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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 9244249" data-attributes="member: 2629">Things to consider:1.) I've seen a lot of suggestions for implementing BG3 elements into a product, but changing them so that they work better with 5E.  We essentially already have most of it - there isn't much of anything in BG5 that doesn't equate to something in 5E that is built for the 5E design.  Explosive arrows come from the Arcane Archer.  Brewing potions rules are in Xanathar's and the DMG.  Do you want a light emitting longsword with the finesse property that deals radiant damage ... ?  Sun Blade.  You want to be able to gather up a bunch of barrels of explosive material to sneak near a bad guy and then blow them up?  Portable Hole.We seem to be forgetting that Larian did the exact opposite of what you're asking to see: They took D&D and translated it into a video game - and tried to keep the essence of D&D in everything they did.  Now you want to take the video game out of it - which means to translate it back to what inspired it.  Some fits are better than others ... but in the end, all you're really getting if they make a BG3 supplement is the use of the BG3 names ... everything else you've essentially got in one form or another.2.) They have been very clear in their design choices through the last several editions - and one major goal has been to reduce accounting and tracking of information.  They realize that most groups do not track food or arrows.  They designed 4th edition to essentially reset between encounters (outside hps and dailies).  They want the game to be less intimidating to new players, and that requires them to keep it simple.  We added back some complexity between 4E and 5E as they thought they went too far ... but they do not want to go overboard.  There is a reason why advantage/disadvantage replaced almost all bonuses and penalties.  They would not add back in a lot of +1/-1 tracking into the game ... and a surprising amount of BG3 makes use of those types of mechanics.3.) BG3 is not a balanced game. It uses items and combos to enhance PC power at the higher levels to give you more of an epic PC feel while your characters are still 12th level.  A non-optimized BG3 party will struggle in Act 3 in normal mode.  An optimized one will find Act 3 fairly easy (combat wise - some puzzles can be a challenge if people do not resort to Google). When you are about to finish the game, imagine taking the 4 12th level PCs in the game and then put them up against a 5E 'by the rules' 12th level party.  If you optimized your BG3 party (which is not terribly hard to do), you'll find that BG3 party is insanely more powerful.</blockquote>

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