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How is it not available to everyone? Do you mean being able to be proficient in perception? There's no skill a PC doesn't have "access to", they just may not have a very good modifier for the D20.

Campaign related PC background tie-ins I’ve been trying to find any info about suggested character backgrounds for tying new characters to the campaign. For instance, Appendix A (“Backgrounds”) of Hoard of The Dragon Queen had 10 bonds and two “Optional Features”, I assume Appendix A (and/or...

Cool. I'm fine with it the way it is - I have a lot of fun playing an exhausted Dwarf - but I could fully get behind the idea of overcoming the exhaustion whilst raging, that makes a lot of sense. I'm also looking forward to lvl 15 where Permanent Rage removes the negative affects of Frenzy as...

It's important to note that it's Frenzy that causes exhaustion, not Rage. I guess it depends on how you interpret the wording of Frenzy, the problem you are having is fixed if you look at it the way @Staffan and our table does where you can choose to go into a Frenzy and get your additional...

Check out Scrivener of Doom's stuff at http://my-realms.blogspot.com.au/?m=1

Exactly. Being new to D&D I'm looking to buy DM screens. To the point where I'm going to be trying to pick up the DnD Next adventures screens. But one look at the HoTDQ, sorry, RoT screen was enough to tell me it wasn't worth it. On the other hand I have already paid for the 5E screen at my...

What conversion tables are people using?

format For those thinking of doing what I expect I'll be doing after LMoP is finished - continuing to adventure in and around Phandalin - I was put onto an awesome series of blogposts by "Scrivener of Doom" where he sandboxes the area (I think specifically for 4e)...

Anyone can start with a weapon they're not proficient in! Assuming you're DM allows you to start with Gold per Class rather than relying on Class & Background equipment.

my 2cp: Generally love the art. Any art I don't love I think is pretty damn good at worst. Love the amount of art. While the 5e halfling is not exactly what comes to my mind when I think of a halfling, but I can go with it. The 5e goblin is not what I used to associate with goblins, but now I...

There's no real problem with having a weapon you're not proficient with. The only drawback is that you do not add your proficiency bonus to attack rolls. That's it. Or am I missing something?

I FINALLY have my PHB and it is GLORIOUS. I have rolled two chars in preparation for tonights encounters session.

Yeah I have consistently heard that Wednesday's the day. Wouldn't be surprised if stores go through their first run of books pretty quick. I know Merric has said his store has already ordered a second run as the first is all going to pre-orders.

Did the ring around today. Basically people are starting to get the mail that Metric had earlier this week. I'm told PHB is now scheduled to get to WoTC Aust warehouse on the 15th so the 18th is looking optimistic. More likely 20th at the earliest. Milsims weren't that much more optimistic...

Hi Merric, you might want to call Good Games Chatswood (Sydney), because I saw a comment during the "flipthough" on twitch today from someone claiming they had actually bought it from there today. Not taking that as gospel obviously, this is the Internet after all. Edit: At roughly 49:35 in the...