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Really like this fellow - the Millitaur.
I'll have to ponder on this. While I like more options, this could be opening up a mess. I liked the simplicity of archetypes instead of making new classes.Interesting. Looks like they are finally going down the Pathfinder archetypes route. Instead of new sub-classes we're getting alternative class features to change your character up a bit.
Unearthed Arcana - New UA: 43 D&D Class Feature Variants
The latest Unearthed Arcana is a big 13-page document! “Every character class in D&D has features, and every class gets one or more class feature variants in today’s Unearthed Arcana! These variants replace or enhance a class’s normal features, giving you new ways to enjoy your character’s...www.enworld.org
however, they’ve pretty much eroded the role of the wizard to nothing at this point. The bard gets virtually the same spells and gets additional class features. Everyone is all flexible now, replacing things left And right. i didn’t read it but I saw they even have metamagic for sorcerers now.
just really seems like the wizard just has no design space left to work with.
Gotta say, i'm playing a Bard at the moment and none of the alternate abilities appeal to me tbh. I think additions to the spell list is fair enough, but not liking being able to swap a spell after a long rest. As a DM I might consider it if the bard has spent some time creating a new ballad or masterpiece as his music stirs new magic in his soul - but that won't happen overnight.
Gotta say, i'm playing a Bard at the moment and none of the alternate abilities appeal to me tbh. I think additions to the spell list is fair enough, but not liking being able to swap a spell after a long rest. As a DM I might consider it if the bard has spent some time creating a new ballad or masterpiece as his music stirs new magic in his soul - but that won't happen overnight.
Yea, a new downtime task or when they level up would be fine for switching spells. But every day feels like a wizard without a book.
For reasons that escape me at present I've just dropped £40 on Sandy Petersen's Cthulhu Mythos for 5E.
Is it out yet? And if so, how do you like it?
I do. It's saved a few parties, as instead of losing the Barbarian or Paladin's 'firepower' it stayed around for one more round, which helped keep at least ONE other character up in at least... 3 occasions? I don't get many Half-Orc players.Just struck by an insight on the spell Death Ward. Unless the spell is used up by neutralising something that would result in instant death, you could well be better off without it. The other usage is that the first time you take enough damage to reduce you to zero hit points, you are reduced to 1 hit point instead. Considering many monsters have multiple attacks you could quite easily get hit again in the same round the spell was used up and many attacks give a lot of damage. Dying through negative hit points is on the table if you start off with 1 hit point before the subsequent attack hits. In quite a few instances I would rather be put down by the first hit than potentially take lots more damage when I've only got 1 hit point. Seeing as Death Ward is a 4th level spell, Clerics can get it at 7th level - death by negative hit points is still a possibility for some at that point.
Same applies to the half-orc ability it seems. Anyone have any experience of the half-orc ability in play?
I disagree, the wizard is a powerful class in 5e; people just play the class sub-optimally (direct damage). A 5e wizard is unmatched in battlefield control and utility; they are a force multiplier. Their biggest limitation is the availability of new spells; a generous or stingy DM can make a big difference.There needs to be a more serious look at the subclasses for the wizard, really. That’s the core problem. They were lackluster at Best early on (save for a couple of them that literally everyone took), and now they are just not distinct enough from anything else to stand on their own. Functionally, everyone is a wizard with a schtick now.
My campaign has a heavy Lovecraft influence so I've mined it (Sandy Petersen's Cthulhu Mythos for 5E) for a lot of useful stuff. Unfortunately the crunch needs work. System-wise it is inelegant and fiddly; I am willing to bet money it was a case of Pathfinder crunch being shoehorned into 5e by someone who doesn't grok the later edition. I was also annoyed by the typos and the shitty font used for the HPL quotes.Is it out yet? And if so, how do you like it?
I want a copy...I checked out the Dungeons & Tombs: A Young Adventurers Guide at the local bookstore and if I was a kid I would have loved the interior artwork and I think it would be a good introduction to get kids into D&D.
It even has a little section on how to build your own dungeon that I think will spark a lot of imaginations. I think the series is a great idea, I know it is popular to decry the supposed 'kiddification' of D&D (that it was ever some sophisticated 'adult' game I think is largely a myth) but I think developing the next generation of gamers is an important part of maintaining the health of the hobby.
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Next 5e book to be announced on 9th January apparently. A new dice set has already turned up on Amazon.
Any pointless speculation as to what it could be? I’m wondering if we’ll get the long-teased Spelljammer adventure? I should check the Dragontalk podcast, usually Chris Perkins comes on during their Lore to Know section and whatever he talks about is a big hint on what is coming up.
Well, the dice set is called Laeral Silverhand's Explorer's Set or something. I've seen speculation that the book will be Laeral Silverhand's -blank-blank-blank like the named books we've had from Xanathar, Volo, and Mordenkainen.
So this new book is yet another campaign setting tome about the forgotten realms? A more detailed version of the Sword Coast they already published?
BOOOOORRRIIINNGGG
I hope I’m wrong!Impressive precognition.
I completely and unironically love Spelljammer and if it comes out I'd probably run it... in Savage Worlds.
Actually man Savage Spelljammer sounds awesome I should write that up.
Did we ever find out what this book is for certain? I don't see anything on the WotC website, but it's past the 9th already.Next 5e book to be announced on 9th January apparently. A new dice set has already turned up on Amazon.
Did we ever find out what this book is for certain? I don't see anything on the WotC website, but it's past the 9th already.