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Kalorn frowned. That they didn't know where Maccath was would have been plausible, but this was *not* an long-forgotten wreck. The chief had over-lied. He hoped Mord could counter effectively - fighting this lot wouldn't achieve much.

I think more focus needs to be put on the OPs first sentence: The players wanted a shift. Presumably this means they want a more 5e style game. Taking 5e and trying to make it more like 2e kind of goes against that desire? What really should happen here is the DM having a conversation with the players. What did they want in the game? Do they want fast or slow healing? Do they want crits...

Rod of Absorption 20 Rod of Alertness 18 Rod of Lordly Might 19 Rod of the Pact Keeper 1-2 = -1 The pact is complete. I now own Quartz soul Rod of Resurrection 23 Rod of Rulership 21 Rod of Security 20 Staff of the Adder 15 +1 = 16 this is adder none sense Staff of Charming 10 Staff of Fire 21

Wow, thanks, didnt know this site. Thanks a lot.

As a DM I certainly allow actions and skill checks to sway NPC attitudes, especially if it's over the course of time. In one of my last campaigns, I had the group start out as young kids. They interacted with a group of bullies but realized that one of them was being physically abused by their father (one of those throw-away-spur-of-the-moment comments on my part) and took pity on them. Didn't...

I have an interest in more people playing and enjoying my hobby. To that end, helping others avoid bad outcomes due to easily avoidable misconceptions about the ruleset aids this. Abd 5e is very different from previous editions. Yes, it evokes a similar feel to 1e and 2e, but it's very much not those games. Relying on your experience with those rulesets will lead you awry. The only way to...

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Rod of Absorption 20 Rod of Alertness 18 Rod of Lordly Might 19 Rod of the Pact Keeper 3 Rod of Resurrection 22+1=23 Rod of Rulership 21 Rod of Security 20 Staff of the Adder 15 Staff of Charming 10 Staff of Fire 21

Rod of Absorption 20 Rod of Alertness 18 Rod of Lordly Might 19 Rod of the Pact Keeper 3 Rod of Resurrection 22 Rod of Rulership 21 Rod of Security 20 Staff of the Adder 15 Staff of Charming 10 Staff of Fire 21

But, you just described limiting the player options just as I said happens. The PC reaction cannot be "whatever, I ignore them and do what I want." This differs from being grappled, say, where the PC could still say that and attempt to walk away only to fail automatically. This is saying that the PC cannot even contemplate such actions and the player is so constrained in action declarations. ...

I find that Inspiration is one of those theory/practice things. In theory, I like the rule from the PHB, but in practice I find that I never remember to give out Inspiration. In theory, I even prefer the Angry GM's suggested alternative. But in practice I found it didn't work too well - players just never bothered to collect their Inspiration. So now I just give each player an Inspiration...

"Sooo... things to smash?"

That is weird https://thinkdm.wordpress.com/hfh/warlord-fighter

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Of course it is good advice! That is why people say it so often. :) As to the rest of my post, I included that playing RAW for a while is a good idea, but also encouraged (Gods help us!) that the OP feel free to make changes. It seems like some of the vocal minority on this forum is very objective to changing 5E. It is far from perfect, even if some aspects of it are superior to prior editions...

Level 1: Welcome to Faerun! Level 2: More hitpoints! Level 3: Subclasses! Level 4: Shoes, socks and frocks! Wait, what were we doing again?

Yes, I agree that was the issue, difference of definition in interpretation. Gotcha. Your statement about Burning Hands clarifies it nicely. Since opponents at higher levels have more hit points, Burning Hands is not as effective an option as it was at earlier levels. Part of my point, however, is that spells like Grease and Shield gain no benefit from using a higher level slot, as...

has anybody else the problem that when you try to load a char in char builder or try to build a new one the builder throws an unknow error message? It started yesterday. I tested it on two pc's. (ie win 7 / win 8.1)

Well, given you made a similar post just a few weeks ago and were strongly told that you also were misunderstanding the system.... Long experience is good for general advice -- to a point (I'm pretty sure your advice fir a PbtA game would be limited) -- on the specific topic of rule tweaks to 5e it's of limited value. Closing with a cliched platitude does not good advice make.

Ah, I suspected someone would chime in on my response LOL. :) While true, that hardly means my advise is less valuable than others. While my 5E is limited, my general gaming (beyond D&D) in vast. As I said in my post, playing RAW is perfectly fine (and we have been doing so for several sessions now), but the best part of these games is you can make them your own and house-rule as you see fit,...

Perhaps as a Fighter subclass it might even be able to just hand out its action surge to an ally. (not a big change in power)

I would complain it lacks some sort of saving throw buffing too ( a complaint on Mearls design too) though being able to guide people out o the area of effect of many spells is damn nice for area of effect, Having some sort of a quick warning to a single target to "brace yourself" would be nice.

I am exactly talking about the typical D&D pseudo-medieval setting. Most people couldn't read and write, including upper classes, which was why scribes actually had work to do. :) As to whether or not peasants trained depends incredibly on where you are talking about and the time period (and I don't recall mentioning anything about peasants NOT getting weapons... but anyway). Also, sources...

Note: Mr. Grover has also just started playing 5e. His experience is limited, and he's recieved the same advice as the OP, to limited apparent success.

Agreed the 3 at level 1 is crazy front loaded and looks like 4e service to me... a 4e level 1 character is already level 5 in 5e by my estimates. Those could be made 1 at level 2 and 1 at level 3 without any real loss. (if their was an appropriate level 1 fighting style it wouldnt need something other than leading strike to say hay I am Warlord) But again that the multi-attacking is fighter...

Note: Mr. Grover has also just started playing 5e. His experience is limited, and he's recieved the same advice as the OP, to limited apparent success.

Actually, Cavalier was it's own class, on par with Cleric, Fighter, Magic-User, Thief, and Monk. Paladin became a subclass of Cavalier, allowing Barbarian to become the second sub-class of Fighter.

The ghouls seem to understand that staying inside the city is both pointless and dangerous and so they scatter one by one. Meanwhile, we take some time to ritually cleanse the temple city and deliver the dead to the purifying flames of Srasama. Fortunately, the smoke alerts the rest of the eladrin squad that got lost when the curse affected them all. These guys can hardly remember what happened,...

I know of Liza Koshy and Lilly Singh. Liza was picked to host a recent version of Double Dare a kids game show I used to watch as a kid. She did a great job with it. Both women are hot and funny. That is a powerful combination.

MechaPilot how often do you play and would it not help to split the group? I mean you could play the same adventure with the second group so as to alleviate the DM workload (if possible).

Aanzu ponders. It seems for the moment the goals of these mongrels are aligned with their own, but the dragonborn is certain they will eventually betray him and his. Trying this mental connection to Harfik and the Teraphim commander, Aanzu attempt to 'shout' mentally at the others that he wants to see where this is going but to be wary of the inevitable dagger in the back. The prince lets...

AT the time of 2E we were kinda isolated in small town New Zealand. 17 or so went to the "big city" and played with some others who played a bit different to us. It was interesting. It was basically our group of 6-12 people (not all at once) and one of thopse players brother+friend who ran 1E for us. Started on a box of old B/X stuff we found and then went to 2E and Spelljammer. 2E...

I didn't really experience to much chaos but did trial stuff. I had a stable group for the most part in the 90's and again from around 2000-2010 and had the same core 3 or 4 players I could always add to. Finding 1-2 players ot a problem, finding a whole group you can deal with is. 2E we tried a few of the optional rules, weapon speed and casting time was used. Also ran themed games, the all...

I don't know any of the people on the new Youtube Rewind thing. Except that rap guy who did the skraa-pop-ka. :D

Context is the kicker. The Empire was roughly space Nazi Germany/USSR analog, they were evil and it was a new story. TFA and co are basically sequels. The new canon has explained some things but on screen for example they don't really detail the First Order or go into how they actually exist or why are they a threat post RoTJ and how has this new "imperial" faction arrived or why it matters....

After re-checking the BECMI versions of the Wereshark I could find no mention of sea elves being susceptible to the disease. The races described as turning into weresharks are tritons and mermen (aka merrow), plus "rumors of humans" in their War Rafts of Kron and Cyclopedia versions. The only mention of elves I could find in any wereshark writeup is in the AD&D 2E Monstrous Compendium's Great...

The doctor will see you now

Yes, in PC3 Merrow are just standard Merfolk in PC3: They're not aquatic ogres, which is kinda dull. :( Still the idea of an ogre wereshark is just so tempting. Maybe we can do it anyway…

Updating the Mako Shark Working Draft. I guess we could mention it as an option for the "In Mystara" version of the Weremako since it was only the PC5 Wereshark that had it in the BECMI rules. Of those two I prefer the Aquatic Elf.

Just to be pedantic, but you are not comparing like with like. The Firebolt Cantrip is comparable to Chromatic Orb - Single target, ranged, requires a hit roll - not Burning hands. Firebolt is in most respects superior to Chromatic Orb from level 11 upwards (and a fighter with a bow and arrow is superior from level 5 upwards). Burning Hands is most comparable to Thunderclap or Sword Burst. Whilst...

I was going to suggest the same. Surely there is a lot of crunch in it... but you can even use the crunch information as "lore". I've been doing that a lot with 3.0 "Faiths & Pantheons" (which would be my 2nd suggestion), never really used the deities stats and the vast majority of the prestige classes as such, but used a lot of it to design the story, quests, NPCs, custom magic items and...

Agreed on all points. The 1st Ed Grey Box would also be a good one, but only if you're able to deal with the lore being several RSE's from 'current'.

Ah, I think I see where we're talking past each other! When you talk of scaling, you're talking about the magnitude of the effect increasing over time (as compared to the magnitude staying constant). To you, auto-scaling means that Grease would affect more targets, or Shield would prevent a larger percentage of incoming damage. When I talk of scaling, I'm talking about the magnitude of the...

It definitely needs a lot of work. As others have said, its far too good at low levels, being much better than the fighter. Especially at level one where it gets a Fighting Style AND a Leader Style AND a Commanding Presence. Most 5e classes have a single small choice at 1st level, not three. It also gets three attacks, which is almost a signature ability of the fighter. That's a bad idea....

It's tucked away in the initiative rules. Alongside the formula for KFC's spice blend, the secret incantation to summon Cthulhu, and the shooting order for the faked moon landing videos. Unfortunately, the 1st Ed initiative rules are completely incomprehensible, so we'll never really know. But it definitely is in there. :)

Do you intend to avoid the typical D&D pseudo-medieval setting then? If not, it might help to learn some history. In medieval England (male) peasants where required, by law, to train with weapons, as they could be drafted into the army at any time. This would have begun at around 9 years old. The knights of the period where mostly far from good, and didn't, on the whole, have divine...

Oops. *looks around nervously*

Or MC Hexblade Warlock with Chain or tome pact for attacks with charisma, leave str at mid range, crit on 19 against hexed target, and use familiar to give you frequent advantage, and all the other goodies of the Warlock.

OK here is a quick re-cap you fiddled with a teleportation device which moved you around the underground passageways. You then ended up within a forest and did battle with a shambling mound which inflicted significant damage upon the party. You found a young William senior in a hut hiding out while he transformed, he took you home to meet his father who was having dealings with Azgalan. At some...

I don't see a list of Tactics nor a list of Tactical Gambits. Am I overlooking them or are they somewhere else or ...? Despite how it displays, that URL seems to be a "mailto:". ??

Carl Sargent was indeed a giant among RPG designers. He hadn't written anything in a very long time, and has already been missed for quite a while, however his legacy will live on. My friend Rik Rose has penned an eloquent tribute to Carl Sargent. Rik was a close friend of Carl’s in the beginning of Carl’s involvement in Greyhawk (in fact, he was responsible for Carl’s involvement), and was...

Well, my usual advice on advancement is this: Even if you have an idea of what you want to do later on, remain flexible. See how the actual game your in is developing then advance in a way that makes sense story-wise, not just "build" wise. You're 12th lv? You definitely need to talk to your DM about the setting etc & come up with some backstory. Because that can greatly influence how you...

I figured you wouldn't mind me using the Yklwa (it's from Chult in Tomb of Annihilation). It's kind of half a sword and half a spear. I felt it suited my Centaur bristling with spears more than a sword did, and I found that he can't really use a lance, which seemed kind of appropriate, if possibly broken.

I hear the new special editions are really nice. I avoid the issue by using DnDBeyond, but if not for that, I’d probably pick them up. Anyway, yeah I figure JC explained what the rules text said, and then noted that it didn’t seem to say what they meant it to, this the errata. Which is fine with me. Paladins are still rad as hell.

Swithun Baymire Male Centaur (Fey) Outlander Fighter Level 2 Alignment: Neutral Good Diety None AC 16 (Scale & Shield) HP 24/24 Hit Dice: 2/2 at 1d10+2 Speed: 40 feet Passive Perception: 13

This, with everything else a distant step behind. For systemless lore, the Grand History of the Realms is a good book. It came out between 3.5 and 4E, I believe, and is a nice complement to the FRCS. Ad in Ed Greenwood's FR book and you've got a great quartet of FR books.

The sense of massive scale in this movie is amazing. Makes the 98 Godzilla seem tiny. What little we see of Mothra looks cool.

I haven't written a new post yet. The last few days have been... subdued. I have a therapy appointment tomorrow. Hopefully that will put me in a better frame of mind. I will try to get you guys something by Friday.

The original boxed set was the best starting point for gaming in the Realms IMHO. Everything that followed was an obligatory sequel.

Centaur Fighter Pending Approval

Yeah, the DM said we can take either two rares or one very rare.

Making literacy costly can be a flavorful campaign-specific rule. If you do it, though, I would make sure to give wizards, bards, and perhaps clerics literacy as a bonus proficiency. It's not optional for wizards; the class literally doesn't work if you can't read. For the other two it's more just a matter of in-universe plausibility. The other, more practical cautionary note I might make...

Perin finds a perfect perch where you can view the encampment with ease but cannot be seen. Still no light, no campfire at night. But you are able to spend the day watching the camp, getting to know its routines. (I'm going to stop here to get the two new player in. Hopefully this will not take long.)

Works for me. You should be sure to read the IC post #2 about how all Clerics worship all of the 12 gods and goddesses. They might personally favor one or more of them. But there is but one church for all the deities. Once Fitz makes his Centaur, I'll ask you two create some reason you know each other. You story joins the main story in the village of East End. You were in Bit a few days before...

You need to keep repeating this because it's not actually been proven. Actually, I take that back. It has been pretty clearly disproven. A 1st level direct damage spell will almost always out damage any cantrip, regardless of the caster's level. The best you can hope for, the absolute best, is 4d10 with a cantrip. They don't ever get any better than that. Numerous 1st level spells, cast...

It also looks like based on the table from the DMG if we did want it to affect several targets the die size would drop to d6 Which might be more interesting.

Yup. PHB specifically provides for ability scores the option of just not making progress or some progress with setback. Also the part of the dmg there about consequence of failure is given context by the paragraph it finishes and the immediately following bullet point questions. The former puts it as a conclusion of examples of tasks too easy to fail. The following bullets spotlight the...

I would say that the PHB and the DMG work together here which is why you will almost always see me quote both. And the methods described in the previous section are simply a matter of difference for the respective DMs as to what is uncertain and what is meaningful. Only one of those methods, however, is without potential drawbacks at least according to the DMG.

The numbers and damage were based on spell casting of the Eldritch Knight at level 3 they have 2 spells and according to the DMG that for a single target (save half damage effect) ... is 2D10 ... its basically a perfect line up and Mearls Warlord like the Eldritch Knight gets it and can Action Surge too. ie 2 spells doing 2D10 each daily. The Marshal/Mearls design uses the same language ->but...

Changing the rest mechanics is suggested in the DMG. Just be aware of the pacing, especially if you're using published 5e adventures. I'm not sure about #7, though. If you want literacy separate, I would give the character's two points/language. You can buy speech in a language for one point, and if you want, literacy in that language for a second point. Optionally, you could have dead or...

Hiya! Ahhh...Greyhawk! :) Been DM'ing in it since '82? I think that's when I got the Folio. Anyway... One thing to keep in mind about Greyhawk is that there is a LOT of "open wildlands". Another important thing is that Countries tend to be fiercely independent and fairly nationalistic ("out country is the best, obviously, but we'll still trade with our neighbours...because, well, we like to...

Well, in 1E, both paladins and cavaliers were fighter subclasses, and in 5E, the cavalier still is, so...

If they dont specify a skill, that's the same as the other side not specifying an approach, you ask for more info. Both sides require info to work, not claiming otherwise. But the "players says words about approach that lead to defining check (if needed)" is not functionally significantly different imo to raise all the ire it foes for some when compared to "players state skills used that leads...

Yes.

Notice also the page before it where there are other die rolling suggestions discussed, as well as page 174 of the Players Handbook which pretty much just highlights uncertainty. Given the variety of approaches mentioned, I'd still say the edition's pretty agnostic on the issue.

3e FRCS + SCAG to see what's changed, and Elminster's Forgotten Realms for additional, edition-neutral lore. The 3e guide is closer to 5e than the 4e one is anyway.