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The true story of me discovering the fabled Mystic class (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years 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!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Thanks! Looking forward to reading up on these!

[–] [email protected] 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?

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years 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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

*finds some more balanced homebrew*

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

OotS forums are pretty much gold for that 🤗

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years 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.