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[–] LopensLeftArm@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I've always been keen to try a Mystic, but I've heard the original was way too OP to ever really run. What alternatives did you find that you would consider acceptable? I'd be interested to read up on them!

[–] Jorgelino@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
[–] LopensLeftArm@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks! Looking forward to reading up on these!

[–] Moonguide@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey, a question from a guy new to dnd, what exactly is unearthed arcana? At first I thought it was community generated content, but now I'm thinking is content that didn't make the cut into full release? Somewhere between the two?

[–] Jorgelino@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's playtest material made by WotC, the company that makes D&D.

Any new ideas that they're not completely sure about, gets released as Unearthed Arcana first, players then can test it and give feedback, which they can use to balance out any issues it might have, before eventually releasing it officially in a book.

[–] Moonguide@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Oh, interesting, thanks! That explains things I've heard and read about it and why some DMs might be reticent to run UA.

[–] Piecemakers3Dprints@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly, the Light/Darkness one more or less became the Gloomstalker, I believe? Oh, and there's no OG mystic build that isn't broken AF, so I assume OP meant another thematically adjacent class entirely.

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

*finds some more balanced homebrew*

Alright, you can't play the og mystic, but here are some alternatives i'll allow.

[–] LopensLeftArm@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, looking for those homebrew ones, see what they'd be like.

OotS forums are pretty much gold for that 🤗

[–] Fastidian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

MCDM just released their psychic class The Talent. Though I haven't played it yet I have played with their other classes. The Beastheart and Illrigger are fun as fuck and I can't wait to play a Talent.