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it gives a basic idea about how the NPC should behave, more would be better, but not even having that… that is not an excuse, they are...

100% Oh a full game for $50? Try a single character model for a GW game. The price point is more than fine imo.

WotC really needs a partnership with StartPlaying and to sponsor games there regularly as part of their marketing budget. Their past...

Yup, in print too. And with the old staff reunited.

Bonds/flaws/ideals/traits are standard for PCs, for NPCs they are optional, or covered in the description as necessary. The book...

No, alignment is a basic stat in the game, which is why it appears on the official character sheets (online & paper) and every monster...

It's not like there aren't tons of things that the PC can do that the Gladiator cannot, right? "Your focus was elsewhere".

How long would learning this "ability" take? That's the answer I usually use. Or take your next level in the class that can do it. Or...

I usually tell them when a fighter or other npc does something they cant do..."Well, you haven't lived in their shoes." If its a...

It's one reason I kind of miss the game going to level 30+ in the core like RC and 4E did. Levels 1-20 can be reasonbly common, it's the...

The simplest in world explanation for why NPCs have a different set of skills/features/rules from PCs is due to the nature of...

It's presently a large chunk, but I wouldn't say 100% of the profits. It's a lot though, and very significant. Also, though D&D is...

obviously I was talking about the tables that use it, not the ones that don’t…

I didn't realize you were an AL GM. I'm sorry, that's a tough gig I wouldn't touch with a 10-foot pole attached to a giant rat covered...

Yeah that's my problem with modern (3e+) DnD- it becomes difficult to run a consistent setting that isn't over the top high fantasy...