D&D General Ignoring the rules!

[Lanefan]

All those of you who have said you ignore free hand(s) requirements for casting had better not be on the "casters are too powerful" wagon, as you're causing your own headaches here.

 

[TwoSix]

Except then it ain't all that risky, is it?

Never said it was.

"At the same level [as] before" - is that RAW in any edition, or is everyone left to decide on a by-table basis?

In the early editions the default - hinted at but maybe not hard-coded in the rules - was that you started over at 1st level.

We have it that you start a level lower than the party average.

Definitely up to individual tables; if there's 5e RAW about it, I'm not familiar. I will say that my observed de facto standard is making a new character at the same level.

Could be worth a poll.

 

[Reynard]

All those of you who have said you ignore free hand(s) requirements for casting had better not be on the "casters are too powerful" wagon, as you're causing your own headaches here.

Almost all "casters are too powerful" complaints are rooted in people ignoring the play elements that balance casters.

 

[TwoSix]

Almost all "casters are too powerful" complaints are rooted in people ignoring the play elements that balance casters.

Most "casters are too powerful" complaints are rooted in residual 3e trauma, in which casters above a mid-tier level were actually near demigods. 5e has resolved like 80% of those issues, in my opinion.

 

[Reynard]

Most "casters are too powerful" complaints are rooted in residual 3e trauma, in which casters above a mid-tier level were actually near demigods. 5e has resolved like 80% of those issues, in my opinion.

That, too. The 3.x prep and nova caster was a thing of terrible beauty (that players did no seem to appreciate as much when on the other side of it).

 

[MichaelSomething]

In the early editions the default - hinted at but maybe not hard-coded in the rules - was that you started over at 1st level.

We have it that you start a level lower than the party average.

What do you hope to achieve by quoting the rules in a thread where the central premise is that you can ignore the rules???

 

[aco175]

I seem to mostly do away with item attunement.

 

[I'm A Banana]

What rules have you kicked out of your game???

Anything having to do with needing to track what you're holding in your hands.

I am not going to get persnickety about what you're wielding. It's not fun and I refuse to "well, actually..." someone who just wanted to make an attack or cast a spell.

 

[Reynard]

Anything having to do with needing to track what you're holding in your hands.

I am not going to get persnickety about what you're wielding. It's not fun and I refuse to "well, actually..." someone who just wanted to make an attack or cast a spell.

Cool. Greatsword, tower shield and staff of fire coming online!

 

[RoughCoronet0]

Not sure if it’s ignoring rules or ignoring balance, but I allow my players to collect all manner of minions ala Soul Trap/Pokémon style.

One of my players has a Ironscale Hydra, a Shadow Manticore, and Gold Dragon.

One has a Silver Dragon Paladin and an Ice Roc (literal just Articuno).

One has a Primal Hydra and a Mega Sableye.

One is going for an all dragon team with an Abyssal Insect Dragon, Void Dragon, Lesser Death Dragon, and a Corrupt Crystalline Dragon.