Recent content by Shardstone

I'm an academic man, I live to read.

Making the Ranger into a half-caster was the best thing that ever happened to that class. Like it or not, but in 5E, spells just Fantasy powers. That's why a bunch of monsters use spells to represent their various supernatural and paranormal abilities. Ergo, anything supernatural a character is...

I like the essays and want more of them.

Peak.

So what you're telling me is we should all use Greyhawk as a playtest ground for our wild D&D ideas? Bet.

Using a lot of words here to describe magic.

100% they would. Abilities as well as interesting passives that could benefit the golem creator or the party. For example, learning how to create Iron Golems at a high level could allow the Constructor to enhance the AC of the party by applying that same arcane technology on their armor. A flesh...

It's not overpowered or anything. In fact, I think it is very, very underpowered. It's missing a bunch of story elements as well, and the class doesn't really do a good job of accomplishing its power fantasy due to it using the safest methods for features (just choose feats and spells, nothing...

Artificer shoulda stayed the companion class IMO. Having a servitor AI (magical ofc) is core to the inventor fantasy these days. Its a shame WotC executed it in a terrible way though.

BUT WHEN WILL WE BE FREE MICAH FROM THE PAST FROM OURSELVES????

I know its ridiculous, that's why I started typing in all caps and bolding it.

Do you think if I run Greyhawk and add stuff to it that Gary didn't that he'll come back from the dead and blow my game up? Am I allowed to make the setting my own when I run it or am I beholden to the imagination of a man 50 years ago? WHEN WILL THE CHAINS OF THE PAST FREE US, BROTHERS...

I probably disagree with most people on most classes and what they should be. Maybe we just shouldn't have RPGs at all anymore since no one can agree to share the same monolithic views! (I know you were being tongue in cheek)

I cannot wait for GH in the DMG. I am going to be runnng it and adding so much new stuff. My GH, my rules, hello yuan ti and tieflings and dragonborn

People who want the classes to be things like Fighter, Half Caster, and Full Caster want a game I find absolutely boring. A game with classes that just gives me the basics is a personal waste of money; I am paying for ideas, not to be told to make up all the cool parts myself with """fluff"""