homebrew

[void jewel]

I'm not gonna edit that because its objectively funny

[stone wren]

could you help me balance it

[cerulean seal]

Sure, what exactly are the main things you want from the subclass?

[stone wren]

inflicting status like sleep exhaustion and maybe a couple custom ones while using the onesie as a monstrous form with that sleepy fairytale and eldritch vibe

[serene carbon]

hey so i made a character into a dnd character not too long ago and was wondering how broken it sounds

Your max level is 18 instead of 20. Unlock a set number of abilities and upgrade them as you level up. Every level up adds 1 to all stats. The regions main currency appears in your inventory upon killing hostile creatures.

[stuck raptor]

whowhat

[serene carbon]

i would send the pdf of the sheet as a whole btu i dotn have perms

[stone wren]

If anyone has ideas pls pitch them im trying to make a subclass and I need help balancing it while retaining the fun with it

[serene carbon]

nah its fine leave the balancing to the dm who has to balance encounters around you im sure thats a kind thing to do

[stone wren]

I dont have a dm im making the subclass for future characters

[serene carbon]

hey i know a DM

[stone wren]

That would what?

[serene carbon]

what?

[stone wren]

Help build the subclass or what?

[serene carbon]

also whats the context

[serene carbon]

the dm is me and i can try to help though take what i say with a grain of salt

[stone wren]

Make the subclass find a game and discuss the balancing

[serene carbon]

balancing does require context to the game being played but im assumign this is standard dnd rules and settings

[stone wren]

Yes

[true forge]

What's the subclass about?

And for what class?

[serene carbon]

yea i was wondering that

[stone wren]

So the subclass you get a pact armor thats a onesie and its focused around sleep and exhaustion effects on enemy's its a archetype for warlock

[serene carbon]

so a little like hexblade but utility focused?

[stone wren]

Yes

[serene carbon]

using hexblade as a base to work off of is always an option

[peak inlet]

how does Hexblade play into the sleep theme?

are you just talking about having a curse?

[serene carbon]

its a pact armor instead of pact weapon

[peak inlet]

Hexblade doesn’t have a pact weapon

that’s a whole separate thing

[serene carbon]

it hought thats the point of hexblade

was that your pact was with a sentient weapon and stuff similar

ok it manifests int he form of weapons

[peak inlet]

a pact is separate

it’s just in 2014, Pact of the Blade sucked so bad

that they had to make a subclass to make it work

[stone wren]

Anyway its not a pact its the archetype itself

[peak inlet]

it was bad design to patch up bad design

[serene carbon]

is the term for warlock subclasses archetype not pact?

[peak inlet]

if you want to make a pact armor make a pact tree, if you want to make a subclass, try to keep it away from being a pact in disguise

[stone wren]

No not a pact its just the archetype and you can choose a pact with said archtype

[stone wren]

I just said its not a pact ;-;

[peak inlet]

that’s just a pact with extra steps

[stone wren]

No its like hexblade

But support focused melee

[peak inlet]

don’t design around Hexblade

that’s a subclass created to fix a pact

[stone wren]

Im just gonna ignore you because you cant read obviously

Okay what im needing help with is creating features for the archetype

[peak inlet]

what’s the point of the armor archetype

why do you need it for your subclass?

[serene carbon]

ok from what ive gathered youre makign a subclass for warlock designed to function around unique armor that provides the relevant buffs because the armor is sentient and is where your powers come from correct?

[peak inlet]

the armor thing and the sleep thing do not seem like they have anything in common

[stone wren]

Its treated as a wildshape

[serene carbon]

i feel like you can create a link between them but that takes thematic consistency with design and abilities

[peak inlet]

oh no, we’re entering Mech design territory

[serene carbon]

why?

[stone wren]

No

[stone wren]

Inspire by guita from gackiakuta

[peak inlet]

you can also just make an armor pact and a separate subclass and use them together

or not have the armor at all

[serene carbon]

is that not what i already perceived this as?

i thought this was makign a subclass designed around this concept

[stone wren]

But its not fitting the theme of the bedtime warlock

[peak inlet]

flavor is free

[stone wren]

No duh thats why im making a homebrew archetype for the sleep and exhaustion effects to inflict on foes

[peak inlet]

do you currently have features drafted out or are you asking for help to go around designing it?

because if you have something, I would rather look at that, and if you’re asking for tips to go about it, my tip is you shouldn’t have an armor archetype there

[stone wren]

Right here

[stone wren]

Not asking if I should because I am gonna do it regardless if anyone think its stupid this is for my enjoyment and others to have fun world building this subclass

[peak inlet]

I already gave my recommendation then, make an armor pact and make a sleep-based subclass separately

or use someone else’s armor pact

[stone wren]

Where's the wildshape like feature gonna fit?

[peak inlet]

don’t do a Wildshape-like feature, that is kind of a broken feature anyway

assuming you really want it, it can either be part of the pact or the subclass

[stone wren]

The wildshape comes from the onesie

[smoky sand]

bedtime warlock?

[peak inlet]

depending on if you want it to be more of a character transforming into their nightmares type of thing

[stone wren]

Yeah!

[peak inlet]

or an armor engulfing them type of thing

[smoky sand]

that sounds amazing! have you got sleep as a prepared spell?

[stone wren]

Its set in the selected spell list

[smoky sand]

what is the selected spell list

[peak inlet]

are you asking what spells are in the spell list or what a selected spell list is?

[smoky sand]

what spells are in the spell list for the homebrew.

[stone wren]

There spells that are specific spells a magic-user chooses to have ready for casting and these spells can be from different classes

Like the fiend warlock can get fireball while others cant

[smoky sand]

i assume the selected spell list is the list of spells that count towards the spells the caster can use but dont count towards the spells that the caster's prepared spells

[smoky sand]

yeah that

[stone wren]

1st --> tasha hideous laughter, Sleep
2nd --> Calm Emotions, Phantasmal Force
3rd --> leomunds tiny hut, major image
4th --> Dominate Beast, Greater Invisibility
5th --> Dominate Person, modify memory

[peak inlet]

well, 2014 Warlock specifically is the one that needs to prepare the spells, other classes and 2024 Warlocks just get the spells prepared

[stone wren]

Im not sure if this is the right order

[peak inlet]

so I’m assuming you’re designing around 2014

[stone wren]

2024

[peak inlet]

2024 will give you the spells directly prepared, and 2014 uses tempHP for Wild Shape-like features

which can still be added through a pact progression or a subclass without relying on the other

[stone wren]

It wouldn't make sense for the onesie to be a pact feature

[peak inlet]

and Hexblade no longer exists in 2024 because the pacts are created to be more self-sufficient

[cerulean seal]

Thought they had the Hexblade 2024 UA recently

[peak inlet]

no mention of a blade

[cerulean seal]

Yeah, it’s very different so it’s not so Pact of the Blade reliant

Which is probably for the best

[peak inlet]

yeh, they are completely severing pacts from subclasses

which is why getting an item as part of your subclass is kind of completely outside of 2024 design

if you’re making the pact + subclass separately, you’re making a pact of the armor and separately making a bedtime subclass

[stone wren]

Its all one thing

[peak inlet]

stuff like tempHP, armor progression, etc. would be relegated to Eldritch Invocations

while Exhaustion, sleep features, support features will be part of the subclass

not sure why they have to all be part of the same one thing

[cerulean seal]

Imo, the onesie should be more a flavor thing than an actual mechanical thing. You’ll want to reference Genie warlock if you want to make it a physical thing

[peak inlet]

it’s not pact of the onesie, it’s pact of the armor and the armor looks like a onesie

[cerulean seal]

Since the genie warlock can be like a ring too

[stone wren]

Not even what I said

[peak inlet]

I’m talking about what I said, not about what you said

[smoky sand]

im not sure im following

[stone wren]

Twisting my words why do I even try

[peak inlet]

a subclass doesn’t have much space in it

you want to focus on whatever is the actual flavor you’re looking for

[true forge]

ig it can work

[peak inlet]

rather than getting bogged down with the extra stuff

[true forge]

although i wouldnt say Pact Armor, i would come up with a different name for it

[stone wren]

Ill find someone more cooperative about it that understands the vision

Because fruits lack the intellect to be devoured

[smoky sand]

I kinda wanna hear more about bedtime warlock

[stone wren]

Dms?

[smoky sand]

oh ofc!

i will say, i like that homebrew

[peak inlet]

if you’ve got features or something to show, this happens to be the exact channel where you would want to send it

[true forge]

a more armour focus warlock can work, although idk if the thematics of sleep and dreams fit it, although it can work if done right

[peak inlet]

or even just loose features

[stone wren]

No im done here

[peak inlet]

that’s literally what I’m saying

subclasses don’t have as much space to play around with as you might think

and using class features to cover those gaps is usually way to go in these cases

[true forge]

**Living Spark, Jolting Arc: Electric Slugger. **You call lightning to spawn destruction on your foes. Two Ball Lightnings are formed within an unoccupied space within 5 feet of you. These balls follow you, always staying 5 feet away from you when able. When you make an weapon attack roll, you can instead target one of these Ball Lightnings, doing this sends it towards a target within 60 feet of you that you can see. The target must make a Dexterity saving throw, on a fail, the target takes 3d10 lightning damage and cannot use any reactions until the end of their next turn.

Anyway, i think this works fine enough

[peak inlet]

what was this again?

level 6 feature?

I would probably make them tiny and occupy the same space as you

is there a reason why you have 2? do they return to you at the end of your turn? get expended? you have to pick them up? just flavor?

[true forge]

15th

[peak inlet]

what class was it again?

[true forge]

oh right, they dissapper when you fire them, whoops

[true forge]

fighter

[peak inlet]

I forgot the subclass tbh

[true forge]

basically just form based

[peak inlet]

does it regenerate on Second Wind or Rest?

[true forge]

CHA uses per LR, BA/Second Wind activation

15th level is each form gains a special action

[peak inlet]

oooh, I remember it now, ok

3d10 on an attack is strong, but I don’t think it’s OP as a secondary stat x2 times per LR

gives them a nice range and NOVA option

I want to point out it can be activated with Opportunity Attacks and Bonus Action attacks like PAM

[true forge]

well, they arent creatures so to speak, but if a creature did enter OA range, yeah you could

[peak inlet]

yeh, I didn’t mean they can trigger the OA themselves

[true forge]

fair

im sure it will be fine

[peak inlet]

just wanted to check if you meant for this to work that way

[true forge]

costs a action to set up anyway

[peak inlet]

I don’t think it makes it broken, I just wanted to put it out there in case you were doing other stuff around it

I mean, it doesn’t really matter because you can fire both off with your attack action on the same turn

and you’re a Fighter, there’s no reason not to immediately fire both off as soon as you summon them

[true forge]

i think its balanced compared to the other two, maybe, one is attack roll, on hit deal 3d8 cold + reduce movement to 0, other is 20 foot cube of differcult terrain that deals damage upon entering/creating, leaving forces save or damage + form based resource

[true forge]

oh, well, with action surge

[peak inlet]

no?

it just requires 2 weapon attacks

[smoky sand]

action surge sounds so nice

[peak inlet]

doesn’t say it’s once per Attack action or anything

am I misreading something?

[true forge]

well, on other turns

not on the turn of making them (unless you action surge)

[peak inlet]

BA to make then you use Attack action to attack 3 times

hitting 2 balls

why would that not work?

[true forge]

its a full action

not a BA

[peak inlet]

you summon the balls as an action, but enter the form as a BA?

[true forge]

you need to in the form to use the action

[peak inlet]

and you can only summon the extra thing once per form change?

[true forge]

so BA enter form, then action create them

[true forge]

well, forgot about that, but no, ill add that the oldest set disappears

[peak inlet]

you can only summon the extra thing CHA times per LR?

overall

how long do the forms last?

[true forge]

These actions can be once per turn, a number of times per long rest equal to your Charisma modifier.

[true forge]

a minute till 15th, which then they last for CHA minutes (with the option of ending it as an action)

[peak inlet]

you can just set the summons up out of combat and then change your form back when you enter combat

the summoned effect doesn’t have a time limit

unless you have stated the time limit elsewhere

so you can summon an extra set after you end the previous combat and just hold onto them until you get in another battle

[true forge]

added lingering actions (like this one) end when your form ends

[peak inlet]

cool, I think this one is fine, I can’t tell if it’s a bit weak considering it takes away your full first turn of every combat to set up, but if you don’t have an action otherwise, it’s good

is there a reason it’s CHA times instead of something like CON?

is the subclass a MAD subclass?

[smoky sand]

MAD subclass?

[true forge]

based around art and expression

calling and forcing the elements and beyond to heed to your will

[peak inlet]

multiple ability dependent, or something along those lines

[true forge]

and CON makes it abit too safe for MCing

[peak inlet]

are all your features CHA dependent?

I mean this feature isn’t super OP that it needs a separate limit

[true forge]

yeah

[peak inlet]

kinda reminds me of the new Scion Rogue and how they made it require INT for no reason

(balance-wise, not theme-wise)

but at least that one has the choice of running True Strike to offset it

[true forge]

i mean its for 2014 :P

Stylist

Stylists are fighters that are trained in the ways of Artforms, a technique made by using art and other creative methods to channel power from the elements and beyond. Using these new forms, Stylists become the embodiment of creative freedom, creating new ways of fighting as easy as a stroke from a brush.

thats the flavour

[peak inlet]

fair enough, I just think your full 1st turn is gone when you do this and it isn’t strong enough to justify doing that unless the plan is to only use it when you can’t make an attack or dash or whatever

[smoky sand]

Is CON part of MAD?

[peak inlet]

I would maybe suggest allowing 1 attack as part of that special action

[true forge]

Living Spark, Jolting Arc: Electric Slugger. You call lightning to spawn destruction on your foes. Two Ball Lightnings are formed within an unoccupied space within 5 feet of you. These balls follow you, always staying 5 feet away from you when able. When you create these balls or when making an attack roll, you can instead target one of these Ball Lightnings, doing this sends it towards a target within 60 feet of you that you can see. The target must make a Dexterity saving throw, on a fail, the target takes 3d10 lightning damage and cannot use any reactions until the end of their next turn. On a successful save, the target takes half damage.

i think thats fine?

[peak inlet]

I would not consider anything that you’re building anyway as part of that, but technically speaking, yes

[true forge]

trying to make it so you can fire one out when you make it

[peak inlet]

I see, so the other ones are more limited

I like that

[smoky sand]

Why? /gen

[peak inlet]

I’m a bit worried about the cold damage one though

[true forge]

well

3d8 cold and reduce movement to zero as a full action attack roll isnt that broken

[peak inlet]

if you’re a Paladin, the class itself is based on 3 stats, calling a subclass MAD for running within those 3 stats is redundant

[peak inlet]

yeh, that’s what I’m saying

if it’s only a single bullet in that one, I think it’s fine actually for it to be 1 action

[smoky sand]

What would be broken is if it was a bonus action thing without any attack roll or saves.

[peak inlet]

think about level 15 casters at that level

[smoky sand]

So playing a ranger would be mad as well?

or a monk?

[peak inlet]

3d8 and speed set to 0 would be theoretically accessible by a half caster at that level

[smoky sand]

also how do I homebrew a class?

[peak inlet]

again, I wouldn’t use that term for that or CON scaling, I usually use it for stuff like Swashbuckler and Scion Rogue

where a subclass pushes you to build a further stat that you don’t need otherwise on the class and limits access to stuff based on it

it’s not necessarily a bad thing, but you have to be mindful of how much that affects the number of uses expected and power level

[smoky sand]

hm... so Eldritch knight fighter is also MAD?

[peak inlet]

not if you play it right

most Eldritch Knights don’t run spells that require INT

at least the ones I’ve witnessed

they go for utility spells and stuff like Shield

a lot of Shield

tbf I’ve only witnessed them in lower levels, they might need INT for higher levels, I wouldn’t know

[peak inlet]

School of the Storyteller Wizard

Prelude

3rd level
When you roll initiative, you can use a Reaction to take the Study action. When rolling to gain information through your Study action, you can roll the check with advantage.

Book 1: Tales of Arcane Creation

3rd level
When you witness a leveled spell being cast with its Verbal and Somatic components, you can choose to prepare the spell immediately (no action required) regardless of whether or not it is in your spell book or on the Wizard’s spell list, given the spell is of a level you can cast of 7th level or lower. The spell is prepared in this way until you finish a Long Rest; and once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a Long Rest.

Book 2: Shifted Narrative

6th level
You can use a Magic action, to allow a creature within 60 feet of you to use their Reaction to immediately take an Action or move up to half their movement speed without provoking an Opportunity Attack. That Action can only be used to take the Attack (one attack only), Magic (Cantrip only) or Utilize action. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier, you recover your expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Book 3: Legends of the Past

10th level
-# You always have the Legend Lore spell prepared and the spell appears in any spell book you own while you own it. Additionally, you can spend 1 hour casting the spell to cast it without material components.
When you take the Study action to study a creature within 120 feet, you can enhance the action. The next time you or a creature benefiting from your Shifted Narrative feature deals damage to the target before the end of your next turn, the target has Vulnerability to all damage types from that damage. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a Long Rest or use Arcane Recovery.

Interlude

14th level
When you finish a Long Rest, you can choose to empower one of your Book features as follows:
Tales of Arcane Creation. You can cast the spell from this feature at 7th level without expending a spell slot. Once you do so, the spell is no longer prepared.
Shifted Narrative. When you use this feature, you can cast a spell of 2nd level or lower as part of the same action.
Legends of the Past. When you use the Study action on a creature within 120 feet of you, you can reroll one attack roll made against them or one saving throw they make during this turn or your next turn.

[golden temple]

a class that generates resource point for every twenty feet of movement, , , ,

[peak inlet]

slightly convoluted to run, I think something closer to 2024 Charger would be easier to manage, but it depends on how you build it

[golden temple]

unfamiliar with 2024 charger,,

[peak inlet]

if you move 10 feet in a straight line before making an attack, you gain some effect on that attack

I also think resource management takes away from the fast movement fantasy

a speedster subclass (at least the way I think of it) should be able to set up conditions and resolve them as part of their same turn or to have resources that are preset that they can quickly tap into

which moving to build a resource flips around into more of a stalling feeling than an active performer

[golden temple]

yyeah it's intended that the resource would be built up and used in the same turn,,

[nova basin]

I have something similar in an old subclass if you want inspo. Not a resource, but a stacking buff

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DALOpMRZecH3NrDp1GdwcnLA2NehswPKEodcekDgRw8/edit?usp=drivesdk

Its kinda overtuned bc speed scaling gets out of control quick, but there are usable concepts

[native grove]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q0pS9dd9KUQeoHtjyGcNFhScIMdRPS9rhRoBWthRwtM/edit?tab=t.0

This is a link to a homebrew class i made. What do you think?

[true forge]

hmmmm, what to do with the poison form.....

[native grove]

do you guys think i should add more constellations not based on zodiac signs?

[true forge]

Caustic Gas, Poisonous Haze: Your body releases mist to make sure nobody destroys your art. While in this Artform, a 10 foot sphere of poisonous gas surrounds and follows you. When a creature ends their turn inside the gas, you can spend your reaction to cause the creature to make a Constitution saving throw. On a fail, the creature takes 1d12 your Charisma modifier poison damage and has a -1 to their AC for as long as you are in this Artform. On a successful save the creature takes half damage. This AC reduction can happen once per creature.

Caustic Gas, Poisonous Haze: Toxic Battleground. You can anchor your sphere of poisonous gas to a point that you can see within 60 feet of you. The sphere grows by 30 feet, for a total of a 50 foot sphere. When you use your reaction to trigger the saving throw, you can now cause all creatures inside the sphere to make the saving throw or suffer its effects.

Does the 2nd one seem like a good thing to use your action for?

[hidden wing]

I want to keep the CR 1/8 specifically for the venomous snake, mule and mastiff. On the other side, I realize having those and letting them have spells through Telepathic Connection is definitely too much. So I got rid of it and now your pet can simply understand you but you can't borrow its sense or use contact spells.
And for the second familiar with mi:find familiar or wizard, you can but actually not ? That's the point of the Special bond. Even if you get Find Familiar from anywhere else, you are stuck with only your bound compagnon as long as you are bonded. At least that's how I intended it.

Tamer

Origin Feat
You gain the following benefits.
Bound compagnon. You always have the Find Familiar spell prepared. You can cast it once without a spell slot, and you regain the ability to cast it in that way when you finish a Long Rest. When you cast this spell, instead of summoning a familiar, you can choose to bond with an existing Medium or smaller Beast you touch that has a CR of 1/8 or less. This Beast then becomes your bound companion and benefits from the Disappearance of the Familiar effect as if it had been summoned by your spell. Your bound companion understands the languages ​​you speak and its maximum hit points are equal to its normal maximum plus three times your Proficiency Bonus.
Coordinated combat. The bound companion is your ally and that of your allies, and it is not trained to serve as a mount. It rolls its own initiative and acts in turn. When your bound companion is 1.5 m or less from you and you take the Attack action, you can forgo one of your own attacks to allow it to make its own attack with its Reaction.
Special bond. You cannot change the form of your bound companion by casting the Find Familiar spell again, nor can you summon a familiar with this spell while you are bonded to your bound companion. To end your bond, you must spend a Long Rest concentrated on your bound companion after it has been sent back to its pocket dimension after falling to 0 health points.

Yeah, no problem. I absolve myself of any responsibility for imbalance problems if you use it as is, however.

[true oar]

Question: is it feasible to give an NPC advantage on intelligence/wisdom checks based on what they'd know, e.g., a hill giant having advantage on checks about knowledge of nature?

[frank berry]

As in give them an ability akin to a common feature heightened senses giving advantage on perception checks based on a specific sense being used? Or situational advantage? In a latter case, I'd probably say it should be more situational, rather than ALL nature checks, otherwise you could just give them an ability to always have the advantage on specific checks

[cerulean seal]

You can give a character advantage or disadvantage for any reason you want as a DM. As long as you feel like it’s justified

[true oar]

Like, for example, a hill giant chieftain might not know a lot about commerce or writing systems, but he could have a picture-perfect understanding of local animal movements and weather patterns, because he'd need to for the good of his tribe.

[frank berry]

I mean that just sounds like proficiency

[cerulean seal]

Just don’t make it specific to their species imo. Because there could be a hill giant priest who lived in a cult their entire life knows nothing about wilderness.

[frank berry]

Or expertise, if you want him to be really good

[true oar]

I just don't like the idea of certain species being universally stupid brutes, such that you wonder how they survived this long.

[cerulean seal]

That’s why 2024 rules changed the ability scores and profiencies to be tied to background and not species

[true oar]

Ah, I see. Thank you.

[cerulean seal]

You don’t have to limit all members of one species to specific archetypes

[true oar]

Good to know.

[cerulean seal]

Spell list is REALLY long. I think it's twice the size of the paladins and rangers.

The aura being at 7th level makes it too similar to Paladin imo?

Some of these constellations are REALLY strong as well as some of them just being class/subclass features from other classes/subclasses instead of unique things for this class specifically. Your Constellations being level 2 means anyone can just do a small 2 level dip into this and pick up any of the constellation they want.

[native grove]

Which constellations are too strong?

[cerulean seal]

These are passive buffs correct?

Aries I think is fine? But a fighter takes a 2 level dip and gets +1d6 to so many of their attacks in a single round.

Taurus probably is fine? But duration is pretty long for a resistant maybe.

Gemini is just the Echo Knight feature and imo the fact you are getting an entire subclass feature as a passive buff for no cost is crazy. There is no cost, you can do this every turn forever.

Leo: This is basically a Paladin's aura. I think this probably too strong. Especially for no resource cost.

Sagittarius: This goes bonkers on a Barbarian. They can just do this instead of reckless attacks with no down sides. Sure it costs a BA but no advantage against them.

Aquarius: Same thing I said previously, Expertise is Rogue thing. They get this already this early, even if it is only for 1 skill.

Pisces: I think is fine but probably needs to be playtested.

I think my issue is that you want these to be comparible in power to something like the Eldritch Invocations. Especially since these are passive buffs with no downsides and you are going to be carrying multiple of these at a single time.

You'll want to make sure that they either have conditions to selecting them, or level conditions, or very limited power.

I would also try to make sure as much as possible that they aren't just doing better or similar to what other classes are doing at the same level.

[native grove]

I should probably nerf Gemini, just not sure how.

[cerulean seal]

I think a lot of these are too powerful for multiclassing reasons. Because any martial can take a small dip into this class and get any of these passive buffs for no cost and no restrictions or anything like that. I would add some conditions or prerequisites like Warlock does.

Alternatively they should probably just be simplified to not be on par with whole class features

[glass rain]

Hello, I am new, like new new, to creating homebrew species and to dnd in general. I'm wondering how would I make a species trait's modifier in D&D beyond that would give a player a resistance to poison damage and an advantage on saving throws against poison or disease?

[frank berry]

What has the modifier anything to do with a feature like that?
But anyways, you could just copy the feature's wording off something that already has it, like Warforged

[cerulean seal]

#ddb-support

[glass rain]

Oh thx!

[cerulean seal]

Ye, the DDB channels should be able to show you how

[hasty lotus]

is this like too niche or no?

[stone wren]

I finally got rough draft of the Bedtime terror warlock subclass

The onesie will be a pact thing with Invocations but it can only work with bedtime terror subclass

[mild cove]

What level is the party? Also just seems like an incentive to make good characters, and the rest get debuffed against this monster

[shy elm]

!!WORK IN PROGRESS!!

Species - Void Walker:

Void Walkers are beings born from the Void. Appearing as pitch black darkness with nothing to discern their exact features. Using the light absorbed from around them, Void Walkers are able to morph their shadow like bodies to appear as other species. Void Walkers are masters of deception, disguise, speed and stealth.

Size: your size is medium

Speed: your speed is 45 feet

Shapeshifter: you can use the cantrip “Void Shift”
(Spell-Void Shift: alter your appearance and voice. Must be a being you are considered familiar with)

Deceitful: you gain proficiency in deception

Shadow Advantage: while in Void form gain advantage on stealth rolls

Accustomed to dark: you have dark vision

[glass rain]

@wanton tapir thanks for the ideas!

[wanton tapir]

np man

[glass rain]

Btw would an ability score increase of +1 to strength and +2 to dexterity be too op?

[frank berry]

Each race gets +2 and +1 to things, and since tasha's you can put those wherever, so what you have the ability scores increase to be isn't gonna be overly relevant

[wanton tapir]

no not really

[glass rain]

Thx!

[glass rain]

And thank you too!

[torn fjord]

would it be too much to have a cursed weapon require a saving throw after using it to kill a creature, and on a failed save, make the wielder spend their movement and action(s) to attack the nearest creature (enemy or ally) until the end of their next turn?

[frank berry]

I mean that's pretty much just Berserker's Axe effect, but on killing instead of being damaged, so it might be a bit better compared since the wielder's gonna have a lot more control over when it activates 😛

Also doesn't even last as long, so definitely wouldn't say too much

[torn fjord]

the weapon I'm putting it on is basically a +1 Weapon of Wounding, but it's supposed to be cursed, and I just don't like the effects of the curse that the module uses

[subtle totem]

Hey y'all, I'm homebrewing a BBEG for my campaign and I need a question that has more to do with narrative deets than specific gameplay. He's basically a Necromancer whose soul is binded to a 12ft. suit of armor. While he has combat stats, his power is more figurative than literal.

[barren sand]

Hey chat
What bardic inspiration do y'all have that is equal parts inspirational and equal parts roast?

[subtle totem]

This campaign is also meant to be my first crack at a long term campaign

Just need help developing his "weaknesses." This is what I have so far.

True Weaknesses:

• Performing a ritual that unbinds his soul from the armor its encased in. (Must be bound to an object powerful enough to hold him)
• Magic that ignores resistances and damages the soul
• Nullify magic

False Weaknesses/Red herrings

• After he was resurrected, he destroyed all traces of the magical texts, and killed all those involved, so no one knows how to undo it.

[dry lintel]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kffHCIgAa_6fWniREweLdB2mbhkZloNJOAHThWqZQvg/edit?usp=sharing I need help on making a level 6 feature for my Elemental Fire-themed sorcerer subclass. I also would like some feedback on the subclass spells, plz
What i want is a damage boost to fire spells for the feature + gain resistance to fire, but I also don't want to directly copy Draconic Sorcerers Elemental Affinity feature (which says to add your CHA modifier to a damage roll)

[karmic oar]

You could be spicy and have it be like, "X per day, you may upgrade one damage die on a spell of 1st level or higher that deals fire damage to the next tier."

[dry lintel]

possible, but that seems complicated. I did just think of something though, sorta an upgraded version of Elemental Adepts second feature: treating a 1 or2 as a 3 on any fire damage die

[livid lotus]

Hey everyone, pretty newish to DMing, Ive been looking to design a setting for a campaign based on the Monster hunter games, the party would be a group of hunters sent by a guild tasked with maintaining balance in the ecosystem, and hunting down monsters that disrupt the locals or the native wildlife. I wanted to incorporate how in the Monster hunter games, you could craft weapons and gear from the monsters that you hunt. I want to use the 2024 rules since its what my friends are comfortable with, my question is, are their any modules out there that fit this sort of setting that I could get some ideas from?

[dry lintel]

There is a third party book for that, though I cant remember what it is. You will have to ask about it in #third-party though.

[true oar]

Question: how do I avoid the idea of certain species (ogres, hill giants, etc.) just being really stupid people? Should they be smarter or more explicitly animalistic?

[dry lintel]

that is just flavor, and flavor is free

[true oar]

Honestly, the idea of near-universally dumb species never felt right to me. Surely they'd have to be smart when it came to certain things, or else they wouldn't survive.

Like, there's all this lore about hill giant culture and beliefs, and they still have a lower Int score than a bog-standard ape.

[dry lintel]

this topic fits better in #dnd-discussion than in homebrew

[true oar]

OK.

[mortal gale]

Hey guys, I've been looking into bastions recently but the current implementation seems super antithetical to a more roleplay focused game. I've started working on the a homebrew system for a single shared bastion for a party with reworked mechanics to give space for more of an RP focus. Any constructive criticism would be good. I made this in a few hours today so if it's completely delusional or convoluted let me know
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-oeqwoy6WZvcjykxegKZjTknviF1Hyhzo-HqXSPA4NM/edit?usp=sharing

[strange zenith]

What do you guys think of this 4th level Artificer spell?

Crystalspire's Instant Attunement

4th-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a magic item being targeted by the spell)
Duration: Instantaneous (Attunement swap) or 1 round (Forced break)

You may attempt to modify a creature's attunement to its magic items.

Attunement swap. You may break a willing creature's attunement from a magic item of your choice, and allow them to instantly attune to another magic item of your choice. If an effect would prevent that creature from breaking attunement from the first magic item, such as a curse, or they are unable to attune to the second magic item, such as not meeting the pre-requisites, this spell fails.

Forced break. You may attempt to break the attunement of a magic item from an unwilling creature. You must be able to see the magic item to do so. The target must succeed on a Constitution saving throw. On failure, they lose attunement to that magic item until the start of your next turn. If they fail the saving throw by 5 or more, they lose attunement to that magic item until they take the time to attune to it again. If an effect would prevent that creature from breaking attunement from the magic item, this spell fails.

2014

[hasty lotus]

i wrote "i don't plan to use it in a campaign it's more just to get me used to making boss kits" at the end

it's just to gt me used to making bosses

[mild cove]

Oh

Well in that case, it looks fine

[hasty lotus]

thanks, i wanna get used to making homebrew bosses that seem not too "the hell?" so i can get better at it

[unique parrot]

It’d be a cool effect for a boss to use against its minions. I wouldn’t use it against PCs

[sacred current]

Here's the only one I have:
"Have you considered the fact that your words are as smooth as your brain?"

[late falcon]

A peculiar magic item fitted with gems and dials, Its overall appearance would be described as half crossbow and half small cannon. With the back half resembling a crossbow stock and trigger while the front half resembles a cannons barrel. However, rather than cannonballs or arrows, this item shoot projectiles of magic energy!

As an action a player can aim and fire this weapon dealing arcane damage on a hit. Additionally a player can as a bonus action activate the wild magic gems lining this weapon for 1 turn causing this weapons attack action to change. When the wild magic gems are active this weapons attack becomes 3d6 of a random damage type as determined by selecting any of the d6 rolled for damage and referencing the below chart!

1d6 Element Type

1 Acid
2 Cold
3 Lightning
4 Poison
5 Thunder
6 Fire

Edit: The wildmagic activation mode only has 3 charges that reset at dawn btw! Opinions?

[stuck raptor]

might want to fix the formatting there

[late falcon]

What do you guys think about this magic item? It's supposed to exist in a dnd world where guns don't really exist

[late falcon]

Yeh just abt to

[nimble flare]

How does this feel as a flight option?

Scale Wings.

Because of your wings, you have a flying speed equal to your walking speed. You can’t use this flying speed if you’re wearing medium or heavy armor. If your wings get wet, you lose your flying speed until they are dry.

[late falcon]

Sounds reasonable!

[sacred current]

Homebrewers who have made homebrew classes, may I have your help?

I'm making a Hermit class(yes ik there's the Hermit background), a three-fourth caster class similar to Warlock but with primal magic like the druid. The class is mainly support oriented.

Feature suggestions would be nice, but it would be of great help if you could give tips on how to handle and format the class

Here are some concepts I currently have:
Instead of Pact Boons, this class gets Focal Tool at level 1, which determines their spellcasting focus, grants an extra utility cantrip and a unique spell attack

Ascetic Practices will be this class' version of Eldritch Invocations

A later level feature that allows them to craft Prof Bonus items using Herbalist Kit during a long rest

[knotty crane]

Made 1 in the past, I referenced Matthew Mercer’s Blood Hunter for formatting, but also looked at D&D beyond’s formatting to keep it somewhat in line

Not sure about features but maybe one you could do is something like a side effect that might trigger each time you cast the spell, to give an idea that the primal magic is unstable, the effects could either be a buff or nerf (something like wild magic, though you can give the players more control, then vary the effects with subclasses)

[knotty crane]

Oh that’s cool, though the name doesn’t really fit the effects since it’s more about messing with attunements

[strange zenith]

it was originally gonna just be the first part, but I thought of the second one to add a more general use for it

I could probably think of a more fitting name

[knotty crane]

I really like the idea of breaking another creature’s attunement, sounds like a cool spell, especially for an artificer character

[strange zenith]

it really annoys me that Artificer (as of 2014) doesn't have a single unique spell, this was my solution for my game

[midnight elk]

What if whenever a play is resurrected via magic (Revivify, Resurrection, true Resurrection, Wish spell, ect.) the injury that caused their death shows itself as a scar with the appearance of beautiful gold.
this idea is inspired by the art form Kintsugi, Which is a japanese art form where someone fixes pottery with a type of glue with gold flakes inside, the artform is support to represent embrace the cracks in the pottery
So if a character gets stabbed all the way through by a great sword, then there is gonna be a giant gold scar where they were stabbed
If a character is brought back from being killed from a disintegration spell than golden cracks with appear all across the body
I also really like this idea because it adds more gravity to death, because even if someone is brought back from death, their is still something they have to live with for the rest of their life.

It's a dumb idea I just had and I'm not sure if it should have a mechanical effect. Any thoughts/opinions/feedback?

[sacred current]

[knotty crane]

Wait, it doesn’t?

[strange zenith]

it is the only caster in the game that doesn't get a single unique spell

[knotty crane]

That’s actually crazy

[barren sand]

Oh that's a good one

[late falcon]

A peculiar magic item fitted with a beautifully engraved wood handle and adorned with large magical gems. Its overall appearance would be described as half crossbow and half small cannon. However, rather than cannonballs or arrows, this item shoot projectiles of magic energy!

As an action a player can aim and fire this weapon dealing 1d10 (+ proficiency bonus) force damage on a hit.

Additionally as a bonus action a player can activate the wild magic gems lining this weapon. This consumes 1 of the weapons charges and causes this weapons attack action to change for 1 turn. When the wild magic gems are active, this weapons attack becomes 3d6 (+ proficiency bonus) of a random elemental damage type as determined by selecting a number on any of the d6 rolled for this effects damage and referencing that number to the chart below! This effect must be used before this hit dice is rolled.

Edited the item a bit I think it works pretty well imo! Would love any feedback

[frank berry]

There's no mention of what modifier is used for the attack (it could be presumed to be dexterity, but the attack isn't listed as a ranged attack), or the range of it. That's definitely something to add 😛

[midnight elk]

"If perfection were to be imperfection you would be perfection incarnate"

[zenith drift]

Am I able to send a link to a google doc? It leads directly to a homebrew class that I have made. I watched a few videos to make sure it is scaled properly but some of their class features might be too strong and so I want another opinion on the matter

[hearty marsh]

im working on a homebrew subclass themed around fairy godmothers for the warlock and i thought it would be fun to just rob the form of dread and make it more befitting the subclass

main goals for the subclass are support and some healing

i only have the first ability and im unsure how to balance it

Till the clock strikes 12
At first level your patron grants you just the thing for the ball, For 1 minute your gear and clothes are transformed into a glistening gown and you gain the following benefits:

• your current and max hp are increased by 1d12 + your charisma modifier

• you may choose one of your allies as your prince they gain a bonus to ac and max hp equal to your proficiency bonus for the duration

• You and your prince are resistant to being charmed, frighted, or possessed your choice for the duration and you choose during the activation of this form

and i imagine you would be able to do it a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus like the form of dread

any help would be chill im extremey new to mechanics

[late falcon]

Where in the description would ou add what modifier is used? (It is Dex)

[hot anvil]

Would knowing how to drive a truck be a wisdom check

[peak inlet]

I feel like you could make a plain Land Vehicle check

I don’t know what the rules surrounding that check are, so look through the rules surrounding it

[hot anvil]

Aight thanks

[lucid kraken]

okay so, I have this stat block I made about a year ago. I think it's alright but coming back to it all this time later, I definitely see flaws, especially in the description. So I'm open to and would appreciate any input

[stuck raptor]

might be better as a google doc or posted from igmur

[quiet osprey]

1. the first benefit does not have the for the duration wording as the second and third benefits.
2. what does resistant to being charmed, frighted, or possessed your choice mean?
3. wording can be cleaned up overall, seems like a cool concept

[frank berry]

I'd just specify it as a ranged attack: "As an Action, a player can aim an fore this weapon, making a ranged attack (range xx/xx), dealing 1d10 (+ your proficiency bonus) force damage ona hit"

[hearty marsh]

thank you i was very anxious about it

so i would say advantage against said effect

[hearty marsh]

1. yup i can fix that

2. it means you pick one of the 3 to have resistance against

3. i will try

[empty wadi]

anyone down to spitball an idea i got?

[true forge]

shoot

[boreal rover]

You can't be "resistant" to those conditions. At most, you can have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, frightened or possesed, or to end those conditions on yourself (don't even think "possesed" is a condition, most possesions include some sort of charm effect instead). Needs better wording for sure.

[knotty crane]

This might sound dumb, but have you considered taking notes from Springtrap

[hollow fiber]

does anyone know about homebrew in dnd beyond i need some help

[barren sand]

Hey chat
If a mother figure was to join a party and her weapons are her chanclas
How much damage would she deal to enemies?

[hollow fiber]

i cant get size selection to work

[frank berry]

Probably just reflavor a mace
Otherwise it'd be an improvised weapon, which unless I remember wrong are 1d4

[cerulean seal]

Yeah, just send it in

[cerulean seal]

Probably better for #ddb-avrae-help and related channels

[wicked grotto]

i'm going to be honest, I don't like the way limited magic immunity works currently, for pretty much the same reason I never liked immunity to nonmagical attacks

I do enjoy the idea of a monster being resistant to magic, or having magic be riskier to use against it, but I've heard people try to defend this feature before by pointing out how little it comes up, which does limit how much it detracts from the game, but again, only because you basically never see it outside of the raksasha and tiamat

---

so, I was thinking it would kinda work like a buffed magic resistance in the sense that, it gives advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects, and if the monster with this abilitiy passes a save against a spell, it gains a number of temperary hit points equal to the level of the spell, times ten (so, if someone tries to cast banishment on it, it gets 40, but if they tried casting phantasmal force, only 20)

I just think this is healthier given it's more clear on what it does and doesn't affect, for example, a warlock isn't just going to be standing there twiddling thier thumbs the moment the come across a raksasha if this was how it'd work, they may not want to use one of thier pact slots, but they'd still be able to use eldritch blast and such. hopefully this logic applies to all spellcasters when fighting something with this ability, because I don't think anything in this game should just hard counter classes, and personally limited magic immunity as it stands right now is kinda like what immunity to nonmagical attacks is for marshals imo

[tranquil agate]

I know this breaks some conventions about design in 5e, but would you consider this balanced?

Moonspeaker
Prerequisite: Shifter, Wild Shape
• +1 to Wisdom (or Con?)
• You can spend uses of Shifting to Wild Shape and vice versa.
• You can use Shifting while Wild Shaped.
• You can activate Wild Shape and Shifting as part of the same Bonus Action.

[zenith drift]

Thanks
Here is my homebrew class, feel free to criticize it. (The subclasses are yet to be made, I just wanted the main class to be solid first)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13LjW81yEOMxn2GpNDbYg1x13Hr3-Y76cTInE-dW9-kU/edit?usp=sharing

I'm currently at work though, when I get off I will look through the messages and see if there's anything I need to correct

[distant lodge]

I'm currently working on a long term project to homebrew up spells from the dawn of time, how do these two look?

Ember
Evocation via Elementalism Cantrip

Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Classes: Arcane, Primal, Celestial
Whispering a word of fire, you instantaneously ignite any flammable object or material that is not larger than 7 feet in any dimension. If a flammable material or object is larger than 7 feet in any dimension, then you may only ignite up to 49 square feet of contiguous surface from that object or material. If you target a creature with the casting of this spell. Make a melee spell attack against that creature. On a hit, the target takes 1d4 Fire damage.

Frost
Evocation via Elementalism Cantrip

Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
Classes: Arcane, Primal, Celestial
You whistle a calling upon the slumbering seasons, choosing one of the following effects.

Autumn: Choose up to 49 cubic feet of an object or part of an object and cool it down to a temperature of 50 °F (10 °C). This change in temperature lasts for 24 hours, unless you cast this spell again, or if the object takes any fire damage.

Winter: Choose up to 7 cubic feet of an object or part of an object and cool it down to a temperature of 32 °F (0 °C). This change in temperature lasts for 8 hours, unless you cast this spell again, or if the object takes any fire damage.

Heat and Cold were the first forms of magics people came to master (at least in my world)

[cerulean seal]

Your starting equipment offers the player armor and weapons they are not proficient with. (Shields, martial weapons) you either need to remove those or give the player proficiency in that equipment.

I think using Charisma for this is fine However animal handling exists as a skill already so maybe Wisdom works better.

Taunt needs to be rewritten to follow proper DnD writing but I understand this is just a draft. I would look at existing spells with similar concepts like Find Familiar, Beast Bond, Animal Friend, Command, etc.
This feature probably needs a usage limit, like X number of times today. Also "once per encounter" this needs to be changed probably to just a time frame. Say like, 1 minute or 10 minutes or something.

The layout of this class document is really difficult to read. Please space these features out more.

Known Monstrosity: As written currently, this doesn't do anything. "Beasts" is a specific creature type in DnD already, so if you declare dragons you would gain nothing. Furthermore, what does knowing every type of creature in a creature category do for the player? Does this make Taunt work for them suddenly on all those types of creatures? If yes, that's busted. If no then you need to write what benefits they gain from this knowledge.

Behavior Dice: Cool idea, maybe too strong for 2nd level? The number of dice you get should scale with your level for sure. Only one or two dice at this level. This feature potentially is a shield spell or basically being equipped with a shield. If you don't want to mess around with AC stuff you can always just impose disadvantage on the enemy.

Wild Prediction: This feature is very strong because its basically mind control with no limits on what you can declare. You could declare that an enemy guard kills another guard or something. Needs a limited number of uses or limitations.

Predicatable Movement: So a lot of these features are basically mind control features. Its you telling the DM what the enemy is

going to do. I would probably write some features that are not so controlling without limitations. You are going to run into situations where DM's either hate running this class or DM's are not cooperating with the player. This is something called "Mother may I" rules where the quality of the feature is depenant on the DM which you usually don't want. You want the feature to clearly define what can and can't happen.

Heads-up, I don't think enemy needs to get advantage against your ally. That's just not fun for the party.

Animal handling Savant: Just make this expertise in animal handling. No need to make it too complicated.

Watch out: Looks good.

Wild Understanding: I would just make it if they miss you period and you regain 1 dice.

Tamed the Wild: I'm very confused about this feature. What does the whole rations system mean? What taming process? These are a lot of new mechanics with no prior explanation. I would also not make it require you to make the final blow. Just have it if a creature falls to 0 within X feet of you.
This feature needs to come online WAY WAY SOONER this feels very defining for this class and should be coming online at levels 1, 2 or 3

[cerulean seal]

Okay so here's my overall opinions about this class.

Flavor: I love the flavor. Feels very wild life safari explorer. It definetly feels like a beast tame. I do worry about clashing flavor with Rangers though since Rangers get a lot of the "tamer" flavor from Beast master and Drakewarden and such. Something to consider.

Major glaring issues. This class is SO SO SO reliant on your DM allowing a lot of these features to work, putting creatures that benefit you in front of you and helping you make this work. You need these features to work on their own without the DM having to handhold you. Again I would look at the Beast Master ranger and how a pet is handled there or Drakewarden then build from there.

This Class doesn't do anything offensively. It is purely defense and that's an issue in a system with a lot of combat. You aren't going to always be fighting beasts and you are screwed when you aren't. This subclass has 0 offense features. A level 20 in this class does the same damage as a level 1 in this class and that's a big big issue. You need to add more offensive features.

A lot of these features are too similar. I found myself confused about what the difference was sometimes so more variety is needed.

Keep in mind since this isn't a spell caster, this class needs to be comparable to other martials that exist. Currently this class is doing far less than the other martials.

[burnt cipher]

Would 1st Level Water Walk only be cast to 1 Creature?

[midnight zinc]

im trying to make a boxer class and it feels kinda awkward putting "none" on armor, weapon and tools. do i add something in those just so it doesnt feel too empty? 😭

[coral delta]

Sounds like you're just recreating Monk.

[burnt cipher]

I think a boxer would work better as a Monk or Fighter Subclass rather than a unique class.

[midnight zinc]

thats a fair point but the reason im creating a class is mostly because whenever boxers are done in homebrew they tend to always fall under one category

i want to do something that gives you the choice between what type of style you are as opposed to the classic just guy who punches fast

[coral delta]

Perhaps consider how the Hunter Ranger subclass grants different options at each subclass feature, allowing for micro specialization

[cerulean seal]

Look at Wild Heart barb if you want the build you subclass feel.

Armorer Artificer if you want the multiple modes feel.

Hell you can just write it as, you have X mode that does this, and Y mode that does that. As a BA you can switch between then as needed

[midnight zinc]

frankly i was considering the hunter ranger suggestion but i feel as if making a subclass for an already existing class would cause a different type of issue, the inherent features of existing classes do not go along with my vision for what i want to create

[native grove]

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDHomebrew/comments/1pnb596/untamed_soul_sorcerer_subclass/

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

[void jewel]

I'm going to say it's a bit too potent in two areas:

-the druid list is an excellent list, with excellent signatures. Conjure animals is a good example, as is spike growth, plant growth, entangle, ect. Full access to this is already very strong.

-You are better at using conjure animals than an actual druid since every animal adds your cha mod to its damage. That feature alone adds like 30-40DPR to conjure animals, which is insane, by adding your CHA mod to every single animal.

[native grove]

i will get rid of the damage bonus since that is probably too much

[void jewel]

Part the plants and hostile foliage are also just high tier features, providing consistent amazing value.

Nothing wrong with those, but in the context of everything else, very strong

Notably allows you to plant growth your own team without consequence

[native grove]

one thing i could do is get rid of empowered beasts and move hostile foliage to level 14

[void jewel]

The capstone isn't too bad considering the level. Is it meant to only attack that one creature that hit you? It seems as such, but isn't clear

[void jewel]

I'd consider moving part the plants there. Part the plants is very very strong

Difficult terrain is amazing, even without your team being able to outright ignore it

Plant growth that you can move normally in is extremely strong and likely a higher level feature.

Consider that plant growth is among the best level 3 spells even as is

[native grove]

okay i did an update to the subclass to hopefully make it more balanced, take a look

how does it look now?

[native grove]

^

[barren sand]

Hey chat
I'm in a wizard battle and my friend casted second thoughts and doubt on me

How do I counter this?

[coral delta]

I have no idea what those spells are. How do you expect us to answer this with no context?

[primal osprey]

It was a joke they made in #dnd-discussion

No clue why it was said here too but

[coral delta]

Mysterious

[native grove]

What do you guys think of this subclass now that it has been nerfed?

[barren sand]

I need help beating him in our goofy wizard battle

[primal osprey]

Meteor swarm will do the trick

[barren sand]

Something like everyday inconveniences which are turned into spells like
Warm pillow
Charger only works at a certain angle
And such

[sacred current]

Perma-wet socks

[primal osprey]

Foot cramp

[primal osprey]

Okay that wins

But anyway I feel like this is off topic

[barren sand]

That's so evil

I love it

[barren sand]

Trench foot

[primal osprey]

Is that an everyday inconvenience? 😭

[barren sand]

No but it's super evil

Mwehehe

[sacred current]

Essence Mastery
Prerequisite: Level 8, Spellcasting or Pact Magic
Rather than rely on spellcasting foci, you have honed magic through materials to draw out their essence. While holding a component pouch, you gain the following benefits:

• Creatures have disadvantage on ability checks made against your spells using Counterspell or Dispel Magic.
• You have advantage on concentration saving throws.
• When you cast a spell that deals damage, add your spellcasting modifier to one damage roll.

A little inspired by the Mighty Nein and how the animated show handles spellcasting using components instead of foci

Tbh there's not enough stuff for component pouches

[native gale]

Idk if this is necessary. Component pouches are strictly and objectively better than nonmagical spellcasting focuses. The only benefit that focuses have is the fact that they can be magic items

[frank ocean]

I know that this concept has been done before but I wanted to make it myself, thoughts anyone?
https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/QSKQ9viZuhwd

[native grove]

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDHomebrew/comments/1pnb596/untamed_soul_sorcerer_subclass/

This is a link to a homebrew sorcerer subclass i made. How does it look?

[dense shadow]

Hey there!!
Someone is availabe to check out a Homebrew subclass I made to wizard. It's based on the "Volstrucker" archetype from Critical Role's The Mighty Nein campaign.

Here is the link, if you want to check it. I be here do read your feedback. Thanks in advance.
https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/_m_KSKMII070

[wicked condor]

Can anyone help me make my first homebrew spell, what I want to do is something based of murder drones specifically Callback.ping, my idea for it is the party is fighting a robot of some kind and they have to hide from it and then it casts it

[coral delta]

I have no idea what any of these references are, but is there a reason this needs to be a spell? Why not just make it an ability of the monster you're using?

[wicked condor]

Well callback.ping basically was revealing the location of the MCs and I really like the idea so I want to try make it, I think if I make it a spell I can have a story where a player learns how to cast it by getting infected by the disease

[cerulean seal]

Doesn't locate creature do that already?

[coral delta]

Alright, if you're hoping a player tries to learn this ability, then that's a valid reason for making it a spell. Just note that most players will not see a monster use an ability that they've never heard of and think "I would like to attempt to learn how to do that". Monster abilities tend to be exclusive to monsters, so considering this as an option might never even come up.

[cerulean seal]

I think there is a spell that does that already no?

[wicked condor]

What is it?

[native gale]

In theory, I like the concept of a monster having mobile senors the the players need to hide from. But in practice, why do the players need to hide from it? If this is a monster that the players are expected fight, then there isn't really much reason for them to hide, other than granting advantage on their attacks

[cerulean seal]

I don't watch murder drones so idk what that does so i'm just guessing

[wicked condor]

The monster can be the creation of the bbeg and they can alert the villain of intruders and the goal would be to maybe hide from it but then try to kill it

[wise berry]

I'd like to create a magical map for my party. The goal is this could help give them a means to navigate the region and potentially cut down on Navigation checks. My only initial thoughts are 1. How can this be limited for daily uses 2. If they learn the name of a location it only reveals an area, but further knowledge from someone it shows a direct path on it - is this dumb? How could this be utilized?

[fathom vector]

Is my subclass good?

Way of the Third Punch

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3rd Level — Rhythmic Assault

When you take the Attack action, you may make three unarmed strikes instead of your normal number.

Each strike deals 1d6 + your Dexterity modifier bludgeoning damage.

These strikes count as monk weapon attacks.

You can still use Flurry of Blows as normal.

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3rd Level — Measured Force

Your strikes cut through defenses that stop lesser fighters.

Your unarmed strikes ignore damage resistance.

If a creature is immune to your damage type, it instead takes half damage from a successful hit.

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6th Level — Tempo Step

When you hit a creature with two or more unarmed strikes on the same turn, you may spend 1 ki point to either:

Move up to 15 feet without provoking opportunity attacks

Force the target to make a Strength saving throw or be knocked prone or pushed 10 feet (your choice)

You can use this feature once per turn.

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11th Level — Third Beat Impact

Once per turn, when you hit with your third unarmed strike, choose one effect:

Add your Martial Arts die twice to the damage

Target must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the end of your next turn

Target’s movement becomes 0 until the start of your next turn

You may use this a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier, regaining all uses on a long rest.

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17th Level — Perfect Cadence

As a bonus action, you may enter a state of Perfect Cadence for 1 minute:

Unarmed strike damage die becomes 1d8

The third unarmed strike automatically deals maximum damage

If all three strikes hit the same creature, it has disadvantage on saving throws against your monk features until the start of your next turn

Once used, you must finish a long rest before using it again.

[coral delta]

Sounds extremely strong. Also reads like there might be a fundamental misunderstanding of core Monk features.

[fathom vector]

@coral delta thanks I will look into it and try to fix it if need be

[void jewel]

I agree with dosh. Both too potent and doesn't seem to work with how monk works

Questionable capstone mechanically

[unique parrot]

^ it does a lot of things base Monk already does, but earlier and stronger. This clashes a lot with existing Monk features

And ignores their martial arts die

[tired dagger]

hey guys is this?

a good a summon for my party?

hold on

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a7AfcAXERbsAk1eQd2wooqnvwBSYsFkQ/view?usp=sharing

is it balanced? i know its strong honestly its kind of meant to be

[zenith drift]

Thanks for the feedback, I will most definitely fix up the wording and adding extra things that are needed and removing those that are not. I will also work on making it way less DM depending then it originally was.

[midnight elk]

40 CALIBER MAGIC MISSILE (Rocket launcher)

Severed vocal chords

Itchy bones

Mend buttcrack

METAL SLIVER IN EYE

Spontaneous combustion

Rubber bones

Liquid bones

[midnight elk]

Are these good?

I can keep going

[latent island]

Making some homebrew abilities for my party rn, does anybody have any ideas for a Beast Barbarian who prefers to use weapons?

Being a lycanthrope is integral to their character rn, I'm planning on them eventually beating their curse and becoming a totem barbarian, but that's not here or now

[void jewel]

Does the player know this plan?

[latent island]

yes

[void jewel]

Solid

What's the power budget for these abilities

[latent island]

The whole point of their character is to find a cure to their curse

[latent island]

The power budget is pretty high, higher than it probably should be, but I run a relatively difficult campaign so I think that balances it out. Let me send other abilities I've made in a google docu

[latent island]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EbND-mnXLTC79M7f-XpvELAGso772jYOgfNqNRr-oHc/edit?tab=t.0

Any unfamilar terms are probably related to the other homebrew I run which is using LL classes, but that shouldn't really affect too much since I'm only looking for ideas for a beast barbarian which is similar to LL's rework of it lol

[dry lintel]

Hey, I need help with my level 14 feature for my Flameweaver Origin Sorcerer Subclass. (Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kffHCIgAa_6fWniREweLdB2mbhkZloNJOAHThWqZQvg/edit?usp=sharing) I really don't like what I have for it, so I need help deciding an alternative. I do want something where you expend Sorcery points to pump up the damage of fire spells even more.

hey @void jewel, maybe you can help me?

[void jewel]

Just read the spell list and the first level 3 feature.

You could delete everything else and it'd be the best available sorcerer sub with just those

Medium + shields in a sorcerer sub is an amazing boost.

And the spell list includes excellent spells like fireball, wall of fire, grease, ect.

[dry lintel]

i bet you have not reached the pseudo-spirit guardians built into the level 6 feature

[void jewel]

Oh damn, all your spells also ignore resistance immediately at level 3

Since they can all become fire and you ignore fire resistance

[dry lintel]

fire is one of the most common resistances

to be fair

[void jewel]

But you also ignore it in that same feature

So for you, none of your spells are resistable now

Except via immunity

[dry lintel]

Oh yeah, that is a good point. Might need to move that down a bit. anyways, what about level 14? Can you help me with that?

[void jewel]

?????level 6 also turns innate sorcery into concentration less spirit guardians??????

[dry lintel]

yep

[void jewel]

Brother I am being trolled

[dry lintel]

ok, my sense of game balance obviously needs work.

[void jewel]

Maximizing fire DMG for 2 sorc points is potent, but is the first reasonable feature I've seen here, given the level

Yeah I'd head back to the drawing board with this one gang. Every feature I'm reading is amazing individually. Some just bonkers good

[dry lintel]

what about the other 6 level feature?

[void jewel]

Lemme read it

There's more??

[dry lintel]

I have not worked on level 18 yet

[void jewel]

Oh burning resolve is fine actually

A solid DPR boost to your spells

Pretty significant but not game breaking

[dry lintel]

I might just move the "ignore resistance to fire" there, so it is essentally a buffed version of the Elemental adept feat

[void jewel]

If that was all you got at 6, you'd be happy, especially considering all your spells deal unresistable fire damage

[void jewel]

It'd definitely help to remove that and cause a feat tax

Would tone down the power a bit

However level 3 and the spell list need to be reconsidered

At least together

This thing doesn't need medium + shields.

[dry lintel]

well the main reason I put that was because I wanted sorcerers capstone for a character I want to build with this

which is awesome, btw. Free metamagic.

[void jewel]

I get the appeal. I too, homebrew medium and shields too much. But just accept the dip

Want medium and shields? Dip 1 into another class

At least that gives it a price

Medium + shields should have such a price tag on it. Its a huge deal

[dry lintel]

fair. I guess I already get a free metamagic anyways if I keep the free transmute

[dry lintel]

problem is, the feat is not that great, and since I get a stronger version of the seond part as part of the subclass, It does not feel like it is worth it

[dry lintel]

ok, so how can I tone down the other features, such as the spell list. My thought process was "put a fire damage spell for each level" and then something else that thematically fits.

[void jewel]

Fire damage spell on each level isn't a bad idea. However, you've got the best of the best at many levels.

[dry lintel]

well, there are not many options at certain levels, like at level 4

wall of fire is the only one that deals fire damage

[void jewel]

In the absence of medium/shields and with the spirit guardians feature changed, the rest isn't really a concern

Even the good spell list and fire ignoring

[dry lintel]

oh, well, in that case, how would I change the SG feature

[void jewel]

IMO the offender of that combo isn't the ignore resistance it's "all your spells are fire"

[dry lintel]

well not all, but yeah

[void jewel]

I'd scrap it and put something else there. SG is extremely potent. Removing concentration from it is insane.

Even if it required concentration it'd be very powerful because it turns innate sorcery into also an amazing third level spell

[dry lintel]

well, It was a thought. I do like the theme of cloaking yourself in fire during innate sorcery, so I want to keep that part. How would you do it?

maybe still have it be a fire damage aura without being just a Fire Spirit Guardians

like deals damage, but does not slow

[void jewel]

Tbh I think if you come back with a revision it'd be easier for me just to re-evaluate

Some balance things are less of a concern if others are removed.

[void jewel]

Fire shield perhaps

Look into that

Much more reasonable spell to use

[dry lintel]

oh, so instead of copying spirit guardians, we copy fire shield? ok, I'll consider it

[dry lintel]

problem is that spell requires you to be hit by melee, but I am going for more of a ranged caster.

[void jewel]

Which is fine IMO since A. You have another, totally good level 6 feature and B. Innate sorcery is already giving you a potent buff

IMO, its more of a "helpful when it comes up" feature. Which you need. Not every feature in your subclass can be constantly useful. They are not by design in any official subclass

It is tempting to make each individual feature powerful. But that is a trap. You need ribbons. And as ribbons go, adding fire shield to something you already activate is not a bad one at all

[dry lintel]

sounds good. Now I just need to work on the level 18 feature, Scion of Everflame. I was thinking for it to be a buff to Raging Inferno while it is active.

[dry lintel]

True, I guess, thinking about it, the fire shield being up should deter creatures from melee attacking me anyways

[dark silo]

Hey gang, what can you tell me about the Omikyri?

[dry lintel]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kffHCIgAa_6fWniREweLdB2mbhkZloNJOAHThWqZQvg/edit?usp=sharing ok @void jewel, how does it look now?

[void jewel]

Still extremely potent. Moving 3's ignore resistance to 6 helps a little bit but not much. Phoenix immolation feels like it should be on a LR, not SR. It giving you a ton of these spells known+prepared is amazing at 3 in addition to the other buffs -this is close to 50% extra total spells prepared, many of which you'd want to take anyways.

I don't think you should have infinite free fire transmute spell with no strings attached. Probably limit the number of uses. This is one of the big offenders, because in enables so many other features by allowing every single spell you cast that deals a relevant damage type to deal fire damage, which triggers all your riders and whatnot.

IMO Fuel the Fire should be more expensive.

[dry lintel]

Ok, try checking it out now.

you will also notice I removed the "immunity to fire damage is treated as resistance" part as well

So, what do you think? Think it is now ok for playtesting, @void jewel?

[solid mason]

Does anyone know of a homebrew crafting system in dnd cause the normal crafting system sucks

[lethal cedar]

Hey Shredder from TMNT is wearing plate mail right?

[stuck raptor]

id say so yeah

[lethal cedar]

I'm making him the BBeG for my campaign

I'm using this one skaven deathmaster as a sorta basis since the deathmaster is cr 16 and he is going to be cr 17

[wise berry]

I'd like to create a magical map for my party. The goal is this could help give them a means to navigate the region and potentially cut down on Navigation checks. My only initial thoughts are 1. How can this be limited for daily uses 2. If they learn the name of a location it only reveals an area, but further knowledge from someone it shows a direct path on it - is this dumb? How could this be utilized?

[whole mural]

i know i've asked this a couple of times, but anyone else want to give feedback on this healer / support ranger subclass

the flavour is supposed to be a sort of field guide / toolbox-ish character

I have my own ideas on the abilities, i just want to see if they are founded and reasonable

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here's the pastebin link to the class, if anybody wants i can paste it in here too incase they dont trust the link - https://pastebin.com/hg26hKAG

[midnight elk]

What if whenever a play is resurrected via magic (Revivify, Resurrection, true Resurrection, Wish spell, ect.) the injury that caused their death shows itself as a scar with the appearance of beautiful gold.
this idea is inspired by the art form Kintsugi, Which is a japanese art form where someone fixes pottery with a type of glue with gold flakes inside, the artform is support to represent embrace the cracks in the pottery
So if a character gets stabbed all the way through by a great sword, then there is gonna be a giant gold scar where they were stabbed
If a character is brought back from being killed from a disintegration spell than golden cracks with appear all across the body
I also really like this idea because it adds more gravity to death, because even if someone is brought back from death, their is still something they have to live with for the rest of their life.
It's a dumb idea I just had and I'm not sure if it should have a mechanical effect. Any thoughts/opinions/feedback?

[midnight elk]

Looks great to me!

[whole mural]

||3rd level good, maybe rework the difficult terrain clause||

||7th level is a bit iffy, could do with a general rework - i like trap Trap Steward but the 11th level is already reaction based and its still niche as-is||

||11th level i really like flavour wise, idk how powerful it is||

||15th level feels lacklustre for a capstone especially when other ranger subclasses get mega survivability / support||

[whole mural]

those are my opinions on the class myself, but i'm not great at balancing yet

[midnight elk]

I have something called Bob, Bob is an elemental cataclysm on steroids. Don't worry I suck at balancing as well

[whole mural]

i love the vibe! also gives NPCs and other characters little nods if you care to do that in character. an older with hundreds of golden scars, someone with a large section of their body golden

idk if any real mechanical consequenses, maybe some roleplay consequences (some people see those who are resurrected as imperfect - in a good or bad way)

[midnight elk]

Fair, I was thinking of it having a nod to the conductivity of gold.

Like giving an electricity related buff or debuff

[patent radish]

gold can do alot! but it will melt under that kind of damaging electric current, so skip it imo.

[stuck raptor]

need a name for an alt Legendary Resistances for a Avatar of Ouroboros

[scenic urchin]

Staring Down Eternity

[stuck raptor]

i like that one

[true forge]

Avatar of Infinity?

[hearty marsh]

also any suggestions for what to do at 6th level im super torn so i’ve created basically a list of things it could potentially do (im not using all these these are just things that came to mind)

• your time within the dress increases

• When you see a ally within 30 ft of you make a save against a attack or magical effect they can add your charisma modifier to it

• maybe increase gown health buff for you and your ally

• potentially something to do with like enchantment magic as a fun dip so turning willing spells into unwilling like vs your spell save dc

• maybe something is that when a ally near you is downed you can grant them a portion of your hp if they are within range of touch (true loves kiss style

fully just lost because im happy with the first level so continuing and making something that’s balanced is hard i also have the name for it

Heavy is the head

im going supportive but the main struggle is making support and healing feel fun

[hollow fiber]

i have a homebrew species that i've worked on for the past couple of days, wondering if anyone would like to review it to see if it's alright for use as an actual species.

its like an android species made for a more futuristic or modern set campaign

it has 4 subspecies / species catagories

i think itd be cool, and i know its cool as a concept

just wondering if itd be cool for use regularly or semiregularly

[umbral solar]

Just finished working on a home brew species called soulborn. Similar to war forged, but created when a powerful person experiences a strong emotion around an object, giving said object life by trapping a wandering soul in it. It has 20 sub species based on the emotion (love, hate etc) and type of object (relic, cursed, ordinary, etc). Has some major drawbacks but some huge advantages as well. Anyone willing to take a look at it to help me fully balance it?

[lethal cedar]

I'm trying to figure out a way to word a D&D move but the downside is I kinda cannot post it as a gif and my only option is to show a video where it happens

Trying to make a statblock for Shredder as mentioned earlier and was trying to figure out how to have the move performed at 2:50
Main idea I had was a once a day action where they force a person to do a con save or major damage and be stunned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W-XvNwp2O8

[woven hamlet]

Just copy and paste the stunning strike from monk, im pretty sure thats exactly what you're thinking of

[native grove]

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDHomebrew/comments/1pnb596/untamed_soul_sorcerer_subclass/

This is a link to a homebrew sorcerer subclass i made. How does it look?

[frank berry]

Is Dridic Soul intended to let you just have access to the whole druid spell list by swapping your spells during level up, or is it a case of wording?

Hostile foliage could use more clarification on the terrain. For example Hallucinatory Terrain would make a 150 cube of damage with no concentration requirement lol. Though grabted the feature specified all creatures, so that'd include you and your allies, so not the biggest example, but "terrain affected by magic" can cover a lot of things I don't think were intended

I don't think a "terrain hazard" is an existing term, so while again understandable what the intent is, it is also a bit vague, and could benefit from clarification

The angry shambling mound is genuinely a funny sounding feature, though should specify where it is summoned. Although for a 18th level feature, it does feel kind of weak or situational, and you could add something like the mound attempting to get closer to the target, since if it can only attack, it would include no movement, or a simple door or being grappled blocking it from approaching its target and making it useless, since it cannot take actions to escape or make its way through such things

[midnight zinc]

got a class inspired mostly by monk and pugilist, its not close to being done but id like some feedback on what i have up to now! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dkOQTzjZs8by_ANX0N6qJZcON-e7Squ9RDm73-3Ba-U/edit?usp=sharing

ftr the showboat subclass is a complete wip lol i have not added flavor text or put real mechanical thought into it yet

oh yeah, fair warning, im very bad at wording things so if theres anything that is too confusing just lmk and ill clear it up lol

[hollow siren]

contemplating creating rules for ranged magical attacks using arcane foci

like as weapon attacks

ive been playing dragon age again (veilguard), and the spammy spam attacks using staves gave me an idea

[coral delta]

Is there a meaningful difference between this idea and Cantrips? Cantrips are the 'normal weapon attack' of the caster, after all.

[peak shard]

literally no difference between "beam from staff" and Eldritch blast

[patent wasp]

Dunno if this counts as homebrew but I've been thinking of a character that is a half hobgoblin for lore reasons. What Stat upgrades should I use for this particular race since they don't exist in normal DnD?

[lethal cedar]

Guess it would just be a stronger version of it

[hollow siren]

that is also true

[coral delta]

Are you asking what the normal process is for flavoring your character as a half species?

Or are you trying to homebrew an entire half hobgoblin species?

[hollow siren]

artillerist kind of embodies that better but yeah

[hollow siren]

this is actually what im stumped with

[patent wasp]

Oh there is a normal process? Cause if there is, I would gladly go for it

[coral delta]

The recommended process for half species using the current rules is just to take the features from one of the two halves and use those. Then, you flavor that your character is visually half another species.

[patent wasp]

Ohhh i see. That makes sense, I'll do that then. Thank you!

[coral delta]

So for example, you could say your character is half Dwarf and half Elf. You'd pick all the species statistics of just one of them, though.

[hollow siren]

technically this would actually be witch bolt, with the beam

[hollow siren]

my goal here is to make it a ranged simple weapon attack (magical, ofc lol), with choosing the damage type per attack

the problem i run into is 1) cantrips have to be different and equally viable but also distinctive and have a reason to use these in builds other than AT Rogue, and 2) the issue of extra attacks being something more suited to fighters and martials than casters, all the while 3) not crapping on martials further power-wise

[peak inlet]

finally finished drafting the 9th level Summon spell
I know there are too many differences between the choices, but no one is supposed to have access to all choices at once, so I’m hoping that makes it less intimidating
https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/JmvxwA-wUmkH

[peak inlet]

just make it a single Magic Missile

Magic Missiles are the most basic form of pure magic

[native grove]

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDHomebrew/comments/1po53vh/circle_of_the_rune_keeper_v2/

This is a link to a homebrew druid subclass i made. How does it look?

[vocal imp]

disproportionately strong for t1

but it quickly stops scaling

[cerulean seal]

I know we talked about it yesterday, but why does there need to be a new unarmed strikes based class when that's already Monk's schtick?

This could probably easily just be a monk subclass.

[midnight zinc]

felt like it

[cerulean seal]

If you are going to make a different unarmed striked based class then it needs to be pretty well different from Monks in terms of mechanics and ability. Just from skimming it feels like a good number of these features are just monk features but reskinned. I'm not feeling the distinction.

[midnight zinc]

shrug, i wanted something like pugilist but without some of the features

its supposed to be similar to both of them without being a carbon copy (as in, monk and pugilist)

[primal osprey]

Sometimes you don’t have to drive yourself crazy by making homebrew completely distinct from official content. Profane soul blood hunter after all straight up has pact magic

[cerulean seal]

Oh for sure, it doesn't need to be 100% different. I mean, Barbarians had unarmored defense too. And lots of official subclasses in DnD share very similar features

[peak inlet]

idk, I do have a class that uses Unarmed Strikes, but otherwise it’s not a Martial and has nothing in common with Monks

[cerulean seal]

What i'm referring to though is mostly identity. If you present to be a class that's "It's this but remixed" then I personally want to see a big mechanical difference or at least a strong change which seperates them

[peak inlet]

if anything, it might be broken down into pieces and built into a Warlock subclass/Eldritch Invocations suite

[hollow siren]

i actually contemplated making the damage chooseable between force, fire, lightning, cold, psychic, necrotic, thunder, acid, or radiant

[peak inlet]

oh yeh, for sure, I didn’t look at the class, and I def don’t like people building a whole class for no reason

[peak inlet]

just make it Force

[hollow siren]

why just force?

[peak inlet]

other than the existence of Spellfire, Force is the damage type that signifies pure magical energy

the other damage types require refinement

so it’s like magic weapons that deal other damage types

[hollow siren]

no right i know that, yeah

[peak inlet]

you can make magic items that do it or a cantrip that changes the type

[hollow siren]

my idea was more variable than just shooting raw magic out of an arcane focus tbf, but it would simplify the concept a heck of a lot more

[peak inlet]

should I remove the higher level spells altogether?

I would have to rework Greed, Lust, and Wrath

I am not sure if (even when looking at just 1 of their stat blocks) it’s still too complicated

I had no issue running them in my own play tests and my DM has had much easier time planning with those rather than the full sheet they were using

but compared to other player summon sheets, they’re definitely larger

[warm radish]

for a ghoul race where i have natural claws as my weapons (1d6 damage) what do you think i should have as a second racial feature? i’m at a loss for a second idea

[cerulean seal]

Is this a species or a class?

[peak inlet]

and is it 2014 or 2024?

[warm radish]

SPECIES SORRY💔

[warm radish]

2014

[peak inlet]

you should give them some self-regeneration and tankiness then

2014 Undead can’t get healed by many spells

[cerulean seal]

What about a minor healing feature that lets them restore like 1d4 hitpoints x number of times a day when they eat meat

[warm radish]

both were one of my ideas the issue is it feels like slowly the claws will be useless cause 1d6 isn’t viable for very long

as of now healing is one of my options but it’s annoying to choose

[cerulean seal]

Well, most species features aren't very potent.

The main stuff thats useful forever are like generic stuff like movement speeds or extra proficiencies and stuff

If you really want you can have the claws scale at certain levels

[coral delta]

Indeed. Most species traits are used maybe once per session or two. Maybe even less frequently. A player's class is where 90% of their daily use kit comes from.

[warm radish]

ill see if its a option to have the claws scale if not i’ll look for something most beneficial to the long game

[cerulean seal]

Don't ghouls climb around and stuff?

You could give them a climb speed/spider climb

that would be useful forever

[warm radish]

that’s a good point

final thing with that what would the class be that benefits the most, i played a random character for a campaign last year so im a bit traumatized

[coral delta]

You should be aiming to have this species benefit no classes more than another.

The point of a well made species is that it should be class and playstyle agnostic.

[warm radish]

fair enough

it feels like some races make classes better but i see what you mean

[coral delta]

A few do, and they're not very well made as species.

[cerulean seal]

Species should be designed around representing that species the best you can imo

[warm radish]

it’s more so which class would make sense for a ghoul to be now, i can’t see a ghoul being something like a paladin or something like that

[cerulean seal]

Well you aren't going to have much control over that if you post this or anything. A player can be any class they want and multiclass

[warm radish]

fair

[cerulean seal]

The appeal of DnD is making and playing any character you want. An orc wizard, or a halfling barbarian

[woven hamlet]

An undying paladins ghoul works plenty fine, especially if they have an oath thats strong

[willow gorge]

First pass at a homebrew class based on Hornet and her crests, would love to hear any feedback :)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/191d2z8V0DP6n2s8dlOKDIn0RVxwoewqgYdI4tm5VroI/edit?usp=sharing

subclasses still need a lot more work

[hollow siren]

joke feat idea:

Italian Casting
You no longer need Verbal components to cast spells, if you have a free hand.

(the joke is we speak with our hands)

(my family is extremely italian too, so i can confirm there is a LOT of gesticulating with our hands and gesturing)

[cerulean seal]

This is really good tbh. Your format is nice. There aren’t any glaring issues here from what I can tell. Only thing is maybe for Vesticrest of Fortitude, allow the player to change their proficiency at the end of a long rest.

Other than that everything looks solid here

[willow gorge]

oh I do like that idea, fits with being able to swap out your tools

any input on silk soar v1 versus v2? My first idea was v1 but someone suggested something more like v2 and I do like it

[cerulean seal]

I think V2 is probably better since you are using your die a lot already on other features. It also is in line with like a monk or rouge using their BA’s for extra mobility

If you are wanting to give more things to use your die on, you can always treat this like a monk feature where, as a BA you do X, but also you can choose to spend a die to get Y

Like how focus points are now. you can do one thing but spend your points to get some extra spice

[willow gorge]

probably not necessary I think

true that they have plenty to spend their dice on

[cerulean seal]

Probably not. Depends on how die hungry you want the class to be I suppose

[willow gorge]

I'm also not certain if the part of Weaver's technique that lets your weapon damage scale with your silk dice is too much or not

I'd wanna playtest that sometime to see how it feels

[cerulean seal]

Honestly, it’s a cool mechanic. Replacing your weapon dice with your class die is unique. It also allows the player to choose to use like daggers or a sling without worrying about damage

Goes kinda crazy on a dual wielding character I think

[willow gorge]

well it's not unique it's identical to monk except it doesn't buff your unarmed strikes lol

[cerulean seal]

Right, that’s what I mean though. There isn’t a class that has a scaling weapon damage die like this

Just stuff that scales your overall damage

[willow gorge]

well I'll keep it in for now

I mean it's mostly just for fun anyways I'm not in the habit of publishing homebrew much

[cerulean seal]

I’ve been working on a class too so I know the vibes

I do want to publish mine though

[neat turtle]

Thinking about a Percy Jackson campaign what all y'all think I should get

[cerulean seal]

You can probably run that with base rules. Could just give the players custom feats based off their parentage

[woven hamlet]

Most of it can just be reflavored there'd only be afew different things youd have to homebrew unless youre planning on making homebrew classes/subclasses

[dapper cobalt]

I'm currently homebrewing a system I've been calling Eldritch Taint, I had previously called it Corruption Points but I decided against using that and I just want a decent name for this homebrew mechanic that won't make my players giggle like school children and make jokes about having to make Resist Taint rolls. Open to any ideas

[native gale]

Could you just call it Eldritch Corruption?

[vernal leaf]

Can we change the name so it doesnt sound like an eldritch butt crack

[nova basin]

Old Gods' Rot?

[dapper cobalt]

Now thats a name

[nova basin]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[dapper cobalt]

Also fits into the themes and setting im going for in this homebrew world Thanks man

[nova basin]

Yurp

[chilly laurel]

*Blood Vial
Wondrous item, rare

This pocket size glass vial is inscribed with spiraling runes. When filled with fresh blood of a humanoid creature, the runes start rearranging into various shapes.

The blood must come from a living or recently deceased humanoid (within 24 hours).

Extensive Info. While the vial contains a humanoid’s blood, you can use it as a material component for the scrying spell. When used this way, the target has disadvantage on the saving throw, as if you possessed a body part.

**Shape-Shift. **As a Magic action, you can press the vial into your flesh, causing it to dissolve into your body. You magically transform into the humanoid whose blood is stored in the vial. This transformation lasts for 1 hour, until you end it early as a bonus action, or until you drop to 0 hit points.

While transformed:

• Your game statistics remain the same, except for your size, which matches the target humanoid.
• Your voice, physical appearance, scent, and surface-level mannerisms perfectly match the humanoid.
• Your equipment is not transformed.
• You do not gain the target’s class features, memories, proficiencies, or languages.

A creature can discern the illusion with a successful Wisdom (Insight) check contested by your Charisma (Deception), noticing subtle behavioral inconsistencies. Truesight or similar magic reveals the transformation as magical.*

does this look any good?

[lucid kraken]

A bit specific but neat, just looking it over I don't see any glaring issues

[true oar]

I'm thinking of changing how different spellcasters use components and foci. Could I get some advice about balancing for an idea I had?

[stiff burrow]

do yall reckon itd be too strong to make metamagic adept a half feat when porting it over to 2024 rules

[polar timber]

Alright, ive been considering giving the Savage Attacker feat a bit of an upgrade, as it seems to be pretty weak/unpopular even for an origin feat. The current 2024 savage attacker is as follows:

You've trained to deal particularly damaging strikes. Once per turn when you hit a target with a weapon, you can roll the weapon's damage dice twice and use either roll against the target.

I am thinking about modifying it to the following:

You've trained to deal particularly damaging strikes. When you hit a target with a weapon as part of the Attack action, you can roll the weapon's damage dice twice and use either roll against the target.

Thoughts? Too strong? I am specifying the Attack action part so that you cant get the benefit on absolutely every attack you could potentially make

obviously it is a massive buff, especially for fighters. Its closer to the BG3 savage attacker functionality. I am unsure if such a change is too strong for an origin feat though

[smoky sand]

whats your favorite dnd homebrew

[cerulean seal]

Do you guys think it’s fine for a subclass feature to just be extra attack when no other subclass of that class provides extra attack. (The core class gets extra attack though)

[smoky sand]

like fighter extra attack but only on this subclass?

[cerulean seal]

Yeah, it’s for a half-caster class I’ve been working on. One of the subclass is based off having a living weapon/armor so I figured getting extra attack made sense

The core class gives extra attack (two attacks) and I want the 10th level feature to be extra attack (three attacks)

[smoky sand]

i like it

[cerulean seal]

Perfect.

[polar timber]

A half caster with 3 attacks does sound pretty strong. If you run into balancing issues consider having the 3rd extra attack have some sort of negative effect

or perhaps just some sort of limiter

[faint sonnet]

I would definitely avoid giving Fighter's 11th level feature prior to Fighter getting it, tbh.

[midnight elk]

Thanks! Do you have any other thought/opinions/suggestions?

[gaunt owl]

Sounds fine, I think it kinda encroaches on what fighter does tho

[void jewel]

Still abysmal

The effect just adds extremely low amounts of damage

Savage attacker is bait because it sounds good but mathematically provides very little

Applying it to extra attack doesn't change that much

[midnight elk]

Anyone?

[cerulean seal]

What if I made it cost a BA?

Or something of similar effect to an extra attack?

[faint sonnet]

What's the context of getting a third attack?

[cerulean seal]

Subclass is based on a half caster having a living weapon or armor. (Think like Soul Eater, or Fi from Legend of Zelda) my idea is that the weapon or armor itself makes another attack on your behalf

[faint sonnet]

Perhaps give it a limited number of uses, like old War Cleric?

[midnight elk]

Random spells/cantrips to inconvenience NPCs/PCs:
Human blender
Transparent flesh
Glass bones
MEND BUTTCRACK
Unexpected hand grenade (turns a random enemy's hand into a literal hand grenade)
Random hair on tongue
Umbrella
Flaming teeth
ITCHY BONES
TRENCH FOOT
Anything else I should add?

[cerulean seal]

That’s a decent idea

[stuck raptor]

How does this reaction sound?

Devour the Light (4/Day). Trigger: A creature regains Hit Points or deals Radiant damage while within 30 feet of the avatar. Reaction: Reaction effect. If the creature regains Hit Points, it instead regains half the amount, and the avatar deals 13 (3d8) Force damage to the creature. If the creature dealt Radiant damage, it instead deals half the Radiant damage and takes Necrotic damage equal to the damage dealt.

[nova basin]

Mean

[stuck raptor]

perfect

[subtle totem]

Elaborate

[knotty crane]

In the games they claim that he’s weak to fire, but clearly he can survive and come back, as for true weakness it could stem from ideology, if you stop believing/following him like Vanny did he’s weak

[cerulean seal]

Level 10: Sentient Weapon

Your Armament acts on its own, making additional attacks. When you use the attack action on your turn, you can choose to make a third extra attack. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your wisdom modifier. You regain all expended uses on a long rest.

[patent radish]

I like the vibe

[hearty marsh]

does anyone have a second to help me with a subclass ability?

[compact solar]

Can anyone help me balance something for my character, it's related to their backstory

[surreal totem]

how overpowered would it be if i gave an enemy an ability to where if it is hit with a ranged attack from within 80 ft it automatically becomes their (extra) turn, but they can’t take a bonus action ? it’s like a max use of 3 times per short

[stuck raptor]

just give them a reaction

[surreal totem]

ok question how do reactions exactly work???

i’m kind of confused about them

[stuck raptor]

theyre a spcial action they can take when a certain trigger is met

[surreal totem]

so a reaction where if they are hit with a ranged attack it immedietly becomes their turn would work

[void jewel]

To be honest, I'd read the players handbook before you go about home brewing things

Understanding the basics is a needed starting point

Review the rules glossary and the chapters on how the game is ran

[surreal totem]

i don’t own it

[void jewel]

I'd consider finding a way to access the rules of the game before modifying the rules of the game

[stuck raptor]

Basic rules are free

[surreal totem]

also if you learn things while creating you tend to pick up on them quicker

i just wasn’t sure about reactions since some have different ruling than others when i look at monster stat blocks

[void jewel]

Totally. You can find info about reactions, and other things, in the basic rules. Free, as ti mentioned

[stuck raptor]

because their reactions have different triggers and responses

[surreal totem]

i get it now

[void jewel]

Once you understand action economy and the base rules, you'll be able to make lots yourself.

[surreal totem]

if you could send a good resource that would be incredible

[void jewel]

Generally true. But it is also helpful to not be shooting in the dark. In this case, an hour or two of reading will do you lots of good

[void jewel]

Totally. I'd direct you to the players handbook rules. They're free on DND beyond (though the website itself is pretty bad, after reading the rules, I'd go elsewhere) or one of countless other ways to access the book

For instance, I've got a physical copy, but there are many many more places to get and read it.

I'd have all players read the handbook, and the DM should certainly be quite familiar with the rules

[cerulean seal]

Roll20 and DnDBeyond has the basic rules listed out. The players handbook is always considered free so you can literally go download the rules from the Wizards websites and read over it

[cerulean seal]

Reactions work as the following.
You get 1 reaction per round.
You may use your reaction at any point during a round as long as a feature or something has met the conditions.

For example, opportunity attacks are if a creature in your attack range attempts to leave it, you can use your reaction to make an attack against them.

There are lots of features that specifically list “as a reaction when…” and then details the trigger and effect.

[hearty marsh]

also any suggestions for what to do at 6th level im super torn so i’ve created basically a list of things it could potentially do (im not using all these these are just things that came to mind)

• your time within the dress increases

• When you see a ally within 30 ft of you make a save against a attack or magical effect they can add your charisma modifier to it

• maybe increase gown health buff for you and your ally

• potentially something to do with like enchantment magic as a fun dip so turning willing spells into unwilling like vs your spell save dc

• maybe something is that when a ally near you is downed you can grant them a portion of your hp if they are within range of touch (true loves kiss style)

• any spell with a range of self can be applied to your prince

• you can choose an additional ally so you a prince and a squire

fully just lost because im happy with the first level so continuing and making something that’s balanced is hard i also have the name for it

Heavy is the head

[cerulean seal]

What’s the subclass? Can you send the subclass?

Oh wait

I saw it’s on the original post

[hearty marsh]

oh i replied to the first level ability that’s all i’ve got so far

[cerulean seal]

One sec, let me read

[hearty marsh]

i also needa work on the spell list but i’ll needa refine that since i’m working on it last but i had one before

[candid jasper]

How do you feel about this Druid homebrew rule?

• Upon being able to Wild Shape into Beasts with a CR of at least 1 you can can now also turn into Beasts with a CR of 1/8 or lower as an Action without spending a use of this feature.

[hearty marsh]

ignoring that yea i came up with a bunch of things a advancement could be but my main hurdle is feeling fun and making a support
/ healing based subclass feel fun

[cerulean seal]

Some issues with the first level feature.

1. Having the dress just give you extra health is fine but I don’t think very exciting. I think you can probably create a more ivocoutive effect while still bolstering your defenses. Also consider that if this is only lasting a minute, and this is your main subclass feature it should be pretty defining and give the warlock a bit to do.
   Warlocks are pretty subclass reliant due to their limited spell slots.

2 Bonus AC to an ally is cool. Max hp is meh. I think you can find something else.

3. Resistance to the conditions is cool but these are all passive things and nothing active for the player to do. I think it would be nice for this feature to give something offensive for them to do or active they have to do to bolster their friends

[hearty marsh]

hm ok that’s real

i could increase the time and toss something more useful on there

[cerulean seal]

You’ll definitely want to look celestial warlock since that’s the current “healer support” warlock

[hearty marsh]

/active

oh i did check the celestial

but yea i’ll try and thing of something

[hearty marsh]

1 should i maybe increase the dresses time

i could also maybe add another final effect as the active thing to do while the others are passives

[cerulean seal]

I think 1 minute is fine, but give the feature X number of times it can be used per long rest. Like maybe cha mod per long rest.

If you want this to be strictly for combat then 1 minute is fine

[hearty marsh]

i think i do kinda want some out of combat benefit

since i like the flavor of it being cinderella pilled

[candid jasper]

To refine it:

• While the maximum CR for your Wild Shape is 1/4; you can turn into Beasts with a CR of 1/8 or lower equal to your Wild Shape's maximum number of uses doubled.

• While the maximum CR for your Wild Shape is 1/2; you can turn into Beasts with a CR of 1/8 or lower equal to your Wild Shape's maximum number of uses tripled.

• While the maximum CR for your Wild Shape is 1; you can turn into Beasts with a CR of 1/8 or lower without spending a use of your Wild Shape feature.

[hearty marsh]

so i think it could last longer and i could retool it to work around that idea

[cerulean seal]

So I would probably do something like this.

• 1st level. You get your dress you can trigger as a bonus action, lasts for 1 minute and provides you XYZ benefits or additional actions you can take.

• 6th level. You get some support and maybe flavor stuff like more illusions or charisma skill stuff

• 10th level, either something that directly improves the dress or a feature that works with the dress.

• 14th level, go full hog with the Cinderella theme. Summon and conjure whole butlers and carriages and so on maybe.

That’s just a rough outline. The specifics are probably up for debate

[hearty marsh]

ok yea that seems cool

i’ll see what i can do and can i tag u with any updates?

[cerulean seal]

Sure go for it

[river sierra]

idk how neccessary that really is, considering the low CR beasts are as if not more useful than the big beasts for non moon druids, since they're non combat tools (again, for non moon druids)

a non moon druid has more use becoming a rat to get through small spaces and spy on someone than they would become a bear

and druids in 2024 already get a mllion ways to get more wildshapes

[chilly laurel]

*Minds eye
Wondrous item, Very Rare

This amulet is the size of a coin. It depicts a blue eye covered by a hand, and allows the user to peek into the mind of someone.

Peaky blinder. As a magic action, use this amulet to cast the Scrying spell. The amulet requires the same components as the Scrying spell except for its physical requirements. However, the target needs to be in a 1000 ft range of the amulet, and the duration is increased from 10 minutes to 1 hour and requires no concentration.

Snoop around. As a magic action, use this amulet to cast the Detect Thoughts spell. The target needs to be within 500 ft of the amulet, and you can only use the read thoughts option when casting this spell. The spell requires no concentration.

The amulet turns gray whenever: physical contact is lost whilst a spell is active, the user gains no new information about the target after using a spell, or if the user is spotted whilst a spell is active. When the amulet is gray, it has no use and requires a day to be usable again.*

is this any good?

[tranquil cobalt]

By physical requirments, do you mean material components? S/V components? If it still requires Material Components, does the amulet count as a 1,000+ GP focus for a class that could use one as a focus (like a cleric or paladin)
The part about turning is grey dense and maybe could be summarized better, possibly in a bullet points?

[chilly laurel]

oops yeah i meant material and ur right i should summerize it better thanks

[nimble flare]

Is a grapple as a reaction when you fail a grapple or when a creature breaks out of your grapple too strong for a racial ability

[native grove]

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDHomebrew/comments/1po53vh/circle_of_the_rune_keeper_v2/

This is a link to a homebrew subclass i made. How does it look?

[prisma smelt]

Has anyone had any success using Daggerheart's death rules straight into D&D?

Adapting for rolls to do with hope dice and stuff like that of course

[midnight elk]

Just thought of a spell:
Stat death: cause one of the target's stats to drop to 0 which results in the following effects:
0 strength = the creature's body is so atrophied that they are unable to move any part of their body
0 dexterity = the creature is in a constant state of dizzyness (kinda like how it feels when you stand up too quickly but permanently)
0 consitution = The creature is incredibly sickly and will die unless someone is there to be constantly healing them
0 intelligence = the creature is in a coma where they cant form a thought forever
0 Wisdom = the creature goes insane, losing the ability to distinguish dream from reality
0 Charisma = I'm not sure yet

Any thoughts or opinions?

[hollow siren]

9th level for sure
charisma STs are used for erasing personality, basically mind control but soul death, or for getting sent to Hell (lol).

so maybe cha is "you have no rizz and become unresponsive" or something

[gleaming timber]

Hi I'm ordikai, the teacup cat VTuber

[hollow siren]

this outcome is incredibly funny to me, like the lack of social skills would be the LEAST of your concerns if youre just rendered in a waking coma by this spell

[hollow siren]

0 con or 0 str should be "i steal all the bones in your body"

for funny shenanigans

[rustic void]

0 Charisma. The creature cant stick to its word and every word coming out of its mouth sound like gibberish. Whould fit

[hollow siren]

0 int makes sense for a coma, and to differentiate the coma idea, maybe make 0 cha soul death

just have your soul instantly deleted a la dementors kiss

0 wis could be mind enslavement

[midnight elk]

Okay, thanks!

I'm going to write this into a Google Document

[peak inlet]

it’s too strong even for a 9th level spell

look at the CON one

your CON drops to -5

meaning the max HP decreases by a lot

if the hit die was d4, d6, or d8, they die and their max HP is 0

so they just can’t be healed

what’s the saving throw on this spell?

it doesn’t even state a saving throw

[midnight elk]

So I've put Stat Death into a Google Doc:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16k_CqSfielgCuy569CxzgKOA3QlkKlvyFfOSevZXCa0/edit?usp=sharing

[midnight elk]

You speak a word of absolute entropy, unraveling one fundamental aspect of a creature’s existence.
Choose one creature you can see within range and choose one ability score. The target must make a D20(16) Constitution saving throw. On a success, the spell fails and has no effect. On a failure, the target must make a second saving throw using the chosen ability. On a failure, that ability score is reduced to 0, triggering a Stat Death effect.
This reduction cannot be prevented by immunity to ability score reduction, unless the target is a deity or an artifact-level entity (DM’s discretion).

I'm working on it

[peak inlet]

definitely way too much still

[midnight elk]

It's not meant for player access.

Probably going to be used by a boss or something in late game. Most likely at campaign lvl20.

[peak inlet]

it still instakills from max HP

you could just use Power Word Kill instead if you wanna do the same thing in a balanced manner

[midnight elk]

Still has a reasonable saving throw.

[peak inlet]

or make it a more gradual

which something like Sickening Radiance already does

why affect their stats directly when Exhaustion already affects their rolls giving them an effective -2 to all stats when rolling

without destroying the character’s max HP

[chilly laurel]

make them unable to distinguish friend from foe and become a brute when charisma

[midnight elk]

If you look at the whole thing health is not the only stat affected

[peak inlet]

I know, but the other options don’t matter

when you find Checkmate in 1, look for better

[vocal imp]

only on d6 hit die casters

in which case, heck yeah screw wizards

[peak inlet]

I mean, I guess d8s will have 3 HP

which means anything can kill them and ignore death saves

[vocal imp]

which, for like a 9th level spell, might be okay

[peak inlet]

any character can be killed in 1 attack after this spell lands, and I think you need True Resurrection to remove the effect

otherwise, Revivify just brings them back to be killed directly afterwards

[midnight elk]

Ending the Spell
A Stat Death effect can be ended only by one of the following:
Wish

Divine Intervention (successful)

True Resurrection

A specific quest, ritual, or divine act tied to restoring the lost aspect of the creature

Greater restoration and similar magic have no effect.

[peak inlet]

compared to 9th level PWK, where you can just Revivify after

both 9th level

one is clearly broken compared to the other

[vocal imp]

pwk has no save

i think the spell isnt broken strong, but poorly designed for other reasons

[midnight elk]

Oh, okay.

[vocal imp]

as a player, would i have fun getting hit by this? any effect is essentially losing your entire pc up to a dice roll

[peak inlet]

perpetual death for failing 2 saves definitely sounds broken to me

[vocal imp]

theres no agency or easy way to counteract this

[midnight elk]

I did allow everyone who accesses it to be able to edit

If they want

[vocal imp]

you fail one save and now you either leave the game or create a new pc

i have similar feelings about other official spells, but most of the time its PCs inflicting those conditions onto monsters instead of monsters inflicting those conditions into PCs

would i forcecage a PC? would i power word kill one?

no, probably not. is it okay if they do it to monsters? yes

[midnight elk]

I mean it does allow for clerics to be more useful... and it could be used against monsters

[vocal imp]

you just said it wasnt for players

[peak inlet]

that’s what I mean really, I don’t necessarily mean that it breaks the game, but it makes the game unfun

[vocal imp]

agreed

[peak inlet]

what’s the point of playing the game if I know a creature has that

[midnight elk]

I did yes, but it's fine by me for anyone who wants to use it to use it

[peak inlet]

also, you usually put actual limitations on spells not meant to be used by players

like black pearl string from pandemonium or something

[vocal imp]

there is precedent for a spell like this

on a failed int save, it sets their intelligence to 1 and stops them from communicating

but theres ways to get around it and its rare to have a monster use it on a pc

[peak inlet]

yeh but INT is pretty different

CON being a choice immediately nullifies the need for the others

1: This is the lowest a score can normally go. If an effect reduces a score to 0, that effect explains what happens.

there are evidently things that get you to 0

I’m not denying that, but those usually are a decrease to a stat or a slow drain

[midnight elk]

What debuff would permanent soggy socks cause?

[fossil gull]

bro imagine a bard that instead of the art of singing, he would have some crazy shit like wood carving

or bonus points if you use taxidermy with a necromancer in your party

[fossil gull]

less effective rest/long rest cuz you cant be comfy because of your socks

[mild cove]

How does this warlock subclass look?

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12pk2tbizsQ1u_oxWzyh3srivc4I6EeC_iIr6JoNb3Qs/edit?usp=drivesdk

(2014 btw)

[native gale]

So, I have a few concerns of the bat. Firstly, the flame bearer feature. This is roughly equivalent to the level 14 feature for celestial warlocks. So the fact that you get this at level 3 feels too powerful. Secondly, I'm concerned that in an actual game where someone is playing as this subclass, its going to be a bit boring for them. The level 3 feature only triggers when you fall to 0 HP, and the level 6 feature is something you grant to someone else. So until you reach level 10, you're basically playing without a subclass for 90% of the time. This subclass doesn't give you anything to do.

[mild cove]

This is intended to be support, but I do see the problem of them not having enough stuff. Would flamebearer be balanced if I changed the extra damage to 1d10 and removed the temp hp on kill?

[native gale]

No. That’s not the problem. It’s bad game design to try and balance things by adding a downside. And it also doesn’t solve the issue that your primary subclass feature can only be used if you drop to 0 HP. The subclass should give you active abilities that you choose when to use, rather than passive ones that only work when something happens to you

[mild cove]

Fair. Thx for the feedback, will work on it

[burnt cipher]

Need some ideas for a Gambling Monk Subclass (Way of the Fateful). The goal for this was the have a feature for every type of dice a player would use.
d4: ???
d6: When you spend a Ki Point, roll 2d6, see what you get from the table. Basically wild magic for monks. (Level 3)
d8: ???
d10: Spend a Ki Point to gain 1d4 of a rolled damage type to attacks for 1 minute. (Level 6)
d12: ???
d20: Spend ? Ki Points to give yourself Advantage on an Attack, Check, or Save, or make a Creature you Hit make a WIS Save. On a Fail, they gain Disadvantage on their next Attack, Check, or Save. (Level ???)
d100: When you Hit a Creature, you can spend 3 Ki Points to have them make a CON Save. On a Fail, roll a d100. The Creature receives a kill threshold equal to the roll for 1 minute. When you bring the Creature to or below that threshold, they die. (Level 17)

[mild cove]

d4 could be roll and multiply by 5. Movement speed increases by that until end of turn. As action and 2 ki points

[fossil gull]

what if i make a puzzle dungeon with a timer and a button that resets the timer and puzzle...but the puzzle is useless and has no actual solution and the room would unlock if the party just lets the timer run out

[mild cove]

That means you hate your party

[fossil gull]

nah it would be so fun to play with them like that

[mild cove]

Add an unlikable enemy with an extremely high pitched voice

[mild cove]

Does this look better?

Flamebearer
The flame of the Nightmare Heart Preserves you, while pulling in those that seek that flame. As an action, you can gain temporary hit points equal to your charisma modifier. When you next take damage, you can force that creature to succeed on a charisma saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failed save, the creature is charmed by you for 1 minute. The next time you deal damage to that creature with a weapon attack or spell, you deal an additional 3d4 fire damage and end the charmed effect on that creature. You can use this feature once, and regain the ability to do so when you complete a long rest or expend a spell slot. The fire damage increases to 4d4 at 6th level and 5d4 at 10th level.

[native gale]

from a design/fun standpoint yes I like this a lot better. I'm not sure about the game balance for it yet, but I'm not in the headspace to analyze that atm

[mild cove]

Ok, thx

[remote lance]

Feels a bit overpowered for level 3

It should be limited uses

Nevermind, I misread

[mild cove]

Should I remove the burning a spell slot clause? Also, it’s for 2014, so that may change its balance

[hidden delta]

This has the funny side effect of targeting a teammate if they hit you with an AoE

[mild cove]

Now says can

[void jewel]

Waiting simulator

Rage bait trap

[fossil gull]

exactly. this is just to watch them struggle and suffer trying to figure out something meant not to be solved lol

[void jewel]

Tbh do that once and watch your party be less engaged with all future puzzles

Puzzle ruiner 3000

[fossil gull]

its worth it

[void jewel]

If you say so G

Likely you'll be the only one enjoying it

You'll reveal it and the players will go "oh OK. That's annoying. Moving on" and then care less about your future creations

[noble lion]

This is true. I'm friends with the useless button and he told me he's only witnessed disappointment

I'd like to make a Bag of Wind item based on the sack used by Odysseus. Do you think I should give it a unique effect like the Decanter of Endless Water, or should I give it charges which can be used to cast spells like gust of wind from it?

"This bag has 5 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to cast the Gust spell for 1 charge, the Feather Fall spell for 2 charges, the Gust of Wind spell for 3 charges, or the Warding Wind spell for 3 charges. The bag regains 1d4 +1 expended charges daily at dawn."

[chilly laurel]

Mind’s Eye
Wondrous item, very rare

This coin-sized amulet depicts a vivid blue eye partially covered by a grasping hand. While worn, the amulet allows its bearer to intrude upon the thoughts and perceptions of others.

Peaky Blinder. As a Magic action, you can use the amulet to cast scrying. The spell requires all the normal components of scrying except for its material component. The target must be within 1,000 feet of the amulet. The spell’s duration is increased to 1 hour, and it requires no concentration.

***Snoop Around. ***As a Magic action, you can use the amulet to cast detect thoughts, with the following modifications: the target must be within 500 feet of the amulet, and you may only use the spell’s Read Thoughts option. The spell requires no concentration.

The amulet turns dull gray and becomes inert if any of the following occur while a spell from the amulet is active:

• You lose physical contact with the amulet during the casting of any spell by the amulet.
• You gain no new information about the target by the time the spell ends.
• The target of any of the spells casted by the amulet sees you.
  While gray, the amulet has no magical properties. It regains its powers after 24 hours.

is this any good?

[lucid kraken]

I have a player who is a first time player who says they “heard about reborns” and they want to play one and we talked and came up with some good ideas for it going to mix and match some traits of different versions of it and do some of our own stuff. Are there any issues that could come up with this?

[polar timber]

I mean a character that is "reborn" can be any specie/race really, thats more about backstory than anything else

unless your referring to something specific

[arctic thorn]

hey yall, i ran a oneshot thats themed after the game team fortress 2 and made homebrew monsters for a level 5 party of 4 and it ran great, and i wanna run a "pro" version (basically just more powerful monsters vs higher leveled party) and i ask for anyone thats very familiar with/plays the game for help on balancing the more powerful versions, dm me if youd be willing to help, thanks!

[mild cove]

Reborn is a lineage from VRGtR

[polar timber]

Ah ok, then your probably fine

if your worried about balance just try to compare it against some of the other species, should be enough

[hearty lion]

Does anyone else just do homebrew for the druid sub classes?

[scenic urchin]

dont think anyone here limits themselves to just druid subclass homebrew

[unkempt spindle]

So uhh i made a kinda silly spell for warlocks and am just realizing that its stupidly strong

[mild cove]

Happens to the best of us

[unkempt spindle]

it doesnt even do that much damge by itself its just what happens when you combine it with agonizing blast😭

at level five you fire 13 beams of energy each doing a d4 of force damage

(the equationfor the number of beams is your warlock level times two plus 3)

[mild cove]

Agonizing blast only works with eldritch blast

[unkempt spindle]

its a sub-category of eldritch blast

called eldritch barrage

im working on a lot of subcategories for eldritch blast

[jovial anvil]

Speaking of, I was working on a spell for the warforged that seems semi-busted
.

[midnight elk]

That's amazing. Mind if I use it?

[sacred current]

Power Word Objection
2nd level Enchantment
Casting Time: 1 reaction, when a creature within 60 feet of you takes an Action, Bonus Action or Reaction
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: 1 round
_ _
Drawing on eldritch legal powers, you can use the Objection Reaction for the spell's duration, and as part of the Reaction used to cast the spell.

Objection. You speak a word of power that stops the creature in its tracks. The creature is forced to make a Charisma saving throw, receiving 2d4 psychic damage on a successful save. On a failed save, the creature cannot use that Action, Bonus Action or Reaction until the beginning of its next turn. If the creature was casting a spell, the spell slot is not wasted.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the spell's duration increases by 1 round for each spell slot above 2nd level.
Classes: Bard

Got bored so made this

How balanced is it?

[mild cove]

Should probably be 3rd level

[midnight elk]

In big hero six one of the characters has a purse with buttons corresponding to elements on the periodic table. You press a combination of those buttons and get a ball of that compound which is then yeeted at an opponent.
What if it was a D&D weapon that started with the classical elements (Air, Earth, Fire and Water) but unlocked more the more combos you make?
It would also start out weak and get stronger the more you use it

[midnight elk]

I OBJECT YOUR OBJECTION

[unique parrot]

Isn’t this just 2024 Counterspell but for anything?

[midnight elk]

OBJECTION

[unique parrot]

Is it meant to nullify their action? Because the way it’s worded currently it wouldn’t

Since reactions take place after their trigger unless specified otherwise

The “1 round” duration doesn’t have a precedent afaik

[sacred current]

No, just force then to take a different action

[sacred current]

Haven't caught up on '24 rules, but that sounds like it got nerfed into oblivion

This spell is simply meant to force creatures to take other actions instead

[cerulean seal]

Can I get some opinions on this 2024 sorcerer subclass I designed? It’s a Devil sorcerer but focused more on the charisma, contract forming side of them.

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

[unique parrot]

It’s not really a huge nerf for PCs since no 2024 stat blocks use spell slots so they don’t actually get their spells back

[compact solar]

Is anyone able to help me with a homebrew concept I have for one of my characters

[nimble flare]

I was thinking about making a species that has a bite that can end conditions in exchange for dealing damage, how are we feeling?

Like you bite your ally, drink the magic or poison causing them to be paralyzed then end their paralysis

[azure stirrup]

here is a little Cobblestone Mimic i made for my Dark City campaign setting and wanted to share this guy.. Cobblestone Mimic
Tiny Monstrosity, Neutral
CR 0 (XP 10) | Monsters of the City
At first glance, it’s just another uneven stone in the street. Then it moves.
Cobblestone Mimics are infant mimics that disguise themselves as single paving stones. Individually harmless, they become a serious urban hazard in numbers—tripping pedestrians, stealing loose change, and turning busy streets into ankle-breaking traps.
AC 12 (natural armor) Hit Points 4 (1d4+2) Speed 5 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
5 (-3) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) 3 (-4) 10 (+0) 4 (-3)
Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 10 Proficiency Bonus +2
Traits:
• False Appearance. While motionless, the cobblestone mimic is indistinguishable from an ordinary cobblestone.
• Adhesive. The mimic has advantage on grapple checks against creatures that step on it.
• Coin Hunger. The mimic is drawn to the scent of metal coins and will follow coin trails if able.
• Colony Creature. Where one cobblestone mimic is found, 2d6 more are usually nearby.
Actions: Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 0 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage.
Trip (Reaction). When a creature moves within 5 feet, the mimic attempts to trip it. The target must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or fall prone.
Side Thoughts For City Use:
• City Watch pays 1 silver per live mimic delivered to pest control
• A 100-ft stretch of infested street can take 24 hours to clear
• When well-fed, cobblestone mimics reproduce by budding
• Some guilds train them as unconventional guard “animals” (feed daily or else…)

i am not an artist but it makes me smile thinking about players stumbling along not knowing about the stones with teeth.. can just see it in the mind

[hidden delta]

Honestly really cool, you don’t really have any offensive abilities but it looks very fun flavour wise and out of combat. One problem is that the familiar can’t attack unless you specify that it can and the cost feels kinda high for a level 1/5 warlock ability at level 14.

[cerulean seal]

You think I should add a little line that the Imp can attack?

Also I figured the spell list can handle the offensive portion since they are given extra damage spells

[hidden delta]

Yeah and reduce the cost

[hidden delta]

Fair

[cerulean seal]

Adjusted. Thanks for the feedback!

[hidden delta]

Your welcome

[icy cove]

Hey! I am coming up with my own homebrew version of the Battlerager subclass for the barbarian. I have only come up with the 3rd level features and I wanted to run them by y’all real quick.

3rd level feature: Armored Barbarian: You gain proficiency in heavy armor, and wearing heavy armor no longer prevents you from raging.

3rd level feature: Battlerager Armor: When you rage, metal spikes appear around your body. If you are wearing armor, the spikes form as though they naturally fit on the armor. If you are not wearing armor, the spikes may appear as spiked cuffs around your wrists, arms, shoulders, knuckles, and neck.
While you are raging, you gain the following benefits:
When an enemy creature hits you with a melee attack within 5 feet of you, they must succeed a dexterity saving throw or take an amount of piercing damage equal to your proficiency bonus.
Your unarmed melee attacks now deal 1d8 piercing damage instead of 1d6 bludgeoning.
When you attempt to grapple a creature, if they fail the saving throw against your grapple, they take an amount of piercing damage equal to your proficiency bonus.
All piercing damage dealt with any ability from this feature is considered magical for the purpose of bypassing nonmagical resistance.

[azure stirrup]

@icy cove sounds great there, personally i would like the spikes to cause dmg to the armor as part of a my image of the barbarian not always looking or smelling 'civil' .

[icy cove]

You could definitely reflavor it that way! I just don’t think having an ability that damages your armor would fly well with most players. Abilities shouldn’t punish the player for using them, at least, not unless they’re over the top insane

[azure stirrup]

That's fair, but does the player just knows that their new rage has spikes would that not be a learning experience, as always up to the game being played. just how do you know what an ability can do without a little testing, so wiggle room is fun to debate 😄

[icy cove]

I see what you mean. I can definitely see the appeal for playing like that, but I don’t really think it’s for me, especially not my players

[azure stirrup]

cool.. other wise seems a perfectly devastating ability that should sew a certain amount of trouble, do us all a favor and give them something sticky to fight 😛 would really lean into that grapple for dmg mechanic i like it

[cerulean seal]

Do you think the 14th level ability should be 5th level spells or lower or keep it at 3rd level spells?

[hidden delta]

I think 3rd is fine depends how much you want the sorcerer have to think about what their giving a potential enemy

[brittle geyser]

im currently doing a homebrew with my friends as a dm, ans i need a decently difficult creature for 2 level 5 characters that can kill a creature that would drop a blood diamond

[icy cove]

Yeah I wanted it to be a subclass that deals with doing passive damage. Barbarians are already tanks, so not only will they be soaking up damage, but my version of the Battlerager will also be giving back a little bit of what they take!

[brittle geyser]

can anyone give me like a, suggestion?

[cerulean seal]

So a sorcerer can potentially give these spells to an ally too which is why I figured a sorcerer giving a concentration 5th level spell to their fighter or something might be busted?

Cause then they can have an extra concentration spell up on the board

[icy cove]

Perhaps a Dragonborn of Tiamat? I forget their CR but I threw one at my level three party with a bunch of other enemies and not only did they win the encounter but they also killed it, barely though. Not only that but they had a lot of npcs helping them and I forgot to have the enemy spellcasters actually cast spells. I’m sure you’re a competent dm so you could probably use this db of Tiamat better than me. Should be a solid challenge for them!

[hidden delta]

Good point

[brittle geyser]

okay thank you!!

[lucid kraken]

It’s a lineage so they’d be a Human Reborn as the species

If I understand correctly

I swore I read somewhere that like, reborns are like fading and they will continue to forget more of their previous life until they fade out of existence and their whole thing of being stuck between life and death makes it so the ultimate goal of almost all of them atleast once they discover this is like one or the other, to return to life or to fully pass on to death, is that an outdated description? If so what’s it from?

[stuck raptor]

reborn are pretty damn new

[lucid kraken]

Neither of the “mordern” descriptions I can find right now say it but I swear I read it when I was first discussing the player being a reborn listed among other details of them

[stuck raptor]

yeah, what i mean by that is that there isnt much lore in the first place about them

[true forge]

for a half caster with pact magic, is it a bad idea to let them have a 6th level slot but tied to a feature (maybe once per day)

[stuck raptor]

not really

[cerulean seal]

Sounds fine

If you are worried about the upcasting, you can just make it a separate feature that lets them cast 6th level spells like once a day without a spell slot

[true forge]

thats it lol

like warlocks Mystic Arcaum

(or however its spelt)