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The Weapon Master feat in UA 5 just had the standard level 4 requirement. It also only gives you mastery on 1 weapon (though with a +1 to Str or Dex as well). It would be enough for a monk to get Nick on a dagger, and the +1 Dex isn't a waste. Might also work for ranger or rogue, to have...

I know a couple people who really love the Wild Magic sorcerer, so I don't mind that they spend time on that. Even if I don't care for it, some people do. Heh. The Ranger Reveal thread in this forum has almost 1000 posts, while the second highest is paladin at a little over 400, and then all...

No comments about the metamagic changes, other than that there were changes. Nice replacement in Draconic Sorcerer's capstone, getting a dragon companion (summon dragon for free 1/day, no concentration) instead of Draconic Presence. Everyone gets bonus spells (though Wild Magic's table is...

Elementalist also gets an option for Thunder damage, on top of the UA list of Acid/Cold/Fire/Lightning.

Yeah, this is an interesting take on it. Feels like a re-flavoring of the spell for the Hunter subclass — a sniper effect, the kind of thing you'd expect of a "Colossus Slayer" (instead of just, "do an extra die of damage once per turn"). In fact, it would be interesting to allow each subclass...

Every single attempt to homebrew a new ranger that I have seen has struggled with the idea of the class identity. That WotC also struggles with this is therefore not surprising. However they have shown that they can come up with creative new ideas. Primal Knowledge and Brutal Strike for...

While the revised Blade Ward sounds a little iffy for full casters (assuming it's still only castable on self), it sounds like a much more interesting option for martials taking the Magic Initiate origin feat. Or, put another way, it makes Magic Initiate a more interesting origin feat choice...

The +d4 damage is only damage, while the +1 magic weapon adds to accuracy as well as damage. Once you factor in accuracy, the +1 (and +2) gains value and the +d4 loses value. The +d4 is still closer to a +2 weapon than a +1 weapon, though.

While I agree it would be nice, extra elemental damage per attack is actually pretty strong in terms of DPR. Generally, a +1d4 and +1d6 damage die sits right on either side of getting a +2 magic weapon. The +1d4 is closer to the +2 weapon than the +1 weapon. The Magic Weapon spell is level 2...

For Fighter and Barbarian, yes, but not for Rogue, Ranger, or Paladin.

Two-weapon Fighting would add 5 Dex damage, while Great Weapon Fighting would add 2.6 damage from rerolls. However Nick adds nothing to damage, while Topple can get you (and pet, and allies) advantage. Also, since Ranger only gets two weapon masteries, if you want one for melee and one for...

I'm probably missing something since this is just quick napkin math, but some DPR estimates... Basically, a Drizzt-type (dual-wielding scimitars plus pet, two-weapon fighting style) with level 20 Hunter's Mark is in the neighborhood of 65 DPR, while the Hunter using a bow (archery fighting...

Not exactly. It's still concentration, even at level 13, it's just that your concentration can't be broken by damage. It still blocks other concentration spells, though. It's really going to ride on whether they revised the ranger-specific spells to not require concentration on almost all of...

From my own spreadsheets, it was the combo of Thirsting Blade + Lifedrinker + Spirit Shroud, which improved by about 33% over TB+LD+Hex, and where TB+LD+Hex was almost at the level of a standard fighter build. So where the Hex (rapier) build was around 45 DPR in the teen levels, and the fighter...

It seems like it. As long as she's at least 5th level with Wild Resurgence, she'd have her 2 base uses (3 if she's level 6+) plus 9 more uses if she burned all her spell slots.

DnD Beyond article on the changes to Wild Shape: link

Minor change: Wrath of the Sea (Circle of the Sea) does cold damage instead of thunder damage (what it was in UA6).

Confirmed to be nerfed compared to 2014, but better than the playtest (where you could pick two resistances at a time). Whether they feel "squishy" is up for debate.

My Totem (now Wild Heart) Barbarian weeps tears of joy at the change to how totem features can be picked. Choosing at the start of each Rage, or changing the passives each day, would be so incredibly useful. This is because I wanted to be clever with my original build, and picked the Eagle...