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I really don't care enough one way or another to form an opinion of my own, but in general I see dragonborn as a hybrid mammal/reptile so it could go either way. Essentially I'd leave it up to the player.

Early on we were promised that all races which appeared in the PHBs of the past editions would appear in the 5e PHB. They kept that promise, so that's why tieflings are present. Aasimar never appeared in a PHB, so they got trimmed. 5e's PHB already has more races (and subraces) than any...

Most of mine are Chessex speckled dice. I also have a set of six of the Crystal Caste crystal d4s which I got at Gen Con (when it was still in Milwaukee). I don't like pyramid-shaped d4s.:cool: I find that dice roll better when you DM, so you may want to consider that option.

The titular murder is really just the spark that ignites a whole slew of political maneuvering. I believe it was supposed to have been seen as an act of revenge by that particular bhaalspawn against the one who had killed all the others, and then the matter was settled. Nobody expected that...

Couple of other things I have been pondering: Should the Spirit World Ambassador's sanctuary effect extend to fey as well? They are often heavily associated with spirits. Should the companion be fey or undead? Does the monster manual have any incorporeal creatures that aren't undead? (I...

This is another one of those 5e topics where I am confused by the idea that "less advice is better" mantra. If item price guidelines are not provided, DMs are left to their own devices and may or may not come up with reasonable values. If price guidelines are provided, at least those DMs who...

Added the domain to the database, but need more time to think about the feat. By the way, do bulleted lists not work in the archetype feature boxes?

Good catch. I'm going to update with the following under the general spirit traits: In combat, it rolls its own initiative and takes its own actions on its own turn. It can use the following actions: Dash, Disengage, Dodge, Hide, and Search. I'm also going to be adding the Spirit Guardians...

To add a little background, this is something that carried over from 4e. Some solo creatures had extra actions that occurred on fixed initiative counts every round.

I agree with the OP. I like a game that's internally consistent so that I can focus on the setting and adventure rather than spend my time making and recording judgment calls every five minutes. Otherwise, what am I paying for? I like both 4e and 5e. That said, 4e took a few years to mature, so...

There's been a number of threads about it in the last month or so, but it has died down lately. That works too. I just want to include at least one option as a sidebar to the domain.

I think Unarmored Defense is currently one of the most frequently mis-interpreted abilities in the game, so I'd rather avoid that. If Totem Armor as an ability is too radical, I'd probably just let people reskin chain shirt and breastplate. Maybe add a sidebar such as: Tribal Armor With your...

Any thoughts about adding the following (DM's optional) ability to let the shaman continue to wear his hide armor while not losing out on the better stats of chain shirt and breastplate? The only difference between hide, chain shirt, and breastplate are the weight, cost, and AC bonus. Totem...

That's completely fair. I think it's a toss-up that really can only be determined with extensive playtesting. Playing it conservative for now is probably the better plan.

Thanks PC. If you do use it, let me know how it goes. I haven't had an opportunity to do any playtesting with it. To address your questions: The 4e version of that ability specified a creature other than the original heal spell's target, but I don't think a few extra points of healing to the...

Ok, here's what I've come up with for an update. Shamanism Domain Rather than worship a specific god, you revere the spirits of your ancestors or the spiritual energy of the world itself. The spirits are your close, trusted friends and you can see them wherever you go, even if others cannot...

Actually I hope to be taking a look at it this weekend. I know some things need updating for the final version of the rules, and I think I have an idea for the capstone ability.

Super-chunky feats. The Magic Initiate feats really make it easy to add a spice of magic to other classes, moreso than any previous edition. Inspiring Leader, letting anyone be Theoden before the Battle of the Pelennor Fields (movie version, at least). The human noble thief in my group took...

I have found the rulings on this topic to be frustratingly inconsistent. For my part, I'll be letting casters go through their somatic gestures with their weapon hand. If a material component is also necessary, they can draw that as part of the spellcasting action for free. Two-handed weapon...

Furniture and meat.