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I voted a 1 because I strongly dislike WotC but love DnD, and my dislike of WotC has no impact on my enjoyment of DnD. If I was required to pay money to WotC in order to play DnD I would likely feel differently, but fortunately it is very easy to play DnD without paying a penny to WotC. The...

A scimitar is not a kind of weapon either, it is a weapon (or more specifically a "martial weapon"). I think you're probably right but the syntax is not defined in the book and it is open to be interpreted either way. In particular the wording on Fighter (which is what I was initially...

What is a "kind of weapon" though? Is "scimitar" a kind of weapon? Or are "nick weapons" a kind of weapon? The book does not define this term so it is left up to the reader to interpret. I can't imagine that the difference actually matters except in very rare cases, but I suppose it would...

I would change the wording to "Once per turn on your turn" to disallow smiting on reaction attacks. Otherwise yeah this is what WotC should've done in the first place. Or changing it to say "Once per turn when you take the Attack action" could work as well (this allows smiting on Readied...

Combining attacks into one line is usually not going to work. It works there because they do the same damage but that usually isn't the case. Anyways I give it an A+ based solely on putting CR in huge font at the top.

My answer is change the scaling to be +1d8 per level instead of +2d8 per level. I prefer this answer because it allows the spell to still be powerful, while not scaling to obscenely game breaking numbers. My rationale: The obvious spell to compare Conjure Minor Elementals (CME) to is Spirit...

That's not a bad method either, definitely ends up being a buff over the 2014 version. Maybe too much but I kinda doubt it. I was aiming for keeping the power in line with 2014, which admittedly was on the weak side. There is something to be said though for raising your damage floor, and most...

Doesn't sound like you do, making quotes about how "comparison if the thief of joy". There's no wrong way to enjoy DnD, and for many people, optimizing their character is what makes the game fun. You only get to play DnD for what, a few hours a week max if schedules hold? There's no limit...

Ok yeah fun > all, but what if someone finds it fun to play a powerful character? (this is most people, in my experience)

My homebrew modification on this is to up the minimum equal to 4 for d8's, 5 for d10's, 6 for d12's. Still ain't all that great but at least it's not drastically nerfed from the 2014 version. And even if that isn't mathematically optimal, it can be pretty decent in practice to up your damage...

Most excited: Monk buffs (and stunning strike nerfs), Rogue buffs, Origin feats (bye variant human!), Dual Wielding buffs, new Grappling, new Wild Shape, GWM/SS changes Not excited: Conjure Minor Elementals, new Backgrounds, Paladins nerfed into oblivion

That seems like a rather nitpicky interpretation of the wording to conclude that "you may replace a fighting style you know" doesn't apply anymore because they are "fighting style feats" now. You could be correct though! As always it will be a table by table decision for each DM I could see...

Warlock is definitely a contender for best melee DPS in 5.5e. They might not be number one but they're in the running for sure

Agreed. 5.5e Warlock is massively buffed in terms of being an actual Gish. Hexblade patron is nearly obsolete because you get their offensive kit from a single invocation while still getting to pick another Patron that supports spellcaster capabilities. You lose out on armor/shield...

Warlock, Sorcerer, Fighter, and Rogue spells generally overlap with Arcane (Wizard), Ranger spells generally overlap with Primal (Druid), and Paladin spells generally overlap with Divine (Cleric). Bards are kind of all over the place. This is just an observation of the general trend, and not...

Dividing spells up into Arcane, Divine, and Primal got left behind in early playtests. The 2024 PHB uses class-based spell lists similar to how 2014 PHB treats things. In general there is still some thematic impact of the Arcane, Divine, and Primal lists, like how Magical Secrets for Bards or...

Fighters can change their fighting style feat any time they gain a new level in Fighter. Paladins and Rangers don't have this written though, theirs only say they can change the cantrips selected by Blessed Warrior or Druidic Warrior every time they level up.

Yeah it's going to go on indefinitely, unless WotC loses enough market share to make another game become the top dog in the industry. Then people will complain about that one and ignore WotC

The layoffs were ~9 months ago? That's a long time, plenty of time for a position to legitimately not be needed and then for new work to come around and require the position again. Working in California for a company that is overly conservative about preventing employment lawsuits, I've always...

I have no dog in this fight but Drink, Salute, and Spit are all obviously verbs, and would've been completely in line with how the 2014 version of the spell was intended to be used. You can't argue that the spell only works with words that are exclusively used as verbs and impossible to use as...