D&D (2024) What Should D&D 2024 Have Been +

[Shardstone]

power creep… reign in the outliers in either direction, don’t take the intentionally buffed spell as the new baseline

I think fireball should be the default. We need a little power creep in 5E, speeds up combats and make things a little more spicy.

 

[Horwath]

power creep… reign in the outliers in either direction, don’t take the intentionally buffed spell as the new baseline

so fireball is outlier because it's only damage spell that does not feel like waste of a spell slot?

 

[Micah Sweet]

Something not getting 70%+ is also not ‘widely panned’, getting <= 20% maybe would be, but it did not do that

The effect appears to be the same from WotC's point of view regardless.

 

[Reynard]

I think fireball should be the default. We need a little power creep in 5E, speeds up combats and make things a little more spicy.

I don't think that needs power creep, I think it needs swinginess. 3.x style outsized criticals sure make things spicy -- and can end combats real fast.

 

[Neonchameleon]

how do you get the items in the first place? Write them into your backstory or from a looong multi-generational campaign?

They've already been obtained by the party. This is what happens to the items when a PC dies and is replaced.

 

[Shardstone]

I don't think that needs power creep, I think it needs swinginess. 3.x style outsized criticals sure make things spicy -- and can end combats real fast.

Power creep, swinginess, same thing if every spell does 8d6 baseline at 3rd level.

 

[Neonchameleon]

so fireball is outlier because it's only damage spell that does not feel like waste of a spell slot?

Honestly? I can't say fireball is more than a top four AoE third level damage spell.

Lightning Bolt does the same damage with more positioning potential; I think it has a higher skill floor but a higher skill ceiling.

Spirit Guardians does the same damage in two turns fireball does in one - how is bad guy counterplay.

And Hunger of Hadar not only damages but debilitates, also doing the same damage in two turns Fireball does in one.

 

[mamba]

I think fireball should be the default. We need a little power creep in 5E, speeds up combats and make things a little more spicy.

then it cannot be limited to the player side only, I am ok with buffing both sides a bit

 

[mamba]

so fireball is outlier because it's only damage spell that does not feel like waste of a spell slot?

it is the outlier because WotC said they intentionally buffed it as it is an iconic spell that should be taken frequently, so yes, it is an outlier

 

[mamba]

The effect appears to be the same from WotC's point of view regardless.

Yes, the effect is the same. I have come to the conclusion that ultimately WotC does not care about improving / tweaking the game with these polls, they only care that they do not create another 4e.