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Is a 2d4 natural attack broken at level 1?
For a setting I'm creating, I have an optional rule where dragonborn may possess claw attacks in addition to their breath attack. To wit:
This attack does 1d4 slashing damage as an attack action. ...
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Is a custom race with an armour bonus based on two ability score modifiers imbalanced?
I'm rolling my own races in D&D 5th Edition. As part of that I was thinking of introducing a racial trait modeled after the Monk's Unarmored Defense trait (with no shield bonus).
The race is ...
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Will allowing all (spell-casting) classes to cast all spells be unbalanced? [closed]
I'm homebrewing a new setting with attendant rule changes. According to the setting all magic comes from the same source. So I was thinking that it might make sense, if wizards were able to case cure ...
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How to keep spellcasters from becoming too underpowered when the magic moon resets? [closed]
Magic is the result of an omnipotent terraforming satellite the size of a small moon, but all the accumulated tweaks and additions to its API used by spellcasters will reset during a double-eclipse ...
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How to balance a custom Shadow Skip power?
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In a campaign I'm DMing, I like to give special treats to each character, often after a spectacular feat they managed to pull; as a result of this, the Warlord has a talking demonslayer ...
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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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Does 4e become imbalanced when I allow any character to use any Paragon Path/Epic Destiny?
I will soon be running a D&D 4e campaign set in a homebrewed universe. Races and classes are getting re-skinned into whatever concept the players want, so long as they remain the same mechanically....
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Players rolling all of the dice in D&D 4th Ed
I was looking at the variant rules listed in the Unearthed Arcana, and noticed one that I think could work pretty well in 4th Ed.
Players Roll All The Dice
Basically it turns the monster's attack ...
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