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1st Ed Wisdom: Wisdom is a composite term for the character’s enlightenment, judgement, wile, will power, and (to a certain extent) intuitiveness. Charismo: Charisma is the measure of the character's combined physical attractiveness, persuasiveness, and personal magnetism. 5th Ed. Wisdom: Wisdom...

Our group never realized how much 4e felt non-D&D until we played the playtest. So much so we decide to throw out our 4e Campaign and play the playtest rules beyond the Caves of Chaos. In order to do so, some gaps would have to be filled. So here is our attemps to add to 5e. Please feel...

There have been many discussions about the use of feet as measurement in DDN, it was even a question in the latest interview with the designers. Many, including myself, would prefer the measurement unit be yards (meters for the metric folk), and that 1 square on the battle map be 1 yard. What...

Remember when finding a Girdle of Frost Giant Strength brought a tear to your eye from the exictement? Now I get a +2 to Athletics and once a day I get to be a badass? Well at least I can sell it for some cash.... Wand of Wonder (gone until recently) is a shadow of itself. Every low level...

Here is my take on what I'd like to see in 5e. This is mostly from a Martial power source point of view. I think every power source should have its own feel (like how Psionics has a separate feel). Please bear in mind, most examples below are square pegs driven into round holes, it is the...

I needed a Locksmith to interact (and possibly travel locally) with my party that may be combative, but I definitely did not want him to be a minion. So I asked around with no real answer that I liked (well until the last one). So I tossed this template together (literally tossed - like 20...

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I've been giving a lot of thought lately about dropping class roles. My approach would be to combine all power source powers into one big bucket that any class with that power source could choose from. Since all the requirements/restictions would still be with the power, a specific Ranger...

I love druids, however... Am I the only one who thinks a 0xp druid that has an at-will, minor action polymorph ability, which would be a paragon power (at least) for any other class, is a bit much? Even 1st edition had it as what would be a 5th level daily power.

This is a streaming of consciousness, so bear with me... I've been thinking for awhile about the abstaction of hit points - even the abstraction of combat in the 1st Ed. In 1e a round took a minute with the idea that within that minute you have one good clean chance to hurt your opponent, and...

I'm very new to 4e, but as I've been going through the rulebooks I feel this characeter condition is missing. Being new, I don't feel I have the experience with the new rules to create a balanced version of the condition. This thought process was sparked by the Sleep spell and the fact that a...

I just had a quick thought - and so I'm tossing out on to the board. I never liked the idea of metamagic feats taking higher level spell slots. I have had players quasi-abuse this by filling there 2nd level spell slots with damage producing 1st level spells that were silenced or stilled or...

A question for the forum.... Was having all characters Level advancements occur at the same XP a bad idea? Should some classes advance faster/slower?

Purpose of this thread: New Spellcasting Mechanic for Sorcerers. Some random thoughts of the previous threads 1. Spell Points a la Psionicist 2. adopt the Arcana Unearthed rule for sorcerers: I) 3 slots of level N can be traded up to one of level N+1 II) 1 slot of level N can be split into...

Please we keep this thread to whether the mechanics work or not. The last thread was my first and I see examples immediately take us off topic. This was my error - Lesson learned. This is no slam on the previous posts. Proposal - New Metamagic system Proposed Feats removed 'cause they...

[removed example - since it was getting more attention than the topic] I have made the rule that you cannot place a 3rd level spell in a 4th level's slot, as the book states, only 3rd level slots. And I've changed Metamagic feats so they no longer raise the spells level but take up another...