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  1. CM

    New Unearthed Arcana Brings Back Five Subclasses

    They didn't go with my suggestion, Warrior of the Hour of Happiness.
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    D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition

    My players always have a bad time with the control spells because they try to use them on the big bad and not the big bad's lieutenant.
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    D&D General Forgotten Realms Books Tables of Contents

    In the paragraph about Phandalin it talks about what's going on below the town, specifically the Shattered Obelisk and who's collecting it.
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    D&D General Forgotten Realms Books Tables of Contents

    Frustratingly, the spells section does not update any of the cantrips from SCAG, such as green-flame blade, booming blade, etc. The new spells are (many/most updates from earlier editions) Alustriel's Mooncloak, L5 abjuration (bard, druid, ranger, wiz) Backlash, L4 abjuration (bard, sorc...
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    D&D General Forgotten Realms Books Tables of Contents

    Me: (encourages new-to-D&D players of my new Phandelver campaign to read up on The North section) Heroes of Faerun: (spoils the plot of Phandelver & Below: The Shattered Obelisk)
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    D&D General 'Project Sigil' 3D Virtual Tabletop Finally Laid To Rest

    I never even tried this, because as a DM, I would rather spend my time developing NPC plots and encounters than spending hours learning the tools and setting up the perfect 3d alley scene for that 2-hour combat encounter.
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    D&D 5E (2014) "You Can Do 3 Things" - My Nephew's D&D Houserule

    The Zombicide board game and its derivatives also give each character 3 actions to spend on their turns, which can include things like move, attack, or search.
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    D&D 5E (2024) How excited are you for the 2 upcoming Forgotten Realms books?

    Wish they would preview the spells.
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    D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards?

    Sorcerer, for if you won the birthright lottery. Warlock, if you want the easy path to power, future self be damned. Wizard, if you weren't lucky enough for the former and refuse to bend the knee to the latter.
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    Purple Dragon Knight Retooled as Banneret in D&D's Heroes of Faerun Book

    A dragon knight subclass would've been fine on its own, but hard-linking it to a very specific nation with built-in political loyalties is/was a poor choice for a subclass.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Simplifying Dual Wielding in 5e-2024

    As a 20+ (sigh) 30+ year DM, not very happy with the complicated interaction of Dual Wielder, Light weapon property, and Nick weapon mastery. Particularly the fact that there's no way to use two one-handed non-light weapons without having to use Extra Attack. I want people to be able to pair or...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Psionics: What Do You Want?

    I always liked that bit of unpredictability when it came to rolling your power checks in 2e, but I imagine that wouldn't fly in 5e. I seem to remember getting a powerful ability like disintegrate at level 3 was even a possibility in dark sun, though it was difficult and risky to use. I do want...
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    D&D General WizKids Issues Refund for Baldur’s Gate 3 Character Boxed Set

    Problem is they should have known this would be a big opportunity to introduce a whole bunch of new folks to the miniatures hobby who aren't used to the marketing, and they fumbled that. They definitely can do better. A couple of random figures I grabbed, one common and one uncommon, from recent...
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    D&D General WizKids Issues Refund for Baldur’s Gate 3 Character Boxed Set

    There definitely seems to be quality levels budgeted for each set. Some figures get very detailed, multicolor paint jobs with face stamping, while others get maybe two colors and a wash. Some are quite good, some muddy and dreary. These premium sets should be showpiece levels though, especially...
  16. CM

    New R.A. Salvatore Novel, Starring Drizzt's Daughter, Title and Synopsis Revealed

    Salvatore fan but I just can't with his goofy character names beyond the companions of the hall.
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    Project Sigil 90% Of D&D’s Project Sigil Team Laid Off

    Had zero interest in Sigil, want them to focus on getting features added to DDB that are still absent
  18. CM

    Tv in gaming table and general gaming table advice

    I built my 60" table tv frame out of 20x20mm t-slot aluminum tubing, anodized black, lifting the tv about 4" above the tabletop. This lets people slide books and tablets under the edge, increasing the amount of usable table space. LED strip lighting around the bottom outside edge gives people...
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    D&D General Dual Wielder, Two-weapon Fighting, Nick

    I believe the RAW has been covered. I hate that 2024 doesn't have an option to wield two non-light weapons now though, so we're playtesting a houserule for the 2nd bullet of Dual Wielder: Enhanced Dual Wielding. You treat all melee weapons lacking the Two-Handed property as if they had the...
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