Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 6679669" data-attributes="member: 957">What I like particularly about 5E is the impact of the bound accuracy.  What I miss from PF when playing 5E is range of distinctions and fine differences.  (I like things like +1 AC and to hit for being small).Obviously these things are a bit at odds.  So I look for my own personal perfect balance and then make it a work in progress towards what works as a perfect balance for everyone in my group.I retooled the Prof bonus table to scale from +2 to +8 and increased max ability scores to 22.I added weapon focus back in, but as a class feature that most classes receive at least a little. (fighter get a lot and up to +3, monks get with monk weapons, wizards get onyl with spell attacks, etc.)I retooled armor ACs to scale along the same lines.Basically the bounding lives, but attacks and defenses get "equal measure" bumps to provide more room for distinctions.  Too much bumps quickly destroys the benefits of bounding, but I'm keeping it to roughly an extra +5 for very high level characters, and less for most typical characters.This Prof bonus replaces BAB if you play a PF class.5E spellcasting system also replaces PF. This makes some PF classes somewhat moot, but the class features are there (instant massive increase in Sorcerer options, 2 domain clerics can work, etc..)Prof bonus is ditched from Skills.  I use PF skills except ditched the +3 class bonus and capped ranks at 1+ (1/2 level) for class skills and 1/4 level for non-class skills.  The I fiddled with # of SPs to "fit" this system. I used 5E feats because it is simply easier to do.  If a PF class has bonus feats then you still get PF feats, but they are "class features" so no big deal.  Some case by case adapting is needed, but no problem.  Things like "Dodge" don't really work, for example with the bounded approach.Healing uses short/long rests and HD per 5E, but I trimmed the allocation to approximate the "natural" healing rate of PF.  Full healing with a long rest does not exist.Monsters are retooled a bit, but not much.  Basically just keep in mind that attacks, saves, and DCs should scale from no change at L1 to +2 or +3 by L10 to +5 or +6 at L20.A lot of little things on top of that.  Some of them are just funky things I've used for years (my own language rule; Languages have 4 ranks, Rank 1 requires the player to not use any word with an E when there character is speaking in that language. Rank 2 is same, but no "M".  Rank 3 is unlimited, but you are presumed to have a clear accent.  Rank 4 is "as a native".  Much fun and hilarity has come from this system)But all in all very very much "work in progress".  But working and fun.</blockquote>

Verification