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Good DMs create, great DMs steal. So what can I steal from BG3? Weapons: Unseen Menance has a nice mechanic. You get advantage on attacks ... until you miss. It is 2 rounds by the game; I might make it take an action to regain the feature, just to get rid of bookkeeping. Club of Hill Giant...

One of the youtubers I follow talks about in a war, you want to present your foes with dilemmas not problems. A problem is something you can overcome. A dilemma, on the other hand, is a situation where you are forcing a choice on your foe, and both options suck. I just realized this same...

People complain that the DMG CR stuff doesn't work. And it really doesn't work for the use most people put it to. So here is a system based off the DMG CR stuff, but upside down. Instead of starting with stats and generating CR, this starts with CR and gives you a budget to buy stats. The...

Shield is an example of a spell that doesn't scale at all. For higher level casters, the cost is a cheap 1st level slot and your reaction. I wanted to see if I can make it a spell that scales with slot level a bit, so you have reason to use not-level-1 slots on it. This spell no longer grants...

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Acid Stream - the sorcerer-only 1st-level evocation - has made me think again with the thematic problem with the sorcerer. Namely, there are a bunch of elemental sorcerer types, but there is a shortage of elemental themed spells for them. Acid Stream is a 1st level spell that shoots a stream...

So the Rogue assassin level 3 feature has some issues. The biggest of which is that the best use of it is in a non-rogues hands, like a Gloomstalker/Paladin. But another important issue is that it relies in a lot of DM and Party cooperation in getting surprise. Here is a go at it: Assassinate...

By the rules as written, dispelling a teleportation circle, hallow or other permanent spell effect is ridiculously easy. Any character able to cast 3rd level spells can do it with at worst a few days of work. And Hallow is a 5th level spell that requires 1000 gp of money and 24 hours to...

Inspired by a hashtag over in the "remove damage cantrips" thread, I though how we could make spells hurt more while maintaining some semblance of balance. This is my attempt: #BOOMBIGGEN Most spells (includign cantrips) that take 1 action to cast now take 2 actions. Casting a 2 action spell...

It turns out that, in a roll over/under system, replacing 1d20 with 3d6 doesn't do much of what people want. Mostly what it actually does is double bonuses and DCs, outside of crit hit/miss zones. Change attribute bonuses to be (stat - 10), halved for damage. Make AC delta from 10 double --...

Inspired by UA, my go at it. Design notes in italic. Barbarian These changes are aimed at two things. The first, and probably most important, is to remove the low-level Barbarians dependency on Great Weapon Master to put out damage. The synergy with reckless attack is simply so large that...

So I'm planning on playing an adventure with my 6 year old, who has expressed lots of interest in playing D&D. We've built a character -- a Storm Sorceress Noble. Picking spells was quite fun -- she is very excited about mage hand, minor illusion and disguise self. Also crossbow and true...

Eldritch Knight I traded my soul to protect others. What are you doing with yours? Prerequisite: Warlock class, Warlock's Curse class feature, Defender role Most warlocks are more concerned for saving their own skin than their allies. However, a few warlocks chose the path of power not for...

The Archer build. Hunter's Aim When making a ranged basic attack with a bow against your nearest target, roll twice and take either roll. Perfect Shot: Gain the Perfect Shot encounter power: Perfect Shot + Level 1 Ranger Encounter Attack Power The arrow flies true. Encounter + Free Action...

So I'm working on a pair of "Multiclass paragon paths". To be more specific, paragon paths that require two different classes each, and work towards merging them. These can be used by traditional multiclass characters, or by hybrid characters, in order to form a more perfect union. Does...