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Nice writeup. I don't think this is the "best" example though. The best example is Rangers dual wielding IMO. Rangers in 1E could dual wield the same as any other character (an offhand dagger or hand axe only and applying a penalty to both based on dexterity). Then along came Drizzt who was...

I disagree. It is a nice ability that stacks with other damage that a Ranger will get from things like fey wanderer or gloom stalker. If it you think it is terrible just take favored enemy instead. It is not a mandatory change and favored enemy is not terrible, it is just not a combat...

I think it is a GREAT 1st level feat for a Rogue and it is a good feat for a Monk. I think it is better than elven accuracy which is probably the next best combat feat that boosts dex. In terms of a dex boost feat, the only thing that is really in competition IMO is skill expert and it is hard...

As a PC, my most memorable fight is the original Ravenloft too! I don't know if it is really a win though. Back in the 80s playing the original Ravenloft module. Several of strad's minor vampires nearly wiped out our party, three of the survivors (1 mage (me) and 2 fighters) fled the battle...

Favored foe does not require a spell slot, nor does it require a known spell. I think it is hands down better than favored enemy. HM is a spell, so it should be better, but it is one spell of many a 2nd level can choose and one spell of two a second level Ranger can cast. Using your own...

Don't assume a greatsword for a fighter because all races can't use that. You say you want to eliminate race as a variable, yet you assume a weapon not able to be effectively used by all races, and worse a weapon that some races can't even get a feat or multiclass to be able to use. It is...

I think Hobbits, Halflings, Wights, Ents, mithril armor and the original Ranger class came 100% from Tolkien and my guess is Orcs, Elves and Goblins primarily came from Tolkien. I also think the ring of invisibility is based heavily on Tolkien even though it functions different. While Orcs...

6th level is a long time to go for a payoff like this and until then you are building a melee character that is not good at melee. I would look at other options, based on cleric base class. Instead of Arcane cleric, take a cleric that gives heavy armor and dip into wizard, sorcerer or warlock...

IMO "grovel" no, "sleep" yes, "surrender" I don't know I am on the fence. One I like for this case though is "chill"

First of all it is not just longsword proficiency, it is longsword, battleaxe or warhammer profiency as all of them can do d10 damage. Second most races CAN get one of these at level 1, just like they CAN put their +1 or +2 bonus into dexterity. Whether they do or not is a completely different...

Not without using a racial bonus they can't. It is assumed the character will have a 16 dex, just like it is assumed he will have a d10 weapon.

So then why do you assume a 16 Dexterity at level 1 when he needs a racial bonus to get that? Assuming a d10 weaponthrough a racial bonus is no different than assuming a 16 dexterity and in both cases niether are specific to the Monk class. If you don't assume these things you won't be using...

I think more monks can use a d10 weapon than can't. Aside from the races that can use it, you can also get it with a feat, by multiclassing or by being a Kensai. Any time you are looking at DPR you need to assume people are using the best weapons available because if you don't it is...

I don't think we are talking about 3 pillars here, we are talking about combat specifically I think. In combat Barbarians and Fighters, and especially barbarian-fighters overshadow full up primary casters for most of the levels where the game is played (1-12).

If we are going to get rid of spam cantrips, we should get rid of spam sneak attack too. How about sneak attack once per battle or maybe 3 times per short rest? Then we should also put limits on combat feats like sharpshooter, GWM, sentinel, CBE, mobile ..... have them also function twice per...

A few scrolls will only help in a few battles and only 1 turn for each scroll. I think magic weapons are more common than magic wands and they are in general more powerful and can be used more often. Neither of these are going to replace a fighters +2 sword.

The thing that would concern me with this, is cantrips already lag martial attacks by martial claseses (Agonizing blast excepted) and if you nerf them the martial classes will just be flat better than the casting classes. Also things like light, mage hand, message, mending, prestidigation ...

I reward players for being good and punish them for being stupid. I don't change monsters. I put together a big boss fight with an archdruid once, built out a lego building to do it in and it was supposed to be epic. They housed her in one round. On the other hand I had some 1E 13th level...

This is what is great about them IMO.

I know they claim that, but virtually none of the WOTC published campaigns follow this. I find it hard to believe that any table does.