Recent content by greymist

I have three death-related house rules: All death saves are known only to player and DM - reduces meta-gaming by the other players. When a PC starts their turn unconscious, they gain a level of exhaustion. Each level of exhaustion causes -2 to attacks, saves, and spell DCs; and -5 ft movement.

My games always start at Level 1. And I have increased the XP required to attain Levels 2 and 3; so the lowest levels last longer! I’ve played D&D for a long time and I still find the most exciting sessions are at low level when the PCs have no magic items and a hand-me-down sword to take on...

I agree with Ungeheuer Lich. A CR 1 boss with some lower CR helpers. I give m PCs extra HP at lower levels, but I also increase the XP requirements to reach Levels 2 and 3.

Human - Tiefling Dwarf - Mountain - Hill Elf - High - Sylvan Gnome - Rock - Forest Halfling - Stout - Lightfoot

My group just hit level 5 in the current game, but the wizard did not choose LTH. Perhaps, because I modified the spell so instead of a camouflaged, impenetrable dome, it creates a small log cabin. LOL! Thanks. My house rules are getting out of hand, but I like the bones of 5E and I want to...

Paladin drinks the healing potion; druid casts Cure Wounds on Rogue and self. Short rest in the safest place they can find; those who can, expend HD. Druid wildshapes into a inconspicuous creature (rat, bat, etc) that roam the dungeon; to scout ahead as party books it to safe place for long...

I changed my vote from 4 to 5 as I have made resource recovery from resting more difficult in my game. PCs now take a 10 minute Breather every hour - they have the option of expending a single HD to heal. Short rests are unchanged, 1 hour, expend HD at will. Sleeping Rough: same amount of...

I wrote my post at 1:30am, Dec 25. My illiterate moment with the playlist was in the evening of Dec 24. So, I was 2 songs away from being Whammageddoned by my own hand! It’s likely my poor writing that caused confusion. 99% of the time I am on ENWorld in bed, on a old laggy iPad, and typing...

An hour and half into Xmas Day…and I an Unwhamified! I was in the car for maybe an hour, running some last minute errands (I.e. buying my wife a gift) and it did not come up. Came home and decided to put on my Xmas Day playlist, after scanning it, and somewhat surprisingly seeing that Last...

3am Xmas Eve and still in despite spending 3+ hours in the car jumping between radio stations! And while the lyrics to Do They Know It’s Xmas? might not win any awards, the reasons for making the song were altruistic. That’s what counts in my books.

Took the family out for Greek in Kitsilano last night. As I was perusing the menu, I heard it! But it sounded off, my daughter confirmed it wasn't Wham! It was Justin Bieber singing. Saved by covers don’t count rule. Biers finishes singing, to be followed by Last Christmas! But it was another...

It's far more concerning when it’s NOT Xmas!

I've been asking for the Death Star for years! Tree top is bare at the moment. We follow the Ecclesiastical Reformed People's Front protocol: I locate box in the basement and celery it upstairs; it sits in the middle of the living room for the prescribed 3 to 5 days while I recover from...

D12. Longsword damage versus large creatures.