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by goonytunes
Sat 02 Oct 2021, 00:09
Forum: Ruins of Symbaroum (5E OGL)
Topic: Concerns about the Player's Guide
Replies: 25
Views: 4320

Re: Concerns about the Player's Guide

Agreed - for the sake of due diligence, I hope they release a Player's Guide beta for confirmation before print. It is a great guide with a lot of good content, but the sheer volume of discussion regarding word choice, spelling, rule clarification, balance, etc. would warrant a beta release to make ...
by goonytunes
Fri 03 Sep 2021, 23:58
Forum: Ruins of Symbaroum (5E OGL)
Topic: The d8 Hit Dice
Replies: 18
Views: 3304

Re: The d8 Hit Dice

on the dm side of 5e, all monster and npc hit dice are dictated by their size, so there is a precedent for this in the original game, and this is consistent with what we've seen there. also, i think it will really drive home how vulnerable and exposed these characters are, especially when you facto...
by goonytunes
Fri 03 Sep 2021, 20:44
Forum: Ruins of Symbaroum (5E OGL)
Topic: The d8 Hit Dice
Replies: 18
Views: 3304

Re: The d8 Hit Dice

on the dm side of 5e, all monster and npc hit dice are dictated by their size, so there is a precedent for this in the original game, and this is consistent with what we've seen there. also, i think it will really drive home how vulnerable and exposed these characters are, especially when you facto...
by goonytunes
Thu 02 Sep 2021, 23:29
Forum: Ruins of Symbaroum (5E OGL)
Topic: The d8 Hit Dice
Replies: 18
Views: 3304

The d8 Hit Dice

I noticed that, with the exception of Goblins, every Origin and Class has a d8 hit dice. An 8-foot tall, 300 pound Troll Warrior has the same hit dice as a four-foot tall Dwarf Mystic. I just wanted to ask if this was intentional, but also balanced? My understanding of classic 5e D&D is that the...
by goonytunes
Wed 01 Sep 2021, 10:15
Forum: Ruins of Symbaroum (5E OGL)
Topic: Alpha Feedback - Player's Guide Section 4 Classes & Feats
Replies: 37
Views: 6837

Re: Alpha Feedback - Player's Guide Section 4 Classes & Feats

Is the intention of Burdens to replace ASIs? Otherwise, there's no objective reason for players to take a "+2 bonus to an ability score and a negative effect" in exchange for "+2 to an ability score without the negative effect." I agree here - if a player has the choice to take ...
by goonytunes
Wed 01 Sep 2021, 09:54
Forum: Ruins of Symbaroum (5E OGL)
Topic: Alpha Feedback - Player's Guide Section 4 Classes & Feats
Replies: 37
Views: 6837

Re: Alpha Feedback - Player's Guide Section 4 Classes & Feats

page 97: Polearm Fighting: "when wielding a weapon with reach, you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on a melee attack roll [made against you]" ? Or is this any melee attack roll made within 5ft. of you, say against an ally within 5ft of you? This also appears on page 136. page ...
by goonytunes
Wed 01 Sep 2021, 03:16
Forum: Ruins of Symbaroum (5E OGL)
Topic: Alpha Feedback - Player's Guide Section 3 Character Origins
Replies: 25
Views: 4009

Re: Alpha Feedback - Player's Guide Section 3 Character Origins

page 46: Feature: Bushcraft -- "...food and water to feed [themselves] while being..." (revise 'themself'). Also on page 72. page 48: Shapeshifting: capitalize Change Self. page 50: Suggested Characteristics: "Many folks have turned away from you. Your disappointment in them..." ...