House Rules - Upcoming

Work in progress! Please ignore until final version is complete!

Preface

The assumption here is that not everyone will have access to the 2024 rules, whereas everyone has the 2014 rules.

Changes will therefore be limited; any big changes that won't fit on the sheet are out, so no changes that require paragraphs of text.

Rules up for change:

• Things are quite clearly broken, as indicated by the 2024 rules 'nerfing' the 2014 version.
• Existing things that were not fixed but have proven to be problematic.
• Easy updates that make things simply better/easier/etc.

Playing

Tool Skills

The 2024 rules have added a default ability to Tool Skills. I will add these to the sheet as well but keep in mind that you can use a different ability when it makes sense.

Classes

Created a new page: House Rules - Classes, see there.

Spells

If you have a spell prepared that has the Ritual tag, you can cast that spell as a Ritual. This means that Paladins, Rangers, etc. now also can do this.

Sending

Can't contact other planes unless cast using a slot of 5th level or higher, there is no fail chance.

Zone of Truth

Removed. For details read the entirety of this article. The remix suggested doesn't really work either.

Feats

When it comes to feats that give a +1 ability increase in specific abilities, I am willing to allow players to pick any of the six abilities, but depends on if it breaks anything.

When it comes to feats that are limited to certain races, I am willing to allow players to pick them whatever their race, but depends on if it breaks anything and if it makes thematic sense (if it's all based on your character being small, you can't pick it if you play a 7' half-orc).

Rules Glossary

Exhaustion

Changed to the 2024 version but with an addition of a penalty on spell DC's. So this is what it ends up as:

• When you make a D20 Test the roll is reduced by 2 times your Exhaustion level.
• The Save DC of your spells is reduced by 2 times your Exhaustion level.
• Your Speed is reduced by a number of feet equal to 5 times your Exhaustion level.

Grappling

The new edition is a lot better but would require looking up every time. My strong preference is to just avoid grapple as much as possible; players not taking grapple feats/abilities/spells, and the DM doing the same, and using monsters with grapple sparingly.

Incapacitated

Adding two things from 2024:

• Your Concentration is broken.
• You can't speak.

Long Rest

2024 added a few things, including these:

• If you rested at least 1 hour before the interruption you gain the benefits of a Short Rest. - Already a house rule.
• During sleep, you have the Unconscious condition.
• You can resume a Long Rest immediately after an interruption. If you do so, the rest requires 1 additional hour per interruption to finish. - Adding this.