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Design Dials
Tag: AC
Cutting Words
Trimming a bad mechanic from 5e to improve the flow of combat and eliminate adversarial DMing posture.
THAC0 5e
Updating an old D&D tool to 5e for quicker and more satisfying combat resolution, without all the math breaks.
Gunner feat for Spellcasters
The Gunner feat has replaced the Crossbow Expert feat as the prime feat for martial blasting.
Animate Objects Fix
Animate Objects is a 5th level spell in D&D 5e that turns objects in your environment into living weapons. Come along as we tackle balance and action economy issues, and deliver a precise rework.
Sunchaser (Ranger)
Sunchaser Rangers dart around the battlefield without incurring attacks, channel the fire and radiance of the sun into their strikes, escape harrowing situations, illuminate targets for attack advantages, and leave fire in their wake across the battlefield.
Check out our build notes for the Sunchaser (Ranger) subclass.
War Caster vs. Resilient (CON)
Comparing the War Caster and Resilient (CON) feats to determine which one gives a bigger boost to maintaining concentration on a spell.
Narrating Missed Attacks
We often say an attack that misses by 2 hits your shield. Yet, a shield isn't your last line of defense--it's one of your first! Can we establish an order of operations for missed attacks that assists us in narrating combat more accurately?
Pole Position: PAM over GWM
Why to take the Polearm Master feat before the Great Weapon Master feat.
Martial Adept vs. Magic Initiate
We're comparing the Martial Adept feat and the Magic Initiate feat. While the effect of linear fighters vs. quadratic wizards most often manifests in class design (mostly due to spell access), there’s an interesting reflection of this design in the 5e feats, which we expect to be balanced against each other.
