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Interesting idea. Unfortunately, readying a spell requires concentration and the druid already has too many spells that require that.

Interesting idea. Not sure I'd allow it in my campaign, as I'm not a fan of races as classes, but it seems to capture the feel of the creature. A couple comments: Regeneration: I don't understand why regeneration should be blocked by wearing armor. Thick Skin: Should be re-written as "While...

My group used a couple backgrounds and the favored soul class (pre-SCAG). More recently, we've used the starter spells and new warlock invocations. Pretty much everything in UA needs to be reviewed and sometimes modified based on play, but so far we haven't used anything that was really out of...

The problem I have with feats is that too often players choose feats that make them even better at what they do (usually combat), rather than adding extra abilities (especially non-combat). We have two GM's. I don't allow feats, but the other GM does. The type of feat selection I mentioned above...

Yep, I use point buy, though I give them 29 points. I like PCs to be better than average, but I don't like the significant differences that rolling can cause.

For me, there are two problems with the fighter class: 1) seems a bit underpowered compared to barbarian and paladin, and 2) seems a bit "samey" and bland. Concerning (1), that may just be perception, not reality. But I have found at my table that almost no one plays a fighter, instead choosing...

One thing to keep in mind is that druids are limited in the armor they can wear (no metal armor/shields). So if you have good Con/Dex stats, barbarian may be the way to go (Unarmored Defense). You don't have to have a high Wis if you're only going two levels into druid, so that leaves a bit...

Yeah, the bear totem really is the best option, hands down. Half damage from everything (except the relatively rare psychic) pretty much means barbarians are always taking half damage. That's huge. I ran a game with two barbarian characters, one beserker, one bear totem. The former would...

This, plus discussion of how to utilize a lich in a campaign. I'd like to see motivations that create interesting dynamics in a campaign, that give me something to do with them other than just have a boss fight. Especially useful would be ideas for integrating the lich into the game as the...

It's fine for a couple encounters. Just don't keep him without a spellbook for too long. It's a serious limitation on the class, which is designed to be flexible in spell preparation. Besides, when he levels up, how would he gain and prepare new spells, which is a core feature of the class? So...

If you're worried about infinite hit points, it might be a simple as resetting hit points only if the PC spends a turn in his normal form. If he wild shapes from normal to beast, the beast form has full hit points. If he wild shapes from beast to beast, any current hit point damage is not...

Which would be really cool. :)

He can wild shape infinite times, but each time he is knocked to zero or less, the damage carries over. So if his mammoth has 22 hit points when he's hit by dragon breath for 77, he'll revert to normal form minus 55 hit points. So, yes druids can have lots of hit points. But that's not much...

Yeah, this has been a problem since the beginning. In AD&D, I had various characters create strongholds at "name" level. We used the rules in the DMG, and in every case, tax revenue was insufficient to pay upkeep on the structure and all the retainers, much less for an army to protect them. My...

Interesting. I hadn't notice the casting time problems. Good catch! Another is cost. Each planar binding spell costs 1,000 gp to cast. So each bound creature will cost 1,000 gp per month, 12,000 gp per year. Having 30 of these creatures would cost 360,000 gp per year. Good luck with that. :)

I interpreted your first comment as dismissive of the criticism being posted, as if it's just people knee-jerk hating on something new. If I misinterpreted, my apologies. I think my own point and your second comment are pretty much aligned - it's okay to suggest new things, but always keep in...

I interpreted your first comment as dismissive of the criticism being posted, as if it's just people knee-jerk hating on something new. If I misinterpreted, my apologies. I think my own point and your second comment are pretty much aligned - it's okay to suggest new things, but always keep in...

Whereas I see the cantrips as a bit of dragon magic in these demi-dragons, and more nuanced than a dragon breath weapon. I do agree that some of the cantrips don't seem quite right, e.g., we substituted acid splash for blade ward. We also decided to allow the character to choose either...

You're not wrong to be concerned about Cragmaw Hideout - it's one of the deadliest areas in the adventure, precisely because the characters are low level when they encounter it. My own group were defeated and captured by Klarg and his goblins. They had to come up with a scheme to offer to bring...

Exactly. 5E was clearly designed around the RAW simple initiative system. Creating a new initiative system that adds extra costs for using certain types of actions vs. others is pretty much guaranteed to cause imbalances. It would be like suddenly changing football by saying incomplete passes...