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I think that starts getting into the territory of what Simple weapons proficiency represents. Is a weapon Simple because it is easy to become proficient with it? Or is is classified as Simple because most of the "common folk" in the setting are already proficient with its use?

I generally give bows the finesse property. Ranges, and the concept of sneak attacking with a bow in combat can be a little weird. People who hunt with a modern bow (which is often more accurate and definitely flies faster than a historical warbow) generally regard around 100 ft to be close to...

"Party spellcaster"? Most of the party are spellcasters generally. I'd say they average out at around 6-10 per spellcaster, but generally out of combat utility more than in-combat.

I'd be willing to bet that the majority of those Fighter multiclass levels aren't from people picking a level of Fighter when they next level up, but rather from starting with a level in Fighter. Armour and shield training and proficiency in Constitution saves are big benefits to many casters...

I would say that people decide on a character concept (such as "Ice-mage", "Warrior with huge axe", "Bounty hunter with crossbow and wolfhound companion") first. Very few decide on the level of character power they want, ;come up with a concept. Even optimisers will often come up with a concept...

I think that its relatively rare that people play characters with just a single focus. Not many players who build a character to be tough, or deal decent damage, are happy to just switch off if the party isn't in combat. Most players want to contribute (as opposed to dominate!) in many aspects...

Remember that the area of a creature isn't the space that it fills, just the space that it fights in. The Tarrasque is often depicted with a hunched posture if not actually using its front limbs to walk on, so it is unsurprising that it doesn't have a particularly long reach with them. 15 ft is...

Bear in mind there was some hyperbole for the sake of humour in that statement I believe. Lizardfolk scouts, farmers, merchants, warriors, priests, commoners etc. are all humanoids. Lizardfolk Sovereigns and Geomancers however have "forged powerful bonds with the Elemental Plane of Earth...

Given the common association between snails and the French, I wonder if it is a Monty Python reference.

Vanguard: If the creature moves at least 10 feet towards an opponent before making an attack, all of their attacks this turn can push their target back up to 10ft, and the creature takes only half damage from Bludgeoning, Piercing and Slashing damage until the beginning of their next turn...

You could just give it a reaction attack and extra actions, or a Legendary action attack that the creature can only use against a creature that just damaged it. Ultimately, what is the design intent behind the ability? Discourage the creature from being swarmed by multiple combatants in melee...

Lots of old school players applauded 5e as a shift from 3e and 4e. Many of them are still playing it because the style is more similar to older editions in some respects. As you say, its cool to hate on the big company / popular thing. Youtube income is often dependent upon negative content...

As best as I can parse it, it is the interaction between the Light weapon property, the Nick Weapon Mastery, and the Dual Wielder feat: Assume you are fighting with a dagger and shortsword, and take the attack action to make an attack with the dagger. Light(1) property allows you to make an...

Is this in addition to the 2024 wildshape rules? So the druid still gets temp hp and AC boost? And Wildshape regenerates on short rest? Owlbears are CR 3, so a Druid of level 6 can turn into one. They get two attacks at +7, dealing 2d8 + 5 damage. Plus Moonbeam is going to be up a lot of the...

Unless you're allowing short rests much more freely than long rests, you're still running off a lot less effective HP than party A.

Without being able to rest, how far are the martial team going to get before they run out of resources?

In a text format, I find it difficult to judge: Is this a rather flat attempt at humour, just standard internet keyboard warrior hyperbole, or do you genuinely believe that this is what most of the people in this thread want? Likewise this. What is the basis for this claim? If all of your...

Reliable talent, and expertise are great. But no matter how high you roll, you can only ever achieve what an ability check can achieve.

A Warblade (which could double as a warlord-alike using white raven) with capabilities like those in the Bo9S would be the 14th class that I would really like to see. The ToB was a great way of playing a more fun, but still non-magical martial type.

Assuming barbarian is raging and attacking recklessly and the bladesinger isn't actually using any of their spells to deal damage, base barbarian is better. Of course, since we are looking at a bladesinger wizard, it is only fair to compare with a barbarian with a subclass as well. Berserker and...