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The hit point bloat from this edition and the one it most resembles, 3.5 edition, is rather incredible. Bone devils went from 10d8+50 to 15d10+60 for instance. A 5E CR 8 Hydra has 172 HP! Here are some HP values for CR 1 monsters... 4d10+4 (26) 5d8+5 (23) 6d8+12 (39) 7d8+7 (38) 5d10+10 (38)...

The thing this doesn't take into account is that Bards are awesome with Enchantments and Illusions and you can spec them out to be even better with them to the point where you're almost as good as a Wizard, Sorcerer or Warlock going for that stuff. Possibly even better, I haven't made enough...

The Bard change is radical to finally give them full spellcasting progression and keep abilities. Just off of fullcasting they went from weak or misunderstood to an obvious top tier power play pick. The Rogue is also a big step up in potency and tactical ability from 3.5 and Pathfinder and can...

The monk is in a weird position because of a number of things I think. One is that players think that a monk should be a super dodging guy who has a better AC than everybody. He usually doesn't. Bracers of Armor cost more than bucklers and can't have other 3.5 and Pathfinder abilities added to...

I did these at Paizo and didn't get too much response, but here are my thoughts, just to show problems with Humans and Halflings. Here we go... Halfling Human! Humanoid (Human) 0 Points Small Size 0 Points 30 Foot Standard Movement (0 points) Standard Languages (1 point) Standard Ability...

What?! How many Pathfinder games even have 3/3.5 prestige classes available?

Flurry of Blows happens as though the Monk had Full BAB. They had an ability that allows them to be treated as having full BAB for combat maneuvers. Why weren't they just given full BAB?

Skills and languages are overvalued. Having another skill point a level ain't worth 4 points when intelligence is easy to get. Adaptability, the human-blooded thing that gives Skill Focus for 1 point, that sounds right. Then you have something right next to it, Skill Bonus, that gives +2 to a...

I think they care more than some other companies, if you catch the drift. If only I had a group around to playtest this, oh well.

I understand why a small person would have 6 strength, particularly if they wind up devoting themselves to magic, whatever the source may be. But wow, there are lots of 5s and 7s running around with Pathfinder. I dislike what the did to point buy tremendously. Granted, almost nothing is more...

I was really happy to see that Pathfinder point by started at 10. I like everybody being at 10, 8 at the worst, with most of their stats. To me, having people on the very low end of a bell curve doesn't strike me as too heroic. I've never played things with dump stats and I groan when I see 6...

I thought +4/+2/-2 wasn't on the table. What is that costed at? I see the Drow Noble of +4 Dexterity and +2 to all mental stats, -2 Constitution as 4 points and I don't buy that one at all. It is advanced level though. Greater Paragon being a -1 point discount doesn't fly unless a DM is really...

There is no way it worth 10, with Flexible being worth 2. You take +4 to one stat and -2 on others if it costs 10. Meanwhile, you can pretty much make an analog of almost any core race with goodness to spare off those 8 points. Madness to think Paragon is worth 10. I don't know what a good point...

+4 Racial stealth as sneaky is underpowered and not worth 4 points, if the human's bonus feat is considered 4 points. Particularly when the half elf skill focus ability, Adaptability, is only valued at 1 point and Skill Focus (Stealth) would give another +2 more than Stealth. Just first...

This is going to be so much fun. It is one thing I wish 4E and SAGA had done. One of the funnest things, to me anyhow, in a space and fantasy world is to make and detail your own species and roleplay it out. It is one of the things I've always liked in point buy systems like GURPS and HERO. I...

I haven't seen any of the Advanced Player's Guide stuff in action. Just how good are those? I'd have to put the Summoner on the higher end as opposed to the lower end. 4 skills, 3/4 BAB, 6th level spells with some of them being moved down, like Evard's Black Tentacles at level 3, hell yeah...

A full spellcaster with access to things as powerful as Hexes at 18 out of 21? Absolutely, positively not. I also disagree vehemently with Summoner at 20. But just the fact that this conversation even exists in Pathfinder shows how much of a step up it is from 3.0, and even 3.5 in my opinion.

40 books in 3 years, plus Insider. They will print another 20 and try to stick us for Insider fees for the next 2 or 3 years. Then, out comes 5. Not 4.5. F-I-V-E five. Enjoy. They are really sounding like they might blow up the outside world again with Cook's Legends and Lore about skills. It...

I think many people playing Clerics have had their experiences ruined by Lawful Douchebag Medical Professionals. "You NEED to heal me NOW." It is some bizarre paradox where the better you are at healing damage and ability damage and drain and poison and other status effects, the more stupid...

Well, yeah. But there are ways to go those bonuses in other slots, and damn, it just feels boring to put Amulets of Health in there. I've been doing it since high school. I kind of imagine the characters passing around the same amulet of health for 15 years.