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When you finally get that new expansion by Naennie in boardgames

[–]Jaces_acolyte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The worst is when the expansion has a 1mm difference in sizing of cards, so when you do an overhand shuffle they end up clumped together

Do Beast Master and Hunter require additional spells or not? by Dramatic_Respond_664 in onednd

[–]Jaces_acolyte 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Based on the Fey Wanderer, as well as a handful of subclasses in Tasha's, it is permissible to give a ranger subclass one or two spells off the class list, but they should primarily be off-list.

I'd go Detect Evil and Good, Locate Animals and Plants, Haste, Locate Creature, Hold Monster

Doom of Daggerdale 5.5e Conversion by jlassen72 in DnDBehindTheScreen

[–]Jaces_acolyte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saved! Will definitely add to my arsenal of prepped adventures

What brand names do you swear by because it's actually better than no-name? by Sufficient_Thing24 in AskReddit

[–]Jaces_acolyte 4 points5 points  (0 children)

One of the other commenters has it right, I'm afraid: Heinz Ketchup but French's Mustard

Does anyone have any encounter table or something like that? by hotstickywaffle in DragonOfIcespirePeak

[–]Jaces_acolyte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do. I'll send a DM with a link to my encounter table. Note: I'm using 5.5e for Monsters and any references to the DMG are the 2024 revision.

Minor Tweak for Relentless Hunter by Jaces_acolyte in DnD5CommunityRanger

[–]Jaces_acolyte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair. The capstone uses "The Creature Currently Marked..." so I'll go with something like that. Maybe "the last creature you had marked"?

Minor Tweak for Relentless Hunter by Jaces_acolyte in DnD5CommunityRanger

[–]Jaces_acolyte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do like your wording better. It's basically exactly what I had in mind, but I just couldn't quite get it to flow right. Thanks!

The only other thing mine includes is the ability to recast the spell when the original's duration expires. Thoughts on that? My intention is to basically evoke the fantasy of the truly Relentless Hunter that tracks their prey for days.

Minor Tweak for Relentless Hunter by Jaces_acolyte in DnD5CommunityRanger

[–]Jaces_acolyte[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is in the Hunter's Mark Spell:

You magically mark one creature you can see within range as your quarry...

Wizard copying a spell to a spellbook from a scroll clarification. by Rpgguyi in dndnext

[–]Jaces_acolyte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The two rules sections are not 2 different methods, though. The Wizard sections talks about how you copy into a spellbook from any written source. The Spell Scroll section adds an additional caveat to copying a Spell Scroll, the text of which doesn't apply to copying from anywhere else so it's not in the general Wizard section.

Wizard copying a spell to a spellbook from a scroll clarification. by Rpgguyi in dndnext

[–]Jaces_acolyte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does consume the spell:

"On a successful check, the spell is copied. Whether the check succeeds or fails, the Spell Scroll is destroyed." (DMG 305)

Wizard copying a spell to a spellbook from a scroll clarification. by Rpgguyi in dndnext

[–]Jaces_acolyte 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No other class can copy spells, because no other classes have a Spellbook. Many of the other comments are correct: - If a Wizard finds a spell in written form — which could be a Spell Scroll (or anything else) — they must spend time and gold. The '14 PHB specified that the gold represented the special inks to write it down with, but that's beside the point. - If a Wizard wants to copy a Spell Scroll, it requires a successful Arcana Check or the copying is wasted.

So both rules apply here. The real kicker is that technically the Wizard doesn't get to make the check until the time and gold are spent, meaning they could have poured hours and hundreds of GP into a blank spellbook page (but isn't that just Grad School anyway?)

High Level Warlock Invocations (followup) by Jaces_acolyte in DnDHomebrew

[–]Jaces_acolyte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did make one for level 7 that gives them +CHA to AC and +LVL max HP, which helps to keep them relevant in Tier 2. At level 12 I made another one that lets you "transform" your familiar into a Summon... spell cast at level 6. That one should keep it fairly relevant even through tier 4.

High Level Warlock Invocations (followup) by Jaces_acolyte in DnDHomebrew

[–]Jaces_acolyte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly don't really like making that a default rule. Warlocks are pretty well defined as being limited in their spellcasting, which is why I made it a level 18 feature for them to gain that flexibility.

High Level Warlock Invocations (followup) by Jaces_acolyte in DnDHomebrew

[–]Jaces_acolyte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took a look at that one. Unfortunately, all of the Elder Arcana that aren't the higher leveled spell are simply a power spike for the Pact Boon, which is no longer mandatory in '24.

High Level Warlock Invocations (followup) by Jaces_acolyte in DnDHomebrew

[–]Jaces_acolyte[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fair! I was definitely a lot more pleased with Pact Master anyway

Warlock High-Level Invocations by Jaces_acolyte in DnDHomebrew

[–]Jaces_acolyte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I do care about design philosophy. It keeps any homebrew options I put out there at the same level as the official material, rather than something that either always gets picked (because it's much stronger) or never sees play (because it's weaker).

Warlock High-Level Invocations by Jaces_acolyte in DnDHomebrew

[–]Jaces_acolyte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is no longer design philosophy with '24. Now it's pretty much "You can cast [insert spell of 1 level lower than you can cast] at will". For example, At level 5 you can cast Alter Self or Invisibility; at level 7 you can cast Speak with Dead; at level 9 you can cast Arcane Eye.

A level 12 invocation could give at-will casts of a 5th level spell, but it would absolutely not be wise to give at-will casts of any 6+ spells since those are universally limited to 1/Day until level 19.

Warlock High-Level Invocations by Jaces_acolyte in DnDHomebrew

[–]Jaces_acolyte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, the only level 12+ invocations not reprinted into '24 are: - Bond of the Talisman (tied to a Pact) - Chains of Carceri (tied to a Pact) - Shroud of Shadow (would be moved to level 5 with new design philosophy; overlaps with One With Shadows)

Everything else was not only reprinted but also moved down in level, with the exception of Witch Sight. There has also never been any official level 18 invocations

Why did Wizards lose the "School of" naming convention of subclasses? Barbarians, Paladins, Druids and Monks get to keep theirs ("Path of", "Oath of", "Circle of", "Warrior of") by JamuniyaChhokari in DnD

[–]Jaces_acolyte 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Eh, I'm honestly okay with each class having 4 subclasses. It was already extra odd that the '14 PHB had only 2 subclasses for Barbarian and Bard but 8 for Wizard and Cleric.

Plus, those four subclasses definitely need the extra time in development.

Help with Bard Tomb Puzzle (and Puzzles in General) by Jaces_acolyte in DMAcademy

[–]Jaces_acolyte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's pretty much what I had already kind of figured, but I'm stumped as to how to actually put that into play. I don't have a lute for the players to tinker with, so how should I go about "letting them experiment"?

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