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One thing I did in a couple campaigns I ran was ive everyone magic items at 1st level. I would make one for each character and work it into their background. Sometimes they would not know it was magical. I never really liked the disposable nature of low level items: "Oh, just another +1 long...

You make some good points.

I was the youngest player there by a couple years. 2 guys who were in their 40's at the time ran those 2 groups. I was advised that they wouldn't allow evil characters when I started gaming with them and they prefered a co-operative play style. So I knew going in what kind of play they prefered...

Pet Peeves I've house ruled in other editions: No Paladins. I have only been in a group with 1 person who played a Paladin well. Most were lawful STUPID or lawful annoying. Those players were more disruptive than any other player/class combo I ran. So I'd let the one guy run a paladin and he...

Don't piss off the Lizard Man monk for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup... I think I am leaning towards the Hill Dwarf. All I used to do in prior editions was play elves, I think I am just tired of them. Starting scores point buy if I did the math right S 10 D 14 C 16 I 10 W 16 Ch 8...

Thinking about playing a monk in an upcoming game. Going to go Shadow Monk. Having not played a monk since 3.xE I'm looking forward to it. The wood elf seems like it is one of the better options. Basically with either build I would be dumping STR/CON/INT and maxing out DEX/CON/WIS. Basically...

This is exactly why I always speak to a new DM about illusions BEFORE using them. I also bring up PRE-GAME or POST GAME that an opponent has to spend an action to disbelieve it. Turn it around on the players, who know all about magic, at what point would a PC spend an action to dis-believe the...

Before I play a character who heavily rely's on illusions I speak to the DM FIRST and I ask them how they rule on them, what their opinions are on them etc etc. So that I have an idea of how they are going to rule. I give them some generic scenarios and ask they how they would rule. Some DM's I...

Never played 4e enough to know much about the system. It didn't feel like D&D to me. The few times I played it it WAS fun, but not the type of fun I was looking for. That said players often design a character for a certain role and that is ok. The DM has many options to challenge the players...

How many people actually play that out in the wild doing a 2 level dip into warlock? I have seen a number of warlocks and they IRL tend to go Warlock all the way or MC with one other class. In a AL game where there is little background or continuity between adventures, playing with different...

Sure there is wiggle room, but in the PHB, and the way the class is written, the implication is that you are basically selling your soul. Any DM/group can change or modify the flavor as they see fit. But in --general-- its basically selling your soul. From an RP perspective works for some...

After playing and DMing 5e for awhile I have had no issues with unlimited cantrips. In fact I think that it can contribute to casters relying more on cantrips in many cases and less on their spells, and that limits the casters effectiveness. Higher level spells can do WAY more, and that...

As others have stated, if a Lich is easy to kill, it is because the DM is not running them very creatively. Most of DM's and players do not have a 20 or greater intelligence in real life, and running a campaign means juggling a ton of information, and it is difficult to come up with plans on the...