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I liked PDK better when it was called Drakewarden. I hope they scrap it entirely and let Ranger keep its subclasses. May as well just make Ranger itself be a Fighter subclass at this point, that could work I suppose

It may be normal in adventure modules (no idea to be honest) but I've never played in a group like this before. I've seen DMs start at higher levels, and I've seen DMs start at level 1 where it takes anywhere from 5-10 play sessions to level up. This is really easy to do with Milestone...

The extra damage from Sneak Attack is the same type of damage as the weapon used to make the attack. Psychic Blade damage type is Psychic, and they are Finesse weapons so eligible to perform Sneak Attacks. So yeah, the Sneak Attack damage type should be Psychic

Alchemist's Fire is much worse than Poison so it does make sense that it is cheaper. I would say they're both WAY too expensive, but then I reduce the pricing on everything. I make Alchemist's Fire 12g and Basic Poison 20g, but then for reference I also make a +1 weapon be 100g. Alchemist's...

In 2014 rules the Paladin wouldn't have any spellslots yet, so no Divine Smite until Level 2. Once you get to Level 2, Divine Smite is far weaker in 2024 rules, but for that one specific situation of Level 1 it's actually stronger At first glance this seems like a great buff but remember that...

Yeah I guess we just disagree on what the game is all about, and that's totally fine for different tables to play different styles, but I don't think you're the one who gets to decide unilaterally what the game is about. Crafting is an integral part of DnD and to me it just wouldn't be...

That's a better way to explain it - even if CR were balanced to party level (which is highly questionable), the goal is for a balanced fight is for the PCs to win but to have a chance of taking heavy damage or even incurring a death or two. So by definition the PCs are going to be more powerful...

I would not assume that a monster of X Challenge Rating is a challenge for 4 PCs of Level X. Monsters don't get enough HP to make this be close to true For example, CR guidance assumes that Monster HP scales by +15 per Challenge Rating (up to CR20, then scales faster). If a group of 4 PCs...

Looks like CR6 based on the calculator I like on 5e.tools

Need to touch something? Use Mage Hand or Find Familiar. Can't see? Use Light or Dancing Lights or Produce Flame Need to fix something? Use Mending Need to signal someone? Use Message Need to burn something? Create Bonfire works on objects and monsters! Need to control the elements...

As far as "ballpark estimations" go, I'd say that 2/3 and 3/4 are the same thing. The margin of error is definitely larger than the difference between 67% and 75% times character level. Also the delta between a fully optimized character vs a casually built character will be far FAR greater...

For 2014 rules, I would compare their AC, max HP, average damage per round against the table on p. 274 of the 2014 DMG. I ignore the columns prof bonus, +hit, and spell DC, since these can sometimes be way out of whack Your estimate of CR equal to 2/3 of character level is a good ballpark...

The dual-wielding game mechanics are absolutely great now, there is near perfect balance between dual wielding and 2handed weapons, A+ implementation (no sarcasm) Now as for the actual description of those game mechanics in the 2024 Players Handbook? Definitely the worst I've ever seen. It's...

These all seem really unnecessary in modern 5e DnD. I mean they work I guess, but there are cantrip spells that cover most of this stuff with no planning or creativity needed. Most games don't focus on the nitty gritty minutiae that these ideas are intended to cover, although some DMs...

I get that this is all your opinion and that's fine if you don't enjoy crafting or buying magical items, but I really don't understand your logic that crafting/buying magical items is somehow not "core gameplay". Want to save the world, help your friends, be powerful and famous? You know...

I like this and use something similar myself, but I don't like the specifically defined equations for what the DC will be. I'd rather determine the DC on the fly based on how likely you think the NPC would be to surrender. This lets you adjust the DC based on how likely the NPC would be to...

Yeah same, because they're organized alphabetically and not in the confusing way that a few people here are asking to change them to It seems like you're trying to convince me I'm wrong by agreeing with me?

There's a first! I don't think I actually even interpreted literally, I was thinking you meant something like "what 3pp do you incorporate into your base rules or use routinely in adventures", which for me would still be none. I mostly use 3pp content to supply snippets here and there - so...

Yeah I might also be confused as well but I thought the discussion was around putting all Aberrations in one section, all Monstrosities in a section, etc. I have no issue with putting all variants of, let's say all variations of "Dragon, Age Color" or "Giant, Element" together. It's still...

Essential? Absolutely nothing There's a bunch of great third party content out there that I use for inspiration but I wouldn't say anything is essential