Recent content by Xeviat

The player side of 5E is mostly okay with me, so I'm fine with new stuff and balance updates (and fixing the big offenders). It's the new DMG and Monster Manual that has my interests. But, standardizing rests would be great. BG3 having 2 short rests per long rest is so nice.

Because D&D has wider reach and more people would see it and play it? I have an easier time getting a D&D game going than a Level Up game going because my players aren't as plugged in as I am. I use Level Up monsters in my D&D games and lots of the adventuring rules, but getting them to learn...

But... This thread is "What Classes Would You Add to D&D?" So it existing in A5E doesn't change that I think they should be in D&D.

I know, I mentioned A5E, I worked on it.

If a Warlord of some kind were added to 5E, I think there's only a few other archetypes that are truly missing classes*. I operate under the principle of "if you can't make 10 subclasses for a new class, it's not a new class", which makes me object to some new class ideas. Elementalist...

Technically, anyone drawn with sizable muscles is going to weigh more than the "recommended BMI", as will many who are taller or shorter than average. BMI is very ill conceived (you can see that the equation uses height squared, but mass is relative to height cubed, so numbers outside of a...

That would be cool! Perhaps as simple as an attack bonus with simple weapons because you can use them very efficiently?

Right. What I'm saying is if I use that, then there's no CE outer plane. So I'm trying to figure out a reconciliation; either there's a different CE outer plane separate from the abyss, or the abyss is an outer plane that plunges through reality and bores through the elemental chaos (meaning...

Mostly it's replacing the Astral Plane with the Astral Sea (which also makes it easy to use Spell Jammer stuff too). Like 4E, Astral Sea is upper and Elemental Chaos is lower, with the world's of the material being in between. So the Astral Sea touches both the outer planes and the material...

The way I reconcile magic stores in my games is this: Magic is a part of the world. Basic, inexpensive magic is common place. The "Magic Shoppe" is a place to buy spell and alchemical components. You can probably buy low level scrolls (common enough spells might be on hand, while spells less...

Hi y'all. For ages, I've been running games in my own setting, but I've been drawn back to core D&D due to getting a hold of the 2E Planescape books. But, I really liked some of the 4E World Axis changes as well (like Angels serve all gods, not just good ones). But, I also love all the lore from...

I agree, plus one more for polearms. I'd have Paladins and Rangers pick one and can change it on level up, while I'd let the fighter pick one per proficiency bonus. But I wish all of the fighting styles used Bonus actions, so they wouldn't be interchangeable.

I don't require players to tell me how they swing their sword, how they cast their spells, or how they pick a lock. I'm perfectly happy with someone saying "I want to intimidate the guard and get them to let us pass".

That's a really good reminder!

I'm very excited to try out 8 hour short rests and haven requirements for longrests. I'm thinking about using Survival skill to make temporary havens, the DC depending on how rough the area is.