Dragonlance Dragonlance Shadow of the Dragon Queen shows up in the wild!

[Azzy]

No. If each has a 50/50 chance of dropping, the odds of all 4 dropping are slim. I think the 6% number we were given is accurate.

Edit: Yeah. The probability of 4 heads in a row when flipping a coin is 1 in 16. So it's just under 6%.

The problem is that the chance for a TPK shouldn't be that linear—it should cascafe. For each character dropped, the chance for another character to drop should increase beyond the chance for the initial character to drop.

 

[Demetrios1453]

They do use XP for encounter building, they don't use CR. CR is good for glancing and say this monster is tougher than that monster, but that is mostly it. With enough experience I can also tell by CR if a monster is likely to be a threat or not to my group, my rule of thumb:

• +5 = interesting
• +10 = watch out!

But that only holds for solos. You really need to use XP when you have a group of monsters, and that is exactly what the encounter guidelines are based on XP, not CR.

While this CR conversation is fascinating, it is getting in the way of all the new info we're getting about the actual product as the hours tick down to its release tonight.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

While this CR conversation is fascinating, it is getting in the way of all the new info we're getting about the actual product as the hours tick down to its release tonight.

Agreed here a new thread for it

D&D General - How you think CR should work

This topic about Challenge Rating was starting to annoy in the Dragonlance Thread so here is it’s own thread.

www.enworld.org

 

[Maxperson]

The problem is that the chance for a TPK shouldn't be that linear—it should cascafe. For each character dropped, the chance for another character to drop should increase beyond the chance for the initial character to drop.

That's rough with 5e, though. Unless the healer goes down and there isn't another one, it's pop goes the weasel unless I start having all the enemies chop downed PCs. Stopping at 0 and not going negative means that even 1 point of healing brings you back.

 

[Zaukrie]

How do you block people? Because it's the same people over and over that derail threads.

 

[Scribe]

How do you block people? Because it's the same people over and over that derail threads.

On a PC, mouse over the name on the left, "Zaukrie" and you'll see an 'Ignore' in the little popup area.

 

[dave2008]

While this CR conversation is fascinating, it is getting in the way of all the new info we're getting about the actual product as the hours tick down to its release tonight.

Yes - I'm done: I did post some dragonlance stuff, but no-one commented on those posts

 

[Faolyn]

Many of us have been asking for a sidebar that acknowledges the fact that previous versions of the setting had character restrictions and/or a different setting history than what they're currently publishing. The cleric issue, for example.

I find this weird because previous editions of AD&D as a whole had character restrictions. Were you upset that they didn't have a sidebar in the 5e PHB saying that it used to be that certain races couldn't be wizards, or that only humans could reach 20th level, or that paladins used to have to be Lawful Good?

 

[darjr]

Deep dive into Lord Soth live now.

Note prerecorded.

 

[darjr]

So he says in the book Lord Soth rides a Death Dragon. Which probably explains the lack of legendary and lair actions.

Edit: meant the lack of actions for the death dragon.