D&D General Mechanics you DO want to see return

[Hussar]

/snip Also bring back % in liar, /snip

I know this is just a typo, but, since it mirrors the typos in early D&D books perfectly, it just made me giggle like a mildly concussed gerbil.

 

[Arnwolf666]

I don't like Prestige classes, but I would be interested in adding another element to PCs, so some version of 4e Themes/Epic Destinies.

prestige Classes would not be bad if they were... well...prestige. You can only have one. You can’t leave it once you start it. It’s a real hard decision to make for your character because it’s what you will be until you complete it. And absolutely no more that one prestige class. Can’t reiterate that enough

 

[Arnwolf666]

Energy drain redone inflicting exhaustion levels instead of level loss.

Now that would make certain critters bad ass again.

 

[Zardnaar]

Now that would make certain critters bad ass again.

Yup it also fits thematically as well. Energy drain=exhaustion.

 

[Arnwolf666]

My list is fairly simple:

Morale rolls
Reaction rolls
Negative hitpoints
10 minute exploration turns (something i noficed pathfinder 2e has reincorporated)

Those could be integrated well into 5E without redoing the whole system. Basically i like this.

 

[Zardnaar]

Those could be integrated well into 5E without redoing the whole system. Basically i like this.

You could use the old BECMI morale rules in 5E.

 

[Arnwolf666]

You could use the old BECMI morale rules in 5E.

Hehe. I do. I love them

 

[cbwjm]

I was using the 2e morale system, I'd started modifying it and then someone, maybe in this thread, mentioned that there is a morale system in the 5e DMG. It's pretty simple and is essentially what the old system was so I might just modify that instead.

 

[Undrave]

the 'Bloodied' condition and all the stuff that key off it.

 

[Twiggly the Gnome]

I was using the 2e morale system, I'd started modifying it and then someone, maybe in this thread, mentioned that there is a morale system in the 5e DMG. It's pretty simple and is essentially what the old system was so I might just modify that instead.

I use the system in the 5e DMG, but use the 2e morale rating like an ability score to determine the bonus or malus to the morale check, rather than wisdom. If it's a new critter, I use the closest equivalent.