This was great -= thanks for sharing.
I assume that because grid movement was not a concern at it seems in the above play example you allowed leeway with how much area was covered via the move action?
Yeah fully agree. I have quite the appreciation for how the tiered system worked in 4e, how the progressive engine catered for that (including the use of minions) and its why I favour a system where the first few levels of 5e get traded out (when at high level) for passive benefits to accentuate...
Man I wish I had this level of insight into how to roleplay gargoyles just a few weeks earlier when I threw 30 of them at the PCs...ah missed opportunities.
I'm on your side of the pond, but further South.
Hope you and the Mrs recover soon.
If you are tying LA to the reactions then change the name to LR. It is not confusing at all.
If you are worried about it, write a sentence or two about it prior the monster/deity write-ups clarifying it.
I ask because we have homebrewed so much to the point where I cannot honestly comment on RAW PC versus monsters anymore - also we have been focusing on higher levels last few years.
The PCs are more powerful at our table due to the use of HD but that is reined in via our exhaustion track, the...
I think it comes down to the setting reality.
So, I have a level cap of 9 for PCs and NPCs. Something extraordinary needs to happen to awaken or empower the individual to go beyond level 9. Now I realise there is nothing in the game that stipulates this, but having level 20 characters casually...
I've seen this late so I may be retreading ground...
So to you Tanis Half-Elven was conceived via magic and not physical? You may want to run this idea past Weis and Hickman.
I do not remember you making this argument during the debacle about half-orcs and their origin.
Also you're 100% wrong...
So,
OPTION 1
11 - Level 1 is traded out
12 - Level 2 is traded out
...etc
OPTION 2
17 - Levels 1-4 are traded out
18 - Levels 5-6 are traded out
19 - Levels 7-8 are traded out
20 - Levels 9-10 are traded out
OPTION 3a and 3b
20/21 - Levels 1-4 are traded out
21/22 - Levels 5-6 are traded out...