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Edit: Thanks to the discourse below, I realized that I missed that Revel's End was previously covered in Rime of the Frostmaiden, and that almost all of the issues I have with its portrayal in Keys From the Golden Vault already existed verbatim in that previous publication. That doesn't really...

I think it's been clarified in 5E that picking locks and disarming traps is a Dex check [not a Dex (Sleight of Hand (SoH)) check]. However, being proficient in Thieve's Tools (TT) lets you add your proficiency bonus. That makes sense to me. But the latest playtest doc appears to muddy the...

Does/should Magic Initiate let you read a scroll from the chosen spell list? I don't think that spells from this feat qualify as being 'on your class's spell list,' per the Spell Scroll rules (DMG, pg. 200). [While this came to my attention due to my group using the OD&D playtest rules, the...

Is there a dedicated place to ask the community some questions regarding the playtest docs? Or is posting them in this forum good enough?

The FAQ says click the button in the post... I have no button. Is it a subscriber-only thing? Thanks!

In prepping to introduce some folks to D&D via the Starter Set, I stumbled across this page: https://dmstoolkit.com/2017/12/31/starter-set-lost-mines-of-phandelver/ One of the links that intrigues me is the one that ties it to Out of the Abyss, which is touted as "a must read to make LMoP a...

A Sorcerer doesn't get metamagic until 3rd level. They can't do anything with sorcery points at 2nd level except cash in 2 points for a 1st level spell. So effectively, they have 4 1st level spell slots at 2nd level, and that's it. Shouldn't they have have just listed 2nd level as having 4 1st...

I'm pretty sure that no matter how many times you can claim advantage, you still just have 'advantage.' That advantage can be offset by a single disadvantage. Is that right? I'm fine with that (and I like that best.) But I can hear the arguments: "But I have 3 advantages. You need 3...

I've always felt that SW Saga was more of a proper evolution of D&D than 4E. I enjoyed 4E for a while, but it was (IMO) a divergent branch of the evolution of the game. SW Saga (again, IMO) was a much more natural progression of the game that kept the best of 3.X while significantly reducing...

Proficiency with every axe and hammer (superior or otherwise) and +2 to damage with all the above just strikes me as crazy good for a single feat. I thought that way back in the day I read a discussion about it maybe not being intended to provide proficiency in superior weapons, but I can't...

I like it! For one, it's not dual-wielding bastard swords. Secondly, it's all but empirically confirmed that a design goal of Essentials was to get rid of player marks (and mark-like abilities, such as Quarry and Curse.) Friday's Warlock preview should drive the final nail...

Man, WotC sure has kept the lid on HotFK and Monster Vault. Sure, we're seeing some previews on Mondays and Fridays now, put I'm surprised there haven't been more leaks or preview copies in premier stores. Premier release is only 12 days away! Anyway, I'd really like to know: 1) What is the...

I know there was a similar thread recently, but I failed at trying to find it. I recognize my limitations and humbly beseech your aid! My regular Encounters players have been asking me to run a campaign, and I'm finally ready to oblige them. I just need some help getting started... I've...

So the cleric was having a hard time climbing the 20' ledge in tonight's D&D Encounter. The knight decided to help her; I said, OK that's Aid Another to give her a +2 to her next climb check. No, the knight explained, I am going to pull her up and she is going to do nothing but hold on...

The settlement writeup (p.57) for Hammerfast in the DM kit lists it as a city of 12,000. However the entry on p.57 duplicates the one from the DMG, stating that Hammerfast is the largest and wealthiest town in the region. I also have the Hammerfast Outpost Adventure Site book... there is no...

I picked up Gamma World Friday night! The store I bought it from sold out of all 12 copies it ordered that day. I love it... I'm amazed at how the 4E rules can be boiled down into such a concisely presented book. It is a streamlined version of 4E (no charges, delays, readies; second wind is a...

Does a creature have to have line of sight to its target at the beginning of its action to declare a charge? I don't think so. Nothing in the PHB or Essentials makes that explicit stipulation. However, the RC throws in some verbiage on p.240 that seems irrelevant, extraneous, and confusing...

Mine has 6 (numbered 1-6), but I wonder if there is supposed to be a sheet 7? Three magic items in the adventure in the DM book say to give the character the card for it... but I don't have those cards. I'm pretty sure I saw those cards in a demo copy... So, am I missing a sheet, or did...

The MM glossary entry I found doesn't prevent a swarm from being grabbed, but man, I just can't see how a swarm could be grabbed and held in place. I ruled 'no' in the game last night and no one objected, but this seems like something that would have a clear rule. Anyone know of one? Thanks!

It only took me two decades to find out that "Drow" is pronounced like "cow" and not like "row" (as in row boat.) So, how is "Genasi" supposed to be pronounced? Jen-a-SIGH Jen-NA-see Jen-a-SEE other? Thanks, RS