Tag: 2023

  • December 18th, 2023

    • Made our Trello task board public

    • Cleaned up old Discord channels

    • A lot of minor formatting

    • Fighters now get one combat maneuver at levels 2, 7, and 15 instead of two.

    • Fireball and Shield spells added to website

    • Tieflings now count as fiends and Aasimar count as celestials

    • Backgrounds now grant a few items based on the proficiencies they grant

  • December 11th, 2023

    • Properly finished combat maneuvers

    • Added the changeling ancestry

    • Changed the barbarian and monk features that increase speed to function in all armor types

    • Reformatted and edited several feats for QOL improvements

  • December 4th, 2023

    • Rebalanced weapons Darts now have a range of 30/90 instead of 20/60 Greatclubs now deal 1d10 damage instead of 1d8 Quarterstaffs are now two-handed weapons with a reach of 10 ft. that deal 1d8 damage, instead of versatile 1d6/1d8 weapons Spears now have a reach of 10 ft. when used as melee weapons Halberds can now deal either piercing or slashing damage (user’s choice) Morningstars are now versatile 1d8/1d10 weapons instead of just 1d8 The flail, trident, and war pick were removed, for reasons we outline at the bottom of https://www.elkan5e.com/weapons

    • Added description text for weapons to our website

    • Ancestry and Background features were updated to our new formatting (with no changes to their function)

    • Added descriptions to each class page, describing what the class is like.

    • The ranger’s natural explorer feature is simplified

    • Rage now functions in heavy armor

  • November 20th, 2023

    • Updated  the Character Creation Guide, including ability score generation  methods (Elkan 5e standard array, point buy, and rolling for stats)

    • The Distant Spell and Extended Spell metamagics were improved.

    • Eldritch  Blast no longer counts as a spell at all, which allowed us to adjust  some features to allow better integration with warlock spellcasting.

    • Mystic Tricksters and Spellswords can now choose warlock as their spellcasting class.

    • Fixed Fiend Patron expanded spell list

    • Fixed link issues to and from the rogue and bard page

    • Fixed dragonborn breath weapons to correctly list ‘1/long rest’

  • November 13th, 2023

    • Added a link to our Foundry VTT module on the website.

    • Added the Circle of the Shifter druid subclass.

    • Added 7 Elkan-exclusive spells.

    • Revamped the website’s home page and returning player hub.

    • Spells that require a visible target now say ‘visible creature’ or somesuch in  the target field at the top of spell descriptions.

    • Martial Command now targets a single ally and allows them to move up to their speed.

    • Fixed a whitespace issue on the fighter page.

    • Silence no longer counts as a ritual spell.

  • November 6th, 2023

    • Added the College of Jesters subclass to bard

    • Added the College of Lore subclass to bard

    • Revised Sorcerer to get subclass features at levels 1/6/10/14

    • Standardized capitalization for each class’s proficiencies and items

    • Added an explanation of how to use recommended ability score arrays

    • Improved the Subtle Spell metamagic option

  • October 30th, 2023

    • Finished the Druid class

    • Added spellcasting progression tables to Spellsword and Mystic Trickster.

    • Replaced the old cantrips page with the new spells page and replaced all links to spells.

    • Added a list of changes to cantrips at the bottoms of the spells page.

    • Song of Rest now affects a maximum of 6 creatures.

    • Fixed an issue with white space at the bottom of the Ranger page.

  • October 23rd, 2023

    • Cleaned up the spells page’s design

    • Added Way of the Open Hand subclass for monks

    • Revised monk to get subclass features at levels 3/6/10/14

    • Revised  wizard to get access to spells of their chosen school at level 1, moved  Arcane Recovery to level 2, and moved their first Arcane Tradition  feature(s) to level 3

    • Reformatted the sorcerer and monk pages

    • Added the expanded spell list for Fiend patron warlocks

    • Rogues can now choose not to have proficiency in thieves’ tools

    • Replaced references to ‘shield’ with ‘large shield’ and added links for items on the cleric page

    • Replaced the level 10 Commander feature

    • Clarified lack of synergy between repelling blast and familiar’s blast

  • August 27th, 2023

    • Added the spell lists page.

    • Fixed Militant background on Foundry.

    • Changed some references to ‘ability check’ to read ‘skill check’.

    • Added some instructions to automate consumption of Ki and Sorcery Points for certain class features in Foundry.

    • Improved the Commander‘s Rally feature.

    • Added the College of Noise for bards.

    • Added an expanded spell list for Beastmasters.

    • Improved the Wild and Maritime Backgrounds.

    • Fixed darts in the weapon chart and added Unarmed Strikes as a simple weapon.

  • June 6th, 2023

    • Rogue progression was reworked, and the page updated. Beastmaster rangers were added to the ranger page. Backgrounds have been finalized (for now)