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In a "supernatural" world, how can I lead players to choose to NOT be supernatural?
I'm working on a small system to use for a Halloween supernatural thriller campaign. I wanted to add character options for some players to have supernatural abilities. My worry is no one will want to ...
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Is this homebrew Dartmaster class balanced compared to the other PHB classes? [closed]
Is this homebrew Dartmaster class balanced compared to the other classes in the PHB?
Hit Dice
Hit die: 1d10 per dartmaster level
Hit points at 1st level: 1d10 + your Constitution modifier
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How should this homebrew class be rebalanced? [closed]
A friend of mine will be hosting a game soon. Another friend of ours wishes to play a homebrew class he made up, as he was unsatisfied with the way 5e had no suitable (in his opinion) ways to do ...
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Is this homebrewed Malconvoker port to 5e balanced? [closed]
I'm playing a homebrew variant on the D&D 3.5 Malconvoker (Complete Scoundrel). I'd like to upgrade it to 5.0 at some point. This Wizard specialization is what I came up with. Do you see any ...
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What tier are the Pathfinder classes?
I know what tiers are, but what tier are the various Pathfinder classes? This is about Pathfinder only, no 3.5 material is relevant.
An ideal answer would cover all available (non-prestige) classes, ...
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Does a wizard really have the same chance to hit as a fighter?
In D&D versions Original to 3.5, the ability to hit your opponent varies from class to class (i.e. Cleric, Fighter, Rogue, and Wizard). The classes in 5th edition all seem to have the same basic ...
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Changing Skirmisher Warlord into an Arcane Int Leader
TL;DR: Want to turn Skirmishing Warlord into INT buff based "Wizard" to fit character theme. No changes besides main ability scores used. Is this a balanced thing to do or will it be OP?
So my ...
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How do class tiers in Pathfinder shift through levels?
I have read some explanations of abilities that make T1 classes so strong, and what makes T6 classes so useless.
However, most of such explanationes mention very high-leveled abilitites, or even ...
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Why is the skald nearly tier 2?
In the Pathfinder tier list, the Skald is a blue tier 3 — in other words, nearly tier 2. The Bard isn't.
What made it deserve this notation? Is there an extremly powerful particular build or option ...
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How do I balance an all-spellcaster party?
This here campaign I'm about to unfold is going to feature 2-3 players, 2 of which definitely want to get spellcasting characters and the third is very likely to go down the same path.
Q: How do I ...
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How can I check to make sure my homebrew class is balanced compared to pre-existing classes?
A friend and I are embarking on a little project for fun: creating a new class for 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons. We have already referred to the DMG section about modifying classes and races etc.
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What are "tiers", and what tier is each class?
I tend to play Wizards, almost exclusively, though I have branched out and played Clerics, Druids, Sorcerers, and, at some point each other core class. I would like to play something different for my ...
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Balancing Spellcasters; Spontaneous Casters versus Prepared Casters
So ask any optimizer and they'll almost always tell you the same thing: in 3.5 classes that prepare spells are better than spontaneous spellcasters. It's generally not thought of as even a contest. ...
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How to help my low-level spellcaster PCs feel more useful
My party right now consists of a pair of incredibly optimized characters (a half-orc fighter and a ranger/scout), one fairly well optimized character (a swashbuckler who's thinking about mutliclassing ...
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Help me evaluate this homebrew Pokémaster class
So one of my players dropped this bomb on me during the discussion stages for a campaign we're going to start soon - he wants his character to be a Pokemaster.
Reading through the class though, it ...
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