The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Gradine]

It's not an easy balance; I used to love all of the options that were available in 3.X until they just became too much. I don't think 5e has hit that point by any measure, but it's still something to keep an eye on.

 

[payn]

My go to method is allowing any and all books I'm comfortable with and then making anything I'm unfamiliar with an ask for permission case. Usually, these kinds of thing can be talked out.

 

[prabe]

My go to method is allowing any and all books I'm comfortable with and then making anything I'm unfamiliar with an ask for permission case. Usually, these kinds of thing can be talked out.

Mine is to make a list available of "default yes" with an explicit offer to talk about anything else. That list seems long to me--includes stuff from a lot of books, and some 3pp/homebrew--and the list of "hard no" (which I don't share) is short. Hasn't been a problem, yet.

 

[Guest 7034872]

I thought I was being funny in inventing all those terms, right? Yeah. Mm-hm. So then I went onto Google just to see if stuff like this actually exists (shouldn't've done that...):

Way of the Setting Sun by Levistej

Way of the Setting Sun by Levistej - Created with GM Binder.

www.gmbinder.com

Astral Elf 5e

The Return of the Space Elves The Travelers of the Multiverse unearthed arcana seems to have finally confirmed that a 5e Spelljammer book is on the way, and we’ve got a bunch of new interplanar races to play with. The astral elves are elves who live on the astral plane (which you can essentially...

www.skullsplitterdice.com

More options than a Costco, if'n ye asks me.

 

[payn]

Mine is to make a list available of "default yes" with an explicit offer to talk about anything else. That list seems long to me--includes stuff from a lot of books, and some 3pp/homebrew--and the list of "hard no" (which I don't share) is short. Hasn't been a problem, yet.

I guess I could do that but im way too lazy. Its easier to say PHB plus APG (PF stuff) anything else just ask.

 

[Ryujin]

Am I the only DM who thinks there are too many sub-classes, races, and sub-races for players to choose among nowadays?

Player: I'm going to play an elven cleric.
Me: Cool. Which kind of elf is she: high elf, wood elf, or one of those crazy drow?
Player: Oh, no, she's an astral Moon Unit (Zappa) elf who, as a racial trait, can teleport 30' in any direction once every short rest, and I'm going to play her as a Way of the Setting Sun cleric who gains an extra 2d8+WIS temporary HP every time she uses this ability, so this way I can play her as a tank gish even though her official purpose is to serve as the party's healer. Neat, huh?

This is the kind of thing that sends me to the liquor cabinet.

My 4e Eladrin Warlock/Bard would have sent you to the medicine cabinet

 

[trappedslider]

You have to draw the line. No one else can do it for you.

i tried telling that to a teacher who told me to draw them a line....it was not the correct answer

 

[trappedslider]

It's not an easy balance; I used to love all of the options that were available in 3.X until they just became too much. I don't think 5e has hit that point by any measure, but it's still something to keep an eye on.

i liked the environment books mainly cityscape but I have a preference for urban adventures.

 

[RealAlHazred]

i liked the environment books mainly cityscape but I have a preference for urban adventures.

I did not initially like the Eberron setting, but after it grew on me for a while I got the Sharn: City of Towers book, and suddenly I had dozens of plot seeds for urban adventure hitting my brain. That's rare from the 3E/3.5E books for me. Still my favorite way to do a really big city.

 

[trappedslider]

I did not initially like the Eberron setting, but after it grew on me for a while I got the Sharn: City of Towers book, and suddenly I had dozens of plot seeds for urban adventure hitting my brain. That's rare from the 3E/3.5E books for me. Still my favorite way to do a really big city.

I used cityscape to make a port city that can be added to almost any setting since it's just fluff Crystalshore 2.0