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Imagine a Revolutionary. They have a specific goal: Overthrowing an Oppressive Regime. They are willing to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to overthrow that oppressive regime. We're talking the whole gamut of evil. Torturing the servants of the state for information, killing civilians and children en...

YES Good conducive talk, there! More seriously: Anything they could put into a Steampunk Setting they can just put into Eberron with the faintest tweak. That is what I was saying. Not "Eberron is Steampunk".

WotC should absolutely release a new setting. No, working with Disney isn't an option since Disney's licensing would wipe out most of Wizards' impetus in creating a setting. But -what- kind of setting should they launch? THAT is the big stumbling block. Horror? They've got Ravenloft. Swords...

I love Van Richten's Guide. I think the Nightmare Logic nods are a great way to ensure the Domains of Dread remain Dreadful even when players poke at the seams and plot holes. While I don't particularly like the change of creating isolation rather than a Core, I just use both. The Core's still...

... anyone thinking they'll probably put the surveys into ChatGPT or something and ask for a quick summary of highlights?

"Cool unique class mechanics" Described 3e and Pathfinder mechanics and stuff people have been doing for years. 'Kay. You want new? My Esper is new. In addition to core class features that aren't shared by any other class, their psionic powers function on a building mechanic with a gamble tied...

YMMV, of course, but it'd have to depend on the fullness of the rest of the bonus action economy and also the structure of the core system. Without the core system identity expressed I just went off 5e's designs 'cause... well. You haven't really outlined anything. Cool. Sure. Your design...

Bonus Action Vicious Mockery makes for good Flyting. Can turn the bardsongs into insult-chains and battlecries as well, with flourishes becoming sick burns.

You misunderstand: Give them a bonus action attack independent of weapon type. Archer? Bonus action longbow shot. Pikeman? Use that reach with a bonus action to stab someone. Bastard Sword? 1d10 to that guy's dome as a bonus action. And then also allow them to dual-wield with dual-wielding...

Ranger gets a Bonus Action economy. Movement and defensive options. Plus a single weapon attack as an option. Want it to be less isolating for Dual-Wielders? Yank their attribute bonus from the bonus action attack until level 5. And give them attribute bonus on attack with Dual Wielding at...

1) Universal Archetype Levels. Not "Everyone uses the same archetypes" but everyone gets a ribbon feature at 1, core feature at 3, expansion at 6, flex at 9, improvement at 11, and capstone at 14. If someone wants to be an Eldritch Knight Wizard and re-arranges some stuff that's on them. 2)...

https://darksun.fandom.com/wiki/Bard 2e Dark Sun Bard class.

Ever seen the Athasian Bard class? It's an assassin for reasons!

Monks are weak because most of the power-scaling post level 7 is built around magic item use and those magic items make it harder for monks to use them due to class design restrictions. Flametongues and the like are great if you get a bunch of attacks in a round... but Monks can't benefit from...

I feel like I could make a whole thread of design issues with 5e/5.5e/Offshoots, and then write a whole book about how to fix them.

Not a bad idea to help your players along. For best results: Design magic items that interact with those classes in the way the player has been using them. That way the buff feels more meaningful and distinct. Is your monk using a lot of movement to get around the battlefield to use...

Fun note: That's because of traditional japanese theatre! In traditional japanese theatre you had actors wearing costumes performing on stage, you had sets and staging in the form of furniture and the like, and you had people who wore all black from head to toe that weren't part of the "Scene"...

So let's see... definitely thinking a level 7 required military march. I can call it Battle Hymn, sure. That way it specifically and especially favors Paladins who drop a smite on a crit, and rogues. And then a nice shanty... Adding in the verbal component to the help action essentially...

They do work fine, it just isn't my preferred idea of a bard as someone who can play in multiple spaces. They wind up just being another full-caster with Bardic Inspiration instead of Metamagic. Yup! Suboptimal melee compared to high end spellcasting. Combined with more consistent buffing...

I'd need to go through every bard subclass and add something in for those ones... And also add in a new 9th level feature, as well.