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From an in-universe example, gods denying priests and other champions their powers (and also, whatever sources druids, rangers, and so on- which can be a god in some settings but not in others) makes sense. Though there are many examples in fiction of people abusing powers granted to them as...

It's going to be funny when this thread exceeds the size that most people say they bounce off of threads at.

It's like when Superman was the Last Son of Krypton- unless you count Superboy, Supergirl, General Zod, the residents of Kandor, Krypto the Superdog...

Yeah but again, forcing us to rely on non-official sources is really doing a disservice to their own game. Like, you could argue "well that's a lot of work, James, do you really expect WotC to do all that?" or "well, James, having scores of Cleric subclasses wouldn't be fair to other classes"...

As a long-time fan, I know that there's a segment of the fandom that's wanted The Rani back for years, but I honestly don't think it's a good idea. They'd need to do something unique with her, and "cold, evil, scientist lady" really is one note. I'll hold out some hope, but at this moment, I'd...

I guess we have to figure out how much gp published adventures do give out. Let's look at the starter adventure, LMoP. Fortunately, someone has done the work for us- LMoP So if these numbers are correct, your newly minted 5th level party has 5,200 gp after completion of LMoP (this doesn't...

Sacrificing the flavor of Gods to make all divine casters be nearly identical to one another is something I don't like about modern D&D. Sure, I know it's a pain when no two Clerics necessarily resemble each other, but Gods have become pretty much vestigial to D&D. And I get there's a lot of...

Even modern Star Trek still manages to churn out good product- Strange New Worlds is an incredible show, and I can't wait for it to return.

Something old school players would attack on sight?

I mean, this isn't anything new either. Remember when The Doctor was leaning on the Shadow Proclamation to get villains to dial it down a notch? Muttering about the "Laws of Time". Nine sending a child to his room? Or Eleven suddenly declaring to the Daleks "If there's one thing I'm allowed...

Hm...centaur lich...(writes down campaign ideas)...

That reminds me of Tifa Wayland's early stat block in the Dragonlance adventures. They gave her a heavy frying pan for a weapon that did 1d8 (!) damage.

Also, many NPC's were mid-to-high level PC's as well.

English college engineering students on holiday discover a secret lab in a sub-basement belonging to a physicist only known as "Mr. Cavor" and within, find the formula to Cavorite, a material that negates the force of gravity. Studying Cavor's notes cause their Avatars to Awaken, and they are...