D&D 5E D&D Livestream: Lost Mine of Phandelve Todayr 4 PM PT

[Samurai]

The players stayed in character a lot more, even during combat, and that made it more fun to watch and built great character interactions quickly (I especially liked the way the guy on the far left played the noble). I think not going to moving pieces around on a map helped with that, and also sped things along. Makes me feel old when I have nearly as much D&D experience as all 5 players combined, though

 

[fba827]

According to a wotc tweet yesterday, this should be reposted on YouTube sometime today for those that missed it.
It isn't posted as of yet, but It's still very early in wotc's timezone.

 

[Iosue]

The players stayed in character a lot more, even during combat, and that made it more fun to watch and built great character interactions quickly (I especially liked the way the guy on the far left played the noble). I think not going to moving pieces around on a map helped with that, and also sped things along. Makes me feel old when I have nearly as much D&D experience as all 5 players combined, though

Agreed on all counts. I kept waiting for one of them to say something like "20 years!" But I think the most veteran was 15 years? Just caught the tail end of 2e.

I also thought that they spent more time looking at each other than at their character sheets, and of course there was no map to look at. Given that this whole group, including Greg Bilsland (but excluding the very, very newbie playing the dwarf) started with 3e or 4e, I thought it was a good sign that they could drop into theater-of-the-mind. You have to imagine that most of their experience has probably been with maps and minis.

 

[Gilwen]

According to a wotc tweet yesterday, this should be reposted on YouTube sometime today for those that missed it.
It isn't posted as of yet, but It's still very early in wotc's timezone.

It's definitely up on twitch...http://www.twitch.tv/wotc_dnd/b/543329538

 

[Libramarian]

Edit: at last it's working, sadly I need to go to the funeral of our 3 murdered boys

I'm very sorry to hear that, Warder.

 

[Thaumaturge]

Edit: at last it's working, sadly I need to go to the funeral of our 3 murdered boys

I just read up on this. I'm sorry.

Bart.

 

[Nikosandros]

Edit: at last it's working, sadly I need to go to the funeral of our 3 murdered boys

A terrible tragedy. For the little that it's worth, you have my full sympathies.

 

[Plaguescarred]

sadly I need to go to the funeral of our 3 murdered boys

So horrible, my sincere condoleances to you and your family

 

[Mindseye]

*watching*

"Inspiration Points". Hadn't heard that before. Use a flaw, gain an inspiration point to gain advantage on a later roll. (Silly name; having Happy Days flashbacks.)

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I'm scared that my group will try various method to gain lots of inspiration points. I fully intend to label any such attempt as "Fonzi schemes."

 

[Libramarian]

So horrible, my sincere condoleances to you and your family

I really hope I have this information correct, but just so you and others know, I believe Warder was referring to the funeral in Israel for these teenagers.