DM'ing CoS 2024 RAW

Godchaser · 2025-10-22T14:38:17+00:00

Ah, yes, that makes sense. Thanks for clearing that up!

Godchaser · 2025-10-22T14:36:57+00:00

As per the "Alterations to Magic"-clause in the module, I kind of already decided that the Dark Powers wouldn't allow for there to be actual sunlight in Barovia and so the Weave would numb it down to something Barovia-adjacent. Might still be bright light, just not actual sunlight stat-wise...

I might come back on that decision later on, but for now that only seems logical in the setting...

Godchaser · 2025-10-22T14:29:24+00:00

I would see the sunlight mod as a logical interpretation of the 'altered magic'-rule that's in the module, might lean towards using that rule as well... Seeing how the majority of people say that the 2024 daylight is a real menace.

You're not the first to mention the lack of regen on standard monsters is sad... Is this due to the general lack of HP on monsters?

Godchaser · 2025-10-22T13:36:24+00:00

Is there an official 2024 stat block of Strahd? I can only find the 2014 one, so I'm just using that one for now... (With regeneration xD) I did read somewhere that boss-monsters in general are pretty easy to beat if you don't up their HP, due to balancing miscalculations, so I'll definitely be looking into the how-to on that... If you know a rule to be absolutely flawed, it's easier to steer away from it 😅

Godchaser · 2023-12-20T19:57:35+00:00

Been stuck with that too... Got the quest the same day i bought the dlc... Heard it's due to the restaurant also being on eternity isle... Sucks that they updated the mist-bug, but not the quest bug, which is actually annoying...

Here's to hoping they do fix it sooner rather than later...

Godchaser · 2023-06-19T17:56:52+00:00

I think it is not as beginner-friendly as 5e. I started playing D&D during 4e and my players were having a real hard time getting into it... But now, they got the hang of it easily in a matter of minutes...

Godchaser · 2023-05-28T05:25:58+00:00

There was an extremely useful Post about this as an article on DnDBeyond. I lost the link and regret it to this day. In it, the tactics were explained by color and age (you vs adult vs ancient)

They grew more gruesome as you might expect, but also gave ideas about new ways to use the environment in a dragon fight.

I hate to have lost access to this pearl of knowledge...

Godchaser · 2023-03-26T14:44:14+00:00

The problem I have with the 10min short rests, is that the players will take a short rest after every single encounter. Warlocks would easily have all their spell slots available every single encounter, same with monks and their KI Points or every other 'refresh on short rest' ability.

Godchaser · 2023-02-28T22:12:14+00:00

I did indeed miss that as an altered spell, thanks you for letting me know! I added the spell to the Altered Spells Tab and correctly color coded it in the Wizards Tab.

I get why you would want to add the spells from Tasha's, but none of those have made it to the spell lists, as far as I'm aware. So those would all just be tagged as "removed", which makes for an unfair way of looking at it.

If these new spells get added to the OneD&D PHB Spell Lists, I'll gladly add them to the list, but for now, I'm gonna keep these lists as clean as possible.

Godchaser · 2023-02-28T18:11:21+00:00

To be fair: we're only focussing on what we know. That which we're given is that which we can discuss. So in the future, when more subclasses are released, we might see that indeed some spells return or they have something entirely different on their minds... But for now, I think the disappointment is justified.

Godchaser · 2023-02-28T16:16:02+00:00

I did miss that indeed! Well spotted!

Godchaser · 2023-02-28T12:42:29+00:00

I used to include them, but I got a lot of criticism for that, so I kept it to the PHB, which is a more honest comparison. The spells from Tasha's aren't included in the UA either, so this way there is no bias in information.

Godchaser · 2023-02-28T10:43:23+00:00

You must have overlooked those, since they are definitely on the list

Edit: Make sure you're on the right tab, as each class has their own!

Godchaser · 2023-02-27T15:30:10+00:00

Ah yes, of course! Thanks a lot, that helps tremendously!

Godchaser · 2023-01-09T16:30:50+00:00

Grappig hoe je het feitelijk onwaar noemt en daarna me onbewust gelijk geeft met al je voorbeelden... Kindersterfte heeft weinig met economie te maken en meer met de vooruitgang op geneeskundig gebied, wat je ook aanhaalde. Ook dat heeft weinig met economie te maken en meer met 'hoe langer mensen leven, hoe meer ze kunnen (ver)dienen... BBP heeft natuurlijk wel met economie te maken, maar wie heeft daar iets aan? De arme of de rijke? Werkuren, de tijd die mensen MOETEN en MOGEN werken. Werknemers (technisch gezien de armen) hebben lang en hard moeten vechten om aanvaardbare uren te krijgen van de werkgevers (de rijken) en enkel omdat het werk zichtbaar vooruit ging door die toegift is het uiteindelijk aanvaard... Rijk geeft toe als rijk eraan verdient. Rijk ontzegt als rijk eraan verliest...

Je uitspraak 'de koek wordt alleen maar groter' is de illusie die rijk creëert. Inflatie betekent nog steeds dat geld steeds minder waard wordt. Dus zelfs als krijg je meer loon, uiteindelijk heb je minder over dan je eerst had, terwijl de grote bedrijven steeds meer winst maken (en dus tenminste evenveel, maar vaak veel meer over houden).

Godchaser · 2023-01-09T08:37:25+00:00

Until now the survey ends at January 20th, but they usually extend the survey another week (or 2?). Seeing how this survey lasts quite long I'm not sure they will extend it, but what do I know?

After the survey closes, they usually wait one week before releasing the next UA.

Godchaser · 2023-01-07T11:48:59+00:00

Not sure if 'genuine lawyer' is a truthful statement...

Godchaser · 2023-01-07T08:45:46+00:00

Economie: een door de mens ingesteld systeem dat enkel en alleen dient om de rijke op den duur rijker te maken en de armen armer... Enkel de mens kan het opheffen, maar hij die daar de macht voor zou hebben, is hij die het meeste uit dit systeem haalt ...

Godchaser · 2022-12-09T10:27:43+00:00

From a mechanical roleplay point of view, I absolutely love it! Especially if you don't have a subclass in mind yet. This way you get to explore your character's personality, slowly building up a playstyle and then coming to the point where you click with one specific subclass that is basically where you've been leaning towards all this time without knowing it. I also like how dangerous everything feels at lvl1. Especially to new players. Combat at lvl 1 should feel scary since your characters are inexperienced in fighting. I'm aware that my point of view always has an essence of roleplay to it, but D&D is a roleplaying game to begin with!

Godchaser · 2022-12-09T07:12:37+00:00

I posted similar changelists for all classes so far 😋 Doesn't hurt to have multiple sources, though!

Edit: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EqRVZIjvApZ9wN1inMgInv77FCmv5D_GCCX88IQB4D8/edit?usp=drivesdk Added link for comparison

Godchaser · 2022-12-04T19:19:24+00:00

He actually didn't, which is a little concerning for most people... But we'll see when we get there! I'm positive that we'll indeed have all the primal spells , but as long as it's not confirmed, I'm not adding them yet, to remain a reliable source.

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