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  1. Gorck

    D&D 5E (2024) Does WotC view the Monk class as overtuned from their perspective?

    Just a completely off-the-cuff thought: take Stunning Strike away from the base Monk and give it to the Warrior of the Hand as one of its "Open Hand Technique" options.
  2. Gorck

    D&D 5E (2024) Change multiclassing prerequisites?

    I can't speak for everybody here, but I don't work for WOTC, so there isn't much I can do. Besides, if I did work for WOTC, I would push for them to eliminate multiclassing altogether. And that would make me a very unpopular person.
  3. Gorck

    D&D 5E (2024) Oh Ye of Little FAITB

    I have no problem with BIFTs. I find them useful for players who aren't good at, or just struggle at, roleplaying. Some players make choices when they create their character as to how that character will behave. But once the campaign starts, they inadvertently revert back to their own...
  4. Gorck

    D&D 5E (2024) What type of ranger would your prefer for 2024?

    This is from page 64 of the PHB, the fourth paragraph under Druid:
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    D&D 5E (2024) Subclasses

    My favorite dark Fighter is the Doom Knight, which is based on the WoW Death Knight (but that is already a creature in the Monster Manual), that I made and am currently playtesting.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Playtest 6 Survey is Open

    One thing I don't like about these surveys is the vagueness of some questions. For example, they have us rate "Spellcasting." What about spell casting am I rating? How the slots are doled out? Spells Known vs Spells Prepared? Class Lists vs Arcane/Divine/Primal? Full caster vs Half Caster...
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    D&D 5E (2024) How long should a Short rest be in 5E(2024)?

    My gut reaction was 30 minutes (so I said "Other duration") because that's how long my lunch break is at work, which is plenty of time for me to eat and relax a bit before getting back to work. That's basically what I equate Short Rests with in D&D - stopping to have a bite to eat and...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Monks Are Not Tanks And Shouldn’t Be

    Are those Feat Chains or Feat Combos? I thought Feat Chains were more like Two-Weapon Fighting -> Improved Two-Weapon Fighting -> Greater Two-Weapon Fighting, where Feat B requires Feat A and Feat C requires Feats A & B.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Playtest 6 Survey is Open

    Oh crap! I finished the survey last night and I just remembered I wanted to recommend adding WIS modifier to the Monk's Discipline Points :(
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    D&D 5E (2024) Playtest Packet 6: They knocked Druid out of the Park

    Not all Monstrosities are created equal. Some are really out there, while others are similar to regular Beasts. An owl is a beast and a bear is a beast, so an owlbear isn't that crazy. I could also see a Druid wild shaping into a Griffon, a Death Dog, or a Shadow Mastiff. But things like...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Playtest Packet 6: They knocked Druid out of the Park

    In my opinion, Druids tend to be at one with nature and revere it. Monstrosities are at odds with the natural order of things and are a bastardization of fauna*. I would prefer that Druids only be allowed to transform into Beasts, no matter what Doric did in the movie (although, a specific...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Playtest Packet 6: Monk reactions?

    I never said anything about what made it "useful to [me]." I never expressed any opinion about it whatsoever. Clint claimed that "the monk doesn't get to benefit from their own stunning strike, which is just adding insult to injury." I merely mentioned that the Monk can, in fact, benefit from...
  14. Gorck

    D&D 5E (2024) Playtest Packet 6: Monk reactions?

    Unless you use it on the first attack on your turn, then you'll get the benefit on subsequent attacks on your turn (and at 5th level, Monk's get Extra Attack to go with their FOB)
  15. Gorck

    D&D 5E (2024) We have Arcane, Divine, and Primal lists now. Why not Psionic?

    Just a friendly reminder that this thread is about a potential Psionic spell list, not yet another argument over the pros and cons of Short rests.
  16. Gorck

    D&D 5E (2024) New One D&D Playtest Document: 77 Pages, 7 Classes, & More!

    I've been thinking about this Warlock vs. Wizard power comparison. So I did a little fiddling in Excel and created the following: The YELLOW section is the Wizard Spell Slots and what I call "Power Level" which is just the cumulative total of the number of slots times the slot level. The GREEN...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Monks Are Not Tanks And Shouldn’t Be

    There are 2 main ways to tank: High AC - Have a high enough armor class that enemies can't do damage to you. How many hit points you have isn't as important if your enemies can't penetrate through your armor to deplete them. High HP - Have a high enough pool of hit points that enemies will...
  19. Gorck

    D&D 5E (2024) Discipline Points or Focus Points?

    In that case, maybe they should call them Beat Down Points
  20. Gorck

    D&D 5E (2024) Stone Goliath, Fire Goliath, Frost Goliath, Hill Goliath, Cloud Goliath, and Storm Goliath Lore

    Are there Verbeegs in 5e? I don't recall seeing them in any of the various monster books.
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