indication, they are absolutely NOT. Also I disagree that modern mechanics are somehow out of sync with the way that RP has become more...

Yellow for me. It's improved over 2014 Knowledge Cleric but that's a low bar. It's still weak and uninspiring, although better than before so that's something

Exactly what I was going to post. It's interesting but just too weak, like just about everything with Rangers

A++ Green from me. Bladesinger has always been one my favorite subclasses in the game, and I love the changes. Bladework was sorely needed, and now added. Weapons as a spellfocus was sorely needed if your table actually cared about this, and now added. Adding proficiency in all one-handed...

Red. Tale of Mirth is extremely powerful and the only Level 3 ability that would ever get used (seriously, an Action to switch between them? Why!). Also see post above about how it's not distinct from other Bard subclasses. Thematically it's boring, and mechanically it has one overpowered...

All similar abilities in the PHB don't mention requiring a free hand, this requirement is specified across the board in the rules for Grappling itself, so there is no need to repeat it every time. More interesting to me though is that on my first reading without having put any thought into it...

I rated Yellow. Healing spells on a Sorcerer definitely adds something new and interesting (in terms of 2024+ content), but the rest is just pretty boring. With how many other ways there are to get temp HP, 1d4 + Cha temp HP is useless most of the time. And 1d6 damage per turn (with saving...

Yeah there wouldn't be any point if magical healing fixes the lingering injuries. If you're going to bother using injuries then they shouldn't heal from magic spells (short of Regenerate or Wish)

I use negative HP and it works out great. It actually makes it harder for PCs to die since damage while downed just moves your HP further negative instead of giving a failed death save. Another solution to Whack a Mole healing is triggering lingering injuries when you hit 0 HP. I use those as...

Temp HP each time you kill an enemy isn't very strong at all. Many fights are just one tough creature, or even if you're fighting multiple enemies you don't necessarily get the killing blow, and by the time enemies are dying you might already have the fight well in hand. Also it's not that...

Pact of the Fiend is the one with Dark One's Blessing that grants temp HP when you reduce an enemy to 0 HP, and they also get Fireball spell (at character 5th level for spells of 3rd level). Mephistopheles would generally be an appropriate Patron for Pact of the Fiend This is true for both...

I liked PDK better when it was called Drakewarden. I hope they scrap it entirely and let Ranger keep its subclasses. May as well just make Ranger itself be a Fighter subclass at this point, that could work I suppose

It may be normal in adventure modules (no idea to be honest) but I've never played in a group like this before. I've seen DMs start at higher levels, and I've seen DMs start at level 1 where it takes anywhere from 5-10 play sessions to level up. This is really easy to do with Milestone...

The extra damage from Sneak Attack is the same type of damage as the weapon used to make the attack. Psychic Blade damage type is Psychic, and they are Finesse weapons so eligible to perform Sneak Attacks. So yeah, the Sneak Attack damage type should be Psychic

Alchemist's Fire is much worse than Poison so it does make sense that it is cheaper. I would say they're both WAY too expensive, but then I reduce the pricing on everything. I make Alchemist's Fire 12g and Basic Poison 20g, but then for reference I also make a +1 weapon be 100g. Alchemist's...

In 2014 rules the Paladin wouldn't have any spellslots yet, so no Divine Smite until Level 2. Once you get to Level 2, Divine Smite is far weaker in 2024 rules, but for that one specific situation of Level 1 it's actually stronger At first glance this seems like a great buff but remember that...

Yeah I guess we just disagree on what the game is all about, and that's totally fine for different tables to play different styles, but I don't think you're the one who gets to decide unilaterally what the game is about. Crafting is an integral part of DnD and to me it just wouldn't be...

That's a better way to explain it - even if CR were balanced to party level (which is highly questionable), the goal is for a balanced fight is for the PCs to win but to have a chance of taking heavy damage or even incurring a death or two. So by definition the PCs are going to be more powerful...

I would not assume that a monster of X Challenge Rating is a challenge for 4 PCs of Level X. Monsters don't get enough HP to make this be close to true For example, CR guidance assumes that Monster HP scales by +15 per Challenge Rating (up to CR20, then scales faster). If a group of 4 PCs...

Looks like CR6 based on the calculator I like on 5e.tools