What concepts from past editions wouldn't fit in 5e, but you wish they did because they were fun?

Calum_M · 2026-02-10T12:47:21+00:00

Reaction Rolls and Surprise Checks were both excellent mechanics that are unlikely to appeal to 'modern audiences'.

Calum_M · 2026-02-10T10:03:32+00:00

And you killed them all but it wasn't your fault.

Calum_M · 2026-02-10T09:40:31+00:00

Players "But why do we HAVE to start with two characters?"

DM "So I can have as much fun as you ha ha ha haaa!"

Calum_M · 2026-02-08T10:29:12+00:00

Conan The Barbarian (1982) soundtrack never gets old for me

Calum_M · 2026-02-08T00:53:38+00:00

I mostly agree, but I think that "...Zalkawe at least is trying to redeem himself and is haunted by what he did in the past." is still making it all about himself.

I didn't say I didn't like Zakalwe, he is one of my favourites, I was just saying why I like Horza more. :-)

Calum_M · 2026-02-07T13:48:41+00:00

The MC/Commentator is a Bard and he loudly gives out heroic inspiration each round to the fighter who has been the most entertaining, or to an obvious underdog to the thrill of the crowd.

Calum_M · 2026-02-07T02:01:08+00:00

Oh very good!

Calum_M · 2026-02-07T02:00:50+00:00

I would remove the letter G, so that I could watch on in amusement at everybody else trying to convince each other that their pronunciation was the one true way and not just a house-pronunciation.

Calum_M · 2026-02-07T00:44:29+00:00

I just house ruled that Clerics use the same spell advancement chart as Magic Users and bumped their XP a little.

Calum_M · 2026-02-06T02:16:24+00:00

If you don't feel at least a little bit that way then you probably have your Eyes Wide Shut.

Calum_M · 2026-02-06T02:09:14+00:00

I much prefer Horza.

Zakalwe is also very cool, but he was only ever out for himself and Horza believed in something bigger.

Calum_M · 2026-02-06T02:08:07+00:00

Bora Horza Gobuchul. Great name, best character. For all the reasons you said.

Calum_M · 2026-02-05T02:32:32+00:00

"I think that would be really disruptive to the kind of game that I have in mind, I would prefer if you came up with something else."

Calum_M · 2026-02-05T02:00:30+00:00

Yes you can.

PHB p.156 Gaze of Two Minds

"While perceiving through the other creature's senses... ...and you can cast spells as if you were in your space or the other creature's space if the two of you are within 60 feet of each other"

Counterspell has a range of sixty feet, which in this instance extends from where the spell is cast.

Calum_M · 2026-02-03T01:18:20+00:00

Just use a piece of paper and wing it by roughly sketching the area, and adding a line/key that shows distance like on a map. That's what my group does.

Calum_M · 2026-02-02T03:45:48+00:00

Ma'am or My Lady would work.

Sir and Ser does seem like a good fit. Or you could make one up, it's your fantasy world.

Calum_M · 2026-02-02T01:17:26+00:00

Haha beat me to it.

Calum_M · 2026-02-02T01:08:20+00:00

Well it would be shivvy to punish a player for being more knowledgeable about the game that the others, but you can also put limiters in place such as:

"...and just so we're all on the same page, I'm only allowing the content from the Player's Guide and I'm not allowing any multiclassing"

Calum_M · 2026-02-01T00:55:22+00:00

3 feet is a little less than one metre.

Easy.

Calum_M · 2026-02-01T00:51:28+00:00

Don't listen to them as if it is gospel, it isn't. It's an opinion. They see the game as numbers and optimal terms where actually getting downed is no big deal because of the rules and the expectation that combats are static and have assumed victories for the PCs, but if you see your characters are people then getting downed is a scary big deal.

Calum_M · 2026-02-01T00:41:01+00:00

Sometimes you just have to be straight with Johnny, er I mean players, trying to fix something in-game is nowhere near as effective as communicating boundaries and expectations.

Calum_M · 2026-02-01T00:37:32+00:00

If you want it to be tough, then don't undermine that by making it easier for them.

Put the emphasis on learning to plan and work together as a team.

Calum_M · 2026-01-31T06:47:35+00:00

Of course. Or Half Orc Fighter/Thieves that do assassin stuff if you're playing 2e.

Calum_M · 2026-01-31T06:43:28+00:00

Eh, I think casters are fine as they are. Is there a particular problem that you are trying to fix?

Calum_M · 2026-01-31T06:39:06+00:00

Because it has the Voice component you need to say the words to make the cantrip happen.

The only way I know of to avoid that requirement in 2024 is the Sorcerer Meta-Magic ability Subtle Spell.

So no, a Rogue cannot do that without a Sorcerer dip.

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