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Had much better session with latest Tyranny of Dragons. Party indulged in bit of politicking in Greenest, arguing for and against remaining independent after raider attack. Good opportunity for world-building and couple PC's display their values. Funny how both helped each other argue against...

I'm running Tyranny of Dragons and use it a lot, mainly for lore, descriptions and encounter building. No complaints.

Choice of cover art characters is bit unimpressive too. A joke character and least developed character from BG3. I recognize Jarlaxle, but no idea the other. Hopefully it's just me not being target audience.

Last session was alright, but I softballed the players bit too much. It's Hoard of the Dragon Queen, where the PC's infiltrate a war camp. PC's gathered intel and were about to rescue a key prisoner when they acceded to his foolish desire to be left prisoner to learn more about war camp...

Newly set minimum. Specific overrides general. A 20 Con sorcerer recovering 15hp per HD seems powerful. Nonetheless, good luck seeing it in actual play. Does seem to simulate 'slow' regeneration.

I'd rule more generously because the feat otherwise would be so weak. With 16 Con and d10 HD, the minimum from the roll would be 6, then add 3. Total 9.

Solasta should just implement half-elves RAW according to PHB 24. Whatever that means. They implemented 2014 as faithfully as reasonable back in CotM, stay consistent. It'll be interesting how customers like it. I for one will not purchase on release this time.

Has someone mentioned that Withers, AKA Jergal, is actively backing the party with cut-price resurrections + fallen hero hirelings? That's some pretty blatant and powerful divine support. In game you can employ the hirelings in all manner of ways. Camp casters are especially strong, I have my...

You can play a saviour if you want. You get hailed a hero if you save a bunch of innocents. Three time I counted, in EA. Starting morally grey companions can grow to like you and some even begin to agree with your heroic choices.

I've played a lot of EA and BG3 is more like TT D&D than CRPGs BG1 or 2. Just the whole party and camp dynamic by itself contrasts with daily adventuring. Yeah, sure. There's lots of exotic locations; Underdark, Avernus, (strongly hinted at) Astral Plane, (foreshadowed) Chult. But these in...

I don't see how BG3 can be epic level tier, or even much into high tier, is because of the map. One of the big changes ime with getting high level is the freedom of travel. Just simply acquiring a ship or hippogriff mounts (possibly mid-tier) is that they open up destination options within a...

I was a bit shocked when my friend's 10 year old son got scared midway through the movie and they had to leave. But the Thay scenes, Underdark and Sofina herself are a bit scary. Turns out 3 years makes a big difference in viewability.

Yes! 5E kind of alludes to the solution with difficult terrain costing +1' of speed and climbing costing +1' of speed in tactical movement. So if the base travel speed is 24 miles a day, in rough mountains requiring periods of climbing, that drops to 8 miles.

Nah, no Tasha's for me. It's too far removed from the 2014 PHB. I think it's more for a younger generation of player? The three local groups I'm in or aware of don't use it, and anyway for my introduction group we only use the simplest ruleset.

My 10th level character still has 5k to repay on his stronghold loan and wrangled a 6k deal to hire 100 mercenaries for a month of campaigning. His recent share of treasure totals about 4.5k. There's a temporarily resident transmuter-smith that could make magical plate armour, I'm guessing...