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In scouts we played a card game a few times with a pack of playing cards. Pass out all the cards and one person starts a story with one of the cards. "There was once a King that was missing something", and lay down a king card. The next person would add to it. "He was missing his 10...

Part of the discussion also involves how long are people expected to play the character. A 1 or 2-shot game with a new player might just be one of the classes mentioned already that is easy to run. A longer game over several weeks or months might be something more to the player's idea of what...

Is this the week before Avengers Doomsday? I might have to go to a theatre.

I cannot recall the last time we used this. Might have been in 2e days. I do recall some rather silly things happening and some feeling being hurt with some rolls. A little surprised that it is still in 5e. I must be spell-blind to it.

@Wedgers first, welcome to the boards. Traditionally over the editions, the fighter was the 'starting' PC. They were easy to build and had one thing to do which was a basic attack. They were tougher with more HP and everyone could think of an example from movies or history and such. Newer...

What @Tigris said above. The more options and choices in the ways to set things up equals more power overall. Then a new update comes out and players cry "nerf" when a spell or feat wants to be rolled back.

This type of weekly 'open' game might also be a good place to have more episodic games and 'West Marches' style of parties. A bit like Adventure League where the DM might not know what PCs are going to play and has a more generic adventure even if it is tied to a larger campaign. You still...

When I left the Army and moved to the National Guard for the last couple years of my service, I found things to be a total culture shock. One of the things was that the Guard meets only once a month on the weekend and not everyday. The captain or lieutenant would tell us to call the soldiers...

I must admit that I never played in wither of those places and skimmed over that part.

I would like casters to roll to hit instead of telling the DM to make a save vs. whatever. The 4e attack vs Will or Reflex allowed the player to at least roll dice.

Hoping it is good. Liked the original but a lot has happened since then with beloved shows.

I might allow the summoned grells to be placed anywhere in 60ft instead of just come in next to the Mind Flayer. This add more randomness and the players will need to shift tactics if one pops in next to a caster or other PC in the back.

I have not liked any of the time travel things I recently seen in the new books. I would rather find a way to bring them back to the present. I like the idea of Karsus and some form of shadow or shard of him becoming a threat. The extent might depend on the party level. I'm not fond of a...