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The 'Double Dragon' movie. Seriously. Does it contain any epic masterpieces of acting? No. But look at the world-building in the setting... a dystopic cityscape where gangs rule the streets and curfews happen at night. Problems are solved with violence, usually street-fighting and martial arts...

I love Bards. Always have. 2e Bard was best to me; wizard spells up to 6th level, 'Warrior' weapons, handful of Rogue abilities? Heck yes. 5e gives us a taste of the 2e Bard in the Valor archetype, but it's not exactly what I want. One of two changes comes to mind: Wizard spells, half-caster...

Hello! Just wondering if we have an option somewhere to make the forum background black with white text. Tried searching the thread for mentions of 'night' or 'dark' but didn't see one. Thanks!

Transformers RPG would have been perfect for 4e, given its tactical focus and "powers" versus spells. I guess we'll never know now.

Players feel cheated when their brilliant plans go unrewarded, but an auto-death isn't automatically the reward for a good plan - your solution is acceptable as far as I'm concerned. There was still a chance of auto-death with that damage unless you really beefed up the villain. I think the...

I find it an odd style choice to 'let' the Fighter get an Attack of Opportunity before other classes. Shouldn't everyone have an AoO from the gate? Also, you take a penalty to hit for even trying? I'm not a fan of negative numbers, period. Everything else looks juicy enough, especially the...

I find it an odd style choice to 'let' the Fighter get an Attack of Opportunity before other classes. Shouldn't everyone have an AoO from the gate? Also, you take a penalty to hit for even trying? I'm not a fan of negative numbers, period. Everything else looks juicy enough, especially the...

Absolutely right. I happen to be playing a Necromantic-themed Wizard (but not a Necromancer!) in the game I'm in now which uses all 4 of the spells I mentioned above - this likely colors my opinion of the combo. While Bard does get more/better access to healing, if you're working on strict...

I've gotten some great mileage out of Shadow Blade and Dragon Breath, both from XGTE. Life Transference and False Life is another fun combo if you're into some Necromantic support.

A simple and elegant solution might be "Choose one of the four elements that you feel particularly drawn to; Ki powers that relate to this element cost 1 less Ki."

It's super-old, but if you can find it, Wormwood: Rifts World Book One has a pretty wacky Gothic flavor. You could easily(?) divorce the mechanics and borrow the juicy bits. Some stuff (specifically symbionts) can be plucked from pre-existing 3e supplements (Complete/Expanded Psionics...

As a graybeard (over 30 years of D&D experience), it chaffs me when 1st-5th level PC "bums" decide they want to be landowners and the players go insane when they can't do this out of the gate (the pre-gen's gate in this case). If one of them had rolled Noble background, it'd be only slightly...

I'm reminded of Pathfinder's Kingdom Building system. Previously, our group tried Kingmaker with limited success - they wanted to stay home and have all the resources come to them instead of wandering about as the adventure intended. We never actually got to the Kingdom Building part. That was...

Short story is, my players are rabid for base building adventures. Obvious spoilers follow. When my players were presented with a wrecked town featuring a Keep manned by inept guards and a dead Lady, their eyes lit up with wonder and excitement. "Clearly, our Tiefling Warlock can replace the...

Paladin or War Cleric with a Greatweapon of some kind is the most 'efficient' damage dealer with heals, especially if you factor in Feats. Ranger is pretty amazing, too. Bards are always great. If she goes Valorbard at 3, she can have martial weapons and medium armor.