As always, thefeatyou get at level 1 from bothVariant Human and Tasha's Custom Lineage makes these species strongerthan any other benefit you might receive from choosing another species. Thankfully, many dungeon masters run games witha homebrew rule that provides all species with a free feat a...
There is a player in my group who multi-classesed two homebrew classes; Witch Hunter and Dragon Slayer. Adding insult to injury he didn't prepare at all, and what he did know was overpowered stuff. So we said, look, find a different, simpler class and now he's a half-devil (...
They don’t want to interact, just take action and be dark/shady. They want to grab everyone’s attention but they don’t want their character to be social. How to deal with them? Evil characters are not “banned” or forbidden in D&D, so it’s okay to let a player choose to crea...
Asking a player to artificially weaken a powerful character is never appropriate in D&D (unless it uses imbalanced homebrew or third-party content). Mechanically effective characters are particularly fitting for a high-level game; if a hero has managed to reach the upper levels, that is usually ...
Some players seek out games based around a particular D&D book or style of homebrew campaign, or a world they would like to explore. Most D&D groups play live sessions, but some groups may follow a “play by post” model, in which players type out their characters’ actions, dialogue, ...
Are there Class Tiers in D&D 5e? What resources will my PCs not have if I remove divine spellcasting? How are Fighters Linear but Wizards Quadratic? Let's say I want to DM ahypothetical, low-magic,Sword & Sorcery stylehomebrew D&D 5e game,similar in concept tothat pits weapon-wielding ...
Yes. NPCs level at precisely the rate you need them to. Take all the time you were going to spend on working out the intricacies of that and put it into adventure building. My homebrew subclasses (full list here) (Artificer) Swordmage | Glasswright | (Barbarian) Path of the...
Note that you can very easily homebrew this tiny rule if you prefer. I've seen that "go to town and find a trainer" may derail things, however, especially if you let the players know "you're eligible for level up now". Doubly so if they're young, I imagine. It's ...
I'm not going to be able to take anything related to Pelor, Tiamat, Mystra, beholders, mindflayers, drow, artificers, or Waterdeep seriously at this point. A good homebrew setting removes that problem entirely, though.Gortle Dec 6, 2022, 04:04 am 1 person marked this as a ...
If you’re a DM, you could also create a homebrew magic item designed to remove a level of exhaustion (or prevent a PC from taking levels of exhaustion). How to Use Exhaustion as a DM Download Article Incorporate exhaustion into travel to make it more challenging. Often, having your ...