Recent content by hoshisabi

While you have a good idea with having pregens, you are able to create a fifth level character in AL now. That's going to let you play and keep a tier two Forgotten Realms character. oh and they do have tier two and tier three pregens for Eberron, the rules for that may no longer exist, since...

I don't think it was a technology problem, they had an unexpected issue with the lead developer/owner of Gleemax to say the least. D&D Insider was amazing, the character builder was solid (even though it was online only) and it was ahead of its time, it actually was a little smoother than the...

Urm. Yeah, to say the least. (It's a bit of a dark story, but if you're interested look up what happened by searching for "Joseph and Melissa Batten." This is the sort of thing that even when a company plans well, it can be undone by the unpredictability of humans.) But honestly, this is a case...

Yeah, after the horrible outcome of the VTT they intended for 4th edition, I wouldn't be surprised if they avoid creating one. Buying one is fine, but I doubt they'd go down that route again.

I don't know, Lost Mines is a very 5ed style beginner box. The Pathfinder box was good for an evening of two of entertainment, but with excellent presentation for a visual experience. Lost Mines, on the other hand, was a mini-campaign. It took many sessions and got you to level 5. It was very...

For YEARS we've been reading about poor behavior from Zak S. For YEARS. In 2014 people talked about it, people were ready to boycott 5th edition D&D when it was released because of his history AT THAT POINT. They gave him the benefit of the doubt in 2014. The controversy didn't stop. Ok...

Wait wait wait guys. You guys are saying things that aren't conflicting. Calm down and let's not derail the thread. First off, if you had said "this is the challenge" instead of "this is the problem" then you might not have set people off. It is indeed a challenge for people in these...

This isn't out of nowhere, unfortunately. He's been regularly in the middle of multiple controversies, and Mandy has often been his shield from that criticism. She's posted in his defense, and her medical troubles have often been a humanizing factor for his persona. (But this has been YEARS...

Hey now, some of us grew up in "The Known World" and there's a lot of classic adventures set there. I'm not expecting a world book, but like you said, they've borrowed other items, no telling what will peek out next. (And there's a fairly active online presence for it, but I think they mostly...

One thing to add: the cost of the adventures is DEFINITELY not part of the price, even if it were it would have been minuscule. BMG writes their own adventures. Now, the cost to WRITE the adventures is probably part of the price. They pay their authors, I believe. They also have a ton of...

The "mindless undead" lost all their mental protections. We just noticed that the other day, the bard was viciously mocking skeletons for being all bony. He could have made them laugh with Tasha's or charmed them too. It's a new world!

Nah, if the admins decide that they want to add something, it can be added. I don't know the details of their power dynamic, but I imagine they have the ability to write something cool and provide for us. The key is, they're doing all sorts of cool stuff, so their time is divided amongst all...

Yes, but my comment was talking about a Halfling. Like I said, I'm fine with it being available for home play only. All OP programs have some amount of restrictions on what you can play. In my home game, I made a warlock invocation that is the same as the False Life one, only instead it lets...

There's a phrase I'd like both of you to say to each other. "Your opinion has been noted." Pauper, yeah, I get the desire to just ignore the person, but it's so much more effective when you don't announce it. Hehe. That is just short of sticking your fingers in your ears and saying "nyah...

It may not have changed, but it was news to players at my table. I had suspected that it didn't work, and this confirms it, so the rules lawyers amongst my crew that accepted my ruling due to DM fiat will be content with the official explanation. (And let me be clear, they totally didn't gripe...