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Ugh thar Monk subclass...it's bad. It's even worse than the last version. Which is hard to do. Somehow they made it both weaker AND more boring.

Yeah, modern games tend to not do that anymore these days.

It is. But physically it sort of works this way. A deck of cards, a figure, etc..

I think the theme here is "If you boardgame, you'll like this too." Boardgames give you all the physical pieces needed to play, and so does this.

Sir, if you make a mistake on the Internet, that's when you get the most attention. I'm sorry, I don't make the rules, that's just how it works. Like gravity.

Pretty sure the intent is to pull people from Gloomhaven and Frosthaven away to play D&D instead, not to become one of those. That's why you convert this character over to regular format once you reach 4th level. It's a way to transition people from boardgames to role playing games in a way that...

I guess there is a dwarf in the Keep that quests the PCs to go to each of three of the quadrants, leaving just the fourth remaining, which apparently two other NPCs in the Keep might quest the PCs to go to?

The starter set directly encourages changing DMs between each mini-adventure, and is aimed at training more people to be DMs. That's why they chose to make it sandbox rather than story oriented, as story would be spoiled every time you switch DMs.

I like an alignment entry for NPCs and monsters in pre-written adventures as a shorthand to pay more attention to that challenges description. I find that very useful for reminding me of some approaches to an encounter, quickly.

Saves are a critical part of the game that only gets more critical the more levels you have. Wisdom save is arguably the most important save in the game at mid to high levels. A Human with Lucky (a common feat for Humans) is likely at mid to higher levels spending all three re-rolls on saves.

It's not "versus magic" anymore. It's now simply, "You have Advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws." All of them, always-on. They also now have a 30' speed, 60' Darkvision. And you get Minor Illusion (a great cantrip) and Speak with Animals (Prof Bonus times a day) OR...

I disagree. I think almost all will continue to be useful. Most take no action resources (a couple take a reaction), they're just a rider on something you'd already be doing. And while a d10 damage is less meaningful at higher levels, it's never not meaningful, and it's still a free rider, and...

A barbarian would have advantage in all saves except con (which they're proficient with) playing a gnome for example. Advantage definitely helps. Sure, you can only roll as high as a 20 and if you have a low bonus that means your max is likely a 19, but that's still a good roll for almost the...

The optimizers love the Goliath this edition. So many little helpful powers usable proficiency bonus times a day.

Don't let them hear you call them yeller

Gnomes get advantage on Wis, Int and Chr saves (plus darkvision and some free cantrips and/or first level spell). That's really strong, and I'm surprised they're not more popular.

I think you could do Paladin, Barbarian, Ranger and Bard. I don't think Bard is too much text. Seems about the same as Cleric text.

I dunno I think they're cool, just the kind of cool décor I'd expect to find in a good game store.

These seem like the kinds of things which belong in a game store

I watched some videos of this and immediately thought "I want to make some additional classes for this." It comes with Fighter, Cleric, Rogue, Wizard. Each have a choice of two sub-classes once you reach level 3. Seems like it wouldn't be too difficult to make these kinds of character sheets...