D&D 5E I have the DMG!

[Mistwell]

Self-edited for unnecessary snarkiness.

 

[Nikosandros]

What constitutes flanking?

It means being on opposite sides or corners of the target. There are details on how to adjudicate this on a square or hex grid.

 

[Nikosandros]

Is the artwork as nice and diverse as it is in the PHB? (i.e. different ethnicities represented and a good balance of male and female characters etc.)

I would say so, and I'll also add that I quite like the artwork in general.

 

[Nikosandros]

Magic bows and magic arrows - do they stack or what?

Many thanks, Nikosandros!

Since I found no rules for stacking and the rules for magical ammunition just say that you add the bonus to the hit and damage rolls, I would say that they stack.

 

[Mistwell]

At one time Mike Mearls said he was working on a wound point / vitality point type system for the DMG. Did that make it into the DMG?

 

[Psikerlord#]

I wrote about healing options in this post. The lingering wounds are rolled when a characters is reduced to 0 HP, takes a critical hit or fails a death save by 5 or more. There is a table with different effects.

What sort of effects are in the wounds table?

 

[mcintma]

Since I found no rules for stacking and the rules for magical ammunition just say that you add the bonus to the hit and damage rolls, I would say that they stack.

That would certainly challenge Bounded Accuracy and push Team Ranged ahead of Team Melee

 

[Mistwell]

That would certainly challenge Bounded Accuracy and push Team Ranged ahead of Team Melee

I believe magic arrows, unlike prior versions of the game, are often found in singles rather than groups of 50 (though I cannot confirm that, just something I heard). And they cannot be recovered once fired. So, that would make them much more rare.

 

[Nikosandros]

I believe magic arrows, unlike prior versions of the game, are often found in singles rather than groups of 50 (though I cannot confirm that, just something I heard). And they cannot be recovered once fired. So, that would make them much more rare.

Magical ammunition is indeed found in singles. It's destroyed after a hit, but there is no specific mention about what happens on a miss.

 

[guachi]

I think, whether intentional or fortuitous, the release of the DMG on Black Friday is awesome. Our FLGS sold some early on its usual new stuff on Wednesday but has presold every DMG copy it has. Just in time for a long gaming session on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday!

If your FLGS is closed, you'll still get it earlier than from Amazon or wherever.