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Gut says that those DCs should all be dropped by 5. A DC 30 is technically possible, but for a fighter as they exist right now, it isn't really reasonable with a max bonus of +11. And since it only raises the limit to 2,400 lbs, I don't think it should be nearly impossible for a 20th level...

Yes. Arcane magic works differently than divine magic works differently than bardic magic works differently than psionics works differently than druidic magic works differently than Ki. The game may present most of them as "spells" but the background and story of them are all completely...

Okay fine. We will offer the new abilities only to Eldritch Knights, Psi Warriors, Rune Knights, Echo Knights, Samurai and Arcane Archers. Champion fighters, Battlemasters, Cavaliers, and Bannerets will be barred from getting these abilities. That way, only the magical classes can do...

This is exactly why I made the homebrew strength rules I made. I posted the math before: First number is minimum lift Strength score^X determined by size. Tiny^1 Small^1.5 Medium ^2 Large^2.5 Huge^3 Gargantuan^3.5 Second number is maximum lift/push/drag, First score x 2 Lifting More You may...

Most fantasy settings have one, singular magic system. Some have two. Very very very few have three. Dungeons and Dragons has a minimum of SIX magic systems. And I could probably ferret out another three or four if I went digging. We are not arguing "there are literally no rules". We are...

Technically true... but it sits with me wrong. A 20th level fighter should be a hero of myth and legend, a force of inspiration for all... having most of their cool abilities be because they found a cool magical item cheapens that. Like, I actually did a project in college where we made hindu...

Right, but Peter Quill isn't a frontline fighter. He's a rogue. If a killer robot is coming towards the team, we expect Drax or Gamora to be able to engage it in physical combat. Draw can crumple it with his hands, Gamora might get it in a hold and rip its head off. Quill and Rocket are going to...

Rogue is trickier, because the very concept of a rogue to me indicates hit and run, which plausibly can work on anything if they are lucky enough. Fighter, solo, no special gear, level 20... It won't be easy and may leave them messed up, but CR 17 feels about right for that. That's where I...

Okay, I am 100% fine with that.

I believe he did mean that, considering this section By full game, I assume he means going to level 20. IF by full game he means going to level 9, then that is a completely different story.

A god's direct magic, not clerical magic in general. And sure, yeah, artifacts. What you keep labeling as hand-waving, I'm calling being purposefully vague. I also know too much and acknowledge there are more types of fantasy than I can shake a wand of wonder at... and I want all of them to at...

Right, but that's the problem. How does Boromir fight Godzilla? And if he is that strong, that fast, that skilled that he CAN fight Godzilla... why isn't he strong enough to break steel, fast enough to run up a building, and skilled enough to sew shut wounds and heal people? Now, if you agree...

Agreed mostly, but I'd take it a step further. Most DnD settings are too broad with too many power sources to care. I'll give an example, which requires a minor homebrew rule to properly work. You have a party, that party has a Human Zealot Barbarian, a Goliath Rune Knight Fighter and a...

See, but this is exactly the problem. If I ask you who wins in a fight, The Punisher or Lobo... the answer is obvious. Lobo wins. The guy can laugh in the face of missiles being fired at him, and get away with only some mussed hair. And, when the adventure gets to a high enough level, both Lobo...

Yeah, I think the moment that forever cemented Zoro (before Thriller Bark) was Arlong ripping off his bandages, seeing the wound from Mihawk, and going "You should be dead!" after he had just finished kicking the crap out of most of his crew.

This is a problem ONLY because of Anti-magic. Nothing else cares or interacts with these things in an unclear manner. For Example, whether or not you consider psionics magical, a creature using psionics to cast detect thoughts can be counter-spelled or the spell dispelled, because it is still a...

Not quite. The problem is that magical is used to refer to three different things, but the game only cares about two of them. All spells are treated consistently, no confusion there. All magical items are treated consistently, no confusion. But then it uses the word "magic" to refer to other...

Your friend gave you a bad explanation. One Piece is a story about dreams and freedom in the face of a totalitarian government. Doesn't take itself seriously? Nami - An orphan who watched her adoptive mother shot and killed in front of her, because she refused to deny that she was her...

And, again, if we end up with something like a skill focus, where a character can chose "Investigation: Focus - Once per short rest, you can view the past of a scene and know what happened in the area with precise detail" and you want to explain that as soul magic, or a mystical technique for...

But here is the rub. How much do we need to call out? I'm going to go back to One Piece. There is a weird thing that people have noticed about the series. Some people, inexplicably, are BIG. There... is no real explanation for this. No real pattern. Sure, there are giants in the series...