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J-H replied to the thread Worlds of Design: When the Clock's Ticking.I have found myself using a strategic time crunch or clock in most of my games. It helps prevent the 5 minute adventuring day, as well... -
J-H replied to the thread D&D General What spells should be on the rangers list?.How do you make a spell-less ranger work? The 3.5 version, as I vaguely recall, was not very good. In 5e, a spell-less ranger and a...
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J-H replied to the thread D&D General What spells should be on the rangers list?.The 5e Ranger had a very weak spell list across the first 3 levels of spells, with some good spells that come online late game. The...
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J-H replied to the thread D&D General What weird CR8 (or greater monster) did the evil water elemental cultists set loose in the flooded lower levels of a desecrated temple?.A fiendishly influenced dire sword crab. Why? 1. It doesn't actually swim, so it's not limited to water. 2. It has native blindsight...
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J-H replied to the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome.I implemented the "HP growth stops at 10" in my Baldur's Gate II game (alongside a LOT of magic item availability). I've been very...
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J-H replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books.Or you have to have an explanation for the abilities. Osteomantic Shield spell doesn't work as well for you, because you're a living...
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J-H replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books.This is basically what I ended up coming up with a system to do. Link: PC-like NPC chart It's on the DM's Guild, but PWYW and the...
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J-H replied to the thread D&D General How often do you use Homebrew in your own games?.All the time to some extent Setting - sometimes Monsters - always Class rule tweaks - always Player options - some, but I rarely have...
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J-H replied to the thread D&D General 6E But A + Thread.I would take a page from 2e and cap hit point growth at level 10. At level 11+, classes gain 3, 2, or 1 hit points (warrior...
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J-H replied to the thread D&D General How to DM, best resource.I finished Justin Alexander's book, and my son has mostly finished it. It's more "How to structure a campaign" than "How to DM" in my...