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I think the 2024 PH should avoid reprinting subclasses from other books like Tasha’s and Xanathar’s where possible (for all classes). I say that for all classes, they should stick to reimagining 2014 PH subclasses and adding new subclasses that are worthy core concepts. I suppose if a particular...

I think one of the balances of wielding magic should be that you are clearly channeling and manifesting the magic, which is not subtle at all. I believe that should be the baseline for casting magic spells. Examples of how that could look are provided below. There should be a visible magical...

My concerns with spell points, especially recovering spell points on a short rest using your suggestion, is that casters are way more powerful all day. They no longer have to have a long rest to recover spells, ever. Long rests are only for recovering special class abilities and exhaustion. They...

But the Thaumaturge Holy Order cares about Channel Divinity, which is meaningless at level 1 if you swap the levels.

Ooooh... the Pact Boon can be how you got the connection to your (possibly mysterious) patron in the first place. Did you get it from a mysterious tome of lost/forbidden magic? Did you commune with a servant spirit bound to the patron that manifests as a familiar? Was it a magical weapon that is...

I like rolling dice. However I don't like purely random stat generation that creates gulfs of aptitude between PCs. Because of this I developed a team-based group stat generation method that lets my groups enjoy rolling dice to generate random arrays that also allows them to be equitable with...

I personally don't think that age should be a mechanical function. Let people play the character they want without a permanent penalty. But if someone was interested in a mechanical limitation as a house rule, I'd prefer that the 10 level cap gets reduced by a few levels over time, rather than...

I like D&D having D&D tropes. I like that the baseline conceit for all D&D worlds is that magic is prevalent, and many classes interact with the magical world in some way. The spell system is a solid toolbox for all D&D classes to be able to reference an non-comprehensive suite of powers within...

Agreed. Both Raise Dead and Resurrection say the following: "Coming back from the dead is an ordeal. The target takes a −4 penalty to all attack rolls, saving throws, and ability checks. Every time the target finishes a long rest, the penalty is reduced by 1 until it disappears." This works...

In the playtest rules, if you have Proficiency with a tool, you can add your Proficiency Bonus to any Ability Check you make that uses that tool. If you have Proficiency in the Skill that’s also used with that check, you have Advantage on the check too. This means you can benefit from both Skill...

I've been thinking of ways to encourage and reward spellbook use and spell acquisition. 1. Make it a mini-game/collection-achievement. Scribing more spells unlocks benefits. Scribing spells is a money sink, so it pays into your character's personal enhancement/development. This also makes...

My group has evolved to use it as a reroll, because a bad roll is a easier trigger to remember than thinking ahead of time. But I'm not sure if I like how those situations work when you already have advantage or disadvantage, roll poorly, then get to use a reroll on top of that. How about this...

Regarding evil halflings, in my home campaign I have introduced a society of small-sized tieflings spawned from halfling stock, colloquially called hellflings. They love to eat charred bbq, drink heavily, tailgate at music-filled rallies inspired by worship of Asmodeus and the Archdevils, and...

How about an "oversight" of beholders? Also, here are a bunch that came to me while perusing Monsters of the Multiverse A "suck" of stirges A "flutter" of faeries A "hoppening" of harengons An "amazement" of minotaurs A "misery" of meazels A "torment" of meenlocks A "mimicry" of leucrotta A...

A clowder is a group of cats, but you can use "clouder" because they fly. A "pride" fits for the lion part, and "convocation" is used for eagles, but maybe you're hoping for something unique? A wing? A flight? A squawk? A talon?

I love this! Especially a buffet of slaad. I'd like a side of green slaad with that. Here are some others off the top of my head. A "hoot" or "hootenanny" of owlbears A "glamour" of displacer beasts A "tangle" of grell An "embrace" of ropers A "network" of chitines (or other spidery things...

You have a very valid point about the nomenclature clash. Because of this, my narrative style tries to capture the combat and injuries as they might be seen in an ongoing serial tv show centered around violence (like cop or crime shows, where non-PCs can get violently injured, but the hero comes...

Well, I think it's been made pretty clear that Hit Points aren't pure meat and that % of damage and crits do not necessarily correlate to true wounds. When a DM describes a critical hit that stabs a PC in the gut or breaks a bone, and is frustrated that the player heals up after a long rest...

I prefer how Succubi/Incubi are portrayed in 5e (including being gender-fluid based so they can adapt to who they want to tempt/corrupt), and I use them as [Any] Evil fiends that can be from any lower plane. Temptation and corruption can be levied from any alignment perspective. I like when...

I have created the following party-focused ability score generation method that lets my groups roll for that randomness kick, but also lets them choose how they want to be balanced with each other. 1. Everyone rolls 3d6, six times, and records their scores, making those arrays visible to the...