Recent content by Horwath

this needs careful implementation, and max of 1 round duration. removing a PC with a hard CC for a minute, might as well tell the player to go for a 2hr walk. this would be much better approach.

You can use any mechanical aspects anywhere if you re flavor them. IE: we use Dragonmarks as sigil of noble houses of Waterdeep.

you optimize 100% for stats and balance and story will come by it self. Story does not need optimization and balance, mechanics needs it. as for background, it should have been from the start. pick ability bonuses, either +2/+1 or +1/+1/+1 pick 2 skills pick 1 feat for 1st level. pick one...

I agree 100% that PHB24 is too cartoonish, maybe I am spoiled by all 4K images you can get, with huge object details, but I have seen pencil art that is 5× better than anything in PHB. And honestly PHB24 has too much art, it's like it was used to fill out page count. we could have got artificer...

hehe, that is so true. well, it's hard to beat 4E PHB in bad art category, but 2024 PHB did their best to beat it. is it objective or subjective? I didn't say that we are not getting those, but OP did an analysis that we got that at twice the price. So what is the bloat in the book that can...

yay, instead of content, lore, mechanics, we're getting AI art slop for our money. So same as new PHB(even if that art is not AI, it is still bad and uses too much room in PHB)

for a NPC yes, for PCs, not even close. Hard CCs on PCs that last more than a round are complete "insert swear word here". we played 3.5e few years back and at 3rd level, out 1st fight and friend failed Will save vs cause fear, DM rolled 4 on duration, that is 8 rounds that you are effectively...

maybe favorite rework(if it's needed at all, I think the spell is fire) is to make it as Leomunds secret lodge from 3.5e you make a sturdy 20by20by20ft cottage made out of masonry, no matter how it looks on the outside. Lodge blends into surrounding and can only be found with Survival check...

I played a reworked paladin without spells that has modified LoH and smite usage. Smite is returned as a free action but only ONCE on YOUR turn. all spellcasting is removed. Lay on Hands is increased in pool by A LOT. Still uses Bonus action, but as an Action you can use it at 60ft You can...

I agree, but also: Sounds like ranger could have been a "universal" subclass. 1st level(optional, merge it with 3rd level if you prefer subclasses at 3rd level) Tracker. gain proficiency in 3 skills from Stealth, Nature, Investigation, Medicine, Perception, Insight, Survival. 3rd level: gain...

this whole debate would be non issue if Ranger's got the option for HM you can chose that HM has not Concentration, in that case HM lasts only 1 minute,. you can only have 1 HM per target active. So no cheese stacking. this it would be different kind of Divine favor. slightly better bonuses...

there will be sub-sub classes, hammered monk, stoner monk, crackhead monk, methead monk, crackwhore monk, dopehead monk, horse monk,