D&D (2024) I have the DMG. AMA!

[DarkCrisis]

I guess if your players know they are only fighting one battle a day it could be an issue. As a DM, I never let me players feel that safe. So it has not been an issue for my groups in 5e.

What stops them from saying “Lets head back to town and rest.”?

 

[Azzy]

Are the tables for magic item special features still there? It was one of my favorite things from the 2014 DMG.

 

[overgeeked]

What stops them from saying “Lets head back to town and rest.”?

What stops you from having a battle or any other resource-costing scene in town?

 

[Parmandur]

Are the tables for magic item special features still there? It was one of my favorite things from the 2014 DMG.

That table is still there, James Wyatt rolled on it in one of the videos!

 

[Azzy]

With respect to the spirit of this thread, can we move the off-topic (or only tangentially on-topic) discussions for other threads, please?

 

[Azzy]

That table is still there, James Wyatt rolled on it in one of the videos!

This makes me happy.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

With respect to the spirit of this thread, can we move the off-topic (or only tangentially on-topic) discussions for other threads, please?

Or just drop it altogether from the forum? Maybe?

 

[GarrettKP]

Ah, nice! Did you find the division into six regions made sense, and provide good hooks for different campaign styles?

I think the regions are very open ended in terms of details which I like.

Greyhawk itself and the immediate surrounding areas are detailed fairly well, while still leaving room for improvisation for the DM.

The Regions all get a couple of paragraphs that give big overviews on the area and some adventure ideas, plus a table of named locations and a sentence or two of them.

It’s good if you want a largely blank canvas to paint on but not exactly a detailed setting. And honestly I like it that way.

 

[Ancalagon]

I can't recall specifically for the 5e DMG, but it's been frequent advice to limit access to defensive items for the players, because they all are sporting +3 plate and +3 shield, it becomes hard to balance. Feeling of invulnerability can reduce tension etc.

Anyway, it now seems to be that making defensive items, like a staff that cast Shield 6 times a day, fairly trivial. Am I right to be concerned?

 

[Parmandur]

I think the regions are very open ended in terms of details which I like.

Greyhawk itself and the immediate surrounding areas are detailed fairly well, while still leaving room for improvisation for the DM.

The Regions all get a couple of paragraphs that give big overviews on the area and some adventure ideas, plus a table of named locations and a sentence or two of them.

It’s good if you want a largely blank canvas to paint on but not exactly a detailed setting. And honestly I like it that way.

Pretty much what the original Greyhawk wads for the first decade or so.