Recent content by UngainlyTitan

The "If it exists in D&D it exists in the setting" is the minimum needed to get it out the door at Wizards given the lessons learned from the TSR days. And in general I agree, it is needed for consumer acceptance, since DMs do not like to deny players options, more so in the modern era. A third...

I do not think that is why it is beloved and if it were just that the setting would not have survived the change in edition. I think it is beloved because it is not a slight riff on generic D&D. It has a bold concept, what with the magiteck, post WWi vibe.

Other than this no. I am not convinced that setting matters all that much, at least to people not reading this. And it really does not need a generic fantasy setting. Ebberon is interesting because it is not generic fantasy. Nor do I believe that for the general audience, Dark Sun or Dragonlance...

Multiclassing can work but it is harder to make work than a straight class.

Sword and board, you will be tanky as hell, but your damage output will suffer a lot. Origin feat, I would suggest "Alert" as one of them, being able to act early in the fight is a big boon. With sword and board, I would recommend "Sentinel", "Mage Slayer" and "Heavy Armour Master", perhaps...

Yes, I am aware of the conventional views on elves and for the purpose of a given campaign that is ok but when I put on my world building hat, I find it unsatisfying and uninteresting. I think elves should be really weird when you dig into them.

If Elven memory is as reliable or only marginally more reliable elves could experience a past where their own memories are unreliable guides. Be a hella interesting thing to explore.

I thought he might, but it has been a while and I have not read them all, I do remember him feasting and being in company, so to speak, but not specifically the payment.

That too.

No need for a monitor, apparent screen size is set by the headset. So, if all you have is a 20-inch screen with the headset it would look like and have similar screen real-estate as a 40, 50, 60-inch screen. Virtual home cinema, VTT games, whatever. I suppose a keyboard and mouse can also be...

Like many things, it is all Tolkien's fault. If Sam Gamgee had not asked for rope from the elves, we would not be having this conversation. But, rope, he asked for, and so, later he had to have need for rope (per Mr.Checkov). Conan never asked for rope,if needed rope, it was there in the scene...

I would very much agree with this, of the old material some is effectively depreciated. Xanathar's or Tasha' are not worth buying now but all the other books are viable. No reason not to run Tyranny of Dragons or Storm King's Thunder with the new monster manuals, or what ever adventure takes...

Can verify that they have been working on the UI, as someone that has complained often about it.

Hell, I use both if I have the books and I run form VTTs. If looking for stuff to fill out an adventure or to plan what next to slot into a campaign. I check what I have in books first. It is easier to flip through. Unfortunately, I cannot afford to buy every book and now adays only buy...

I would go with normal resurrection does not work, only resurrection via Withers, and he cannot rid you of the parasite as he has his own plan, which includes the PC ending the threat of the Dark Triad and the Nethermind.