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It still doesn't do a lot to the spells that summon many creatures. And from what I've seen online these variations tend to be considered stronger than the single summon spells as they really strain the action economy, where as getting one additional action isn't too powerful. This also limits...

I really like the curse mechanic for the sea sorcerer. Apart from keying off of elemental damage types it does play into several of your bullet points. Placing the curse is like branding your target. Curses fall into the category of superstitions of which sailors are prone to. Forced movement...

Murderhobo is a derogatory term used to describe a certain set of behaviors of PCs. Basically, when players only seem to care about their character's stats and power and not the world or their character's place in it the character of that player tends to want to kill any creature it can in order...

I'm a huge fan of the wizard class but even I must admit that the loremaster seems too powerful. The PHB arcane tradition features, by their nature as school specializations, tend to skew towards situational benefits. But this isn't the case with the lore master. All of it's features are almost...

One interaction that would definitely work would be stacking the curse with difficult terrain effects. Ice-storm would be a great pick up for the cold damage to activate + difficult terrain for a turn. And of course the difficult terrain spells with longer duration like web and evard's black...

Barbarian is a great suggestion as described above but I'll throw the paladin into the race. Heavy armor + defense fighting style, lay on hands gives a handy hp reserve, spellcasting gives you shield of faith and even more healing. Any oath will work here, you just need to decide what you'd...

With RAW when you go invisible creatures still know your exact location which to a lot of people doesn't make a lot of sense. It's been argued that invisibility isn't perfect and there are traces visible until you take the hide action, but really that's just speculation to make up for what the...

In 4e I never got to it, but I planned for my rogue to become a dagger master. The knife nut is a trope that the current rule set doesn't support very well, the rogue is strictly better off with short swords/scimitars. I'd really like to see them make a subclass that can utilize the dagger and...

I get the impression from the MM that second bananas do not get legendary actions. All of the monsters with legendary actions are things that are the top dogs, the leaders, the big kahunas of their organization. Dragons, liches and beholders all think that they are the most powerful beings in...

This is true. Lacking the extra attack feature the only ways to deal competitive weapon damage are through the SCAG cantrips or through the included smite spells (which will still be inferior to how a paladin can use them since bonus action cast time allows attack action which gives both...

I think making the earth bloodline a sword mage makes sense when you consider that many of the earth manipulation spells are fairly high level (wall of stone is 5th level, stone shape is 5th or 6th IIRC) so making an earth bender themed sorcerer isn't very viable without granting them a slew of...

Bonus points if everything the fool says has a hidden meaning but everyone else dismisses it for petty nonsense. Bonus bonus points if you make your players think you are doing this but what the fool says is actually petty nonsense.

While I completely agree with the rest of your analysis I wouldn't hold your breath on this. To many the class system is part of D&D's identity and taking it away will result in something that "isn't D&D." There are many other wonderful games available that do away with class-like systems and...

The faction of shadow monks wouldn't happen to be comprised of four humanoid turtles led by a were rat that eat large amounts of pizza would they? A sea hag could be an interesting inclusion. I recently read the hag section in volo's guide to monsters and it made me really want to use them more...

Bugbear 21 Gelatinous Cube 19 Gnoll 20 Goblin 22 Hobgoblin 21 Kobold 21 Lizard Man 20 Minotaur 20 Ogre 20 Orc 21 Owlbear 18 Shambling Mound 10 Troll 20

Is 6 hours an exaggeration or do high level combats actually last that long? I've experienced the rare encounter that's lasted an entire session (our sessions are typically 3 hours) but such things are typically the exception to the rule.

Light crossbow is a good choice with d8+dex damage and since you won't be getting multiple attacks in a round the reloading isn't much of a drawback for you (unless you plan on multiclassing). Sacred flame is also a good choice since it's accuracy will scale with your main stat. Early on...

I've always enjoyed reading the history of the pantheon. Stories/myths of things the gods have done that affect the world can make a pantheon feel more active and powerful instead of just a group of faceless beings that sit back and grant spells to clerics while they just sit and watch. Stories...

Both cleric and druid allow you to access to their entire spell list when selecting spells for the day. This can allow you to switch up your entire list on a day to day basis if you enjoy mixing up your play style. While the druid and cleric spell list aren't as extensive as the other casters...

A while back when I wanted to create my own setting I had eventually realized that I was creating something very similar to the Points of Light setting. Though to be fair my main inspiration was Greek mythology which PoL also seems to have been inspired by. New gods fight a war against the old...