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I really like the development of subclasses that defy original class stereotype tropes but still fit into the broader narrative of the class. Examples – Path of the Zealot Barbarian gives a largely Cleric/Paladin style Divine flavor while Barbarians normally have more in common with Rangers and...

You're correct. That of course requires 11-mins to cast (or 110 rounds of the Bard/Wizard/etc-Caster taking the Magic Action on their turn). And if they've kept themselves hidden thus far or silently eliminated the threats thus far in the dungeon, they may have those 11-mins uninterrupted to...

Species, Backgrounds, and Feats, too. All of the Species and variant/sub-Species need retooling to remove Ability Score modifiers and some need to be rebalanced with an equivalently useful non-ribbon feature to make up for said loss. Some of the Variant/Sub Species need to be completely...

Gross. But also, if it helps the brand reach new player demographics, sure. Other brands I like, such as Star Wars, have already crossed over with the game, for similar reasons. I'm just utterly repulsed by the gameplay and monetization of Fortnight. Definitely not for me.

When I stated above that I make it harder to find resting spots in dungeons, Leomund's tiny hut is a valid strategy for survival in a dungeon. This requires the caster to maintain a :L3 or higher Spell Slot to the end of the work day, of course, and requires the party to be prepared for whatever...

I normally say 1 HP but slightly higher Attack Damage, Armor Class, Typal Damage Reductions, and Save Proficiencies than normal for the CR range (though perhaps include one of those AC or Save Proficiency defence windows as lower, or introduce a specific set of damage types that override this...

I voted 3 because I like to have LR availability and risks shift back and forth across the adventures I'm running. What I do try to really encourage the party with is that they take advantage of Short Rests, esp. since 2024 Revised rules have put in SR incentives for almost everyone (as opposed...

So pumped! I will totally pay for ExEb again. But I'd love to buy an updated physical copy too.

I love the 5e Sorcerer, but if an Arcane Class had to be "simple" in the sense of the Fighter, Sorcerer has the historic baggage there. But I prefer Sorcerer as the Metamagician that gains power from innate magic as it's become. And I'm not at all sure how you'd make a simple spellcaster...

I love the flavour of the Spellguard Paladin. I've been trying to figure out where the Swordmage really fits in 5e for a long time. There are arcane gish characters, sure – I especially like the Battle Smith and Armorer Artificers for a purely arcane take on this. But the Swordmage often felt...

I regret not getting the box set in 2012!!! I got the other premium reprints for 1E and 2E, but OD&D I missed out on. :(

To be fair to Tolkien, it's how fantasy writers who are called Tolkien work, too. Yes, he had the Book of Lost Tales and Elvish philologies and mythologies to draw on, but he didn't INTEND to draw on those and really the Middle-earth we know and love from the four non-posthumously published...

Winter Walker is a tie in to Icewind Dale, not to the Dalelands.

I'd note that as a MacOS User, the switch to Silverlight actually allowed me to use the D&D Insider toolset, rather than paying for just the Magazine Articles. The original version of the Tools was Windows exclusive. D&D Beyond is far superior a tool now than that was back then, and in many...

I've traditionally used grid or hexgrid software with Pogs for characters & NPCs, when playing over internet. In real life, I have battle mats (both grid and hexgrid) and generic wooden figurines and pieces given that I have no desire to get into the miniatures market. Hexgrid is preferable...

I tend to have "Circus Troupe" parties in my games, but that's partly because my setting is a bit kitchen-sinky and tends to have Mos Eisley Chalmun's Cantina-esque locations in many big cities and even in smaller port towns, even though my setting has a lot of multi-directional fantasy racism...

Deck of Many Things may be throwing off Misc very slightly -- it's actually a Rules Expansion book akin to Bigby's and Fizban's.

This is the sort of Collector's Reference work I try to create for every franchise/property/medium/genre/story/characters I collect from. And it's a useful reference tool for when someone asks what other sources they may want to explore to learn more about a particular thing. I'd love to...

In many ways, Warlock shows how "half-casters" probably should have worked otherwise. During OneD&D, WotC experimented with removing Mystic Arcanum and spreading Warlock Spell levels 1-5 across all 20 levels akin to Artificer, Paladin, & Ranger. But if anything, Warlock shows how you can...

My great-aunt wrote about her great-grandfather's obsession with Pike's Peak. I wish I had had more conversations with her before she passed a few years ago. One day I'll go there myself.