8.2 - Playtest Checklist

Record feedback at levels 1, 5, 10, 15, and 20 when possible. 
 Character Record 
 
 Base ancestry and lineage. 
 Ancestral Detail. 
 Versatile or Mixed Lineage, if any. 
 Heritage and background. 
 Ancestral Trait and later talents. 
 Class, subclass, and level. 
 Expected party role. 
 
 During Play 
 
 Which ancestry feature changed an outcome? 
 Did the Ancestral Detail supply useful identity without behaving like another skill proficiency? 
 Which feature was forgotten or never useful? 
 Which choice felt compulsory? 
 Which resource required confusing tracking? 
 Did an ancestry feature outperform a class feature? 
 Did exceptional sight remove the need for ordinary illumination? 
 Did a glide, leap, or flight feature make terrain irrelevant more often than intended? 
 Did Heritage remain distinct from both inherited Lineage and professional Background? 
 Did a Flaw create an interesting decision without removing agency? 
 
 Quantitative Checks 
 
 Damage added per round and per long rest. 
 Damage prevented or healed per long rest. 
 Number of rerolls or automatic successes. 
 Flight, teleportation, and special movement uptime. 
 Resistance frequency. 
 Temporary Hit Point frequency. 
 Number of extra skill, tool, and language proficiencies. 
 
 Red Flags 
 
 Repeated bonuses to every attack or save for a full combat. 
 A short-rest resource usable proficiency-bonus times. 
 Sustained flight without an iconic body and a substantial Talent investment. 
 A lineage that is strictly better than every alternative. 
 A drawback that is actually a reliable benefit. 
 A later talent that duplicates a defining class feature.