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    D&D 5E (2024) Effects that kill you at 0 hp

    100% this! Luckily, at least in the online AL communities I'm active in, this is a very common attitude. In fact, I can't remember the last time I ran into complaints about playing with an inexperienced DM, let alone played with someone who was complaining rather than trying to help. Honestly...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Make SPELLS Balanced

    Wow, I went halfway through the first page and liked a couple posts before thinking to glance at the date of posting. Oops!
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    D&D 5E (2024) Why are you still playing D&D?

    I still play D&D for a couple reasons. The major one is I like Organized Play for the consistent rules and the ability to play the same characters with different DMs, and I feel like I have a choice between Adventurer's League and Pathfinder Society for that. Of the 2, Adventurer's League lets...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Paladins can Smite on Ranged attacks (with thrown melee weapons) now!

    I actually have a build centered around this, using the Spear of Backbiting from Tomb of Horrors (it's an Adventurers League character, so I have more access to magic items compared to a home game). He's a Tortle Ancients Paladin 15/Warlock 1, although the Tortle part isn't necessary for the...
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    2FA (and other) emails not being sent.

    Seems to be fixed.
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    2FA (and other) emails not being sent.

    Any update on this? It's a pretty huge problem for anyone using 2FA.
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    2FA (and other) emails not being sent.

    I just had to use a backup code to log in, because ever since the update I haven't received any emails from ENWorld. I was also supposed to get an email saying I used a backup code, but didn't receive that either. Once I was in I checked my email address, but that is still correct.
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    D&D 5E (2024) The bladelock two-weapon fighter: fundamentally unsound?

    The Shillelagh (Club) idea is something I may have to try at some point, just to see how practical it is. The only other way I know of to dual wield with a Charisma based bladelock is to be a Hexblade, since Hex Warrior and Pact of the Blade should be able to be put on 2 different weapons. I...
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    D&D 5E (2024) What's Your Experience Like with '24?

    I've been playing with the 2024 rules in Adventurer's League, which just started requiring rather than encouraging them a few days ago. So far there are more things I like than dislike, but some of the background rulings annoy me (more of an AL thing than a 2024 thing though, like feats from old...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Players, would you play in a multi-year campaign that used only the 5.1 SRD?

    I didn't know how to vote, because my answer is yes under 1 very specific circumstance. I would pretty much only play an open hand monk in this type of campaign. One thing I just can't get past is that the only available feat is Grappler, a feat so weak that you can do the same thing but better...
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    Commentary thread for that “Describe your game in five words” thread.

    https://www.enworld.org/threads/describe-your-last-rpg-session-in-5-words.679952/post-9143107 Playing an Adventurer's League dungeoncraft adventure called SJ-DC-VMT-01 Waterdeep: Statue Heist. Very silly adventure, lots of fun. Four of the walking statues were turned into spelljamming ships and...
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    Walking statues stolen. Was goldfish???
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    D&D 5E (2014) DMs, how do you fudge?

    There's no option for "I love fudge as a dessert but don't fudge in other ways", despite having the option for not liking fudge as a dessert, so I voted other. ;)
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    D&D 5E (2014) Where's the Dump?

    I hate dump stats, but with point buy they're almost unavoidable on certain classes. Given a choice I'd dump CHA, since I'm not that good at talking to npcs anyway, but if the class is based on it I'll dump STR or DEX instead. I almost never dump INT because I like having smart characters and...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Levels 1-4 are "Training Wheels?"

    I find levels 1-2 very boring for most classes, with the exceptions being fighters at 2 and classes that get their subclass at 1-2 once they get it. I feel like they were intended to teach you the basics of the class without any extras to distract you, which is totally fine as long as I'm not...
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