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Lakesidefantasy 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?.The Elder Oblex is an "Invasion of the Bodysnatchers" kind of monster with a Challenge Rating of 10. It is found in Volo's Guide (the... -
Lakesidefantasy reacted to Incenjucar's post in 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? with
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Cave Siren Calls people to swim through flooded caverns with the lie that there is air on the far side. -
Lakesidefantasy reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
5E's poor handling of mounts, pets, familiars and the like grates on me. They've become handicaps that have to be poke-balled to work...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to Lazybones's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
Darkness is a choice. A -5 to Passive Perception is a significant penalty, especially in an area where there are traps or monsters...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to kermit4karate's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
Have you tried Shadowdark? P.S. I think it's a masterpiece, BTW.
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to pukunui's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
I feel you! I really do. If I ever get the chance to run Curse of Strahd again, I intend to either ban all races with darkvision or make...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
My response to this is simply to nerf or remove most options that circumvent challenges like light and food (basic survival...
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Lakesidefantasy 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?.How about an elder oblex in the form of a giant blob that fills the entire lower level in a "Crimson Oubliette" style dungeon. Now hear...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to Plaguescarred's post in the thread DDAL Elven chain armour. do you need light armour proficiency? with Like.
5E24 Elven Chain is TEMU version made of fake mithril. Order 2-3 size larger than normal, and don't take it into Antimagic Field or else...
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Lakesidefantasy replied to the thread DDAL Elven chain armour. do you need light armour proficiency?.I don't fault you for presuming magic is responsible for the training/proficiency, especially since this item is found in the magic...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to ECMO3's post in the thread DDAL Elven chain armour. do you need light armour proficiency? with Like.
No you do not need proficiency and anyone is considered to have proficiency in it when donned, presumably from the magic. The whole...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to mellored's post in the thread DDAL Elven chain armour. do you need light armour proficiency? with Like.
Nothing in the rules says you need light armor proficiency before you can have heavy armor proficiency. So a wizard can just wear it...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill" with Like.
I see your point. I definitely bristle when players attempt to invoke rather than describe their actions, and push back as a GM when I...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to payn's post in the thread D&D General GMing and "Player Skill" with Like.
I hate to say it, but I think the OP poisoned the well by assuming "GM-may-I" is a part of skill play in the title. It can be, and is a...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
I think players are generally allergic to anything that smells of taking away their control of their character. It is that simple, I...