homebrew

[simple tinsel]

you don't need to create a new system that your players have to get used to while also managing this system for your monsters

Just straight up customize the enemies

and also why a strength of 20?

someone who has a strength of 19 doesn't get an extra damage die because they are missing 1 point in they're stat block?

It just feels like an overcomplicating of unnecessary mechanics

[hidden grail]

They have like +4 strength Modifier by now or 5

[simple tinsel]

You said that at a strength of 20 players would get an additional damage die and boosts to strength related aspects

[bitter whale]

bruh

[simple tinsel]

a strength of 19 is a 1 ability score point difference but means that they don't get anything

because they don't have a 20

[hidden grail]

Hmmm.... back to the drawing board again

[simple tinsel]

What if we throw away the drawing board and just stick to the regular mechanics and create monsters that are homebrewed to just be a bit stronger

and if your players say they want to do something that you think they'd be stronger on or are really good at, just give them advantage or give them some sort of + insert number to

[hasty onyx]

take your monsters, add 50% health and maybe a few more points of damage

if that doesnt work, come back

[hidden grail]

I'm trying to make more mechanics for my months long campaign

My players/friends have liked complex mechanics thst makes things more interesting

Besides, I'm having a hard time trying to keep track of D6, D8, D12 dices and figured just to make everything D20

I already threw the armor class and reworked it to give armor durability and a piercing resistance

Which is why enemies suddenly have more dices for damage and other damaging effects since I predict my players will craft armor strong enough to have 100 to 250 Hp at level 7 or similar to that

[simple tinsel]

bro’s just creating a new system

[hasty onyx]

back to 4e we go

[hidden grail]

Hmmm.... I think I've gone insane watching and taking my time

[true vine]

do yall know any good homebrew sorcerer subclass for sorcerer from monastry in word with soul like theme ?

[vestal socket]

How do I get back my tag

[sturdy knoll]

Like server flair? Check id:customize and you can select the D&D server tag if you'd like.

[sacred current]

Level 14 College of Poetry
Poetic Fates
By 14th level, you can draw upon the power of words to create fateful events much like those in your writings.
Triumphant Inspiration. When a creature expends your Bardic die and succeeds on a roll, you can use your Reaction to grant a Bardic die to a creature within 60 feet of you that you can see. This does not expend a use of Bardic Inspiration.

Dark Justice. When a creature with your Bardic die receives damage, you can use your reaction to mark the attacker. When a creature attacks the marked creature before the beginning of your next turn, it gains a bonus to its attack roll equal to one roll of your Bardic Die.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and regain all expended uses on completing a Long Rest. When you finish a Short rest, you regain one expended use of this feature.

Is this subclass capstone balanced?

[umbral falcon]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B-_JB6aE14Nekx3cuAxU6wDJQ1pdqHVqlG3nrLcz3Lw/edit?usp=sharing I made this lil subclass as my first full homebrew...please check and see if you think it is balanced, fair and just for our small weasel critters

[lost hedge]

How do I make it so a character has access to spells from a homebrew class? I'm trying to work on a homebrew oath and I am trying to add the spells he gets at 3rd level but it isn't giving it to the character

[void jewel]

Just manually add them to whichever sheet you are using

Depends on what program you are using.

[lost hedge]

Using DND beyond

[hidden grail]

Anyone here can see my homebrew Character sheet? (Its WIP but you should see the 1st part of it which is the core part of the character sheet)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EWRJ0fsZaDSN99EXn2Cj59b157tjBXfvkWjmHk06S9A/edit?usp=sharing

[balmy leaf]

so like, a monk/sorcerer?

where the sorcerer hones their soul and focus and all?

i could happily make one if so, i am a big sorcerer fan
what kind of features do you imagine for it?

[cerulean seal]

I think you linked the wrong thing. This is a race/sub race

[true forge]

me with a soul based sorc, even tho its not what they wont i dont think :P

[balmy leaf]

oh hell yeah may i see it

i need more sorcerers in my life

metamagic go brrrr

[true forge]

https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/xy1OefPDt15b

its abit like shadow, but not

[balmy leaf]

thats very very cool

Me likey

a fine addition to my collection

[true forge]

i do have more lol, although thats prob my best one

[cerulean seal]

May I throw my sorcerer into the ring?

This is a Devil sorcerer. Though the feature focus is meant to be making contracts and acting as a patron of sorts rather than just generic “I’m a Devil” stuff

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pg4X2PUHi0dJrM6dRiwSZc8H6wEDt15ckgsy3V89E9s/edit?usp=drivesdk

[keen token]

Energy Drain
4th level Necromancy
Casting time: 1 action
Range: 30ft, one creature
Components: V, S, M* (a drop of sweat)
Duration: Instantaneous
Any creature affected by this spell temporarily loses one experience level for 8 hours, along with all benefits from that level such as class features, skills, and spell slots. This effect can stack.

Energy Draining Shield
4th level Necromancy
Casting time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M* (a drop of sweat)
Duration: 8 hours
For the next 8 hours any creature that attacks the creature affected by this spell temporarily loses one experience level for 8 hours, along with all benefits from that level such as class features, skills, and spell slots. This effect can stack.

A simplified version of the AD&D energy drain!

love the concept of having a evil blood magic/life magic wizard cast it on the party

[runic parcel]

Cool concept just popped in my head, decided to jot it down. Feel free to give your thoughts.

Tremors
1st level enchantment
Casting time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, M? (Can’t think of a good material pun)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You select a creature you can see within range, and they must make a constitution saving throw.
On a failure, they gain tremors in their hands. They can no longer perform the somatic components required for spellcasting.
They may repeat the save at the end of each of their turns? (Feels like it should, not 100% sure)

[runic parcel]

I also thought about making it a cantrip, it’d be a little different.

Like you’d roll to hit, d4 damage.
Then until the end of your next turn they must make a concentration check equal to your spell save dc on spells with a somatic component.
Or maybe just the next spell they cast before your next turn

[waxen warren]

In theory it would be an interesting and very useful spell to use, even if it's low-level... the problem lies in practice. Most players and DMs don't even remember the somatic aspect of spells and don't count them. It seems like it would be something levelable if they really respected that part of the game.

I don't think "levelable" is the right word. I meant "niche," limited to certain tables.

[scenic urchin]

i'm assuming you looked at the silence spell and thought it was dumb that the caster can just walk out of it?

[runic parcel]

Surprisingly not.
I have a character who had a specific phobia.
When it popped up his hands would tremble and he couldn’t use somatic components

Luckily I had subtle spell

But I was like “this could be a cool spell”

[runic parcel]

I suppose it is easier to remember certain spells having words than specific gestures

[scenic urchin]

My guess is most PC casters would proverbially flip the table to be on the receiving end of this

[runic parcel]

I’m in this west marches server, and I’ve got a control caster character

Now- at table play? It’s great. I’m manipulating the battlefield and helping my party

But the server lets you do 1v1 duels

And man I just end up feeling so bad

[waxen warren]

You could give the spell more side effects as the person uses Spell Slots with higher values. Such as disadvantage on Unarmed Strikes, inability to use Ranged Weapons and throwables, etc.

[runic parcel]

Oh I hadn’t even thought about ranged weapons.

I was going to include unarmed strikes but I was like “I feel like the punch probably will hit even if the hands shake a little.”
But upcasting makes it make more sense to me

[runic parcel]

Like I was shadow sorcerer fighting a monk.
So I drop one way darkness, and all he ever really did that fight was make his attacks, miss, then end his turn

[simple tinsel]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BXNvnuj4GGdKCLR3axnVrA12KnM_LYxv1m8y-ZYSgSo/edit?usp=sharing Here's a homebrew subclass I made for the Blood Hunter

If you look at it, feel free to point out any grammar mistakes or anything you think isn't balanced

[livid bay]

I'd love some feedback or suggestions for a homebrew monster I'm making. His name is Palindor, and he is the Lord General of Tiamat's armies. He is a powerful dragon clad in black iron armor with powerful breath of flame that disintegrates those who fall to it. He's a warlord, but I can't really think of any special abilities for him besides Disintegrating Breath.

[amber hollow]

What's their weapon of choice?

Since my first idea is a big area 'slash' in a long line, thinking like a 'kinetic wave' or something. Like stabbing the ground and giving a strong slice and it's like a big blast. Or, an AOE stomp or smash or something.

[livid bay]

Palindor's main attack is basically a large slash, with his armor reinforced claws

I think making a giant slash would be interesting, and instead of having it be an attack roll, its like a saving throw or something to avoid his giant claws.

[amber hollow]

Something like the the effects of the Beast Claw incantation (spell, basically) from Elden Ring sounds right up their alley

slash up from the ground, some vertical waves that deal damage in a cone basically - but of course you could just flavour it a little, maybe make it a line

[livid bay]

Oh, that's cool.

[livid bay]

That's a cool idea. I thought of perhaps a slash that deals damage in a large curved line like a semicircle, swiping left and then right.

[amber hollow]

another idea is them doing a... palpatine spinning leap, shredding everything they jump past

[livid bay]

He's got some blades on his tail armor, so perhaps he can make tail attacks and shred stuff.

that seems like a good thing to note as well.

[amber hollow]

Oh also the destructive wave spell

[livid bay]

Oh, that's a fun idea!

I was gonna give him sort of a mass heroism effect as well, affecting troops around him should he have any, along with the typical fear effect.

Those are some good ideas, thanks! I'm gonna use those as sort of a baseline and build from there i think. Just needed a few ideas to get off the ground with.

[amber hollow]

Paladin-ing them is a good starting point

[livid bay]

Makes sense to me.

His name is Palindor, after all, which sounds like Paladin

[simple tinsel]

Also feel free to suggest any flavor features if you think it needs any more

[balmy leaf]

i shall add this to my collection

[native grove]

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDHomebrew/comments/1p9kqg8/wild_chef_ranger_subclass/^

This is a link to a homebrew ranger subclass i made, how does it look?

[peak inlet]

7th level feature steps on the Chef feat heavily and is pretty broken
15th level feature allows a Ranger to cast a 6th level spell that is usually limited by materials without those materials (Rangers usually never get access to 6th level spells)
The options for the recipes are pretty insane with so many of them being unlimited time concentration free castings. You can Bless your whole group just by giving them treats in the morning

also keeping in mind that Rangers are Martial half-casters, and Heroes’ Feast is a pretty insane 6th level spell

Dragon’s Breath is always being cast over the Ranger’s casting level

[native grove]

Oh right I should probably add durations for the foods

There I added durations

[peak inlet]

you could also straight up cook rations day 1 of the adventure and give everyone an endless supply of tempHP then die and get a new character and you’re still supplying them with tempHP from the grave

who needs Inspiring Leader and Chef?

[native grove]

I personally don’t think the temp HP thing is bad. Yes it is basically a better version of the chef feat but that’s sort of the point of the subclass

[peak inlet]

it’s supposed to work with the feat, not against it

[native grove]

But for the sake of fairness I added a 24 hour duration after that the food can’t grant temporary hitpoints

[peak inlet]

but you can create any food

and it works

what’s the point of any other source of tempHP at that point

it doesn’t give an action requirement for the tempHP

it also doesn’t give a time requirement for cooking

[native grove]

Fine, how do you think I should nerf the temporary hitpoints?

[peak inlet]

I can cut 600 slices of cucumber in the morning and salt them then hand a bunch to everyone for a quick tempHP snack

remove it, or make it more general to increase tempHP you give by WIS

you have the Fire theme in the spell list, but it hangs in the features, it’s never mentioned

[native grove]

I nerfed it so it only applies to the meals you cook and goodberry and create food and water

[native grove]

That would just force the player to take the chef feat to gain benefits from a subclass feature which I don’t think is good game design

[peak inlet]

it’s not good game design because you didn’t add the stuff around it

you’re thinking you can just swap 1 thing and fix it, which isn’t the case

but it works with Inspiring Leader as well immediately

[native grove]

Yeah no I’m not doing that, I don’t like forcing a player to take a feat just so they benefit from a subclass feature

[peak inlet]

what I was thinking is Goodberry and special meals would also give 1 tempHP

I never said you’re forcing them to take a feat

there are so many ways of giving tempHP

[native grove]

“At 7th level, your foods flavor becomes familiar and nostalgic. Any creature who eats any of your meals (or food created by goodberry or create food and water), they gain temporary hitpoints equal to the rangers wisdom modifier+their proficiency bonus. The food loses its ability to grant temporary hitpoints 24 hours after it’s cooked.”

Here is the new version

Hopefully this one is harder to exploit

Does it look better?

[peak inlet]

slightly?

you can either take the more impactful route of Ranger level + WIS for only the special meals

or go with the tHP activation on your options + increase of tempHP overall

that’s my suggestion anyway

[native grove]

“At 7th level, your foods flavor becomes familiar and nostalgic. Any creature who eats any of your meals, they gain temporary hitpoints equal to the rangers level+their wisdom modifier. The food loses its ability to grant temporary hitpoints 24 hours after it’s cooked.”

How is this?

[peak inlet]

it should just lose the tempHP ability when the food becomes stale, and the food should become stale after 24 hours if you didn’t have a long rest I think

also, wording modification for “your meals” to specify it’s the ones from the 3rd level feature

[native grove]

“At 7th level, your foods flavor becomes familiar and nostalgic. Any creature who eats any of your meals made with the masterful meals feature, they gain temporary hitpoints equal to the rangers level+their wisdom modifier. The food loses its ability to grant temporary hitpoints when it becomes stale.”

How’s this?

[peak inlet]

yeh, that should be good

I would actually maybe make it so the food becomes stale if you take a long rest or die

since that would make the effect’s trigger more consistently related to your actions and if you decide to stay up, you don’t lose all your meals

[native grove]

Thanks for the help btw, sorry if I was rude before

[primal osprey]

Hey, I've got a stat block for the first Mythic creature I've made, sadly it's an image so I just put it on a google doc with a teeny bit of the creature's lore, anybody mind looking through and checking if the power matches the CR?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uCBvLJdsZXvfSwCTsKI1e7R5WYK42jIbIiZcFl2CUws/edit?usp=sharing

[fallow phoenix]

some people were asking for my storm sorc again and i still want more feedback so here it is: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10h73Dhqoy2MFG07JwFzjf9-X58QBHbT6qRUZB-2TZHs/edit?tab=t.0

ive also added some potential other features i might swap out some current ones for if it seems better, would love to know what yall think!

[peak inlet]

looks pretty balanced for the most part, I would suggest you move the Armor of Agathys and Shocking Grasp modifications to a separate feature, I also feel like the Shocking Grasp upgrade should only be active within Innate Sorcery and then you can always have 40 feet of range and probably +1d8 damage. Not a necessary change, but it’s currently a weird range for Sorcerers at lower levels. If you move the Shocking Grasp, I might also suggest moving AoA as well. I’m definitely worried about AoA at levels higher than 5th, but the new Mark of Warding allows that anyway, so I can’t really be against it.
The Storm Surge should just not affect allies and spending the sorcery point should just allow you to choose the effect if you wanna keep that Sorcery Point thing. The effects with negative implications aren’t that powerful and would probably be more harmful to get than anything.
I would test out removing the BA requirement on Storm Strike and instead just add it as a free action feature.
For Storm Supremacy, I think you should just drop the ability to make it work without concentration, usually dropping concentration decreases the time from 1 hour to 1 minute, in this case it would have to go down to 1 round to make it concentration-less

[rigid hound]

Hi!

I just got into dnd some months ago and just recently have been thinking about how cool some homebrew subclasss I have seen around in the internet are

So I tried to create one of my own for the first time, inspired in the rune knight and giant path!

I'll share the link to the image once I can

[mild cove]

Whenever you complete a short rest and expend hit dice to regain hit points, you regain additional hit points equal to your level. In addition, you regain one additional hit die when you complete a long rest.

For an axolotl race I’m making

Balanced?

[rigid hound]

Yeah that sounds really powerful at higher levels but pretty balanced at lower levels

It makes me wanna play an axolotl barbarian

[mild cove]

lol

It will also have swim speed and underwater breathing, but that’s standard

[quiet pewter]

Wanted a custom starting weapon for my next character and wanted to ask a couple things.
For context it's a executioners blade with a hollowed ball and long needle (the ball is a storage for 4oz of a poison or potion) bludgeon, slash, or minor pierce

Was wondering what the damage would be for it I'd assume its close to a greatsword (2d6) or 1d12 the damage would be for the blunt option too, when using the needle part 1d8.

Then what it would end up being considered in weapon mastery for fighter, was hoping to use the more blunt part to push (consider it as a warhammer) or topple (considered as a maul) but not sure if that would be stretching it and instead just default it graze (considered as a greatsword)

[mild cove]

Sounds OP. I’d make the dice 1d8 and 1d6

[rigid hound]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/751561982993498259/1444351974811242516/558_sin_titulo_20251129121814.png?ex=692c6519&is=692b1399&hm=315d9718e811dc477252f91ac9cd00621b52708f582188d57d7ef24f536eeca8&

I just got into dnd some months ago and just recently have been thinking about how cool some homebrew subclasss I have seen around in the internet are
So I tried to create one of my own for the first time, inspired in the rune knight and giant path!

I would appreciate some feedback!

Maybe I made it too strong, so some advice on how to nerf it would be cool!

[quiet pewter]

Sweet thanks for the answer!
Ya was considering that option too when I first thought of it but then I was like what actually is this weapon lol, id consider it closest to two handing a greatsword which would be 2d6 so you'd put it as a 1d8 to balance it down from the damage type versatility and the once per battle poison apply? Def wanna make a good starting weapon but not something thats too crazy op!

[mild cove]

3rd level feature is honestly okay at best, your losing speed and most monks will have a higher dex than wis, so the only benefit is wis for str checks. I’m not sure about this, but you might also want to specify whether or not the movement speeds benefit from unarmored movement. And if it’s a shell, wouldn’t it protect you?

-# subtlety tells to add ac buff

Also seems a bit close to astral self in concept

[rigid hound]

The third level feature actually caps your walking speed at 25

You can still use flying speed as normal if you have it

I thought the bonus to deflect attack would be enough but I see it's kinda too weak

[mild cove]

Unless your against humanoids, deflect attacks is pretty useless

[rigid hound]

Yeah I actually loved that class and then felt pretty disappointed when I saw elements monk stole one of it's coolest low level features!

So this is my attempt at making a new version

[rigid hound]

I can see that now

Thanks for the advice! Maybe I'll try to add a feature like the defensive flourish, since I wouldn't really like a flat bonus that much, even though that seems more logical with a magical armor

[mild cove]

Also, astral monk gets 10 foot reach at level 3, yours at 11. And stunning strike is honestly broken enough as is, we don’t need wisdom on its DC

[rigid hound]

Really? My dm always succeeds against mine, maybe he is cheating

Or he chooses monsters with high con on purpose

[mild cove]

Stunned is kind of OP

[lost hedge]

How can I directly add spells to a character? I'm at 3rd level with a paladin and I'm making a homebrew oath but it won't let me add the spells I get at level 3. I'm using DND beyond

[mild cove]

#ddb-support is probably a better place

[lost hedge]

Fair enough, thank you

[dry lintel]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/155687086 I made a homebrew subclass, and this is the character I am gonna test it with. how does it look?

[true vine]

im gonna be a fairy and that gonna be something like souls like world and by character is from monasty so mayby something similar to divination soul ?

[simple tinsel]

Looks pretty cool, the only one I don't like is the bonus action attack for the cunning action

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BXNvnuj4GGdKCLR3axnVrA12KnM_LYxv1m8y-ZYSgSo/edit?usp=sharing If anyone wants to give feedback on my custom blood hunter subclass they can

[midnight elk]

Noice

[primal osprey]

So I’m making an Elder Quasit stat block, and so far I’ve just taken the Quasit’s abilities and buffed them, but I keep thinking there needs to be some kind of twist for them to have, and I’m struggling to think of what that twist is

I’ve made them extremely intelligent to contrast with the normal Quasit having incredibly low intelligence

[north ledge]

Seeing if I can talk now

[primal osprey]

Maybe I could make them spellcasters? Maybe give them pact weapons?

[north ledge]

Oh dope I’m pretty new to dming and making campaigns and wanted some people to look at this homebrew campaign I’ve been working on https://docs.google.com/document/d/10LuDcc-ORwd6Ql3ProO5R4BJAOiqe-dtFYJNzJ0pZ0Q/edit?usp=drivesdk

[midnight elk]

Looks great!

[north ledge]

Dope thanks there’s still a lot more that I want to flesh out before playing with anyone

[midnight elk]

Would anyone be able to take a peek at the homebrew campaign I've started?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UjAc0fBrbdOZm14tm5fF2Oi3wXKogp-9m3yOWRopZMM/edit?usp=sharing

Please don't judge, emojis help me keep track

[north ledge]

All I had to see was Yggdrasil and was already hyped hold up reading

[midnight elk]

Lol, I'm a MASSIVE mythology geek

[north ledge]

Looks great to me tbh

[midnight elk]

Thanks!

Does anyone want to meet Bob?

[simple tinsel]

the builder?

[midnight elk]

Maybe, here he is:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10KkWmDyumA03rugOgfphEWL-e9w5BxgrgqNXugjt2xs/edit?usp=sharing

I designed it to be a lose condition.

[simple tinsel]

I assume that means that its either a condition for losing a fight or running out of time

rather than something you actually have to fight

because that thing is absurd

[midnight elk]

Yep

[midnight elk]

I allowed it to speak common to add to the absurdity.

[simple tinsel]

"The size of that thing. It's absurd...we could never defeat this. I've never even heard of a creature like this in my life. What would you even call it?" the players asked.

"I'm Bob." Bob replied.

[midnight elk]

I also have this:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u93ZnfIm5GavUuj3AbH17c48yvi0bfk4t4OgSP6k_vU/edit?usp=sharing
A bag of infinite color coded weaponized rubber ducks.

[midnight elk]

Pretty much

[simple tinsel]

I have a question about the avatar's AC though

[midnight elk]

Yeah?

[simple tinsel]

why is it so high despite some of them not having a high enough dex or even a con if we go that route

like the earth avatar for example

it has a dex of 10 and has 1 less ac than the fire avatar

[stuck raptor]

Monsters can have misc bonuses to AC

Like, the Brown Bear has 11 DEX, but has AC 13

[simple tinsel]

Fair enough I guess

[midnight elk]

Honestly, I wanted it to be tanky. Low dex and high AC, Damage and Health

[stuck raptor]

Its typically called (Natural Armor) in 2014

in 2024, they just. Dont bother with how a monster gets their AC if they dont have equipment or mage armor

Dragons have 19+ AC but often bad DEX scores

[simple tinsel]

Recommendation for the Earth Avatar, give it immunity to slashing and piercing too

[midnight elk]

Thanks, I will add that now

As for why there's a summoning guide, that's to help run the encounter to prevent it being summoned.

[simple tinsel]

Yeah sure, the only real concern I had was the critical failure part

If 2 wizards roll nat ones everything within 100 miles is possibly torn asunder?

[midnight elk]

Yup

[simple tinsel]

what if you're party is within those 100 miles y'know?

[midnight elk]

Womp womp

[simple tinsel]

I would be extremely frustrated if before I even got a chance to disrupt the summoners 2 guys roll 2 nat ones and the game just ends

[midnight elk]

Fair point, but it's a nat one as part of the summoning ritual.

[simple tinsel]

Right, so why not do something less destructive but more impactful

[midnight elk]

That's fair, I just don't know what

[burnt cipher]

Was thinking of an idea for Alchemist where you'd be able to cast a spell... into your Alchemist's Supplies, and be able to create potions, poison, oils, or bombs mimicking the spell's effects. All effects last 10 minutes unless they are instantaneous or have a shorter duration. If it's something using Concentration, it either lasts half as long or does half its effects (Shield of Faith gives +1 AC instead of +2) until a certain Artificer Level (Level 9 for 1st, Level 13 for 2nd, Level 17 for 3rd). If you want a DC, I'm deciding between 10 + Spell Level and 10 + (2 x Spell Level).

[simple tinsel]

I think you'd have to know it in the moment, but mechanics wise I was thinking of something like destroying everything within a 500 foot radius of a spellcaster and summoning a portal that summons an elemental avatar?

[midnight elk]

That seems fair

But would it be a cubic, square, spherical or circular area?

[simple tinsel]

I'd do spherical

it would be like an explosion of sorts

and it would go off if two or more targets rolled a nat one on the same check (if each spellcaster rolls an arcana check every hour at the same time)

[midnight elk]

Seems good.

Thanks

[simple tinsel]

The effects would apply to each spellcaster who rolled a nat one

[burnt cipher]

Would like some thoughts

[visual socket]

I came up with a magic pistol for my 2025 Artificer, and DM is cool with it as is but I wanna make sure it's balanced?

Magitech Pistol (requirements: Attuned by Artificer)

While attuned to this an artificer is proficient with it.

The magitech pistol uses Int for attack and damage rolls. The pistol deals 1d10+Int Fire, Lightning, or Acid damage. The elemental type is chosen at the end of a long rest and cannot be changed until the end of the next long rest. The pistol still requires ammunition, with bullets being turned into the damage type upon firing.

Pistol still has the loading property.

What rarity would this be at in people's opinion?

[gloomy flower]

like rare at best

no attack roll/damage bonus

this could probably be a rarity varies weapon if you gave it a bonus

[visual socket]

Would getting rid of the damage types lower it to uncommon? I'm bad at gauging power because sometimes uncommon stuff feels really strong at times. I was trying to give it drawbacks still to make it uncommon, such as attunement.

[gloomy flower]

to be honest this alone could probably pass off as uncommon

[visual socket]

Okay, thank you!

[autumn remnant]

Do you have any personal homebrew on guns that I might be able to use for my campaign

Or maybe you could point me to some

[gloomy flower]

ok so do you want some advice for homebrew guns

use magic bows and crossbows

and just put it on a gun

[autumn remnant]

Mmmm I gotcha

[gloomy flower]

once gave a player a musket that used the stats of ephixis

[autumn remnant]

Wtf that’s peak

And easy lol

[gloomy flower]

you'd be surprised at how easy it is to do things in dnd

I mean, when you think about it, guns are basically just part of the crossbow progression

[balmy leaf]

im sorry but i would really appreciate some formatting on this because im confused.

You’re a fairy, and you’re going to be playing something like a soul? so the soul of a fairy?

and you’re from a Monasty - do you mean monastery? Like a place where monks usually live and train?
Or from a Dynasty - like a royalty kinda thing?

And when you say similar to divine soul - in what way? do you want the access to cleric spells, healing, or what?

[cerulean seal]

Divine soul sorcerer exists and is very healer holy focused. You can easily flavor that to be very monastery focused.

[hollow vapor]

Question could it be possible to get to level 30 in a campaign like how would that even work?

[burnt cipher]

Multiclassing?

[stuck raptor]

No it is not something possible normally, and to do so you would need to homebrew something

[true vine]

it more like a church

[balmy leaf]

that doesnt answer the rest of my questions tho :p

[balmy leaf]

^^

[burnt cipher]

Going through Alchemy Concoctions and I'm looking at Oils, Perfumes, and Soaps. If a Creature were to consume one of these, should I give them the Poisoned Condition?

[fast tangle]

I would say depending on how much they consume

If small amount I would do nausea but for more poisoned makes sense

[burnt cipher]

CON Save or Poisoned then

[balmy leaf]

i’d say depends on their con score

[fast tangle]

Exactly that's what I play it as at least

[balmy leaf]

con saves to delay the effect

i mean

they’re eating soap

they’re gonna get sick at least

thats how i’d run it - depending on their saves, they’d make the condition last for a lower duration

[fast tangle]

That's usually how I run it

My players are fans of tactics like this

[burnt cipher]

More DM specific, but if one of my players ate a smaller amount of these and Succeed, nothing happens. Eat too much and Succeed, they're seeing their lunch again.

[true vine]

it doesnt have to be related with fairy

[balmy leaf]

i think that depending on how much they eat, even if they keep succeeding, they’re gonna either be sick like you say or be poisoned.

Its the same with the whole persuasion check to become the king deal - a good save can only get you so far

[balmy leaf]

please tell me what you want out of the subclass with a bit of detail. at the moment all i have to go off of is that its related to the church - in that case i recommend playing a divine soul!

[true vine]

i want subclass that offer dmg and utility than healing, origin of it can be related to anything it either can be something dark or holy

what else do you need ?

becaus im not sure what to tell

[balmy leaf]

you can do that with a divine soul

[balmy leaf]

what is the theme of the subclass? like existing ones - draconic, wild magic, or shadow magic

[true vine]

is there updated version for 2024 ?

[balmy leaf]

without a theme for the subclass, there’s nothing to make

[balmy leaf]

no, but you can still use the existing one with the 2024 base class. That’s in the Rules

[true vine]

from what i know from my dm there gonna be much interaction with gods so id say gods

[balmy leaf]

divine soul then.

thats the ‘gods’ subclass.

[true vine]

alr thanks

[burnt cipher]

I made a Melee Caster Sorcerer based around the Norse Aesir Gods. Even uses Sorcery Points for Temp HP.

[balmy leaf]

may i see?

[burnt cipher]

https://1drv.ms/w/c/d9d7b1f467e823ba/IQAtyQSnsLZOS7H323HWiwbiATHtA_CUuUVVuVa5KmrT6LA?e=AHEzyn
It's on Page 49. Yes, there's a lot more there, but I'm remaking the word doc to google docs so I can use the tabs and people can leave comments.

[simple tinsel]

Can anyone give me feedback on this or just tell me if they think anything could be added for flavor

appreciate it if you do

[burnt cipher]

Ha. Flavour. 'Cause it's a Leech Subclass.

[simple tinsel]

Listen man the blood needs to taste good

[burnt cipher]

My feedback
General - A lot of Features use the same die, so write it as a 'Leech Die' or something along those lines.
Siphon - Don't be a coward. Make it a d12 at Level 18. We need more d12s!
Expenditure - Everything's 'instead of healing'. You don't need that in every effect description if its in the main paragraph. Good Feature, love versatility.
Reinvigorate - 15 ft at Level 7 is high (Yes, Monks have that, but they're meant to be speedy). Bring it down to +10 ft and increase it by 5 ft later or for multiple Subclass Levels. No need to specify 'end of next turn' when you've put down 'on your next turn'. We know its only that turn.
Deadly Recollection - 3d8 seems high. 2d8 should be enough. Probably rename it to 'Deathly Recollection' too.
Blood Toll - 1/SR seems low, but there's a lot of Features in this Subclass. (How many do Blood Hunter's normally have?)
I've never player or encountered a Blood Hunter, so I can't review everything honestly, but it looks very thematic and deviously fun.

[stoic minnow]

To put it shortly, I'm making an enemy that instead of attacking can summon minions to do attacks by themselves, I wanted to make one that would Jump around between the team and chip away at there health, what amount of damage is not underwhelming but not completely detrimental for a dnd party composed of levels 6

[burnt cipher]

First thought was 2d6, maybe 2d8. Really depends on how bouncy the boy is.

[stoic minnow]

i have it as 2d6 for now,

leme show you the character sheet

oh shit

i frogot to give a movement speed....

[burnt cipher]

Wait, compared it to CR 6 Creatures. Do 1d6 or 1d8.

[stoic minnow]

oh can i not send images D:

[burnt cipher]

You got a link?

[stoic minnow]

that feels a lil meh damage dont ya think

[stoic minnow]

leme check

Fast feet:

a reaction taken versus this does not remove teh action from there turn.

Actions
Blisfull nature:

as long as you still have movement speed, you may infinitely attack if you are not targeting the same target.

fragile arms :

A catgirl may not attack without moving atleast 5 feet

Claw strike:

2d6 + 3 slashing damage

If attack hits, target may not use a oppurtinity attack vs the catgirl until the catgirl attacks someone else.

+5 to hit

sorry for the chatblock

45 movement speed seems right

and its oneshot no matter what

nor can it dodge

[burnt cipher]

Yeah, you're right 2d6 is good.

[stoic minnow]

aight thanks

[burnt cipher]

On a separate note, what would you class Acid and Alchemist's Fire as? Was going to say Bombs, but they don't have AoE. Should I make them their own Concoction Categories?

[stoic minnow]

id say yes

also on a seperate note from me, what other minions should it be able to spawn,last time i tried it it got repetetive fast so it needs more

[burnt cipher]

You got a nimble one. I'd say a Tanky one would be good. Maybe a ranged and/or spellcaster.

[fallow phoenix]

this was really helpful, thank you! ive made the adjustments and i think its much better now.

[simple tinsel]

1.Thanks for the feedback, I'll change up some of the stuff I do use
2. Deadly recollection is fine imo, it's generally just a flavor ability and the average damage is 13-14 and even with an average con of 14, you'll have around 60 or so hitpoints at lvl 7. I'll probably rename it to something else though the name is just a placeholder for now.
3. Blood Toll and Dazing Strike combined together are generally meant to be sort of the focus of the 11th level feature. While neither one is deserving of an 11th level feature, they come together. I like adding mini features or flavor features to classes because it makes the player/me feel like they get more stuff even if it isn't as strong.

[stoic minnow]

ranged is debatable but tanky is good

[burnt cipher]

If its also cat-themed, call it a chonker, and make a feature called 'Oh lord, he's coming!' 🤣

[stoic minnow]

its inspired

CAT BOUNCER

BET

[amber hollow]

I've got an idea for a magic item.

Scroll Gun.
It has a limited amount of charges per day, but it can use spell scrolls, costing charges equal to the scroll's spell's level.
But it lets someone load it up with a couple of fireball scrolls and shoot them out

[obsidian kiln]

Idea for 2 common weapons:

Dagg-spear: a spear with the light and finesse properties. (Because it has a shortened staff)

And

Scimi-spear: a spear with the finesse and light properties added, the damage type changed to slashing, and the mastery property changed to nick.

[stoic minnow]

Main star:

Enemies attacked by it get advantage on it and disadvantage on every other creature.

A job well done:

target will not change until it falls unconcious or dies.

Actions
Punch:

+2 to hit

Deal 1d12 bludgeoning damage + strength

Follow-up

may only be used if punch hit

Deal 1d12 bludgeoning damage + strenght

Reactions
Return fire:

if hit by an attack, Deal an unblockable 2d4 damage.

do yall have any idea on catgirl i can add?

i want the playstyle to stay aggressive so no debufs and shit

[flint marsh]

tabaxi?

[simple tinsel]

Maybe, but its a minion I think

the stat sheet is above if you look far enough

[flint marsh]

oh you're looking for an NPC?

[hasty onyx]

ok, this item is completely dependent on the physical size of a spell scroll:

Wearable Scroll Trestle

The Wearable Scroll Trestle is a NON-MAGIC item. It is simply an open faced square or rectangular frame that can be strapped to a forearm, or across your chest - somewhere that it is easily accessible and visible to the wearer. A robust latch keeps it closed.

The item itself consists of a thin hinged box, with the outermost face cut open. Scrolls can be unrolled and placed within the Trestle's frame, and it can be closed and latched securely shut.

Scrolls can be used from the Trestle as if you were holding the scroll but otherwise free to use your hands for other things. Only the top-most scroll can be used at a time, so it is important to know the order of the scrolls in the Trestle.

The common version of the Wearable Scroll Trestle can hold up to 5 scrolls. A deeper version that can hold up to 10 scrolls exists, but imposes penalties on other actions when worn due to its weight and size awkwardness. It is up to the DM as to what those penalties are, but commonly would be dexterity based checks, climbing, using a shield or two-handed weapon, or similar such activities.

DM FIAT rules how BIG scrolls are. If the Wearable Scroll Trestle is so large as to be cumbersome due to the size of scrolls, then you should not use it. Though you may be able to attach it to other objects, such as a boat's mast, the inside wall of a wagon, or near the helm of your airship.

[mild cove]

What would the CR of a monster be if it could only deal damage with hellish rebuke and had 500 health

[hasty onyx]

8-10

[stuck raptor]

AC?

and DC of the Hellish Rebuke?

[mild cove]

DC of 20. AC 1

[rigid hound]

If my dm used this they would finally be able to corner someone into using sword and shield

[stuck raptor]

13. from the sheer amount of HP

oh wait, no 10

[hasty onyx]

guess what, the Wearable Scroll Trestle, is full of Shield (spell scrolls 😄 )

[stuck raptor]

accidentally put in +20 to hits instead of DC 20

[stuck raptor]

so yeah, CR 10

[rigid hound]

Good lord

[hasty onyx]

publishing this amazing idea on dndbeyond right now.

[sacred current]

Does it expend the scrolls?

[amber hollow]

I think it would probably be quite broken if it didn't. Find a scroll, this magic item, now you've got that for free every day or something, bit too much

[hasty onyx]

yes, it expends the scroll when you use the scroll

but then theres another scroll right below it!

[upper tinsel]

I don't know if this is the right channel to ask, but I'm trying to make spell cards based on the Heroes of the Borderlands starter set and am having trouble coming up with a one-sentence description for Bane.

For example, the Bless card says: "You bless up to three creatures, including yourself, within range."

And I guess the opposite of blessing a creature is cursing them, but Bane doesn't inflict curses sooo...

[mild cove]

You hinder up to 3 creatures?

[upper tinsel]

Possibly... Good enough if I don't find a better idea.
I suppose it doesn't have to be super precise in evoking the mechanical effects if Bless is described like that.

[amber hollow]

you can just
bane them
right?

[upper tinsel]

I don't think Bane is a verb?

I did look it up briefly to see if that was possibility. It feels wrong to describe along the lines of something being "the bane of" something else.

[balmy leaf]

you could just say curse. ‘you inflict a curse upon x creatures’
or ‘you inflict a bane’

alternatively:
‘jinx’
‘accurse’
or as already said
‘hinder’

[upper tinsel]

That's a good selection. Thank you!

[rigid hound]

I think I finished my first homebrew subclass!
I changed some wording that might make it more interesting And moved around some features that worked better at lower or higher levels

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1444350547678331064/1444507058283221124/562_sin_titulo_20251129225449.png?ex=692cf588&is=692ba408&hm=d0bb9fdbb1f55136838ef389ba8e447a055bb1e8ff7ec8bcee40dd99dcd13136&

I would love to hear any opinions or criticisms if you have any

[hasty onyx]

can i assume it is monk?

does the bonus to ac from wis modifier stack with unarmored ac and armored ac?

[rigid hound]

Yes, both

[rigid hound]

It is!

[hasty onyx]

broken

[rigid hound]

Is it? In my table at third level some characters already have heavy armor or shields

[hasty onyx]

so?

you're a monk, you have dex + wis as your ac

then you get bracers of defense

staff of power

some other stuff im sure

just giving yourself +Wis to AC is super broken on top of what is usually already good AC

[rigid hound]

Well I didn't think about magic items, but now I see what you mean, if you maxed your constitution and wisdom you would become too much of a tank

Maybe if I made a +2 at level 3 and a +4 at level 11?

[hasty onyx]

i think you need to drop it entirely, or add some sort of other drawback.

you get reach aand additional damage scaling and mega ac

its all pretty broken

and uber speed

the whole thing is ridiculosuly broken

[rigid hound]

The speed at lower levels is capped at 25, I thought it would be a good draw back

[hasty onyx]

nope

level 6, its strait to 50

thats not a high level

25 feet isnt slow, its just not 30 ft

replacing all your strength checks to wisdom is also rather unbalanced since now you litterally have no downsides

[rigid hound]

You are right, a monk with this can already drop many stats entirely and get a pretty high hp

I think I can drop the ac boost and delay the reach to another level

Giving them 25ft speed just to give them 10ft reach in the same level wasn't a good idea lolol

Thanks for the help!

[sacred current]

Can someone help me with a Ranger subclass I'm making? It's based off of Blood Hunter's Lycan subclass, and needs some reviewing

[hidden delta]

if send a link to it sure

*you

[sacred current]

Level 3 Lycan Hunter
Feral Aspects
Beginning at 3rd level, you your lycanthropy has granted you sharper senses and innate weapons even in normal form.

• When you make a Wisdom (Perception) check, roll a d6 and add it to the total.
• You grow sharp claws, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the attack and damage rolls. Also, your unarmed strikes deal 1d6 bludgeoning, piercing or slashing damage (your choice). This damage increases to 1d8 at 11th level.
  Haven't made a doc yet (I was making it out of sheer inspiration)

Level 3 Lycan Hunter
Lycanthropic Warrior
Also at 3rd level, you learn to exert some control over the lycanthropic curse that has taken hold in your soul.
As a bonus action, you can transform into your Lycan form. You can speak, use equipment, and wear armor as normal while in this form, and can revert to your normal form as a bonus action, gaining the following benefits:

• Your melee weapon and unarmed strike damage rolls, and your unarmed strike attack rolls gain a bonus equal to half your Proficiency Bonus.
• Your movement speed increases by 5 feet.
• Your unarmed strike die size increases by 1 stage (d6 becomes d8, d8 becomes d10).

This form lasts for 1 hour. It ends early if you dismiss it (no action required), are incapacitated or die.
Once you use this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a Long Rest, unless you expend a spell slot of 1st level or higher to transform.

This feature replaces the rules for lycanthropy in the Monster Manual.

Level 3 Lycan Hunter feature
Lycan Hunter Spells
Starting at 3rd level, you learn an additional spell when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown in the Lycan Hunter Spells table. The spell counts as a ranger spell for you, but it doesn't count against the number of ranger spells you know.
Ranger Level Spells
3rd Longstrider
5th Moonbeam
9th Remove Curse
13th **
17th Holy Weapon

Level 7 Lycan Hunter
Hunter's Prowess
By 7th level, you have stepped deeper into lycanthropic power. When you make a Wisdom (Survival) check, you can roll a d6 and add it to the total.
In addition, your Lycan form gains the following benefits:

• Your unarmed strikes are magical.
• You gain resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from attacks that are non-magical and non-silvered.
• Your movement speed increases by an additional 5 feet.

Level 11 Lycan Hunter
Predatory Strikes
From 11th level onwards, your curse makes you a flurry of fang and claw.

• Your unarmed strikes become valid targets for spells that require a melee weapon as a material component (eg: Steel Wind Strike, Holy Weapon).
• While in Lycan form, when you take the Attack action and make only unarmed strikes, you can make one additional unarmed strike as part of the action.

Level 15 Lycan Hunter
Cursed Slayer
At 15th level, you've maximised your mastery over lycanthropy without letting it consume you.

• Your Lycan form lasts indefinitely, but can still end early if you dismiss it (no action required), are Incapacitated or die.
• When you begin your turn in Lycan form and have less than half your hit points remaining but at least 1 hit point, you regain hit points equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1).

(Sorry about the wall of text)

[hidden delta]

Seems overal pretty good, only concerns are monk multiclasses. Personaly remove curse feels ironic for the subclass but i don't know what spell would be better

[simple tinsel]

If you want to play a lycan why not play bloodhunter? You just don't like the class or something?

[hidden delta]

Actualy might suggest inverting when survival and perception get buffs as perception is a lot more useful, but not sure how strong the buff is in context

[sacred current]

No, I genuinely love the class a lot. It just feels a little underpowered, and I wanted to practice Homebrewing

[simple tinsel]

How so?

[sacred current]

Alr then

Btw, do you have any suggestions for a 4th level spell for it?

[hidden delta]

Polymorph, or dominate beast seem on theme

[simple tinsel]

I was also going to say freedom of movement

[hidden delta]

thats a great one

[simple tinsel]

If you do want to switch the remove curse spell, i'd use fear or haste for the 3rd level spell

[sacred current]

Blood maledict feels too limited in use for not that great value

Hunter's Bane is quite situational (basically ranger's favoured enemy) despite appearing important

Brand of Castigation is decent though. I like it a lot

Grim Psychometry is also very situational

Order of the Lycan doesn't provide much when not in hybrid form (which is okay) but feels more restricted in that you have one use until level 11.

Ghostslayer's Aether Walk is a more limited version of Phantom's 9th level incorporeal movement thing

Profane soul feels bland with the later subclass features

These are just my thoughts though. The class' theme undeniably scratches the itch

[simple tinsel]

Phantom's?

[sacred current]

Also yeah, freedom of movement seems to be the more fitting out of the three

[sacred current]

Phantom Rogue

[simple tinsel]

I mean it's not really bad, also I don't think the subclass is designed around being sneaky like phantom's is

[simple tinsel]

Hybrid transformation lasts up to one hour, and even if you do drop it after the encounter, just take a short rest to get it back

Grim psychometry is very obviously situational

Profane soul is just meant to be a mini warlock with better martial features

I'm not saying it's better than hexblade, but it offers different features from the warlock class while still playing around with some warlock stuff

I think comparing subclasses from one class to subclasses from another is a bad idea

Each do different things

[sacred current]

... I didn't read it properly then. I genuinely had no idea about the short rest thing

[simple tinsel]

Aether walk is a limited version of phantom walk because phantom rogues don't get that ability until 13th level

aether walk is available at level 7

the blood curses are also alright for the most part, specifically bloated agony, eyeless, and muddled mind...they're better when you amplify them (obviously amplifying makes them better but i mean in general)

[sacred current]

It doesn't have to be better than hexblade

My only gripe is that each patron could grant something else rather than a simple spell. Minor flavour things, out-of-combat utility, small stuff like that

I'll admit that that's a huge task tho

[simple tinsel]

I agree with that part

[sacred current]

Oh, my bad

The issue I have with that is that Aether Walk doesn't scale up the uses or duration or anything. Even expending a use of Blood Maledict would be nice

[sacred current]

Then my luck was downright horrible lol (even the amplified ones got successful saves almost all the time)

[lament galleon]

Is there any reason why Ranger shouldn't get a core animal companion? Aside from mechanical bloat I suppose, but it's a question my table has raised and I'm curious about the public's thoughts on it

so many Ranger subclasses involve an animal companion somehow (drakewarden, beast master, myriad homebrew I've come across in my time) even if they don't have an independent stat block from you at times (swarmkeeper)

[simple tinsel]

I mean if you have a wis or int mod like a BH should have, you should get like 2-4 rounds of it

and it comes back on a short rest

at 15th level you can use it twice between rests

[sacred current]

(My memory is weak, it seems)

[simple tinsel]

I think blood hunter is an underappreciated class, but one that I would absolutely not reccomend for newer players

It takes skill to know when to use what and how to use it

[sacred current]

Not me playing a Blood Hunter as my first character after my barbarian died in session 1

[simple tinsel]

I would invest more into my wisdom or int if you want more success

[simple tinsel]

Yeah, probably shouldn't of done that

I made a subclass for blood hunter and druid that I like if you wanna read it

[sacred current]

It would sort of clash with drakewarden and Beast master (especially the latter since it is basically what you're talking about)

It would be interesting to have it as an optional feature similar to Favoured Foe though

[sacred current]

Sure!

[simple tinsel]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BXNvnuj4GGdKCLR3axnVrA12KnM_LYxv1m8y-ZYSgSo/edit?usp=sharing That's the blood hunter one

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wIigowuwnkvDVOp-6v4zkxDzbQC0VGQZ0nTtmOR7q2A/edit?usp=sharing This is the druid one

I made the blood hunter one last night and the druid one took a bit more development

[lament galleon]

I'm wondering if just adding find familiar to the Ranger spell list would fill that niche. I find it quite odd that it doesn't get it anyway

[simple tinsel]

Currently i'm trying to find something I think would be fun with ranger, but I think the problem I run into is that I really just don't enjoy the class as much as I'd want to

[lament galleon]

I really love 2024 but they kinda fumbled the bag with Ranger, I'm working with some of my players to make the class fit into a better niche than it currently occupies

the capstone being "your hunter's mark deals 1d10 damage instead of 1d6" caused me physical pain

[simple tinsel]

Yeah they somehow made ranger worse

[lament galleon]

it went from all flavor no function to all function no flavor, but like

not function that well

[sacred current]

Got psychic damage reading that

[simple tinsel]

The main thing I got sad about was the divine smite being made into a BA spell

[hasty onyx]

how to play ranger:

Step 1: 5 levels of Gloom Stalker
Step 2: Phantom Rogue (and maybe Samurai/Battlemaster)

[simple tinsel]

So real

[lament galleon]

I understand the hurt, I will say the new structure of smite spells means all of them are more viable to play no matter the tier which I like. While it does cost your bonus action, none of them are concentration charge anymore thankfully

one of the homebrew changes I've made is the hunter's mark cast with Favored Enemy scales its damage like a cantrip, so your hunter's mark deals 4d6 at level 17 instead of still being 1d6 lol

[sacred current]

Ooh that makes the feature worth it

[lament galleon]

it's performed really well so far, I've experimented in tiers 1, 2, and 3 with it

[sacred current]

Siphon needs a limit to prevent infinite self heals

[simple tinsel]

It's a once per turn thing and relies on a hit (which will likely happen but you never know)

most combats aren't designed to last more than 4-7 rounds imo

[lament galleon]

seems like it suffers from the Bag of Rats trick

[simple tinsel]

so at 11th level you'd be getting around 5-6 extra hp from siphoning per round

[sacred current]

Players can cheese it by Bag of Rats

[simple tinsel]

what is bag of rats?

[lament galleon]

if you have a bag of rats and just annihilate one per round, you can heal out of combat

since there's functionally no limit as long as you hurt a creature

[simple tinsel]

Oh I see what you mean

Hmm I'll take that into account

[lament galleon]

I've run into bag of rats a lot it's an unfortunate exploit that people will inevitably use lol

[faint sonnet]

BoR is largely a thing that's been "fixed" by virtue of the DMG saying "don't let people do this",

[lament galleon]

what if Siphon let you roll a hit die, add it to the damage, and then heal for the amount rolled

[lament galleon]

true, but it's still kind of a homebrewer's responsibility not to give people ideas if possible

[faint sonnet]

You can just add wording like "in combat", especially if you're designing this for 5.24.

[lament galleon]

ah good point

[faint sonnet]

Specifically due to the following statement:

Combat Is for Enemies. Some rules apply only during combat or while a character is acting in Initiative order. Don’t let players attack each other or helpless creatures to activate those rules.

[lament galleon]

this would attach it to a resource but it gives you a decent conversion rate on a resource you're not guaranteed to be using all the time otherwise

[proper seal]

If I'm making a feature that gives access to 2 custom actions is there a way to make them share limited uses, similar to charges on an item? Like I want the feature to have PB charges per long rest but have them share that pool so that making one of the actions uses up the total number of available uses for that rest.

[lament galleon]

huh I don't think I ever saw this rule. That's clever

[simple tinsel]

Would you consider stabbing rats combat?

[lament galleon]

depends on how angry the rats are

[faint sonnet]

Well, are the rats helpless? 😛

[simple tinsel]

I don't mean like a rat swarm

but lets say you attack a creature on the side of the road

would that be considered combat?

[lament galleon]

yeah you can say something like

"You can use your action to cause one of the following effects"

• Option A
• Option B
  "You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus... (et al)"

[faint sonnet]

Personally, I'd say "you kill the rat, good job".

[lament galleon]

that ultimately depends on the DM. Most DMs I know wouldn't but some might just for fun lol

[simple tinsel]

What if I say "this feature can only be used when combat is active"

or maybe something to do with initiative

[proper seal]

yeah trying to make it work in dndbeyond. Thats essentially how I have it written but trying to get it to work how I want. Thinking about turning them into "wondrous items" to achieve this lol

[lament galleon]

"Once per turn when you hit a creature, you may roll an extra d6 die (d8 at 7th, d10 at 11th, d12 at 15th)..."

[faint sonnet]

Don't get me wrong, there's some responsibility on the part of the designer to not make crappy rules, but there's also responsibility on the player to not take everything they read to mean it has a clearly bad faith usage (e.g. gamesmanship vs sportsmanship).

[simple tinsel]

That is the wording

like that is the wording already

[lament galleon]

yeah it's a social contract

[lament galleon]

oh lmao

[simple tinsel]

here it is

[lament galleon]

"While in combat, once per turn, when you hit a creature" the mythical run-on sentence

hmm

could cut the comma and just go "once per turn when you hit a creature while in combat"

the per turn assumes initiative but better to make it clear I suppose

[faint sonnet]

"When you hit a creature while in combat [...]. You can use this benefit only once per turn."

[lament galleon]

well put

[simple tinsel]

"When you hit a creature in combat you may roll an extra d6 die (d8 at 7th, d10 at 11th, d12 at 15th) once per turn. This die does necrotic damage and you may heal from it the total amount of damage you dealt."

Is that fine?

[simple tinsel]

appreciate the feedback btw, this slipped my mind

[faint sonnet]

When you hit a creature with an attack roll, you may deal an extra 1d6 Necrotic damage and regain Hit Points equal to the Necrotic damage by this feature. You can deal this extra damage only once per turn.

The damage die changes when you reach [class] levels 7 (d8), 11 (d10), and 15 (d12).

[simple tinsel]

Preciate it, I edited it to make the during combat part more clear but this makes stuff look more "clean looking"

[cerulean seal]

Can I get some opinions on this exclusive spell for a half-caster class I’m designing?

Counter Sense
Level 4 Transmutation
Casting Time: Action
Range: Self
Components: V,S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Your senses magically surge into a veil forming a 10 foot emanation around you for the duration. You have blindsight within the area and whenever a creature starts their turn within the area or enters it for the first time on their turn, you can make a melee spell attack against them. On a hit, they take 4d8 force damage.
Ranged attacks of your choice that pass through the emanation are made at disadvantage.

[hexed solar]

I been homebreweing a storm

[simple tinsel]

the melee spell attack I assume costs your action?

[cerulean seal]

Why would it?

It’s like spirit guardians

[simple tinsel]

Because it has to cost something

if your making a spell attack it costs something

[cerulean seal]

It cost you a 4th level spell slot and concentration

[hexed solar]

Mostly new templates

[simple tinsel]

Right, but if your making a spell attack it usually costs an action

spirit guardians for an example costs an action to cast, but makes the hostile in the area roll a saving throw to take either full or half damage

[hexed solar]

This 5e??

[cerulean seal]

No? Spells where you make multiple attack rolls don’t cost multiple actions. Example: Steel Wind Strike, Eldritch blast

[cerulean seal]

Yea. 2024

[simple tinsel]

Oh were using 2024 rules

well know nothing about that

[hexed solar]

Oh.... I don't think what I'm making is welcome here. 🤣

[simple tinsel]

feel free to ask someone who does

[cerulean seal]

It wouldn’t be any different

Steel wind strike and Eldritch blast function the exact same

[simple tinsel]

If its homebrew and its dnd rules its allowed

other stuff is for third party

[hexed solar]

I created a whole campaign setting with templates to start with and feats and spells you can gain.

Each template is a CR rating of 5

But this was the intent

[simple tinsel]

If it doesn't use dnd rules, it goes to the third party channel

[hexed solar]

Hmm it uses pathfinder

Piazo last I checked was cannon?

But home brew is by proxy 3pp

So touche

[cerulean seal]

You are rolling a melee spell attack and if you miss it doesn’t hit? I don’t understand.

[hexed solar]

If you miss the target the target was never hit.???

Unless your using vorpal or another abilitiy

[cerulean seal]

That’s how attack rolls work so yes.

[hexed solar]

Third party said up here.

My workshop today

Don't hurt me!!! 😭

[faint sonnet]

My primary issue is that this would have a lot of interactions with the vast number of other things in the game that care about attacks, such that it could be dangerous to actually integrate into the game.

[cerulean seal]

How so?

An example would be appreciated

[faint sonnet]

One of the most obvious ones is the variety of conditions such as Prone and Blinded that interact with this to grant Advantage.

[cerulean seal]

I don’t understand

What difference is it if a player take advantage of those conditions on an enemy with any other melee attack versus this spell

[hexed solar]

So, this campaign is meant to start with a bit more punch. But there's also a tear in reality and they will be fighting things just as scary. So just throwing ideas to the wind. Criticism or ways to improve would be nice.

[faint sonnet]

The specific thing is that it's significantly easier to get Advantage on attacks than it is to cause a creature to have Disadvantage on a saving throw, and it's also a lot easier to hit attacks later in progression than it is to have an enemy fail a saving throw.

[hexed solar]

Would Quickdraw apply to pocket sand? 🤔

Oh but throwing it takes an attack... my bad

[cerulean seal]

Keep in mind that the spell I posted specifies that either the enemy starts their turn in your emanation or on THEIR turn they walk into the emanation. So you can’t willingly walk through a bunch of enemies to trigger attacks

[faint sonnet]

I'm aware. That's how most stuff like SG used to work prior to 5.24.

[cerulean seal]

I thought SG you could just walk through enemies to trigger the damage?

[faint sonnet]

You can now, but that's a new development.

[cerulean seal]

Really? I could have sworn it used to be like that too

Maybe I’m thinking of BG3 rules

[faint sonnet]

There's an old SAC that specifically says it wasn't like that, yeah

[hexed solar]

These guys are pros... 🥷

[cerulean seal]

In truth I just want to make a spell that’s like in anime when they make like a magic field and can attack anyone who enters it

Dang

No gifs here

[hasty onyx]

just play oathbreaker, level 20 capstone is that 😄

[faint sonnet]

Generally that type of thing would be a DEX save if it was meant to follow and circle you, especially with how the tropes often manifest as near-instantaneous strikes.

[cerulean seal]

Well this is for an exclusive spell for a class I’m designing

[cerulean seal]

I can change it to a dex save.

That’s easy enough

I just figured a melee spell attack was more flavorful

You are the one making these rapid strikes

[faint sonnet]

It definitely can be, but saves are also generally faster to resolve with the fact that the DM can roll them and determine if the enemy passes/fails immediately.

[cerulean seal]

Gotcha. I’ll make the adjustment then

I also didn’t want to make it too similar to spirit guardians really

Because I feel like making it a saving throw just makes it spirit guardians but 4th level

[faint sonnet]

That's how a lot of those effects are, alas.

[hexed solar]

I should delete my nonsense.

My bad

[exotic shore]

So I was messing around with a friend who was gonna DM and the campaign is gonna have elements of demon slayer so we homebrewed a good chunk of hashira weapons into it and wanted to hear some people's opinions on what we have going on so far

They're all pretty busted but that's the fun in it since it's a one of a kind weapon kinda thing

[peak inlet]

if you want it to feel like a weapon attack, take out 1 of the dice and replace it with your spellcasting modifier

but then you gotta make it an all or nothing damage

so no half damage on save

it’s just that as the others have said, giving you attack rolls at different times could cause unexpected riders and crit calculations

you could make it so if someone’s in the radius on your subsequent turns, you make an attack against all of the ones there that you choose

[hexed solar]

Scale it?

Idk what weapon it's sounds intriguing.

I spy a Wizard

I'm fairly new to the D&D stuff. I been the DM. For my games. I got some ideas I want to spitball though. If anyone's down to help.

[patent radish]

so im using the Aparatus of Kwalish as a baseline for a crab tank.

im thinking of scaleing it up to huge vehicle.

and recomindations on the related stat block?

the lore im putting behind it is as a "kreen" tank. where an actual giant crab shell it turned into a tank by thri-kreen. Crabs molt shels as they grow so sizes can scale across up to collsal even.

[hexed solar]

Ooo

I like this idea this far.

[patent radish]

...also putting a cannon on it. but that is an optional bit for harpoons or cannonballs.

its for a verry spelljammer campaign

[hexed solar]

A creature?

A cyborgs or bot or etc

Or purely magical machine

[patent radish]

think psionic machine. and because of the multing process of crabs, the shell is intact after a molt. so you then put in the machine potion.

[hexed solar]

Psionic tech is nice, Aethertech seemed unlikely if it were mechanical.

[hexed solar]

So you want stats?

What game mode, CR and limits do I need?

[patent radish]

just on scaleing from a Aparatus of kwalish from large to huge or larger

[hexed solar]

Saying or larger doesn't help. I have up to CR 17000 in games I've ran. It follows to scaling^ I'll look up this kwalish for an idea. What edition 5e?

[patent radish]

no limit, it is for ongoing so i need the cr for Aparatus at larger sizes, and base cannon scaled to that cr/size catagory too.

[hexed solar]

Vehicle?

Is it a living or sentient one?

Animated or other

[patent radish]

yes vehicle.

[hexed solar]

Gimme the deeds

[hexed solar]

Any thing else or just go crazy?

What game edition?

[patent radish]

5(ish) i have ALL the books.

[hexed solar]

Hmm here is a template I wrote you can judge me while I go look at stuff.

[hexed solar]

Gotcha

Level of players?

[restive tusk]

Is this for 5e? I spot a lot of homebrew

[hexed solar]

100% it is

I am using pathfinder setup

I make games for players I have a ton of imagination

[restive tusk]

Oh so it’s a Pathfinder overhaul

[hexed solar]

That's part of a set

[hexed solar]

Never played 5e I'm new

I had a game I played prior to dnd but I am in fact new.

[restive tusk]

Ah this is the D&D server. Pathfinder homebrew isn’t allowed unfortunately

[hexed solar]

Woah

It isnt.

Sadness

I thought it was d&d

3.5 dnd?

Or no?

I use a ton of that

[restive tusk]

You might be able to get feedback in #non-dnd-topics for Pathfinder homebrew

[hexed solar]

Piazo not d&d?

[restive tusk]

But yeah Pathfinder is its own TTRPG, though 1e was based off of 3.5e

[hexed solar]

Ah I see

[restive tusk]

And no D&D is a TTRPG owned by Wizards of the Coast

[hexed solar]

Makes sense why it was capadable

[hexed solar]

Like mtg?

[restive tusk]

Paizo is a separate company, though I believe they used to publish books for 3.5e and older

[hexed solar]

It's very easy to share the two in feats or abilities so adds up.

[simple tinsel]

Can't you put pathfinder in third party homebrew?

[hexed solar]

Huh

[restive tusk]

No because #third-party is for 5e supplements made by non-WotC companies

[hexed solar]

I'd argue not if the lacks a d&d background. It'd be 3pp of 3p

It is homebrewing but 0 of its cannon

Is that what I'm getting?

[patent radish]

i have a few games that go in all levels.

[hexed solar]

Like 40, 60, 80 levels?

[restive tusk]

Pathfinder is a wholly separate TTRPG. It’d be the same thing as posting Cyberpunk RED, Call of Cthulhu, Mutants & Mastermind content in that channel

[hexed solar]

I cap mortals at 100^

[hexed solar]

Ah

[hexed solar]

Maybe ask a 5e player

I don't want to create a sin

I'll do it but homebrew is strong and I'm not very familiar with the 5e... the seems quite simpler.

[restive tusk]

I won’t judge you haha just trying to avoid mods stepping in. They usually are fairly quick to reign in discussion off channel topic

[hexed solar]

🙏

Thank you

There's a creature

[restive tusk]

What level do you want your players to encounter the vehicle?

[hexed solar]

For the same setting. 😭

[hexed solar]

He said any?

Hard to start with

[restive tusk]

That affects the scaling, and the Apparatus is already a wondrous legendary item

[hexed solar]

Minor major or?

[restive tusk]

It’s categorized as a wondrous item of legendary rarity

So it’s already technically an appropriate reward for late Tier 3 to Tier 4 players

[hexed solar]

Ah tiers?

[restive tusk]

The 4 tiers of play

[patent radish]

i would not wast the time of a players of over 20 with a silly crab tank.

but i do have a hugh lv artificer with a Warforged titan that has a normal Aparatus as a backpack if they need an escape pod.

[patent radish]

i have played and DM'd all editions at some point so i get you on that.

i have even got into pathfinder and swordworld as the d&d spinoffs

but i would ask what WOULD you do for it? because i was most inspired by older edition spelljammer's spirit warrior.

to the point that i was throwing arround the idea of having the largest size of the crabtank be a propper spiritwarior mech with spelljamming helm interface.

[patent radish]

yes wotc owns our brain fuction for the sake of IP and artistic licensing when we are playing makebelive, i know.

IRL im a cognitive scientist and have a backround in math and game theory and hobby in game design to construct somthing with all o have learned.

As such i KNOW we can create somthing to perform the same or better using any system or function for the concept we are working with to put at a table.

homebrew to me is a matter of resolving thought with the story by method of probabilities statistics using dice to resolve the function.

[restive tusk]

Not sure what any of that has to do with my clarification on the difference between who owns Pathfinder & D&D.

In any case that also does not change the server rules unfortunately regarding discussing different systems.

[true forge]

also

i dont think this talk is fit for the homebrew channel

[restive tusk]

Indeed, let’s get back to the channel topic

Bobble how’s your Oath of the Chain homebrew going?

[true forge]

oh i finshed that lol

[patent radish]

to clearify, im saying that the system is robust enough to make somthing that works in D&D even if it is from another IP. The same idea can be done to do the same thing using the tools we have.

i can prove it mathematically that ANYTHING can be put i to d&d. (not that it should)

[true forge]

now im working on a full class :P

[native grove]

what do you think would make more sense for a chef subclass, ranger or fighter?

[restive tusk]

Sounds awesome, based on the oath or something new entirely

[true forge]

really any class could have a chef subclass

[restive tusk]

I agree though I could see Artificer doing something cool

[patent radish]

ranger or a bard i think.

[true forge]

well, its kinda like what if warlock had a paladin, like how paladin is just fighter/cleric

[exotic shore]

No :3. They supposed to be busted cause why not?

[patent radish]

druid is a good choice too

[true forge]

with a differentish theme then patrons, while they are still a thing for it, its more based on their armies

so, say, a Fiend one would serving devils to kill demons, a fey one would be serving one of the courts

ect ect blah blah blah

Pact Knight

In the flaming 9 hells, demons and devils fight for ownership of dammed souls and adventures lost in the hells, captured and enslaved. A human commander, lost to a powerful archdevil, was forcefully indoctrinated into the devil's guard. The commander, now a solder of this devil, was sent to the material plane to enact their will across the planes.
:
An elf looked across the lake to see an oncoming army. She grabbed her longsword and chanted a prayer to her patron. She leaps into battle, the very longsword shifting in her hands, from blade to bow to shield.
:
A group of dragonborn sit waiting an a ritual circle, their voices chanting a song dripping in draconic energy. One of these dragonborn step into the circle. Then, a voice called from beyond, which he pledged his life to their will, then power washed over him.
:
Pact Knights are more then your basic solders and commanders. They in service to no king, but to a otherworldly being, enforcing their will and testament across the lands. Their creed isn't one of self, but one of their patron, intrusting their life and body to their service.

Otherworldly Army

A Pact Knight serves in their patron's army, a force with tactics and powers based on their patronage. A patron's army are seen as the patron's protectors and warriors, using the powers they were blesses with to take worlds, nations and land in the name of their patron.

Pact Knights often fight in massive scale wars in their patron's name, but they are sometimes sent alone to a plane for reconnaissance and smaller scale battles.

Nature of Pacts

A Pact Knights pact is often seen as a great sign of respect compared to a Warlock's pact. The patron seeks out a worth candidate for their recruitment: a top performing solder, a commander leading an army into battles, commonfolk with the heart of a warrior, anybody with the mind, spirit and body to lead a army though thick and thin.

Their pacts are often laced with terms of protection, if your patron is threated or in battle, you must help them in any way possible. In turn for this protection, your patron could hold your soul or another important piece of your character for not protecting them. But for this heavy price, your patron grants you powers beyond your mortal dreams and the ability to serve in their army.

thats the flavour i have for them atm

[patent radish]

Nature pact?
Nice

[true forge]

its the nature of them

not like, mother nature

[patent radish]

like some hippy stuff where you are bound to the land by injesting some mind controlling plant hivemind or somthing lol

[true forge]

nature as in the basic or inherent features, character, or qualities of something.

[patent radish]

nature is brutal and opportunistic to the point of parasitic symbiosis...

[true forge]

what?

[patent radish]

and i know what you are talking about. i just thought of a nature warlock as an offbranch

[balmy leaf]

would anyone like to see my first draft of a new Psion Subclass, the Neurovane? A Psion Gish that controls spectral floating weapons in battle.

The entire theme of this subclass is both 'gish' and that good old 'SWORD SWARM' kind of character.

Feel free to check it out and tell me your thoughts! I know the psion isnt officially even out yet but this is based on the most recent UA of it. its a first draft, so its very much in need of feedback.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LDtU7BDYqZzO0XD0QcIodIo8a9qRrNygXqvCAQVZj3w/edit?usp=sharing

[restive tusk]

Sounds cool so far, I like how it’s differentiated from Warlock pacts. What were you thinking of for the core mechanic(s)?

[mint osprey]

Does anyone know a Druid subclass with the topic Ice/winter? And can send me the traits for each level?

[true forge]

well, im leaning to a hex of some sort, but maybe something else

[restive tusk]

From the description it seemed like a summon class of some sort, calling upon the rest of their patron’s army

[true forge]

well that wasnt the idea lol

that is more tied to the subclasses, you gain abilites based off the tactics and power of the said army

maybe ill give them a summon just as a feature, mainly to meat shield

[restive tusk]

I’m probably just reading too much into the whole “part of an army” thing

Yeah a meat shield summon would be cool

[true forge]

maybe, it was a way to remove them from warlock but no so much where i can still piggy back off the patron and pact ideas lol

[restive tusk]

That’s fair

I guess I could also see it where the army aspect is just the default aesthetic for abilities that can be reflavored. Like how the default narrative for Rage is anger but people reflavor it to a battle trance or similar

[true forge]

fair enough

[cerulean seal]

Circle of land Druid then pick the Polar options.

[mint osprey]

True good point ty😊

[lavish dock]

I had a character mechanic homebrew idea if i ever dm a campaign does it count as valid homebrew?

[cerulean seal]

What do you mean by character mechanic?

[lavish dock]

Well it affects all races and basically the core of the game(?

[cerulean seal]

Sure, you are always welcome to share your homebrew rules and mechanics. I'm sure people here would love to provide feedback too or help you work out the details

[lavish dock]

It's about characters receiving their powers from their inner mana, created with the light of the sun, the moon or the eclipse (picture a "magic photosynthesis") and it depends on the race. Typically, races that are peaceful in fairy tales have sunlight souls, the dangerous have moonlight souls and the hybrids between both kinds have eclipse souls

Eclipsed soul races are often weak since they can't produce enough mana to use magic (they obligatory need the light of an eclipse) though when they have it they are very powerful bc of both lights combined

[cerulean seal]

Is an additional mechanic on top of their normal class/subclass abilities and spells? Or is this a resource mechanics they have to manage to use their features and spells?

[lavish dock]

Mm didn't think of that but yeah i think it would be a resource management mechanic

This mechanic has a direct connection to the worldbuilding and plot im crafting so i think it makes sense like it isn't just an extra to bring more strategy to the campaign

Tho i need to expand on that like how much mana each level has or how much the spells cost etc

[cerulean seal]

Imo, this is just me thinking out loud. If your players and table is fine with that I think it's fine, but generally I don't think its going to feel very good to have people have to manage a resource just to use their features and spells.
Reason being is because different classes and races are already balanced with different number of spell slots, or resources. I think you are gonna run into an issue where some people are unintentionally punished for no reason other than just a character choice.

[cerulean seal]

You should look at the spell point system. Optional rules

[lavish dock]

Oh uhm ok

[cerulean seal]

It may be better to have this resource system provide additional benefit on top of what character can already do

[lavish dock]

Like if they have mana the spell has more points?

And if they run out of it they still can use the spells but not as powerful?

[cerulean seal]

Potentially. Or could use mana to restore spell slots maybe?

Or martial could use it to make their attacks more powerful or more likely to hit

[lavish dock]

I like those ideas :0

[burnt cipher]

I know I asked this before, but I have an idea for an Alchemist Artificer Feature.
As the Artificer, or another Spellcaster, you can cast a Spell into the Alchemist's Supplies during a Long Rest. The Alchemist makes an INT Save against the DC of 10 + Spell Level. On a Success, the Spell cast becomes a Concoction (Potion, Poison, Oil, Acid, etc.) that mimics its effects. On a Fail, the Supplies explode, dealing a number of d8s in damage equal to 1 + Spell Level with a radius of 10 ft. The Supplies are destroyed with a Failed Save for a 6th Level Spell or higher.
Concentration Spells have reduced effects (Oil of Searing Smite deals 1d4 Fire Damage on Hit instead of 1d6) until a certain Artificer Level (Level 9 for 1st, Level 13 for 2nd, Level 17 for 3rd).
Cantrips can also be cast into the Supplies, but do not require a DC Check.
Thinking of including this for a 15th Level Feature. 9th feels too soon.

[quiet pewter]

For rune knight wanted to have a custom rune for level 3. It would be called mountain rune and gives the ability to enlarge self for maybe a minute (same as enlarge and reduce) or more.
Wanted to ask for advice on how long it should last and what 2 passives would go good with it i.e like how stone rune passively gives advantage on insight and 120 dark vision.
I could maybe see something to do with weight (push, pull, drag, carry) for the mountain flavor as one of them

[elder gate]

So been reading Jim Butchers Aeronauts windlass and love it. Want to include someone it at my table. Has anyone done this or seen it? Looking for some good sources i can use to make it balanced.

[median oak]

I got an idea for a curse that an child is affected by

The idea im thinking is she was cursed by a moonlight leach, an ethereal creature who bites someone's soul itself and it sucks the energy out of them causing them to end up in a coma like thing

And the way to cure it is other plants but majority of the cure mixture comes from a moonlight flower lily from the feywild of a homebrew moon

You think something like this could destroy a small town?

[limber dawn]

time to bring back limited wish

Limited Wish, Level 7th
Casting Time 1 Action

This spell can mimic any spell of 6th level and lower. If the caster tries to wish for anything else they will get that wish for one minute and whatever wished will disappear, and if it can be done as an illusion the wish will take that route. The illusion is so perfect it will fool the caster but still lasts for just one minute. The spell can be used to pretend to be a higher level Wizard then they are, as the verbal component is still "I wish".

i like it the janky version of a wish, that tries to trick its own caster. lol

[edgy shell]

Hey. So I want to make my own race in d&d. It’s an inflatable wolf. That’s sentient

[rugged olive]

How would y'all tweak Hexblade's curse (2014) and the hexblade capstone to make hexblade's curse a number of uses = Cha mod / SR or LR? (Not balancing in terms of outside gameplay, since I know 2014 hexblade is very forwared heavy)

[plush burrow]

Illusionist Wizard cheese

[shy elm]

Karma Controller:

idea for a homebrew class where the user controls karma. So depending on the target’s wrong deed and how bad it was their “punishment” would scale

The downsides are of course the user MUST be a good person, and can’t ever do wrong deeds, and also must uphold the standards of karma

[mild cove]

Sounds like a paladin oath

[shy elm]

It’s a lot like it, but much more strict

[faint sonnet]

(This is what Paladin oaths were, ya.)

[shy elm]

The staying a good person part yeah, but everything else is a lil different

[amber hollow]

the issue would be, the class having negatives, as opposed to other classes not having negatives. So why would someone play the class with immense restrictions? Maybe if it were powerful enough, but then for someone just playing the class as intended, the class is just more powerful than other classes, so that's still a design issue.

[pliant pagoda]

Gloves of thievery give a +5 to SOH and is uncommon, would it be reasonable to assume a homebrew item that does a similar thing but gives +5 to deception or persuasion would be equally rare

and have a similar item value

[faint sonnet]

Ye olde Paladins:

• Had to be Lawful Good.
• Had to uphold the virtues of Paladinhood.
• Couldn't do a Chaotic deed or have to go do penance assigned by a Lawful Good Cleric.
• Couldn't do an Evil deed or "los[e] the status of paladinhood immediately and irrevocably. All benefits are then lost and no deed or magic can restore the character to paladinhood [...]"

[shy elm]

Because the upsides would outweigh them

[faint sonnet]

Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad idea, it's just how old Paladins used to work, so you'd likely get a better result by doing a rework.

[shy elm]

The oath part is the same mainly, but the way the character would go throughout the world would be different

There’s a lot of work I’d have to do on it

But once I figure everything out it would be pretty cool

[faint sonnet]

(Paladins used to not have distinct oaths.)

[shy elm]

It wouldn’t be an “oath” either, it would be something the player is born with

[faint sonnet]

I'd look into the 2e Paladin to see if that kinda covers your bases on what you'd want it to act like, as I expect you'll get a lot of "this is just Paladin" reactions over time.

I mostly say this because everything aside from "born with this" has been what Paladin used before.

[shy elm]

Can 2e paladins put curses on people? Cuz basically how it would function in my head is they’d place a “karma curse/point” on whoever it is causing different kinds of punishment

[faint sonnet]

They can use turning magic against certain evils, but not directly curse.

[shy elm]

It needs A LOT of tinkering, but I think with enough time I could actually make it into a good class/race

[faint sonnet]

I'm definitely not trying to shoot it down, just giving you the ammunition to make sure you don't get tripped-up on stuff that has already been done in the past.

[shy elm]

No I completely understand, what you’ve said is very helpful since I’m still learning much about D&D

[faint sonnet]

For example, 5e is not super friendly to "forced characterization" like older editions were.

Is forced characterization bad? Not necessarily, no. It's great when it's an expectation or natural part of the rules.

[shy elm]

I also have a neat idea for a character that burned up with a phoenix on death and somehow was given the ability of rebirth, but every time a new one of them is reborn the only thing that stays the same is the power they hold. (This isn’t homebrew technically it’s just a character backstory I’m working on so hopefully no one gets mad I put it here lol)

[shy elm]

Agreed

[shy elm]

So basically they have whatever personality they want, doesn’t matter if the first person was a hero or whatever

Still working on it

But yeah

[amber hollow]

but then for someone just playing the class as intended, the class is just more powerful than other classes, so that's still a design issue.

[shy elm]

Like I said: it needs a lot of tinkering, as of right now it’s just a concept

If I ever made it in depth it would be balanced properly

[true forge]

me with a curse based paladin

[real hornet]

Hey guys, so I tried to rebuild 5e with an 1850's aesthestic 👀 It has a complete narrative and mechanical update because I'm all about the sauce and using that to fuel mechanics. Can I share what I've got so far?

[shy elm]

Yup

[real hornet]

Brb, just getting link

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EnMuR_PUTUTRkeiZ_2qF8hfMVYxlRHyib2GEDmbnK9Y/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.l22lkbr1ia67

I just need to know I'm not going crazy basically 😂 It's been quite a project

[median oak]

Bumping this cuz off work owo

[simple tinsel]

I mean if it only affects children, then no...it would destroy the town after many years of it being there though

and if no one somehow managed to find the cure then yeah eventually

The real question is why it only affects children

and also how does it spread

[torn orbit]

Updated a pile of my 2024 subclasses; constructive feedback welcome. Most will be adapted to the 2014 rules as well.
Specifics I'm looking for:

• Fighter: Duskblade - Ideas for level 10 to replace damage Resistance [want to keep it distinct from Shadow Monk, so would rather not have teleporting].
• Monk: Arcane Fist - Is Supernatural Focus [level 17] too powerful? Focus Point regen is my big concern, even though other features encourage spending them.
• Paladin: Oath of Destiny - Ideas for level 20 transformation feature to replace Flight.
• Wizard: Spellshaper - Ideas for level 14 subclass capstone. My current idea is changing a spell saving throw type once per day [repeat by expending uses of main feature], but open to other possibilities.

[flint marsh]

duskblade entirely unrelated to the 3.5 ed duskblade?

[real hornet]

Arcane Fist is also a 3.5 Prestige class 🙆

[torn orbit]

Yeah; only shares the name. Closest thing to magic here is Dusk Veil being a pseudo-Darkness spell.

[sacred current]

Can someone help with balancing a Bard subclass?

[simple tinsel]

Sure

[sacred current]

Here's the link to the doc
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17HkiCHsOKLP4NCjClO1zHDzlFrF02eZ-aWNg9p47JbY/edit?usp=drivesdk

[simple tinsel]

Alright everything looks pretty fine I just have 3 big points

1. "Beginning at 6th level when you cast a Bard spell that forces a creature to make a saving throw through the Writing Focus, you can choose one target of the spell, roll a d6, and subtract the number rolled from its saving throw." I would change this to be resource based feature instead of it just being something you can just do every turn.
2. For the Ponderous Phrase 3 level feature, I would specify that this only goes to a d12 maximum, because someone may think that you can roll like a d20 or something when your bardic inspiration becomes a d12 at level 15
3. For Dark Justice, I would make it so that the creature gets a bonus to its attack roll but only for its first attack

Also I would recommend adding some fluff to the class thats purely flavor, probably out of combat stuff so all of the classes features aren't just prioritizing combat

[buoyant umbra]

Anyone know like a good gravity theme subclass for sorcerer?

[simple tinsel]

No, but there is a gravity themed subclass for wizard called graviturgy. It was made by matthew mercer in the explorer's guide to wildemount book...for sorcerer though you could always use the clockwork soul sorcerer as it's sort've about order but not really much about gravity. Otherwise you'd have to look for homebrew on somewhere like dnd beyond

[analog berry]

anyone wanna see my homebrewed demons slayer class?

[sacred current]

1. Spirits Bard does something similar in dealing extra damage/healing with the same d6, and that isn't a resource-limited feature. Is this one too different from that?
2. Bardic Die maximises at d12, right? Maybe a d14 sounds good?
3. Good catch, I forgot to mention that
4. For the flavour stuff, does Rhythmic Words seem like a good candidate for it?

[analog berry]

you should go to a website called "homebrewery" and make you home brews there, the website will put them into a PDF that looks like a legitimet DND paper

[simple tinsel]

1. Yes, but healing and damage dealing spells not only rare for bards but are also not as powerful as potentially making someone fail a saving throw
2. There is no such thing as a d14
3. Rhythmic words is fine, but I meant make an extra something for 6th and/or 14th level without it being like focused on combat or something. Like for example making a college of writing bard able to cast a scroll of something 1 level higher than his current maximum available spells (for example he could use a 6th level spell scroll when he only has access to level 5 spells)

Just something that is a nice feature without it being an entirely new major feature y'know

This is an example of a flavor feature I added for my Order of The Leech subclass...its something without necessairly coming up all the time

7th Level Feature: Memory Transference

Memory Transference: Once per long rest, you may touch a dead creature to recall some specific important memories of the creature's life before death (up to DM’s discretion). In order to do this you must succeed a Wisdom saving throw against a DC 15 check. If you fail the saving throw, you take 3d8 psychic damage and do not get to see the memories. This can only be performed on the dead creature one time.

[sacred current]

1. Oh okay. Would making it a once per turn -1d4 balance it a little to not warrant the limited use?
2. What about a 2d6? Same as d12, but better chances of higher rolls
3. Upcasting scrolls is interesting, I'll consider that. However, another idea I had was letting the bard imbue any spell they know as a Written Work, and letting them make 2 of those at level 14

[simple tinsel]

1. Yes I was thinking of that reading it but I wanted to keep it at what you intended
2. The rolls themselves are more consistent but rolling two dice usually sacrifices rolling much higher numbers because getting a 6 on both dice is rarer than rolling a 12 on 1

[simple tinsel]

3. I'd make the upcasting scrolls thing more of its own feature rather than being reliant on another. The other idea you had though is fine if you wanted to buff the 6th level feature later on

[sacred current]

1. That's not a problem, the main intention of the feature is to be a minor but reusable extra
2. Then Introspection becomes redundant at later levels if it maximises at d12. Hmmm

[simple tinsel]

I had a thought about maybe just making the bonus equal to a +1 or +2 to the die rolled

for introspection

[sacred current]

The subclass isn't really scroll-oriented, so that won't end up in this

However, I do have an idea for a scroll-oriented Artificer, so I would like to use your suggestion there

[sacred current]

Half Proficiency Bonus sound good?

[simple tinsel]

Makes sense, just make sure to specify if its rounded up or down, also the scroll thing would make absolute sense, the entire college is about writing

Besides its a minor feature, it doesn't take the place of any other features

Not saying you have to do it, just trying to provide a reason why

[sacred current]

Don't get me wrong, I love the idea

It's just that the subclass feels a little bloated at this point

[simple tinsel]

Whatever you think is right

I usually just add smaller but flavorful features at some levels to make it less stretched out

[sacred current]

Hmmm

I think I'm going to replace Poetic Fates with this. PF was badly made anyway

[sacred current]

Level 14 College of Poetry
Narrated Plays
By 14th level, you've become a master of writing and bringing your words to life.

• You can imbue any Bard spell you know into a Written Work.
• You can now create 3 Written Works during a short or long rest.
• When you cast a spell scroll of 5th level or lower, the spell is cast at one level higher (eg: If you use a 4th level spell scroll, the spell is cast at 5th level.

[simple tinsel]

Looks good to me

[sacred current]

Thanks for the help friend!

[heady surge]

What do you guys think about this?:

"If you use use your reaction to cast the Shield spell in response to a ranged attack roll made against you, and that roll misses as a result, the source of the attack roll takes 2d6 fire damage. Scales up to 4d6 with levels."

I could make it so that it's always 4 dice, starting at d4s and scaling up that way. I could make it so that the returned damage forces a dex saving throw for damage to land, or have it just be it's own ranged attack roll and maybe each die is it's own attack roll. I could do a lot.
The inspiration for this ability is the Heatwave ability from Final Fantasy 16. It will show up on top if you search it on Google or I can explain it here if an explanation is preferred for a better understanding of what I'm going for.

[glad veldt]

Has anyone noticed there aren't really any subclasses for sorcerer designed with the idea of getting them in any way other then when your born?

Closest I could find was aberrant mind, which is only disqualified because it mentions psychic powers coming from a parasitic twin.

[true forge]

You can gain any non Bloodline sorc sub though many means

Draconic sorc you could aswell

Being born with them is the most common

But its mainly because its the easiest to make into backstory

[glad veldt]

Well, yeah, I know. But there isn't any specifically written with the idea that something else happened.

Like traveling with a magic sword who's powers rubbed off on you.

Or being the sacrifice in a gate to the nine and escaping the spell as it backfires.

Or wishing on a shooting star.

Can you imagine "I wish I had magic abilities" and you get a tiny amount of them with the potential to grow?

Just imagine having your PC saved from a ritual using their soul as the binding point for the creation of a lich and the DM turns to you and says "Do you want to get a level in sorcerer?"

Or you accidentally ate a peice of a dracolich now with fragments of its power you track down the rest of it.

I'm writing these, these are too good of ideas to let go.

(Rune touched, planeshfted, star gifted, possessed)

Anyone have any other ideas?

Hello?

[smoky sand]

idk tbh

ideas hard atm

[glad veldt]

Sorry to hear that.

[glad veldt]

Then what do you think about the other subclass ideas?

[smoky sand]

i like

[glad veldt]

I'd really like more info than that but I don't want to push, thank you though.

[hexed solar]

Is something I worked and used in a campaign ^

Any criticism or ideas??

Outside of DnD I do use it for homebrew for 3.5 pathfinder and my own created games.

Thanks to @glad veldt for liking it...though I was hoping for feedback

[glad veldt]

Sentence, paragraph, or essay. If there is one thing I can do it's talk.

[hexed solar]

Then can I dm you?

[glad veldt]

If you want, I can summarize my thoughts here.

Simply put: Busted.

There doesn't seem to be an upper limit to its power.

[hexed solar]

There is but I have up to 17000 cr in my game with enemies that match it

[glad veldt]

Ah, then I retract my previous statement.

[hexed solar]

Oh...

It depends on what players end up or want to be doing.

[glad veldt]

Power levels like that I think require busted builds.

[hexed solar]

It isn't "busted" unless your stormwalking the opponents like pawns.

[glad veldt]

I do like the idea though.

It's like that one video talking about how anthills have enough XP to get to lvl 20.

[hexed solar]

True

[glad veldt]

This build enables you to become an Apex predator to the most broken example of that term.

[hexed solar]

But a normal mortal npc can't get more than 100 npc levels. A mortal player can't get more than 100 Player Levels.

A level 100 npc is equal to a level 50 player^

Not to mention furthered expansions and ascension.. these are 2 or 3 year old campaign arcs. Very rare

[glad veldt]

For anything but that situation I'd put limits on it.

[hexed solar]

Also true. Depends on the game and length

[glad veldt]

I guess my point is there isn't any feedback to give exept "That's busted".

It's flavorful

And busted.

[hexed solar]

Ah well I sent you a campaign template arc

That campaign was actually fun

[glad veldt]

Glad to hear it!

[hexed solar]

And shows a tiny piece. I had feats, templates, traits, spells and players spent 2.8 years to play it out

[hexed solar]

The busted...... portion in a normal game would be correct

I think I made something else entirely

It's D&D but so much homebrew it's its own game.

[glad veldt]

I played in a campaign like that once... I was the problem player ;_; still it was fun.

I really think I need to apologize again to that DM.

[glad veldt]

I get that. I've actually taken the whole game to the drawing board.

Wrote better crafting mechanics, better lycanthropy and vampirism, added better boss battles, and a few philosophies and house rules to perfect flavor.

[heady surge]

Any thoughts?

[glad veldt]

I personally don't like ot because it is just a straight buff to Shield.

[heady surge]

Oh, right, it would also be a once per short/long rest thing, uses equal to proficiency bonus or an ability modifier, or require an additional resource to use.

Forgot that

[glad veldt]

Better. I'd still just make it its own spell because of how niche the mechanic would be.

It'd be fun if a player recommended it spur of the moment, not if a DM planned it months out.

[hexed solar]

Fair

[urban vapor]

I have finished the first draft of my homebrew class! I would love for others to review it, and please point out any obvious extreme over or underpowered aspects.

However at this point, playtest will probably be the best way to determine balance, so if anyone is interested and willing please tell me!

Here it is :)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QjdGnxUZXLrsJV4XHNSRtruVLGAzKSTjnCH0tphXasA/edit?usp=drivesdk

[hexed solar]

So a fighting shape-shifter for 5e?

[urban vapor]

Exactly

[hexed solar]

Fair enough

But oversimplified because 5e

Other editions I could see this expand by many a direction.

[urban vapor]

Expand in what way?

[hexed solar]

Sizes, types, abilities, and su or ex abilities.

Feats alone could alter it in other settings

Traits, hexes, spells, and other things could alter this base fantasm you have created

[urban vapor]

Interesting. I've only ever played 5e so I don't have experience with those other things

[hexed solar]

Shapeshifters are a race outside of what you built. A Shaoeshifter that has a fighting class would and could gleam more in 3.5 or a pathfinder setting

Let alone 3pp or homebrew

[hexed solar]

You did great for 5e

[urban vapor]

Thanks :)

[brave patrol]

5e does have the circle of mutation druid in the 3rd party source grim hallow, that might be a useful one to use as a reference point especially for 5e as it is rather robust with a multitude of options to pick from

[urban vapor]

Are there any automatic concerns you see with any part of the design?

[urban vapor]

Just looked through that and it does seem rather interesting

[hidden delta]

according to the wording of morphs you add con+pb to all attacks which i assume is a simple error

[hidden delta]

*morph attacks

[urban vapor]

What is the problem of that?

[hidden delta]

you don't normaly add pb to damage

[urban vapor]

Oh yeah my bad lol I was thinking of attack bonus

[hidden delta]

thats exclusive to the gwm 24 feat i believe

[hidden delta]

what i thought happend, though adding con might be fine, depends wether attacks are supposed to be magic or martial in design

[urban vapor]

Its definitely more martial focused

[hidden delta]

ok then adding just con to attack works fine

[urban vapor]

Do you think that the morphs that use a specific biomorph action and not part of the attack action (like Savage Whip) should not use CON mod since those types of morphs more closely follow spells?

[hidden delta]

if their a save don't add it, if its just an attack do, maybe specify which morphs get it

[urban vapor]

Ok thanks

[last turtle]

Is there a way to change the base dice for homebrew items. For example, homebrew dagger having a 2d4 instead of 1d4?

[restive tusk]

Just did a very brief look, one thing to note is that if it’s a d10 HD class then the average value for determining HP gained on level up should be 6 not 5

[restive tusk]

On what platform?

[last turtle]

dndbeyond

[restive tusk]

In the homebrew creator there should be an option when making an item to set the base damage

[urban vapor]

Noted, thanks

[modest storm]

How many things do I need to change if I'm converting 2014 homebrews to 2024? Particularly spells and subclasses

[amber hollow]

mostly just capitalizing terms like damage types (fire -> Fire) and formatting conditions (be incapacitated -> have the Incapacitated condition)

[heady surge]

Wdym?

[true forge]

The Pact Knight
Level Proficiency Bonus Features Spells Known Spell Slots Spell Level
1st +2 Eldritch Arts —— —- —-
2nd +2 Pact Magic, Otherworldly Fighting 2 2 1st
3rd +2 Creed 3 2 1st
4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 3 2 2nd
5th +3 Extra Attack 3 2 2nd
6th +3 Creed Feature 4 2 2nd
7th +3 Gift of Beyond 5 2 3rd
8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 5 2 3rd
9th +4 Call of the Unknown 6 2 3rd
10th +4 6 2 4th
11th +4 Creed Feature 7 2 4th
12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 7 2 4th
13th +5 Eldritch Bulwark 8 2 5th
14th +5 Soul of the Unkown 8 2 5th
15th +5 Patronum Voca (6th) 9 2 5th
16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 9 2 5th
17th +6 Creed Feature 10 3 5th
18th +6 Patronum Voca (7th) 10 3 5th
19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 11 3 5th
20th +6 Eldritch Commander 11 3 5th

prob not good as i just copy and pasted it from homebrewery, but thats the (wouldbe) table for my Pact Knight class

[modest storm]

alright, cool. thanks

[amber hollow]

basically just look at other updated things to compare formatting

[unique parrot]

There are a few wording changes, but one of the big things to keep in mind is that some classes get subclass features at different levels

[modest storm]

Oh true, no more level 1/2 subclasses huh

[glad veldt]

Saying it is always (meaning multiple technically infinite times from now till the end of eternity) an option makes it a button to press when combat happens as opposed to a tactical decision or spur of the moment thing figured out by the players. One is an option in a pokemon game the other is figured out in a player's epic.

[heady surge]

Gotcha. Yeah, it's meant to be the latter. I just haven't worked out the limitation to make it that, yet, or even it's floor and scaling. I just have a rough concept.

[viscid goblet]

Hi guys we will play our 2rd DnD game with our friends. In our first game ı played druid and ı liked ıt but now ı want to play bard. Can you guys give me tips for bard? I dont know which race ı will pick ıts easy to choose race in druid but ım really dont know what race is good for druid.
(Sorry for my poor english)

[sturdy knoll]

This would be a better topic for #character-discussion but really just pick a species that sounds interesting. With the 2024 updates, there really isn't a "bad" species/class combination.

[half jungle]

yo uhh i lowk wanna like start playing dnd and i have friends that might be willing to play but none of them know anything about it and i also don’t know much besides like yk what the game is kinda about does anyone have any advice on like how i should get started?

also mbmb if im not asking in the right place fr

[boreal rover]

You can ask in #dnd-newcomers, they will give you some advice if needed

[half jungle]

okayyy thank you so much!

[sturdy knoll]

Pleae check #channel-guide to find the most appropriate channel for a specific topic

[potent glacier]

Is it possible to have a gauntle as a main weapon and make it still usefull?

[sturdy knoll]

A gauntlet? I mean you're in the homebrew channel where anything's possible
but whether it's advisable is a whole different question

[real hornet]

Hey everyone, so I've been working on a long term project that tries to rebuild 5e with an 1850's aesthestic 👀 It has a complete narrative and mechanical update because I'm all about the sauce and using that to fuel mechanics. Can I share what I've got so far? It is a hefty read but I promise that it's worth the time.

I did post yesterday but there didn't seem to be much interest 😅

[sturdy knoll]

If it's making major mechanical changes, then it's probably no longer going to be D&D by the server's definition (players could join and play using a character generated from the free rules or official D&D books).

But I guess you could share a link and folks can review it

[real hornet]

I also added two new classes to the system, The Ironclad (Martial Artificer) and The Custodian (Constitution based fate corrector)

[real hornet]

I see what you're say 👀 Well.....

Here's the link for those interested: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EnMuR_PUTUTRkeiZ_2qF8hfMVYxlRHyib2GEDmbnK9Y/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.l22lkbr1ia67

Overall, it's more of a diversification of classes though it is intrinsically Non-Standard because of this. I wanted to create a 5e system that offers more opportunity to mechanically create unique characters with a good amount of lore to make any type of party composition possible in a location agnostic setting.

[peak inlet]

Headline

Rapier, Rare
-# A weapon with a sharp edge, the blade on it has different patterns that look like newspaper cuttings.

-# Magical Weapon. The weapon has a +1 bonus to hit and damage.
-# News. When you deal Piercing damage with this weapon, you can choose to change the damage type to Slashing.
Headline. When you roll for initiative, you can use your Reaction to teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space within 5 feet of a creature. You make an attack against that creature with this weapon as part of this Reaction. If the attack was made with advantage, you can force all creatures within 10 feet of you to make a Dexterity saving throw (DC 15) or take 2d6 Piercing damage.

Byline

Shortsword, Rare
-# A weapon with a sharp edge, the blade on it has different patterns that look like newspaper cuttings.

-# Magical Weapon. The weapon has a +1 bonus to hit and damage.
-# News. When you deal Piercing damage with this weapon, you can choose to change the damage type to Slashing.
Byline. When a creature within 60 feet of you makes an attack as part of their Reaction, you can use your Reaction to allow them to make it with advantage. On a hit, this weapon deals 2d6 plus your weapon ability modifier Piercing damage to the target.

[true forge]

so, for my Pact Knight class (full class, warlock paladin basically, a pact magic half caster), what stat for the casting would fit best, INT or CHA?

[viscid goblet]

Tysm

[urban edge]

Yo, has anyone made or found nunchucks on DDB?

[true forge]

just reflavour a existing weapon

[urban edge]

Which one?

[valid sun]

A flail, I'd say

[true forge]

prob club

greatclub

[urban edge]

Don't flails have more than two head? (I don't remember the correct weapon term)

[peak inlet]

the stat depends on the fantasy you’re inducing

[valid sun]

Not necessarily. And historically, a nunchaku is in fact a weaponised threshing flail.

[urban edge]

Oh okay

[true forge]

ive asked multiple people, and it might be best to make it a optional feature to swap the casting stat to INT (ill make it CHA base)

[peak inlet]

I mean, sure you can have a Designer’s note saying that

but if you’re doing INT, you’re probably looking more at a Prepared caster

there are 2 styles of half-casters rn, caster-heavy and martial-heavy

[true forge]

oh this is known caster lol

[peak inlet]

have you decided which of those you’re going for?

[true forge]

fits a bit better flavour wise, and also removes it from warlock more

[true forge]

prob martial more

might have a blaster caster sub somewhere :P

[peak inlet]

Warlock is a Known caster though

[true forge]

yeah, this is a class that is what paladin is to cleric

(basically)

oh waitt

me dumb :P

[peak inlet]

so Fighting Style without cantrips?

[true forge]

i thought warlock was prepare caster, guess my look didnt see that lol

[true forge]

oh they have unique fighting styles

(while yes i could use normal ones, unique ones are cooler)

[peak inlet]

I think you’re probably gonna be close to my pact half-caster

I didn’t give them martial proficiency or Fighting style, I went with cantrips but gave them “Mutations” that allow them to basically have weapons

all counting as Unarmed Strikes though

what’s the casting system you’re using?

[true forge]

Pact