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Is this homebrew Gloves of the Fire Fist magic item balanced as an uncommon item?
Just now I homebrewed the following item and gave it to a player:
Gloves of the Fire Fist
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
While wearing the gloves, once per day the wearer can cast ...
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Is allowing a player to choose the result on a d20 once per long rest more powerful than features like luck points or portents?
Obviously, allowing a character to critically hit or miss on demand is hugely impactful, but if it's only once a day is it appreciably overpowered compared to other similar features? Aside from the ...
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Would absorb elements once per short rest be balanced vs psychic damage vulnerability for a monk?
I plan to make my character an astral self monk and plan to later on take rogue and possibly fighter for the psionic subclasses. For roleplay/backstory purposes I asked the DM if I could have ...
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Is this homebrew creature well balanced?
I have created an homebrew creature. I would like to know if it could be a resonable fight for a level 8 team (an elf druid, a human barbarian, a human warrior, a ranger goblin). Have I used too many ...
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Balance Considerations for Treating a Breath Weapon as 'Magic'
I just read this question here about increasing the range of a Dragonborn breath weapon, which says
Dragonborn's Breath Weapon isn't a magical effect, so does not benefit from any feats that affect ...
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Is This Homebrew "Protective Ward" Spell/Ability Balanced?
I am in the process of creating a homebrew class.
or potentially a subclass...
I haven't decided yet if I wanted to make this class a type of caster or martial character, but either way, I want it to ...
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(How) should I rebalance classes when playing a campaign with infinite long rests? [duplicate]
I'm preparing a D&D 5e campaign with the ability to reset time as a core mechanic. As the players will start each time loop fully rested and can choose to reset time when desired, they will start ...
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Would a magic item that lets you cast a spell (that normally requires concentration) without needing to concentrate on it be unbalanced?
I am designing some magic items and would like to add some abilities like the following to some of the items:
While holding this item you may cast one of the following spells from it, using your ...
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How to fairly add a homebrew skill?
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I want to add some extra skills to D&D 5e but can't figure out how to do it fairly in terms of awarding proficiency.
How do I add additional homebrew skills to D&D 5e?
Why I want to add ...
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How to balance magic item that utilizes gems? [closed]
I have a really cool idea for a magic item but I am trying to figure out how to balance it. The premise of it is that it is a hilt that changes form when a gem is inserted in the pommel. The type of ...
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Mini-dash as a general bonus action: what value would be balanced?
I'm considering adding the following homebrew bonus action. It's a general action, so it would be available for free to all players (not enemies):
Stride. You gain extra movement for the current turn....
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Are these 5e homebrew Metamagics balanced? [closed]
This is a follow-up to How do I determine appropriate Sorcery Point costs for homebrew Metamagics?, which I asked in preparation for this question.
I'm working on a homebrew version of the Sorcerer ...
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What are good principles for determining whether and at what level a homebrew class feature is balanced?
I'm working on a homebrew revision (and slight buff) of the Sorcerer class in D&D 5e that includes some additional class features. I've read the Unearthed Arcana article about modifying classes, ...
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Would a race with bludgeoning, piercing or slashing resistance be overpowered?
The various subtypes of dragonborn in D&D 5e have different elemental resistances (acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison). Tieflings similarly have fire resistance, and I would estimate that a ...
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What bonus would be balanced against restricting a changeling's Shapechanger trait to only work once per day during a long rest?
I am playing as a changeling in a new campaign where every officially published races are accepted. We told the DM the races and classes we wanted to play in advance and he was OK with it. However, ...
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