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Distracted DM
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Whizbang Dustyboots's post
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D&D's New Solo Player Guideline Explained
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Justice for sidekicks. ✊
Jul 3, 2025
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D&D's New Solo Player Guideline Explained
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I personally still prefer the Followers rules/subsystem from Beowulf: Age of Heroes as well as Retainers/Companions from Flee, Mortals!
Jul 3, 2025
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D&D's New Solo Player Guideline Explained
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It's weird that the rules for solo play focus on combat while the scenarios focus on non-combat. It makes sense, in that 5e combat...
Jul 3, 2025
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I think that what we are getting are soft suggestions, not really playtested to give an option with low cognative load. As distinct to...
Jul 3, 2025
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Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized
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I've gotten pretty good at recognizing what I ought to hold onto and what I can divest. But I do think long and hard about it. Not...
Jul 3, 2025
Distracted DM
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D&D's New Solo Player Guideline Explained
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For duet play you'd figure they would inject a little more than More Inspiration and More HP. You can add a little extra, say give the...
Jul 3, 2025
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Reynard's post
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First of all: stop saying "solo play." This is Duet Play. Second, lots of extra (temporary) hit points is great but your action economy...
Jul 3, 2025
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Toan Li's post
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Level Up (A5E)
How is Bounding Strike combat maneuver supposed to work?
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Looking at the full description, with no caveat of sight, it seems like a great way to beat the blinded condition.
Jul 3, 2025
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The problem of course is that there's no assurance that the GM won't just add the lieutenant in to the later fight when he otherwise...
Jul 3, 2025
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I think one issue, with dnd5e at least, is that ranged attacks can't (RAW) knock foes unconscious. It's always lethal. It needs to be a...
Jul 3, 2025
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RPG Evolution: What Do You Mean, "Run"?
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How does not allowing retreat with "known foes" such as Red Hand hobgoblins, or even outlaws, leading to the party becoming shunned and...
Jul 3, 2025
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MichaelSomething's post
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RPG Evolution: What Do You Mean, "Run"?
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If I wanted systemic features to boss the game around, I go play 4th Edition!
Jul 3, 2025
Distracted DM
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There's a problem in some games that its not clear what to do with prisoners. If you're in an ongoing travelling adventure, or one...
Jul 3, 2025
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Bob Worldbuilder debunks the Daggerheart license “scandal”
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It does help to not watch the full video. Stop when you realize it's crap. And you can -- and should -- remove the view from your...
Jul 2, 2025
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D&D 5E (2014)
Enhancing Vecna: Eve of Ruin *SPOILERS*
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An interesting twist might be that he relinquishes his god-hood to make Sigil his base?!
Jul 2, 2025
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