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ad hoc has this exactly right. 5E is written so that levels 1-2 are "apprentice" levels, where you are learning to be an adventurer. Then there are big power bumps at 5th level, 11th level, and 17th level. So really, you may as well cap out at 10th level, because the real jump after 3rd level...

"Hmm, I have nothing to write about. I think I shall meander around some of my thoughts on very old RPGs, then artificially insert a premise for web clicks that I neither believe in nor actually develop. Yes, I think I shall do that."

My browser on my phone wouldn't work for a bit, so I was just coming here to post this. Huge news! You can write Forgotten Realms content and sell it on their marketplace? They might use your content in digital products? Crazy, and sure to be hotly debated.

So... Any input? Anyone?

Every other class gets a combat feature at 1st level. Why doesn't the ranger? The majority of D&D players responding to surveys think the ranger is underpowered, and anecdotally, many of us had the same reaction to to the ranger only, while not seeing any problem with any other class. If it...

I've made a skinchanger class for my 5E game set in GRR Martin's Westeros. I won't be using the druid class, so I needed a similar class that possesses animals rather than shapechanging into them, but one that also had spells in keeping with the setting rather than the higher magic of default...

Specialties became feats, right?

I have not seen it work that way in play to any notable advantage. Maybe it is a DM dependent thing to a greater degree than other class features. Which still makes it bad design. Which WotC has admitted, and the majority of survey respondents clearly agree. Gamers are experts on their own...

That is a fantastic idea. And really well executed.

I don't know if it fixed the Beastmaster, but your solution certainly sweeten up the problematic favored enemy feature. I definitely agree that the best solution is probably really simple.

well, nothing underpowered except for the fact that any arcane type with find familiar can do the same without giving up all the awesome features of an archetype like the Hunter in exchange.

Minigiant, can you explain your observation about healing? I feel like I built in a lot of healing, so how do I need to alter or add to those options to make things work? I hope you saw I added some exploration and interaction options. If you assume for a moment that a separate knight class is...

I proceeded with this feat based on certain assumptions: 1) The beastmaster archetype is mechanically inferior and unpopular, and I won't be using it. 2) I want characters in my game to be able to have beast companions separate from their class. 3) I want having a beast companion to continue to...

It will still be a lot easier to convert paladin to arcane flavor than convert fighters to half-casters, but the original poster has decided to do a bit of game design. Which can be fun, even as it risks balance issues.

Actually, the stress of an imminent conversion of our long-term campaign to a new ruleset was too overwhelming for us. And a representative from WotC never called me to specifically address my concerns, either about the At-Will/Encounter/Daily/Utility scheme or the amount of time my girlfriend...

Hmm.... Maybe advantage on social checks for a number of minutes equal to the conviction die roll? The math is like this: 4d4= Average roll 10, max roll 16 1st level slot (2d8)= Average roll 9, max roll 16 4d6= Average roll 14, max roll 24 2nd level slot (3d8)= Average roll 13.5, max roll 24...

So, does anybody have any more specific input on the class itself, as opposed to opinions on the whether or not it should exist in the first place? How well does this replace the Paladin in a world where paladins don't exist? Mechanically, is the classic balanced with other classes?

You and I want totally different things from a town in an adventure. I have a zillion town descriptions with maps and everything. I'd rather they spend that word/page count on the Dungeon and other encounter locations I know the PCs will engage with, rather than town info I may or may not use. I...

I don't use the Beastmaster archetype in my games. It is too weak to be an archetype, especially compared to the Hunter, which has features that are the only things that make Rangers playable. I've never had to disallow it, though, since no players have wanted to nerf themselves by taking it...