Recent content by Paul Farquhar

True. I played a half-ogre 2/5ths of a century ago.

Tell that to the were-pig, warforged-zombie hybrid, anthropomorphic house cat, and the gith (the normal one) who were in the party last night. I don’t think your experience is common, and is probably down to the age and culture of your players.

Of the longer published adventures I’ve run, Rime of the Frostmaiden I think would make the best TV. But that’s mostly because I’mm a sucker for arctic landscapes. Being old school I would probably prefer an adventure-of-the-week format though.

Culture is a product of where we come from, not our biology.

I’m a Dragonborn who lives in a 99% human city (90% it way too low for FR, and Greyhawk is 99.9% human). My friends, colleagues, boss, etc are human, because that’s the population demographic. So what? I don’t see how that makes any difference.

I still don’t understand what this is supposed to mean. The setting lore isn’t tied to any specific species.

It might be worth adding that the video is only looking at hiking through the countryside. In a crowded urban environment carrying a large sword presents a whole different set of problems.

This is patently nonsense. BY 5.24 rules, a player is perfectly free to play a plasmoid or a githyanki. That doesn't mean you find them in every major city. PC's are, by definition, exceptional. D&D is a game of heroes, not commoners. But There are enough dragonborn in the FR for every major...

You are using prior knowledge of the setting and adventure though. Did you check that the DM hasn't relocated the adventure to Greyhawk, Eberron or a homebrew setting? And yes, your character is "okay". Boring, but okay. Many players like to create more interesting characters by working with...

One does not simply take a helicopter...

Cagney’s (?) home life was strained though, whereas Barnaby’s family (both) is always happy and supportive. That’s the joke (if you have read the original author, you will know that they are intended as a send-up/deconstruction).

"But is it better than dancing with wolves?" -A. Ranger

...amongst their weapons are music, the power of friendship, and really big swords.

That is the shtick of Inspector Barnaby in Midsummer Murders: a police detective with a happy home life!? Radically different!

Joins the party , 8 fights per adventuring day. You need to use spell slots.