Recent content by Gorck

At my table I would rule that they don’t stack. Adding you WIS to your Arcana skill feels like a yes/no trigger. Either you ad it or you don’t, but you don’t add it twice. Someone brought up the Paladin aura as an example, but that’s not equivalent. The Paladin aura allows players to add the...

I have to admit, those are 5 of my favorite characters from this campaign so far. So it looks like I’ll be anticipating the episodes with the soldiers’ table going forward.

I have a question that’s been bugging me ever since I first read the title of this thread: is the Stranger Things product supposed to be a “starter set” or is it just an adventure series that starts at first level?

Back in the OneD&D days, when they were still categorizing the classes as Experts, Mages, Priests, and Warriors, they mentioned Artificers would be in the Experts group. I predicted they’d eventually release a Psion for the Mages group, a Shaman for the Priests group, and a Warlord for the...

So you’re not going to share it with the class?

What about your wife (since this was her first time playing)?

If you have the time to watch, the Running the Game series by MCDM (Matt Colville) is superb. You only need to watch the first 8-10 episodes to get your feet wet (personally, I watched the whole thing). The first ones are anywhere from a few minutes to half an hour each. Here’s the link to...

Aw, giant rats! I’ve heard so many people gushing over how great the original KotB was and I figured here’s my group’s chance to experience it for ourselves. But we’re veteran enough to not need a “starter” set and all the extra stuff that comes along with it. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad...

And, obviously, Tiberius Stormwind.

First, generic fantasy world #36 I far superior to #35. Everybody knows that! Second, my favorite fantasy world to play in is Critical Role’s Exandria. It used to be the Forgotten Realms, but I found it to be too massive for me. I prefer the smaller, cozier continent of Wildemount, and...

I was curious to know if they plan on releasing just the adventure and maps as a separate product in the future for those of us who don’t need the entire starter box?

…unless you take Psychic damage.

Thanks guys, this has been very helpful. We still haven't played yet because we've been beset upon by that most fearsome enemy in all of D&D: scheduling. So far we've just been texting back and forth and I sent her a pic of the Classes chart on page 45 of the 2014 PHB (we're going to play...

As long as the group’s heads aren’t next on the chopping block until a dragon attacks the town and they escape during the ensuing chaos.

I guess it helps to look at another way. Rather than comparing the jump in spell point cost from one spell level to the next, look at the difference between the spell point cost and the spell level. The progression is: 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4