5e - Changelog 3

Combat Maneuver Changes

General Maneuver Changes

Stances: Rulings about length and maintaining Stances clarified. Stances now require a kind of concentration check to keep them active after taking damage.
Regaining Exertion: Instead of taking 1 Minute and spending a Hit Die to regain Exertion, it now takes only an Action.
Combat Tradition Rework: Condensed all 14 Combat Traditions (With about 15 maneuvers each) down to 6 core traditions (With 30 maneuvers each). In the future there will be more “special traditions”.
Reworked and removed Maneuvers: I reworked and removed lots of maneuvers. I will specify each and every one that affects you in your personal changelogs.
Zealous Stance: Renamed to “Reckless Stance”
Faith within: Removed
Stunning Assault: Removed
Knockdown Assault: Duration increased to “end of your next turn”
Basic Melee Damage: Now equals 1d2 + STR instead of 1 + STR

Basic Maneuver Changes

All: Every Basic Maneuver is now a contested Check: Athletics vs Acrobatics or Athletics.
Overrun: Overrun is now always an Attack replacement.

Spellcasting Changes

General Spellcasting Changes

Spell Sources: Added Occult as a 4th Spell list. Now there are Arcane, Divine, Occult and Primal

Spells added and removed to/from Spell lists

Arcane List: Absorb Elements, Chromatic Orb, Color Spray, Witch Bolt, Magnify Gravity, Hideous Laughter, Concussive Burst, Spellfire Flare, Captivate Undead
Divine List: Chill Touch, Cleanse, Friends, Holy Ward, Message, Mind Sliver, Pestilence, Compelled Duel (removed), Find Familiar, Wardaway, Captivate Undead
Primal List: Find Familiar, Magnify Gravity, Thorn Armor, Cloak of Shadows

Removed Spells

Chaos Bolt: Integrated into Chromatic Orb
Control Flames: Integrated into Elementalism
Frost Fingers: Integrated into Cone of Cold
Glitterbeam: Starry Wisp is basically the same spell
Mold Earth: Integrated into Elementalism
Shape Water: Integrated into Elementalism

Spell Name Changes

Magic Stone: Now Magic Fling

Spell Effect Changes

Bardcraft: Different Changes to clarify the spell. Renamed to “Illusory Instrument”.
Barkskin: Now a Bonus Action instead of an Action.
Black Tentacles: Added Upcast option for increased damage.
Counterspell: Now a contested spellcasting check to make it more fair.
Darkvision: Added Upcast option for multiple targets.
Death Ward: Added Upcast option for multiple targets.
Dimension Door: Added Upcast option for multiple targets.
Faerie Fire: Changed the Area from a 20 foot Cube to a 10 foot radius Sphere.
Freedom of the Waves: Added an upcast option for more damage.
Hunger of Hadar: Added an upcast option for more damage.
Lesser Restoration: Now a Bonus Action instead of an Action.
Prayer of Healing: Now gives the benefits of a Short Rest instead of simply healing (which it still does).
Ray of Enfeeblement: Added an upcast option for multiple targets.
Shatter: Increased Area to 15 ft. radius.
Silvery Barbs: Removed Upcast option.
Slow: Area changed from 40 ft. Cube to 20 ft. radius sphere.
Spirit Guardians: Changed the triggers, when the spell deals damage. Now the caster can move into a creature to deal the damage.

Spell Level Changes

Cone of Cold: Reduced Level from 5 to 1. Added Upcast options.

Spell School Changes

Blink: Transmutation -> Conjuration
Speak with Dead: Necromancy -> Divination

Spells Damage Changes

Weapon Changes

Spellcasting Foci

Mastery Properties: Spellcasting Foci now act as weapons with properties and mastery properties.

Weapons

Weapon Masteries: Each weapon now has a Mastery Property, which can be used, if you have the Weapon mastery feature (every martial class has that).