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Hello everyone. With the announcement of D&D One, let us talk about improving the rule system for D&D. I am curious, Are there any rules from other systems that you think should be implemented in the new version? For me, there are two. Having played many games over more than 40 years, I...

Hello everyone. I am curious, what are your best investigator builds? If you were building a team of private detectives what would you make? There is the obvious Wizard PI (AKA Dresden) build. Some sort of tough guy / takes a beating and keeps going build, probably a fighter of some sort. Let...

Hello everyone. What would you make if you were allowed to create a new linage for the 5th edition? I would create a dog person. We have many cat people; we need dog people to balance things out. If Wizards of the Coast wanted to be more daring, they could create a way for you to choose your...

Hello everyone. I am curious, what are your favourite unusual races/lineages? Why those races? I will go first. My top 5 in order are: 1) Tortle - Mechanically robust (17 AC to start is excellent for spellcasters) Interesting racial backstory. For me, they are just fun. 2) Lizardfolk -...

When thinking of a class design, the designer must answer these central questions. What is my character concept? What do you do? How do you do it? What stat do you use? Character concept is what you envision your character to be. It can be almost anything. For Example: A tough frontline...

How have the rules in Tasha's changed racial optimization? What are the best races for different classes under the new rules? For example, I would argue that Tortles are now the best race for wizards and warlocks? I am interested in what the community thinks. Thanks.

With the announcement of 5.5, what are some of the minor changes you would like to see? For me, it is the following: 1) Three starting arrays, Heroic, Normal and Weak. Heroic for parties that want to start strong. 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 12 and one free feat Normal No change to starting arrays...

Hello everyone. D&D 5e is a great system, probably my favourite overall and I have played since the chainmail days. That being said, a base gish class is one of the few things that is missing. So let's talk about what should be in the base class and possible subclasses. I see the following...

Good day everyone Out of the options listed what would be the best character to play in this party: The party: Elf (Eladrin) paladin - heavy armour master feat Half-elf rogue - mage slayer feat Everyone has god stats as we all rolled well. We are starting at level 1. Milestone levelling...

Hello everyone. I need some help with a character I am creating. I am trying to make everything make sense thematically. I have figured out the mechanics for this character, I just can not make it thematically consistent. The Character: Warforged Celestial Warlock Why would a...

Good evening everyone I am trying to figure out why a Tortle would become a Celestial Warlock. Any ideas would be helpful, I am drawing a complete blank. Thanks

Good day everyone. I am trying to make two new characters, one for a Monday night game and one for a Tuesday night game. I am having a hard time getting inspired so I am turning to the community for help. Here are the constraints I am under: Stats: My rolled stats are 18, 15, 14, 12, 10...

Good evening everyone I am interested in what people think is the best Radiant damage dealer. Is it a cleric? A divine soul sorcerer? A paladin? If you were building a character who focused on radiant damage how would you do it? Thanks. Note on Races: Races allowed are anything in the...

Good afternoon everyone. This is a follow-up to my First Druid thread. After almost 40 years of RP, I have decided to make my first Druid. I would like some advice on how to proceed. My rolled stats are 18, 15, 14, 12, 10, 10. We will be starting at level 1 and going to level 12 or so. The...

So, how would you make the classic, whip and pistol using Indiana Jones in 5th edition?

What do people think is the best blaster cleric? Why? I like Arcane myself but want to get other people's opinions. Thanks.

Has anyone played either a Druid 1 / Monk x or a variant human with Magic Initiate Druid (Primal Savagery)? If so was it any good? I am thinking of building something like this as it sounds great in theory, but I would like to hear how it works in practice. Thanks.

Good afternoon everyone. After almost 40 years of RP, I have decided to make my first Druid. I would like some advice on how to proceed. My rolled stats are 18, 15, 14, 12, 10, 10. We will be starting at level 1 and going to level 12 or so. The world is wide open, just about anything is...

Starting a new campaign at level 9. This is what I know about it so far. Other players: Currently, we have 2 rogues, a barbarian and a fighter warlock. Campaign Background: The land of Genovia was a battleground between elementals for thousands of years. King Stevius III conquered the land...

Hello everyone. I am building a new character for a game starting somewhere between level 8 to 10. After I great deal of thought I am down to 3 choices: Lizardfolk Oath of the Ancients paladin - dex based, uses a shield and whip as his main weapon, throwing daggers as a backup Tortal Arcane...