[UPDATED] A Simple Collection of My Houserule and Fix ideas
AaronOfBarbaria
Adventurer
How exactly is it unclear?
Ability Score Increases, and thus also the feats you could take in place of them, are listed exactly as any other class feature is - on each class list.
Unlike proficiency bonus, another item listed on each class list, which is also mentioned on the character advancement chart - showing that it is tied to character level, rather than being a class feature.
Further, the Ability Score Increase feature is listed under the heading of "Class Features" each and every time it is mentioned in the book.
Perhaps I am mistaken, but the only thing I have seen that suggests Ability Score Increases (and thus also feats) are anything but class features is a held-over expectation from prior editions.
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ghostofchristmaspast
Guest
You are absolutely correct. I should have said it's unclear to people. Same goes for #10.
EDIT: You made a nice post. Have some XP.
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mellored
Legend
I put up my tweeks here.
(broken)
Simulacrum+Wish = infinite clones. Also some classes can innately regain HP, like fighters: Simulacrums cannot cast simulacrum, wish, or regain hit points outside the lab. (can't cast level 7+ spells? Maybe change wish to not remove costs?)
Temperate (minor magic effect): "Suffered no harm in from temperatures...". Being cold shouldn't protect you from everything.
(big ones)
Illusory Reality/Minor Conjuration: Cannot be used for material components. Otherwise free resurrections and infinite glyph of warding.
Polearm Master: Make an Opportunity Attack with the polearm. (and not warcaster). The dev's have already said this was the intent, but it can be clarified.
(moderate ones)
Charger: Deal extra damage equal to 2x your proficiency. This needs to scale to be useful at high level.
Sharpshooter: -3 to hit, +6 damage. When combined with archery style+bless+foresight+precision strike+ect..., you can easily overcome the -5 to hit, and end up with extreme damage. This makes it more reasonable, while still leaving it a good combo. It slightly boost a more normal use-case.
Martial Adept: 2 dice. Too weak otherwise.
Beastmaster's biggest weakness is losing his pet to a stray fireball and being weak for the rest of a day, if not longer. Give beast hit dice, and more importantly a way to get his pet back though not too cheaply. It also allows you to keep the same pet, instead of having to replace dear fluffy all the time. i.e.
Level 2: revivify beast spell.
1 action: touch
Component: A scrap of fur, fang, or tooth belonging to the creature. 10GP worth of powerded diamond.
If a beast died in the last minute, it comes back to life with 1 HP. At higher level: At level 3, the beast could of died in the past day. At level 4, the beasts regenerates missing body parts. At level 5, you don't need the beasts body, it regenerates from the fur.
Grappler: Can grapple creatures 2 sizes larger. As an attack, you can try and pin someone. One bullet point is wasted, and grapple+prone is on par with restrained, and doesn't require a feat. So this needs buffed, or perhaps just removed.
Savage Attacker: +1 Str and... This feat is just too weak.
Mordenkain's sword: Duration: 8 hours. Way too weak otherwise.
Elemental Monks: Need a boost... (reduce the ki cost by 1? extra ki?) Unsure of a simple solution.
(Minor ones)
Magic Secrets: Can be retrained. Possibly can not be retrained, either way but this needs clarified.
Medium Armor Mastery: +1 AC, no penalty to stealth. So 12 or 14 Dex people see a benefit.
Elemental Adept: Reroll 1's. Use the new result. Bumps the damage to make it a little more worth while.
Rangers: Replace Primeval Awareness with extra "domain" spells. Just to give the ranger a little extra.
Beastmaster:
3: animal friendship, speak with animals.
5: Revivify Beast (see above), Warding Bond.
9: conjure animals, protection from energy
13: stone skin, dominate beast
17: Rary’s Telepathic Bond, Awaken
Hunter:
3: Hunter's Mark, Primeval Awareness (as a level 1 ranger spell).
5: Pass without a trace, locate animal or plants
9: Nondetect, Water Walk
13: Freedom of Movement, Locate Creature
17:Tree Stride, Scrying.
Fighter (Champion): Your hit dice are d12. Or some other kind of buff, crits range just doesn't add enough, particularly for those who want a simple sword & board or archery.
Which Bolt: At higher level's, increase the initial and ongoing damage by... otherwise it's too weak.
Lighting Arrow: each creature within 10' of the target (including the target) takes 2d8... Just to clarify it.
Greatweapon Master: -3 to hit / +1d12 damage. Same reason as sharpshooter, though without archery style, and bigger base damage, it's doesn't need to be nerfed quite as far.
Quicken: Can't use another non-cantrip spell or invocation. Fireball + Eldrich Blast + Agonizing blast is a bit much, particularly at high level. Removing the invocation will leave it at cantrip level.
Crossbow Expertise: Slightly on the OP side, though i can't think of a simple fix that doesn't overnerf it....
Greataxe: +1d12 on a crit. Gives it a more distinct flavor, and brings it closer, but still behind 2d6 mauls for normal crit-rates.
(broken)
Simulacrum+Wish = infinite clones. Also some classes can innately regain HP, like fighters: Simulacrums cannot cast simulacrum, wish, or regain hit points outside the lab. (can't cast level 7+ spells? Maybe change wish to not remove costs?)
Temperate (minor magic effect): "Suffered no harm in from temperatures...". Being cold shouldn't protect you from everything.
(big ones)
Illusory Reality/Minor Conjuration: Cannot be used for material components. Otherwise free resurrections and infinite glyph of warding.
Polearm Master: Make an Opportunity Attack with the polearm. (and not warcaster). The dev's have already said this was the intent, but it can be clarified.
(moderate ones)
Charger: Deal extra damage equal to 2x your proficiency. This needs to scale to be useful at high level.
Sharpshooter: -3 to hit, +6 damage. When combined with archery style+bless+foresight+precision strike+ect..., you can easily overcome the -5 to hit, and end up with extreme damage. This makes it more reasonable, while still leaving it a good combo. It slightly boost a more normal use-case.
Martial Adept: 2 dice. Too weak otherwise.
Beastmaster's biggest weakness is losing his pet to a stray fireball and being weak for the rest of a day, if not longer. Give beast hit dice, and more importantly a way to get his pet back though not too cheaply. It also allows you to keep the same pet, instead of having to replace dear fluffy all the time. i.e.
Level 2: revivify beast spell.
1 action: touch
Component: A scrap of fur, fang, or tooth belonging to the creature. 10GP worth of powerded diamond.
If a beast died in the last minute, it comes back to life with 1 HP. At higher level: At level 3, the beast could of died in the past day. At level 4, the beasts regenerates missing body parts. At level 5, you don't need the beasts body, it regenerates from the fur.
Grappler: Can grapple creatures 2 sizes larger. As an attack, you can try and pin someone. One bullet point is wasted, and grapple+prone is on par with restrained, and doesn't require a feat. So this needs buffed, or perhaps just removed.
Savage Attacker: +1 Str and... This feat is just too weak.
Mordenkain's sword: Duration: 8 hours. Way too weak otherwise.
Elemental Monks: Need a boost... (reduce the ki cost by 1? extra ki?) Unsure of a simple solution.
(Minor ones)
Magic Secrets: Can be retrained. Possibly can not be retrained, either way but this needs clarified.
Medium Armor Mastery: +1 AC, no penalty to stealth. So 12 or 14 Dex people see a benefit.
Elemental Adept: Reroll 1's. Use the new result. Bumps the damage to make it a little more worth while.
Rangers: Replace Primeval Awareness with extra "domain" spells. Just to give the ranger a little extra.
Beastmaster:
3: animal friendship, speak with animals.
5: Revivify Beast (see above), Warding Bond.
9: conjure animals, protection from energy
13: stone skin, dominate beast
17: Rary’s Telepathic Bond, Awaken
Hunter:
3: Hunter's Mark, Primeval Awareness (as a level 1 ranger spell).
5: Pass without a trace, locate animal or plants
9: Nondetect, Water Walk
13: Freedom of Movement, Locate Creature
17:Tree Stride, Scrying.
Fighter (Champion): Your hit dice are d12. Or some other kind of buff, crits range just doesn't add enough, particularly for those who want a simple sword & board or archery.
Which Bolt: At higher level's, increase the initial and ongoing damage by... otherwise it's too weak.
Lighting Arrow: each creature within 10' of the target (including the target) takes 2d8... Just to clarify it.
Greatweapon Master: -3 to hit / +1d12 damage. Same reason as sharpshooter, though without archery style, and bigger base damage, it's doesn't need to be nerfed quite as far.
Quicken: Can't use another non-cantrip spell or invocation. Fireball + Eldrich Blast + Agonizing blast is a bit much, particularly at high level. Removing the invocation will leave it at cantrip level.
Crossbow Expertise: Slightly on the OP side, though i can't think of a simple fix that doesn't overnerf it....
Greataxe: +1d12 on a crit. Gives it a more distinct flavor, and brings it closer, but still behind 2d6 mauls for normal crit-rates.
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ghostofchristmaspast
Guest
Thank you so much for these Mellored.
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