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    D&D 5E (2014) Levels 1-4 are "Training Wheels?"

    Well, as the purpose is to focus on low-level play, it would likely end at 20, not 40, though we haven't gotten that high yet either.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Levels 1-4 are "Training Wheels?"

    I like low-level play, but I don't like the feeling of being "trapped" at a given level, such as suggested with just making the levels take longer. The one thing I've found that helped make it workable in D&D is leaning heavily into multiclassing (which I otherwise avoid because it introduces...
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    D&D General I hate pdfs, and I'm happy that WOTC primarily publishes Books

    1) I love my books, but PDFs are vastly more convenient for doing actual work (creating/editing/experimenting with character builds). For some systems, I'll skip past PDFs and go to something like HeroLab (because screw doing Mutants and Masterminds, or anything Paizo, by hand). 2) I've heard...
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    Level Up (A5E) "Untamed" synergy feats

    If the spell doesn't require concentration, then the benefit of the feat doesn't matter anyway. So the original question still remains. But @johna_thr33 's suggested adjustment is what I'd probably use.
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    Level Up (A5E) New Classes, Subclasses, Cultures, etc.

    In my work to convert various characters to LU, I reached a yuki-onna (Japanese snow spirit) character, and realized a lot of those types of characters are likely to fall under Planetouched, using a few custom adjustments. In this case, resistance to cold (immunity at Paragon level)...
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    Homebrew Homebrew question: Exertion for a full caster class

    The third feat in the Nightstalker feat chain allows for that. Spend 2 exertion per spell level to cast any spell from a variety of categories. I was experimenting with the feat chain for a rogue build I was considering. The third feat didn't really fit the character, but it was an...
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    Homebrew Level Up character sheet

    Kinematics updated Level Up character sheet with a new update entry: Darkvision, climb, swim Read the rest of this update entry...
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    Level Up character sheet - Darkvision, climb, swim

    Added fields for darkvision, climb speed, and swim speed on the front page. Had to do a little squeezing, but hopefully works OK.
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    Level Up (A5E) Maneuvers (4th and 5th Tier) - Winners and Losers

    Oh, wow, yeah. I hadn't looked at the limits on maneuvers, but for a tradition that seems tailor made for rogues, to find out that they could only get a single 4th degree maneuver at 19th level, and never get the 5th degree maneuvers, that feels like a really cheap shot. Oh, and Armor Lock also...
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    Level Up (A5E) Manuevers (1st level) - Winners and Losers

    Ah, had forgotten about that. Though there's always the Martial Style feat to get around that, I kinda feel like that's a feat I'd wait til around level 12 to pick up, so as to benefit from the higher tier maneuvers you can choose, and greater flexibility to use more higher-tier maneuvers. So...
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    Level Up (A5E) Manuevers (1st level) - Winners and Losers

    Analysis of Dangerous Strikes should also consider secondary benefits from the crit. In particular, the berserker's Furious Critical feature makes this tempting. Now you're not just getting a tiny bit of extra damage (on average), but an extra chance at a fear effect, knockback, knockdown...
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    Dammit! +ve covid test

    You'd think a gamer would understand that a 95% effective vaccine doesn't mean you never roll a nat 1.
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    Homebrew Level Up character sheet

    Kinematics updated Level Up character sheet with a new update entry: Fix tab ordering Read the rest of this update entry...
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    Level Up character sheet - Fix tab ordering

    Fix various problems with tab ordering due to previous edits.
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    Homebrew Level Up character sheet

    Kinematics updated Level Up character sheet with a new update entry: Fix skills alignment Read the rest of this update entry...
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    Level Up character sheet - Fix skills alignment

    Fixed alignment issues in the skills table.
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    Homebrew Level Up Official Character Sheet (Color)

    OK, I've uploaded it to the downloads/resources area, but I marked it as a character sheet, so it didn't auto-post it to this forum. Here's the link: Level Up character sheet Version 5 is splitting up the features and maneuvers/knacks into separate pages. Version 6 adds a few minor fields...
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    Homebrew Level Up character sheet

    Kinematics updated Level Up character sheet with a new update entry: Add ability uses Read the rest of this update entry...
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    Level Up character sheet - Add ability uses

    Compress the skills table and use the space to add a table for ability usage.
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    Homebrew Level Up character sheet

    Kinematics updated Level Up character sheet with a new update entry: A few extra fields Read the rest of this update entry...
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