D&D (2024) Rules that annoy you

[RangerWickett]

On the flip side of first aid being too fast, so is dying.

If my heart stops, and you cast cure light wounds on me in the next two or three minutes, I should be able to be stable and alive without any brain damage.

Bleeding to death with a couple failed death saves is too fast. Like, losing consciousness? Sure. Being full on dead? Nah, make dying take longer, please.

 

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

The new background attribute system. You should be able to pick any attribute. They took the step forward in Tashas, then took half a step back.

Tasha’s is still valid of course

 

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

On the flip side of first aid being too fast, so is dying.

If my heart stops, and you cast cure light wounds on me in the next two or three minutes, I should be able to be stable and alive without any brain damage.

Bleeding to death with a couple failed death saves is too fast. Like, losing consciousness? Sure. Being full on dead? Nah, make dying take longer, please.

Well, it is a bit dependent on how much you’re bleeding.

 

[Quickleaf]

The Perception skill.

And now I am subject to cabbage and tomatoes thrown in my general direction. Woe and wailings!

 

[pukunui]

On the flip side of first aid being too fast, so is dying.

If my heart stops, and you cast cure light wounds on me in the next two or three minutes, I should be able to be stable and alive without any brain damage.

Bleeding to death with a couple failed death saves is too fast. Like, losing consciousness? Sure. Being full on dead? Nah, make dying take longer, please.

Well, it is a bit dependent on how much you’re bleeding.

Yeah, people tend to die really fast in movies, so they die fast in D&D too. Plus, I think not having people die quickly in the game would make it so no one would bother to go and revive their friends until after the combat is over. That might make sense from a realism standpoint, but it isn't fun for the people who are twiddling their thumbs. Having to make a death save every round adds to the tension and tends to make your fellow players strive to get you back in the fight (or at least stop you from dying) more quickly.

Tasha’s is still valid of course

Yes, but for those of us using D&D Beyond, it may not remain valid. There's a bunch of unknown factors there - will they give us a choice of using the old character sheet vs the new, or will everyone be forced to use the new character sheet even if they don't buy the 2024 rules? Will any Legacy content be usable with the new character sheet? And so on.

 

[Lanefan]

More a class of rules, but with 80% of the rules and options simulating heroic fantasy, the 20% of the rules that emulate a rather different genre like horror or realism bother me.

It's more the 80% there that bothers me, rather than the 20%.

Way, WAY too much emphasis on over-the-top heroics at character levels where such things should only be a pipe dream.

 

[Lanefan]

About the only one that makes sense to drink is Potion of Dragons Breath.

Giant Strength too; which should be a can of spinach.

 

[jmartkdr2]

Shield Master lets you.

1. Not as an attack, only a a shove

2. Only after you’ve finishedc your regular attacks

3. Why does it require a feat?

 

[pukunui]

1. Not as an attack, only a a shove

2. Only after you’ve finishedc your regular attacks

3. Why does it require a feat?

I guess they expect the DM to count a shield as an improvised weapon.

 

[bedir than]

Another mention of moving ASI to Background rather than having them floating.

I miss halfling subspecies.

Druids should be able to use spell slots to fuel wild shape