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Jolly Ruby reacted to Audiomancer's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) GMs: How long should it usually take to go from level 1 to 4? with
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Wait… you guys are letting PCs live long enough to reach level 4?! -
Jolly Ruby reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) GMs: How long should it usually take to go from level 1 to 4? with
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Oh, for sure. It’s not like it’s totally impossible to predict when the next level might come without XP to give you a clue. I just... -
Jolly Ruby reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) GMs: How long should it usually take to go from level 1 to 4? with Like.
That seems very vague and unreliable as a “progress bar,” and also highly dependent on a structure where the party goes on discrete...
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Jolly Ruby reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread OSR New edition of OSE in 2026 (updated with some links) with Like.
They have an OSR A-Team working on their introductory boxed set. It stands every chance of being excellent.
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Jolly Ruby reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) GMs: How long should it usually take to go from level 1 to 4? with Like.
I voted for 2700 XP because I use XP. It’s weird to me that this apparently is an unpopular opinion now, but I think XP serves a very...
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Jolly Ruby reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread Best practices for easy-to-run modules [+] with Like.
I really like NPCs following a standard format (for that adventure) with a couple of key features per entry. E.g: Appearance: purple...
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Jolly Ruby reacted to Shiroiken's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) GMs: How long should it usually take to go from level 1 to 4? with Like.
My current 5E24 game took 5 three hour sessions to reach level 4, but we use XP. I also give out XP for non-combat encounters, so that...
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Jolly Ruby replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) GMs: How long should it usually take to go from level 1 to 4?.If you distill the math behind the adventuring days XP, the treasure hoards and the DMG advice you can find these numbers: Levels 1 and...
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Jolly Ruby reacted to Gradine's post in the thread D&D General Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons & Dragons to Be Racist with Like.
Also, quite clearly, a feature article about the biggest game in our hobby in one of the most mainstream sources of news and cultural...
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Jolly Ruby reacted to FitzTheRuke's post in the thread D&D Beyond Releases Free Forgotten Realms Adventure with Like.
A single session's worth of material! Honestly, it's about time that things were written for that timescale. I still don't like the...
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Jolly Ruby reacted to dave2008's post in the thread D&D Beyond Releases Free Forgotten Realms Adventure with Like.
IDK, I find the map interesting. With all those elevation changes and places to hide I could conjure up some fun encounters with that.
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Jolly Ruby reacted to FitzTheRuke's post in the thread D&D Beyond Releases Free Forgotten Realms Adventure with Like.
I think the format is fine, and it is a pretty cool encounter! However, I agree with others that this shouldn't ever be called a free...
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So we can turn it to silent.
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Jolly Ruby reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D General Forgotten Realms: Real World Gods Still Present in the Old Empires with Like.
According to Greenwood in Dragon 54: Chauntea - Demeter Gond - Hephaestus Lathander - Apollo Mask - Hermes Sune - Aphrodite Tyche -...
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Settings either evolve with the player base or die from lack of use. Some evolve very slowly (but surely) due to a more niche audience...