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It’s no secret that I loathe multiclassing. But aside from the broken builds that come from it, I also feel that it is stymieing creative changes. Countless times I’ve seen people come up with great ideas that could potentially be implemented, only to be met with, “but, what about...

I’m loving RoP and can’t wait for the next season to come out. But I feel like I would enjoy WoT more if I had never read the books. When I watch it, all I wind up doing is noticing all the things that diverge (sometimes drastically) from the books.

Huh. I’m not even sure how to respond to this. If people are new to a game and I try to help them get an idea of what class they might be interested in playing, without getting them bogged down in the specific class mechanics, that’s some kind of psychological trick!?!? You’ve left me utterly...

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My stream of conscious thought: Change the name from Bard to Gleeman ala Thom Merrilin in the Wheel of Time. Remove spellcasting completely. Change any bard-specific spells (like Vicious Mockery) into class features. Focus on things like Tumbling, Performing, manipulation (Persuasion...

Since nobody else has mentioned it yet, there's also the Inquisitive Rogue from Xanathar's. It would seem to play as a polar opposite of the Oath of the Watchers paladin, carrying out it's inquisition in a less holier-than-thou, more seedy manner.

In that case, building off my previous suggestion of using the Table on page 45 of the PHB, take a couple pieces of paper and cover up all the columns except for Description. Have each player read the description of what each class is about and decide which one fits their concept. Then, after...

I was thinking of that too. One of the concerns with Spell Points is that you would be able to cast multiple high level spells (like Wish or Time Stop) every day, which would be too powerful. The solution would be either A) remove certain high level spells from the Sorcerer list, or B) use the...

I was thinking something along the lines of the Spell Point variant in the DMG, but with the base Spell Points Per Level lower than in the table on p289 and adding CON modifier to it. There could be an ability that allows the Sorcerer, in moments of desperation, to convert HP to SP (like how...

I’m still planting my flag firmly in the “Sorcerers should use CON rather than CHA” hill and I’m not backing down. After all, their magic comes from within them; it’s a part of their life essence. That screams Constitution to me.

A slight tangent, but my daughter and I introduced her friend, Iliany, to D&D and we started a campaign with the 3 of us. Iliany's first character was a sassy Noble-born Wood Elf Druid. We recently started a campaign with my daughter, Iliany, and another friend, Amber. When we were making...

Not only that, but Gaze of Two Minds won't even work if you use it before you Wild Shape. GoTM requires that you use a Bonus Action on subsequent turns to maintain the connection. But once you use your BA to Wild Shape instead, you'll lose the connection.

As a DM who uses XP leveling instead of Milestone leveling, I have a question: if you roll for the monsters’ HP, do you adjust the CR* up or down if it strays too far from the average? A monster with minimum HP is a much different challenge than a monster with maximum HP. *I know CR itself is...

I guess I'll just hold off on the magic item for now and see how things transpire. We've already had a situation where their Hobgoblin Scout guide was knocked unconscious during a battle by a crit*. I wound up rolling a nat 20 on his death save, so he awoke with 1 HP. After the battle, the...

Personally, I find sitting down behind the DM Screen blocks my view of the battle mat. Standing up gives me a better angle to see everything unfolding on the table.

I am currently running them through Unwelcome Spirits with plans to then do Call of the Netherdeep, so underwater will be in their future. I was also considering giving her Mariner's Armor for just that reason, but I though it would be too situational. ETA: I was thinking of armor that gave...

My campaign consists of a Bard, Druid, and Ranger (all currently at level 1). The players are relatively new to D&D and aren't aware of the nuances of a typical party makeup. So far the Druid has been sitting back and casting ranged spells and the Bard has been sitting back and casting buffs...

Here's how I adapted the Animal of the Land template from UA4 (my changes are in red): ANIMAL OF THE LAND An Animal of the Land is a flightless terrestrial animal, such as a bear, deer, horse, cat, dog, velociraptor, or big rodent. While in this form, you use the Animal of the Land stat block...

I keep hearing people say that the templates were completely panned in the playtest, but do we know this for a fact? Obviously they didn’t pass the 70% threshold since they didn’t survive into the next UA. But, for all we know, they could have just barely missed with 69.9% (which would be more...