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How could the passive Perception bonus of the Obsevant feat be replaced with a bonus to active Perception checks in a balanced way?
My DM doesn't tend to use passive Perception of the characters; he'll just get us to roll active Perception checks in most cases. We tend to use Perception far more than any other skill in the game.
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To what extent would using the initiative system from Edge of the Empire in 5e break the game?
I've been checking out Star Wars - Edge of the Empire and I really like the initiative system used in it.
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Once all Initiative checks have been
made, the CM notes down the results of each ...
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Would removing the "total cover" part of a Paladin's Divine Sense unbalance the feature?
Inspired by this question: What good is the paladin's Divine Sense?
I am running Lost Mines of Phandelver to introduce a couple of people to D&D (just me and my two players; I use DMPCs to ...
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Would houseruling two or more instances of resistance to the same element as immunity be overly unbalanced?
Would it be overly unbalanced if a DM were to houserule that two or more instances of resistance to the same element (such as fire) to be treated as immunity?
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What are the possible balance implications for houseruling INT as Paladin's spellcasting ability and class features?
Related (yet different): What is the source of a Paladin's spell-casting ability?
Related (strongly): What are the impacts of changing a Ranger's spellcasting ability?
(I don't know if everything ...
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Would it be balanced to allow Enlarge/Reduce to double its effect when upcast?
The enlarge reduce spell currently has no listed advantage to being upcast. It also seems relatively rare to find 5e mechanics that are able to stack with this spell, allowing you to grow/shrink even ...
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Is allowing Barbarian features to work with Dex-based attacks unbalanced?
The barbarian requires that you make attacks using Strength in order to get a number of benefits. This, to me, sounds very much like someone trying to enforce their personal notion of what a barbarian ...
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What would be the balance implications of a house rule allowing a readied spell to be held indefinitely?
As established by this question, readied spells can only be held until the beginning of your next turn.
What would the balance implications be if there were no upper limit on how long the spell's ...
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Is this change to the Magic Initiate feat unbalancing?
The Magic Initiate feat states:
Choose a class: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard. You learn two cantrips of your choice from that class's list.
In addition, choose one 1st level ...
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What are the ramifications of this change to upcasting spells?
I was looking at the Evocation Wizard's Overchannel feature which states:
When you cast a wizard spell of 1st through 5th-level that deals damage, you can deal maximum damage with that spell.
This ...
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What balance pitfalls result from this house rule modifying the optional Flanking rule?
As much as I enjoy 5e, one design issue sticks in my craw: combat is too static. Once initiative is rolled, everyone tends to move to a single position and stand there whacking enemies until someone ...
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Are there any balance drawbacks in ignoring Physical, Social or Mental Limits?
I've been gamemastering Shadowrun 5e since it was published. I have every single book published for the system, a throve of supplements, maps, miniatures, cards, and a bunch of other acessories. I ...
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Are there any balance-breaking consequences of house-ruling that the Spider Climb spell can be upcast to affect additional creatures?
I have a broader question that is the root of this question. I thought I'd ask what I would think is a relatively simple question and see if the answers can help me answer the broader question.
As ...
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Is a house-rule to increase crit range via the Bless spell balanced?
Here's the situation. In the campaign that I am DMing, I have ruled that if a blessed creature (via the Bless spell) gets a total of 20 (or more) on the sum of the d20 and the d4 on an attack roll, ...
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Adjusting power of Animate Dead in custom Dark Sun campaign with slower recovery mechanics (24-hour short rest, 1-week long rest)
tl;dr Because of slower recovery mechanics, my Wizard cannot raise or sustain as many undead as a RAW 5E Wizard. What would be a fair alteration to the spell to bring it back inline with the intended ...
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