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  1. EdAbbey

    D&D 5E Survivor 5E - Rules Options and Variants - FEATS WINS!

    Action Options 30 Automatic Success 14 Building Strongholds 23 Crafting Magic Items 23 Encumbrance 27 Facing 9 Feats 23 Healer's Kit Dependency 24 Hitting Cover 18 Initiative Variants 21 Injuries 18 Inspiration 30 Level Advancement without XP 8 Massive Damage 22 Mixing Potions 32 Morale 31 More...
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    What podcasts do you listen to (and why?)

    Another vote for Dan Carlin's Hardcore History The Prancing Pony Podcast - I knew there was a lot of background to LotR and the Hobbit but I had no idea Tolkien's world was this complex! The LotR appendices barely scratch the surface!
  3. EdAbbey

    Christmas is coming

    This is our first attempt to publish on DMs Guild! Its a short Christmas-y adventure for level 1 characters. Thanks for checking it out! Revenge of the Ice Elves We thought we'd offer it at a discount for this season but haven't been able to figure out how to show a sale price. Here is a...
  4. EdAbbey

    TSR Jim Ward: Demons & Devils, NOT!

    I started with D&D in 1983 and played pretty steady for about 10 years. Oddly, I knew nothing about the ‘Satanic Panic’! That being said, I grew up in northern Canada pretty far afield from the Bible Belt... I came back to the game 5 years ago as a way to pull my kids away from screens once...
  5. EdAbbey

    Survivor Magic Items (Misc. D-H)- HORN OF VALHALLA WINS!

    Decanter of Endless Water 10 Efreeti Bottle 11 Figurine of Wondrous power 7 Folding Boat 9 Horn of Valhalla 8
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    Survivor Magic Items (Misc. D-H)- HORN OF VALHALLA WINS!

    Decanter of Endless Water 23 Dimensional Shackles 13 Efreeti Bottle 17 Figurine of Wondrous Power 14 Folding Boat 19+1=20 Heward's Handy Haversack 6-2=4 Horn of Valhalla 18
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    Survivor Magic Items (Misc. D-H)- HORN OF VALHALLA WINS!

    Decanter of Endless Water 21 Dimensional Shackles 19 Driftglobe 3-2=1 Dust of Dryness 14 Efreeti Bottle 21 Figurine of Wondrous Power 18 Folding Boat 20+1=21 Heward's Handy Haversack 15 Horn of Valhalla 24
  8. EdAbbey

    Survivor Magic Items (Misc. D-H)- HORN OF VALHALLA WINS!

    Decanter of Endless Water 22 Deck of Illusions 14 Dimensional Shackles 20 Driftglobe 9 Dust of Disappearance 16 Dust of Dryness 15 Dust of Sneezing and Choking 8 Efreeti Bottle 22 Eversmoking Bottle 12 Figurine of Wondrous Power 23 Folding Boat 22+1=23 Heward's Handy Haversack 28 Horn of...
  9. EdAbbey

    Introducing a 10-year old to D&D: framing the adventure

    I started my kids and a neighbour kid at a similar age with LMoP and the pre-gens. It worked well - they’ve all become hardcore gamers! I agree with most of the suggestions above, specifically: - let them be heroes - high ability scores, cool magic items and set the DC’s low if they come up...
  10. EdAbbey

    D&D 5E Report and advice after our first session in Ghosts of Saltmarsh

    There are a couple of spoilers below. Although it only arrived in my mailbox on Friday, last night I DM’d our group as we ran through part of the opening adventure in Ghosts of Saltmarsh - The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh. In prepping, I was too distracted by the high-quality first chapter of...
  11. EdAbbey

    Survivor: D&D cover artists

    Daniel Horne -- 22 Keith Parkinson -- 22 Jeff Easley -- 21 Larry Elmore -- 22 Clyde Caldwell -- 19 Erol Otus -- 16 Todd Lockwood -- 20 Tyler Jacobson -- 14 David Trampier -- 21 Emmanuel -- 8
  12. EdAbbey

    D&D 5E A Proper Ability Score Generation Preference Poll

    I prefer some randomness in the process and use the 4d6 method - particularly with new players. Its an early introduction to the vagaries of a game where chance plays a role in your fate. Its a method that is more likely to produce some exceptional scores on either end of the spectrum and...
  13. EdAbbey

    D&D 5E Do you use/allow custom backgrounds?

    I think its a great way to encourage better role-playing. I've found some players will choose a background in order to acquire particular proficiencies even though that background may not fit well with how they portray their character. May as well let them work their desired proficiency into a...
  14. EdAbbey

    Mathematicians/statisticians - I need your help!

    I would assume that most items would show a pretty typical curve of diminishing views per month. There is likely some calculus that can be used to plot a fancy graph. But I can't recall any of my calculus so I wonder if you can simplify matters somewhat. Maybe this?: 1. Group your page view...
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