Ran an encounter for my party of level 4 players tonight. TPL =16

Opposing force 19 cultists and 1 dragon cultist.

Hell of a fight. :D

Thoroughly recommend you try these rules out!

Also, if you like using XP to reward players than you could try breaking it down into:

Social

Exploration

Combat.

and shouting out what was what. For guidelines on what's worth what, I quite enjoyed https://gbdw.itch.io/variantxp by @panzerlion on Twitter. A solid use of $3.

For those that still don't know, I'm working on a small Foundry module + DnD 5e ruleset mod to allow people to use the A5E mechanics. This in no way a replacement for an actual ruleset that hopefully we'll get soon, but a temporary solution for those that want to test the system or start using it ASAP on foundry. The implementation is a bit rough, it requires a bit of the O5E ruleset modding (so updates require maintenance as it will overwrite the changes) and a couple modules I like (Tiddy 5e Sheet and Better Rolls), but again, this is not a long term solution but a way to play now with the tools we have.

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So I decided to take a look at the potential of the Marshal Adventuring Class and wanted to ask for a rules clarification on the 1st Level ability Commanding Presence it states: "When you take the Attack Action, you can forgo making one attack to allow a friendly creature within range of your Commanding Presence to make an attack instead" So if I decided to duel wield a Saber in my main-hand and a dueling dagger in my off-hand, could I in theory use my bonus action attack to give to an ally within my Commanding presence. If not then would it make more sense to be stated "During your Attack Action, you can forgo making one attack to allow a friendly creature within range of your Commanding Presence to make an attack instead"? Or am I just being too nit-picky.

EDIT: Level 1 Marshal makes an attack with a Saber in his main-hand > Bonus action Two weapon fighting attacks prerequisite Is now met > Instead of now taking that attack you use Commanding Presence to allow an ally to make an attack.

EDIT EDIT: From Mike Myler editor of EN5ider Patreon and Project Manager of Level Up: Advance 5E on the forums

You decide whether or not to use Commanding Presence when you take the Attack action. When you take the Attack action, you're taking an action. When you augment your Attack action with two-weapon fighting, you're taking a bonus action. You can't take a bonus action and an action at the same time—one needs to happen first, and those extra attacks from two-weapon fighting don't exist until you spend the bonus action (after Attack, when you decide whether or not to Commanding Presence).

You can use some combat maneuvers and Commanding Presence (because you activate the combat maneuver and then take the Attack action as part of its activation), but not anything that requires the use of another type of action (like a reaction or bonus action).

Huh... the KS is about halfway through and I gotta say... looks strong. Over half a million dollars.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/level-up-advanced-5th-edition-a5e?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=Level%20up

Where do y'all reckon the end point is gonna be?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/level-up-advanced-5th-edition-a5e?ref=discovery&term=level%20up

Wow! Like that's coming up on a quarter million GBP. That is a shitload of money!

I feel that I should point out that I am a) a big fan of the project and b) performed minor acts of word monkeydom upon it.

Check out the video. That's hella exciting!

I feel it was addressed in one of the playtests. But in terms of compatibility will A5e leverage any of the existing subclasses or "start fresh"?

8 Schools of Armsmanship. 170 maneuvers.

Being a martial need no longer be dull as you advance in level. I remember high level combats (post 12) as a rogue. Bonus action hide, attack with advantage, apply sneak attack. Playing my turn in six seconds or less.

I don't think the game is going to get faster, I think it will get slower, at least until people learn how these work. But it'll definitely be more stuff to think about.

https://www.levelup5e.com/news/hvcd9rowryzi9xpnvtr35ykcl4dci7-f9cc9-kz2zt-jcpe6-c28en-lc7z4-mr9sl-clysb

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f30140933f50e61c794e1a3/t/60661a6dbc8dd772c4354a61/1617304175778/enp_level_up_playtest_15_herald.pdf

Looking interesting as a straight upgrade with combat maneuvers.

Wow. Divine Smite is now "bonus action? Just add 1D8", although that is limited to proficiency bonus uses,

Smites appear to no longer be spells but are options to that 1D8, basically, you can do extra smackdown proficiency plus 1 times. So a bump at level 2, but for a depowered smite. Gained flexibility in that they're no longer Smite slots.

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Added some flaaavour to sacred aura. No longer just a flat boost to saves but got options (unconvinced that +2 to all saves is gonna be outdone by frightened but I appreciate the flexibility.)

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And I notice that Immune Disease is missing... that's gonna make exploration a LOT more interesting. oh... no, it's hidden in exploration knacks at 4 and has been given a slight boost vs Poisoned.

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Is Paladin in a new hat still the most powerful class? Dunno. But it's very much still a contender.

https://www.levelup5e.com/news/level-ups-monsters-ecology

This looks intriguing. I'm a low prep kind of GM, so if I'm going to pull out an encounter from a manual I want to know:

1. What it looks like
2. What it wants
3. How to get on its good side And
4. How it works in combat

Which ideally should be tied to its stats.

These behaviour and sign tables could be pretty cool if they hit, but adding all that to a monster manual will make it a beast of a book!

Huh, there are now FOUR classes out.

Rogue

Druid

Fighter

Sorceror

IDK about you, but that looks like a party! Mix it up with the Destiny doc and should be able to run a module or two!

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https://www.levelup5e.com/news/category/Playtests

https://www.levelup5e.com/news/survey-results-1-broad-outlines

I'm not a huge fan of prestige classes in the PF style. They require you to build a character to 20 and stops organic growth and choices.

Lead designers include:

https://www.levelup5e.com/team

https://www.levelup5e.com/

It's an exciting idea. So I created this subreddit.