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D&D 5e rule changes (edit)

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** Only party members ever make death saving throws. Other characters, including important NPCs, are killed outright when their health is reduced to 0 by lethal damage.
** Only party members ever make death saving throws. Other characters, including important NPCs, are killed outright when their health is reduced to 0 by lethal damage.
* The party is limited to two [[Resting#Short_Rest|short rests]] per [[Resting#Long_Rest|long rest]]. Short rests restore each ally's hit points by an amount equal to half their maximum HP (rounded down). There is no hit die rolling.
* The party is limited to two [[Resting#Short_Rest|short rests]] per [[Resting#Long_Rest|long rest]]. Short rests restore each ally's hit points by an amount equal to half their maximum HP (rounded down). There is no hit die rolling.
* [[Resting#Long_Rest|Long rests]] require [[Camp Supplies|camp supplies]], which are food items that must be looted or purchased.
** The [[Bard]] abiilty [[Song of Rest]] provides an additional short rest.
* [[Resting#Long_Rest|Long rests]] require [[Camp Supplies|camp supplies]], which are food and drink items that must be looted or purchased.
* Rolling a natural 1 on an ability check always results in failure, even if modifiers would put you over the DC. Rolling a natural 20 on a skill check always results in success, even if modifiers would not put you over the DC. There are no additional fumble or critical success features besides an automatic failure or pass of the ability check.
* Rolling a natural 1 on an ability check always results in failure, even if modifiers would put you over the DC. Rolling a natural 20 on a skill check always results in success, even if modifiers would not put you over the DC. There are no additional fumble or critical success features besides an automatic failure or pass of the ability check.
** For [[Death Saving Throw|Death Saving Throws]], a roll of a 1 gives only one fail rather than 2. A roll of 20 results in a success, rather than restoring 1 HP.
** For [[Death Saving Throw|Death Saving Throws]], a roll of a 1 gives only one fail rather than 2. A roll of 20 results in a success, rather than restoring 1 HP.
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* Tool, vehicle and language proficiencies are not implemented, only proficiencies for weapons, armour, skills and musical instruments.
* Tool, vehicle and language proficiencies are not implemented, only proficiencies for weapons, armour, skills and musical instruments.
** As such, [[Backgrounds]] only provide proficiency in two [[Skills]].
** As such, [[Backgrounds]] only provide proficiency in two [[Skills]].
* Rules for sound and hearing is not implemented and NPCs may only detect what they see. If you [[Hide|hide]] while not in a creature's sight cone, you automatically succeed. If you try to hide while in a creature's sight cone, you automatically fail. If you are hidden and enter a creature's sight cone, you must roll stealth against the creature's passive perception. This may be a straight roll, [[Advantage|advantage]], or [[Disadvantage|disadvantage]], based on the creature's senses and the level of lighting. Some creatures with different senses such as blindsight may follow different rules.
* Rules for sound and hearing are not implemented and NPCs may only detect what they see. If you [[Hide|hide]] while not in a creature's sight cone, you automatically succeed. If you try to hide while in a creature's sight cone, you automatically fail. If you are hidden and enter a creature's sight cone, you must roll stealth against the creature's passive perception. This may be a straight roll, [[Advantage|advantage]], or [[Disadvantage|disadvantage]], based on the creature's senses and the level of lighting. Some creatures with different senses such as blindsight may follow different rules.
* There is an [[Inspiration|inspiration]] system. As a party you can have up to 4 inspiration dice which can be applied to a failed skill check. The way you gain dice is based on the [[Backgrounds|background]] of you and your companions. If for example you or one of your companions have the Charlatan background, they may gain an inspiration die for your party if they deceive their way into a fortified enemy position.
* There is an [[Inspiration|inspiration]] system. As a party you can have up to 4 inspiration dice which can be applied to a failed skill check. The way you gain dice is based on the [[Backgrounds|background]] of you and your companions. If for example you or one of your companions have the Charlatan background, they may gain an inspiration die for your party if they deceive their way into a fortified enemy position.
* Characters can carry a maximum 10 kg / 20 lbs of weight per point of Str. If the character is carrying an amount of weight equal to '''14 lbs (7 kg) x Strength''', they are [[Encumbered (Condition)|encumbered]]. This becomes [[Heavily Encumbered (Condition)|heavily encumbered]] at '''18 lbs (9 kg) × Strength'''.
* Characters can carry a maximum 10 kg / 20 lbs of weight per point of Str. If the character is carrying an amount of weight equal to '''14 lbs (7 kg) x Strength''', they are [[Encumbered (Condition)|encumbered]]. This becomes [[Heavily Encumbered (Condition)|heavily encumbered]] at '''18 lbs (9 kg) × Strength'''.
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* Prepared spell casters may change their prepared spells at any time out of combat.
* Prepared spell casters may change their prepared spells at any time out of combat.
** This encourages greater use of highly situational spells such as [[Knock]] or [[Remove Curse]] since they can be quickly swapped in and out when needed.
** Some spells with an ongoing effect will end if the caster unprepares them, while others will not. It's not clear whether this inconsistency is intentional.
* Verbal, Somatic, and Material components are ignored. Being [[Silenced (Condition)|silenced]] prevents casting of most spells; however, some spells that do not have verbal components in 5e do ignore this, such as [[Ice Knife]].
* Verbal, Somatic, and Material components are ignored. Being [[Silenced (Condition)|silenced]] prevents casting of most spells; however, some spells that do not have verbal components in 5e do ignore this, such as [[Ice Knife]].
* Spellcasting focuses are not required for any class.
* Spellcasting focuses are not required for any class.
** Bards will play an equipped Musical Instrument, or whistle if they have none equipped, while casting Bard spells. This is cosmetic, however.
** Bards will play an equipped Musical Instrument, or whistle if they have none equipped, while casting Bard spells. This is cosmetic, however.
* The game does not stop a character from casting a leveled spell with both an action and a bonus action in the same turn.
* The game does not stop a character from casting a leveled spell with both an action and a bonus action in the same turn.
** This significantly increases the utility of the spell [[Healing Word]] in particular.
* All caster classes are capable of Ritual casting, and Ritual Caster [[Feats|feat]] instead allows the selection of two Ritual Spells. Ritual casting does not take any more time than normal casting, but cannot be done in combat.
* All caster classes are capable of Ritual casting, and Ritual Caster [[Feats|feat]] instead allows the selection of two Ritual Spells. Ritual casting does not take any more time than normal casting, but cannot be done in combat.
* Anyone can cast any Spell [[Scrolls|scroll]] from any class list (even if it is not their own or they do not have the spellcasting feature), and there is no [[Arcana]] check for casting higher level spells than a character has spells known.
* Anyone can cast any spell [[Scrolls|scroll]] from any class list (even if it is not their own or they do not have the spellcasting feature), and there is no [[Arcana]] check for casting higher level spells than a character has spells known.
* Spell [[Scrolls|scrolls]] do not have a fixed DC or attack roll bonus. They use the caster's spellcasting modifier (see [[Spellcasting Modifier]] for how this is determined for multiclass characters and characters without normal spellcasting).
* Spell [[Scrolls|scrolls]] do not have a fixed DC or attack roll bonus. They use the caster's spellcasting modifier (see [[Spellcasting Modifier]] for how this is determined for multiclass characters and characters without normal spellcasting).
* Cantrips receive their second upgrade at level 10 in the game, rather than level 11.
* Cantrips receive their second upgrade at level 10 in the game, rather than level 11.
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* The Deafened condition is not implemented.
* The Deafened condition is not implemented.
* [[Encumbered (Condition)|Encumbered]]: A character becomes encumbered when they carry an amount equal to 14 lbs (7 kg) times their Strength rather than 5 times. Being encumbered also halves your jump distance in addition to the normal effects.
* [[Encumbered (Condition)|Encumbered]]: A character becomes encumbered when they carry an amount equal to 14 lbs (7 kg) times their Strength rather than 5 times. Being encumbered also halves your jump distance in addition to the normal effects.
** [[Heavily Encumbered (Condition)|Heavily encumbered]]: A character becomes heavily encumbered at 18 lbs (9 kg) times their Strength rather than 10 times. It also prohibits them from being able to climb or jump at all in addition to the normal effects.
** [[Heavily Encumbered (Condition)|Heavily encumbered]]: A character becomes heavily encumbered at 18 lbs (9 kg) times their Strength rather than 10 times. It also prevents them from being able to climb or jump at all in addition to the normal effects.
* Exhaustion is not implemented.
* Exhaustion is not implemented.
* [[Frightened (Condition)|Frightened]]: Creatures which are frightened are unable to move at all (rather than being unable to move toward the source of their fear), unless the effect instead makes them "[[Fear|fearful]]" which gives them the frightened effect as well as making them flee.
* [[Frightened (Condition)|Frightened]]: Creatures which are frightened are unable to move at all (rather than being unable to move toward the source of their fear), unless the effect instead makes them "[[Fear|fearful]]", which gives them the frightened effect as well as making them flee.
* Grappled is not implemented.
* Grappled is not implemented.
* [[Paralysed (Condition)|Paralysed]]: Attacks from within 10 ft automatically hit and are always critical hits, rather than hits from within 5 ft being automatic critical hits.
* [[Paralysed (Condition)|Paralysed]]: Attacks from within 10 ft automatically hit and are always critical hits, rather than hits from within 5 ft being automatic critical hits.
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