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I believe you would have to look at the 4E bard and warlord for a start since they are both leader classes. And most likely you would have to develop a sub-system for the warlord that presented an alternative to magic from being an innate caster (bard) to using magic as a tool (scrolls, rituals)...

I would have to think about it, but if you remove concentration, then I would shorten the duration of short rest for martial characters, or remove the attack action on your turn for features like extra attack. Basically if casters don't have to worry about concentration then martial characters...

It is better to burn out then to fade away.

Why have a wardrobe, when you can have a closet which is better for holding old musty clothes with designer labels, or a sewing machine that will allow you to create different appearances but still have designer labels. Or lets just break up the wardrobe to be a music box with a lot of storage...

Beef up the rest of the party and let them start at the same level as the Barbarian and even consider being generous with how new characters roll their attributes. You should also grant an equivalent amount of magic items. Then you are set to play an epic campaign and throw as many challenges...

This all hinges on whether you are penalizing the party for not doing what you expected, or just letting the adventure play out. For example, you state on one hand that all the yuan-ti were slain in the initial confrontation, and on the other hand you state the yuan-ti has determined the...

I would start with buying single adventures that I can look at in a store before I buy. If the quality/experience is good then I will consider buying another. With adventure paths that chances are greater that there will be multiple things I do not like or they continue the same theme of save...

They could make it a sequence where Ravenloft follows the characters. It can begin by unlocking a portal through an ancient tome or location and then a psychic link is established. Then you can introduce various aspects of horror with the characters (in the prime material plane) starting to get...

The coolest thing about Ravenloft is the castle. I did not play it with D&D, but enjoyed it while playing a GURPS equivalent. The rest was way out there.

With 5E the question is whether a setting has enough nostalgia, whether that is forgotten realms, an adventure like temple of elemental evil, or a pocket dimension like Ravenloft.

I don't think those with opposing views are making any sense, which I assume applies likewise to those that don't agree with me. Therefore, I will leave it with we agree to disagree.

You will have to be prepared as a DM to explain why a player/character can not roll. But the skill system really is no different from any other version of D&D, except those that did not have explicit skills. The bounds have changed, and it is more abstract. Plus some additional features like...

Clarifying the feat by rewriting it with more concrete text always helps. But the feat as written is clear that creatures within 5 feet provoke AOOs, even if they take the disengage action. The later part is just an additional qualifier that states with 100 percent certainty that is also...

5E is all about DM rulings, so it does not discriminate. It is all opinion once a rule is written, unless it is changed officially through errata.

Rare plate is the most punitive for a fighter, where other hybrid classes have spells or other defenses to compensate. I guess to equalize things then make all armor rare or harder to make, and make defensive spells harder to acquire; like mage armor.

I agree. The only thing I would add as an overall preference is feats like sentinel should add something more if you are a martial class.

Every edition of D&D has empowered the DM, it just depends on how many house rules you want to add to the core. Just make sure your players are aware of these house rules as it may invalidate some of the choices they have made with the characters they play. Nothing is worse than the player and...

I agree. A bonus is a bonus regardless of the source. If you want to add more meaning into each bonus and DC, then you have to start changing the entire system. So a save DC must always check the attribute or class to obtain more meaning and the attack roll must always account for the level of...

I am just disappointed that an at-will cantrip can out perform a martial specialist like the battle master who must spend resources to do the same thing.

I would take the druid circle idea, but replicate it with stone pillars ala stone henge that let a caster extend the amount of concentration spells they have in effect. There would be some trigger to use them. If the party figures it out they can use it to. Maybe they would come back to the...