D&D 5E Expansion Rules Gift Sets start to show up in the wild.

[overgeeked]

Or just, you know, house rule things to work the way you want. You’re not forced to play the game as written. If you’re the DM you can do what you want.

 

[pnewman]

I believe they see this as a feature, so that the most important aspects of a monster meeting its CR can't just be shut down by Counterspell. Spellcasting monsters still have other effects that can be. Whether or not this is a good thing is, of course, up to the user.

What about PC's whose spellcasting ability, including Counterspell, is an important part of their effectiveness? Is this a subtle way to slightly nerf arcane casters so they don't overpower most [1] other classes?

[1] Cough, cough, Druid.

 

[GreyLord]

Well, I was going to buy a full new set, but at this point I am going to wait a month or two till I see this new set in the stores and then buy a new set of books. Hopefully they'll integrate with the current rules well enough. It looks like I've decided to go an buy the gift set so I'm all in once I see them actually show up at retail.

 

[John R Davis]

Or just, you know, house rule things to work the way you want. You’re not forced to play the game as written. If you’re the DM you can do what you want.

In a home game if your players agree. But not at cons etc

 

[darjr]

 

[Ancalagon]

So why was Jennell Jaquays thanked in Xanathar's , besides general recognition of her important and pioneering work?

well:

 

[Weiley31]

Honestly the decision to replace the magic weapons trait with force damage is such a ridiculously terrible idea that it's moved me to the "probably won't buy" camp. Making a change that severely nerfs the core shtick of the Barbarian class doesn't bode well for other design decisions.

I mean, the way I look at it is that you can still keep the Magic Weapon trait version for a non-boss version of the monster and keep the Force Damage typed version as a boss/elite version of said monsters.

But I will admit that this seems to make Demons/Devils as more endgame/boss high end campaign style threats.

I'll also admit that yeah, it feels like that it does nerf the Barbarian damage resistance a bit. I'm still on the fence about that.

 

[rmcquade]

Monnsters of the Multiverse

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Mine's misprinted like this too. I wonder how widespread this is?

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

Mine's misprinted like this too.I wonder how widespread this is?

Mine doesn’t have that. I got the alt covers though. I was worried it was widespread.

Seems these misprints are going to be collector items!

 

[Rabulias]

Mine doesn’t have that. I got the alt covers though. I was worried it was widespread.

Seems these misprints are going to be collector items!

I would guess that all the regular cover copies will have this error.