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Maybe I'm confused about what you are arguing. I responded that playing an 'Honor Mode' type game isn't typical and doesn't follow the baseline assumptions of the game. I then went on to clarify that having 1 (or many) players starting with a +2 doesn't break game math in a significant way...

@Chaosmancer I do agree that it's group dependent and that the game should cater to what the typical player wants, and that the base game should be forgiving, so that newer players don't get frustrated with a FromSoft type of experience. That said, the difference between +2 and +3 at level 1 is...

Missed that in your post, my mistake. And look, I agree that the intent of the game is that PCs are better than you're average Joe, and that at baseline, the game works better with stats that look like the standard array. And I certainly wouldn't force a player or a group to go with it. My...

Agreed. Seemed obvious to have spell school specialization be a 2nd level choice for all wizards (1 bonus spell of that school per level and 50% cost for scribing new ones) and then have the subclasses be their own thing (Battle, Diplomacy, Knowledge, Protection?). Would have liked to see the...

If this is the case, I hope that Beastmaster Rangers also get the option to choose a 'real' animal companion. I have some ranger characters who HATE the idea that their companion is a spirit animal instead of one they found in the wilderness and trained.

You're still forgetting about your bonus spells which don't count against the number you can prepare. So again, at 1st level, that's Cure Wounds and Bless always on, plus one more spell. And you have a 25% less chance of hitting with an attack than an optimized player in this build. So you...

@Kobold Stew I was actually hoping for the opposite with Memorize Spell. I've long had a house rule that Wizards can change their spells anytime of day when they spend a number of minutes equal to the spell level to do so. I feel it leans into the flexibility of the Wizard and encourages...

@Remathilis don't forget as a life cleric you can take Chain Mail at 1st, so you're looking at AC 18 with a shield. Also, you're probably better off taking a +2 to Wis and +1 to Con at first level rather than variant human. Cure Wounds and Bless don't count against you're spells prepared, so...

Correct, that's why I mentioned the full value would depend on how many THPs were used in each form, but the same holds true for the 'THP' of the 2014 wildshapes. For a scene like Doric's infiltration, the utility of being able to switch shapes 7 times is what matters (possible in 24, not in...

A PC who rolled 3s across the board could be a life cleric and be decently effective. Certainly enough to contribute to the party's success (instead of being someone the party just had to keep alive). And that's a pretty extreme example. A more likely 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 would make a decently...

I'm a big 2014 Druid fan and was very against the original set of 24 Druid changes that moved to templates, largely because I knew how important changing into real beasts was to the Druid players I've DM'd for. But I disagree that the current implementation dropped the ball. While slightly...

Had the same thought about the Assassinate bonus. At the very least I'll allow it to double on a crit. I think the problem is that even though the math is probably right on given all the other changes, it just doesn't quite have the feel of a head shot from the dark (ala John Wick). That...

Got my copy last night and am 100 or so pages in. Just incredible. I'd never red the Chainmail or ODD rules before, so a lot of the book is brand new to me and just absolutely fascinating in the way it captures the evolution of the game, the time period and the brilliant nerds who created it.

That soulknife art is amazing!

Agreed, two feats to choose from would have been nice as well. Also hit me that we probably won't see combos of Dex/Con/Cha, Dex/Con/Wis and Dex/Con/Int in the 16 backgrounds. I get the sense that a few stat/feat combos are so good at 1st level that they would have quickly become default. It...

While I get why they moved custom backgrounds to the DMG (for ease of onboarding new players by providing some inspiration and guidance), I'll definitely be making custom backgrounds the default for my games, adding to my list of house rules from UA changes that didn't make it into the final...

I'm just calling it D&D. The only time it will mater to me to distinguish is pre session zero, as I explain to my players that they can build PCs using either the 2014 or 2024 PHB and that if they choose the 2014 they can only use it and the two guides to everything for character building...

Love the style and most of the iconography with this map. Think there is room for a few more details to help distinguish the uniqueness of a few of the planes, but it's really a quibble. More importantly, I'd guess this is much more evocotive to a brand new player learning about the planes...

As someone who's played quite a few 5e Paladins, the switch of Lay on Hands, other smites becoming reactions to a hit, and other options to bonus actions is well worth what I'm giving up by also having smite become a bonus action. I've greatly increased my flexibility in combat, for example...

I thought you would be able to re-roll all the damage dice for a single effect (like 8d6 for fireball), but according to the summary above, it only allows you to reroll a single damage die which makes it a pretty bad use of inspiration. I'm going to house rule that you can use it to re-roll all...