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It's described as a parrying dagger but doesn't have the parrying property and we're not supposed to be confused by that. You can't parry with a main-gauche and you can't throw it, either, because you can't parry with or throw daggers. It's a simple weapon when you choose for it to be a dagger...

The main-gauche is a cultural (European) weapon. Being a cultural weapon, it doesn't have a table listing its specific attributes. The text description says "This parrying dagger may be used as a dagger or as a light shield" "Parrying dagger" isn't a listed weapon, but "dueling dagger" is. In...

Three years late with a reply. My only guess with Seed Bomb is that anyone can throw them. A PC in the game I DM cast the spell and then the other PCs threw the bombs as it was better than anything else they could do.

I absolutely prefer the oil painting look. There's an extra hurdle to overcome with the current art.

I hated this cover. Hated it. I was poor in 1987 at the age of 13. This and the BECMI Gazetteer line both came out at the same time. I bought GAZ 1 Grand Duchy of Karameikos (a great purchase and I love that setting) instead of the Forgotten Realms boxed set. For months I saw a copy of this at...

I think I get where Mearls is going. But I disagree with his characterization of 2nd and 3rd generation. The Known World Gazetteer line and the Forgotten Realms books both debuted in 1987 (May 1987 for the Known World) and both sold A LOT. I don't agree that the "settings era" started in 1991...

I think the covers are poor but what's worse is the trade dress. It's downright terrible. I have no attachment to any of the characters on the cover but they look too cartoony. They're posing not actually involved in any kind of heroic action scene that draws me in. It's like they are all...

Yes, it does taper off. Luckily, you can replace a maneuver with another of the same Degree when you gain more maneuvers. Berserker's gain an additional maneuver at 5th level so they can swap it out when they get an additional attack. Heck, I'd be tempted to allow a PC to spend 2 points and...

Also, right in that Tradition, is Springing Stance. That gives you expertise on Acrobatics checks and checks to jump.

I've started a A5e campaign with people brand new to RPGs. I think they're having fun. Next session the Berserker will reach level 2 and gain combat maneuvers. He might choose Bounding Strike as it looks like it'll get him into melee faster by boosting his movement. It says "Move 15 feet in a...

How much energy does it take to generate one image? Compare whatever you get to the energy I expend in a week riding a bike. I've got a power meter accurate to within +/- 1%. I can output 200W through the pedals in an hour and I'll do that for about 10 hours per week. Humans are 20-25%...

I love Mystara/The Known World. When it started getting fleshed out in 1987 (along with the Forgotten Realms) The Known World kept the weirdness. Just before the first Gazetteer was produced TSR had issued the DA series of modules and grafted on Blackmoor to it. Mystara was like a last gasp of...

D&D is so self-referential now that an "Inspiration" section is just other D&D rulebooks at this point.

Backed! I gotta keep my streak of faux leather covers going.

He isn't complaining. He thinks the inclusion is a good thing, in general. That's all well and good. He does complain that they took one of the more interesting female rulers that already exists and make her less interesting.