D&D 5E What (if anything) do you find "wrong" with 5E?

[nevin]

Money is useless, atunement means most magic items are useless.

 

[DND_Reborn]

Which class has a dead level?

I just double-checked and it is none.

 

[UngainlyTitan]

Money is useless, atunement means most magic items are useless.

Ya know I do not have a problem with that, I never liked the bags of magic items approach of older games.

 

[MGibster]

Don't they? I mean, I would have to look to be certain, but it seems like each level you get one or more of the following:

I guess you're right. I wonder why I don't really care when I level up in D&D then? Maybe it's just a me thing.

 

[schneeland]

I guess you're right. I wonder why I don't really care when I level up in D&D then? Maybe it's just a me thing.

Not just you - I find it hard to get excited about most of the things that happen on a level up.

 

[delericho]

sorcerers being the metamagic class. actually, no, metamagic being a class gimmick at all. why is this a class gimmick? why not just let it be a thing casters can get access to, whether through feats or some other mea--OH, RIGHT, BECAUSE YOU MADE THOSE OPTIONAL.

Yeah, that's very unfortunate, not least because metamagic and/or Sorcery Points are pretty much the ideal hook on which to hang the defiler/preserver split for Dark Sun.

It does occur to me, though, that just as some feats can give access to some class abilities (ritual caster, and a few others), it might be possible to introduce a weak form of metamagic via feats.

 

[Baron Opal II]

That many DMs don't read the 5e DMG for... reasons... (to be fair, though, it really is not all that well organized) then complain the game doesn't have a way to handle X when... X is in the DMG.

I think protocol states I should duck at this point, yes?

True, but that doesn't mean that X is good or useful.

 

[DND_Reborn]

I guess you're right. I wonder why I don't really care when I level up in D&D then? Maybe it's just a me thing.

No, I get the feeling myself.

IMO leveling up shouldn't be the exciting part, the adventure should be, but IME I've seen too much when a player just wants a feature or whatever at the next level.

 

[Baron Opal II]

I have never needed rules for this kind of thing. I would actually prefer that it stays in the GMs hands.

In general I agree. However, at the risk of enforcing a particular culture in the game some historically based recommendations would be useful. Part of the problem is that I think that money factors a lot into this.

Like, you succeed in the previous adventure and a grateful patron invites you to a ball. Now what? What things should the DM know about this, and who amongst the PCs should be given guidance due to previous knowledge? Personally, I think that explaining the breadth of human experience in the DMG would be asking a bit much. However, even something along the lines of monthly expenses for given professions and statuses would be a helpful marker.

 

[bedir than]

it might be possible to introduce a weak form of metamagic via feats.

Metamagic Adept is in Tasha's