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I'm quite happy to call it what it is then - bad game design decision. I'm playing with a Sorcerer in the group through HoTDQ and without twinned he is woefully under powered. I've also played a level 11-17 Sorcerer and it was also woefully underpowered. This makes what is a bad class design...

Sigh. I'm not even going to bother. There's already an excellent post in here by a Sorcerer player who covers why this IS a Nerf and terrible errata. I'll refer you to that post.

We run it that he only makes the save if he takes damage, not his ward. Same with concentration checks. However things like Hold Person always bypass the ward.

It is a Nerf. A lot of damage output for the Sorcerer came from twinning spells like Scorching Ray and Magic Missile. Now they can't. We've already decided to ignore this Nerf as the Sorcerer is already under powered enough as it is, and it actually feels right for them to be able to twin...

Yeah. I actually think we're probably going to ignore this bit of errata. We haven't seen an issue really with Sorcerers able to twin things like Magic Missile or Scorching Ray, and in fact, the class seems pretty weak as a damage dealing class without this ability (even using the...

We'll just agree to disagree. This is all a fluff discussion, so there's no right or wrong answer, but I would never run Dragons like you do. It just strains the logic of natural selection to me.

Older dragons have lived for thousands of years, they've had plenty of time to pick a good spot, and by the same logic that they are incredibly protective of their lair also means they'd have it in a very difficult to reach spot. It doesn't have to be filled with traps, but most Dragons would...

Ouch. Our Sorcerer player isn't going to like the errata on twinned. I'm quite surprised contagion didn't get errata.

Not really. Other editions of D&D high level characters were impervious to low level creatures. Not so in 5e. In my example the fighter COULD reach the skeletons, but he had to cross a bit of ground to reach them. 18 AC vs skeletons shooting at him did about 80 damage. Then they were dispersed...

What you're describing is a side effect of bounded accuracy. A dragon is a harder opponent than a high CR melee fighter, who is also laughably weak against anything ranged. I've turned a level 17 Fighter into a pin cushion with skeletons as well, forcing him to retreat. Welcome to bounded...

Your tactics are quite white room and don't really take into consideration older Dragons wouldn't just suicide into a bunch of archers. Their lairs are in places that are difficult to reach, terrain is greatly in their favour, and they can do things like swim, burrow, and otherwise foul your...

None of your tactics work on any Dragons I have ran because they tend to live on cliff faces, and usually have the advantage of fighting in the dark. Skeletons have dark vision 60 feet. Faced with 20-30 archers out in the open a Dragon would just bombard them with boulders from out of range...

No you're not. An adult Red Dragon played to win would engage the party as they're scaling the cliff of the volcano it lairs on, knowing the slick magma offers no protection for them. Waiting until the party is basically at its hoard is not smart.

Yeah it's all too many ifs for my tastes. We also play Dragons to win, not to be cinematic. I think we will need to think of more unconventional tactics. If the characters know a Dragon fight is in their near future, how would that change things? Or we can assume they can wall of force...

We haven't been discussing that as a rule. We've had general discussions about melee's mobility problems, highlighting Dragon fights as an example, but also disputing claims that casters shouldn't really need to buff their melee guys because there are other "easy" ways to defeat Dragons. So no...

We tested the Telekensis option and it's a terrible terrible option. This was just some mucking around and not the proper fight. Firstly it's range is 60ft, meaning if you can get the Dragon, it can get you. You can only move it 30ft as well, you're on the back foot on the checks to succeed -...

RAW everyone can hover. Creatures with the hover ability just can't be knocked out of the sky when they're knocked prone. So you can trip attack a beholder out of the air. Basically aerial combat works more or less like land combat, but with some more deadly repercussions. Now, if you want to...

I take note when the party has had their last long rest, they cannot get the benefit of the long rest until that time. Usually it's around night time. At low level they generally chill out somewhere until that time, then start their long rest. At high level they have spells like magnificent...

When you find Elven Chain, mage armour becomes redundant. I'm pretty sure Dwarves also cant cast spells in heavy armour because they're not proficient with them. They just get the movement penalty cancelled. I don't have my books here though so I could be wrong. I guess if you're really...

I have my quibbles with it, but so far 5e: Is the first edition where I want to play all the classes. Is the first edition where it's become my primary hobby (over computer gaming). Is the first edition where I want to buy all the books. Is the first edition where I will complete a game to...