Drict's D&D5e Rule Changes
A Foreward from Drict~
Welcome to the most recent and reticent spruced up document of the Drict's "Important D&D5e Rule Changes", which for over 5 years of D&D playing & DMing, has been slowly changed over time for both making adjustments to Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, whether these adjustments are done to improve gameplay, address criticisms, or buffing / nerfing overtuned or too-powerful for their own good abilities or features, both on the Player's and DM's side of gameplay.
D&D, and especially D&D5e really plays better adjusted, and the game continuously lives through its Homebrew. The creative malleability, with boons and banes to how it plays, how it's run are all capitalized here. I hope that if you play in my game, that you enjoy the changes available, and if not, I hope you take inspiration to spice up or change your own games or campaigns.
Oh, and while I have your ear, you are probably not going to get everything you've ever wanted from D&D6e or at the very least 5.5e (OneD&D), so be the change you want in your own games.
~Drict, Aspiring Game Designer Master
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General D&D5e Rule Changes
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- Help Action: Skill Requirement
- Help Action: Skill RequirementTo grant the Help action for Skill Checks done by another character, the one providing Help must have proficiency in the same skill. It otherwise remains the same.
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- Additional Conditions + Condition Changes
This document refers to an additional scope of Conditions and debilitations that would be used in my Campaign.
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- Background Skill Proficiencies
This document is part of Character Creation, referring to Intelligence's way of providing knowledge a character has.
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- Drict's Inspiration
This document refers to how I (or you) can use Inspiration in my games.
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- Armors Re-Written
This document refers to all changes made to how Armor works in my games, including cost and stats for other forms of armor.
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- Armor Upgrades
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- Weapons Re-Written
This document refers to all changes made to Weapons, including costs and stats for other forms of weapons.
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- Equipment Material
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- Runestones
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- Weapon Upgrades
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- Weapon Enchantments
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- Strength Based Ranged Weapons
- Strength Based Ranged WeaponsThis short blurb changes how ranged weapons now work for Strength as well as Dexterity.
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- Critical Hit Range
This short blurb describes the Critical Range Rules, which notes the rolls subsequent to 20 needed to critically hit with weapons.
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- Expanded Feats
This document contains all the changes and updates to Feats as written in the PHB or adapted from homebrew or loose UA.
Character Class Changes
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- Artificer Changes
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- Barbarian Changes
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- Cleric Changes
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- Bard Changes
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- Druid Changes
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- Fighter Changes
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- Monk Changes
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- Ranger Changes
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- Rogue Changes
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- Paladin Changes
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- Sorcerer Changes + Extra Subclass Spells
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- Warlock Changes
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- Wizard Changes
Combat Rule Changes
Action Options
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- Magic Items: Potion Drinking (A or BA)
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- DMG Action Options (A or BA)
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- Dipping Weapons (A or BA)
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- Duck! (R)
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- Full Run (A and BA)
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- Healing Surge (A or BA)
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- Sundering Weapons
Spell Mechanics
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- Counterspell Re-Write
- Counterspell Re-Write- 
- Elemental Spell Damage Variants
- Elemental Spell Damage Variants - 
- Spell Identification in Combat
- Spell Identification in Combat Tactical Mechanics
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- Advanced Cover + Hitting Cover
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- Beyond Damage Dice
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- Collision in Combat
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- Cleaving through Creatures
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- Cramped Movement
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- Flanking
- Improved Critical Damage Rules
- Monster Role: Minions
- Monster Trait Buffs, Changes, and Nerfs
- Morale
- Oversized Equipment Spell Rule Changes
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- All Spell Changes
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- Allowed Wildemount Spells
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- Custom Spells
Campaign Variant Rule Changes
Experimental and Campaign-Dependant
--- Drict's Hardcore Enthusiast Rule Changes ---
Game Changes for the Masochistic Player who thinks 5e doesn't have the brutal nature of its older editions. For the epic player that likes their character gathering some cuts, scars, and victory marks. For the truly venerable player that doesn't abuse the fact you can be knocked over multiple times and brought back up by healing word.
Each of these Game Changes are to be individually discussed and approved by the Players, otherwise they do not see play and are not enforced. After all, who willingly puts themself through head-numbing dark-souls esque shit in a D&D Game.
| Rule | Source | WHY?!? |
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| Massive Damage + Limb Loss | DMG 273* | Why Indeed |
| Drop Dead Exhaustion | N/A | Why Indeed |
| Fumbles | N/A | Why Indeed |
| Gritty Resting | DMG 267* | Why Not |
| Healer's Kit Dependency + Slow Natural Healing | DMG 266-267 | Kits n Heals |
| HP Weariness | N/A | WIP |
| Stress + Sanity + Combined | VRGtR 196* | Why Not |
| Within Reach Opportunity Attacks | N/A | Why Indeed |
--- Drict's Roleplay 'Enthusiast' Rule Changes ---
Game Changes for the truly devoted 'Roleplayer'. Have Madness that you overlook? Sanity Score's a more unimportant and dumped stat than Intelligence? What the ever-loving 9th Hell is an Honor Score? Oh No, Contracting Lycanthropy! Oh Hey Non-Silver Weapon Damage Resistance and Stat Buffs! Frightened isn't an important condition.
Again, each of these Game Changes could potentially be seen in use by Players, otherwise they rarely see play and are probably not enforced. Just depends if the possibility rolls around.
--- Drict's Heroic Additions for an Epic Game ---
| Rule | Why? |
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| Blessings | Here's Why |
| Bloodrush Surge | WIP |
| Rewarding Feats | Here's Why |
| Skill Talent Trees / Specialty Talent Trees / Racial Talent Trees : Talent Points Spending Graph | Here's Why |