Douglas Kilpatrick

@sammytheman666 @LoamImprovement one I’ve considered is just not resetting the failed death save count until a short/long rest. Wanna wait until save 3 to heal? Sure hope they don’t have to roll again any time soon…

But I just want less tubthumping, and rebalancing everything healing related seems too hard.

(Alternately, a level of exhaustion from every time you go unconscious?)

@LoamImprovement I hate it when I’m the invisible one. I’m frequently telling dms “oh, I’m not hidden. He should know where I am/what square I’m in”

@LoamImprovement For 5th edition, I’ve overwhelmingly played in AL, so …

But I’ve seen a LOT of “inspiration can be used for a reroll” and “inspiration can be shared across the table”.

I’ve also seen (too much) “Invisibility == Hidden”, which I hate and don’t use when I run. I’ve also seen a large number of variations of the bonus-action-casting rule

AL kinda inherently runs with a “every adventure starts with a long rest” pseudo house rule, which I like.

@Phantaminum the asymmetric balance I’m suggesting avoids "round after round of ‘i attack’'… but does so by virtue of dedicated damage dealers killing things too fast. It’s not for everyone, but it is for some. :)

That sounds like you’re not ok with the relevant amount of PC damage, and so I return to the "maybe a different system " suggestion.

@Phantaminum I’ve been happy with a asymmetric balance, where martials are REALLY good at murder, and casters suck at it. You can get there with belts of Giant Strength and GWM (and giving out legendary resistance like candy) and … being “comfortable” with huge damage numbers.

Alternately it’s a lot of work to make 5e balanced at higher levels, and I’d consider if you’d be ok with an all caster party or another game system.