Power Spikes and Sharp Edgesĭ&D 5e is not a uniform game. In D&D 5e, PCs are no longer superheros, they're back to being adventurers. A DC 11 saving throw at level 2 becomes a DC 21 saving throw at level 18 and the character's saving throw bonus of +2 helps a lot less in the latter than the former. These glowing weak points become even more stark as characters reach higher levels and their saving throws don't change.
That AC 25 fighter might be unstoppable in melee but any spell with a wisdom saving throw is likely to pin her right down. Unlike previous editions, though, these spiked characters are likely to have big glowing weak points. It's possible for 5e PCs to spike their scores in one area or another, getting high attack bonuses or high armor classes. A lot of this is due to the oft discussed flat math of D&D but a more streamlined set of options and more refined magic item progression feeds into this as well. The Death of Supermanįrom the point of view of the players at our table, the one major observation they had is that, even at high levels, D&D 5e PCs don't feel as powerful as those in the 4th edition of D&D or 13th Age. All of these games are great but when it comes to capturing the essence of original D&D, 5e does so from the beginning to the end.Įven after a full year running the game from 1 to 20, it's a joy to pull out the Player's Handbook, the Dungeon Master's Guide, and the Monster Manual and just get down to playing Dungeons and Dragons. These days we have lots of options for our roleplaying games such as Pathfinder, 13th Age, Fate Core, and Numenera. From the beginning to the end, 5e just plain feels like D&D. After playing D&D 5e from level 1 to 20, this feeling stayed with us. Recapturing the Feeling of Dungeons and DragonsĪ lot has been said about 5e's return to "traditional" D&D. Throughout the rest of this article we'll discuss our observations running the 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons from level 1 to level 20. This experience gave us a wide-ranging view of D&D 5e, a better view than we had when 5e was first released. Finally, at level 20, our heroes faced the fully powered goddess of dragons herself, Tiamat. During this campaign, we ran through the two Tyranny of Dragons adventures, Hoard of the Dragon Queen and Rise of Tiamat and extended beyond the Sword Coast into the depths of the Nine Hells where our heroes cut down tremendous foes, including a few from Kobold Press's upcoming Tome of Beasts. Since the release of the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons I have had the opportunity to run a full campaign spanning levels 1 to 20. New to Sly Flourish? Start Here! What I Learned Running D&D 5e from Level 1 to 20
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