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Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition
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You misread what I originally said. It's d6 damage per level. Period. Thus, 5th-level wizard gets 5d6, 8th-level gets 8d6, 15th level...
Friday at 9:47 PM
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GMs: How long should it usually take to go from level 1 to 4?
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Where it makes a difference is if you are giving individual xp based on who participated in what and not giving xp to characters who...
Friday at 9:38 PM
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Best practices for easy-to-run modules [+]
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No need to reorient the map, a letter N and an arrow pointing the appropriate way is all it takes. I just finished running a module*...
Friday at 9:21 PM
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Best practices for easy-to-run modules [+]
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The map needs cardinal directions so as to agree with the (ideal) write-up and boxed text, which has exits and features noted by...
Friday at 7:48 AM
Lanefan
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GMs: How long should it usually take to go from level 1 to 4?
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Isn't that just pure DM fiat, though? They level when you decide they level?
Friday at 7:38 AM
Lanefan
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GMs: How long should it usually take to go from level 1 to 4?
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Yes, but those activities can be a wide variety of things... ...including things that are interesting to the character. That said, I...
Friday at 7:37 AM
Lanefan
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Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition
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Better fix would be to just let damage spells auto-scale with level like they did in 1e-2e, and ditch upcasting completely. Fireball...
Friday at 7:29 AM
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Best practices for easy-to-run modules [+]
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Nitpicks to an otherwise good presentation: Xp for the golems should be listed with the monster write-up. Just saying 2200 xp for the...
Friday at 7:19 AM
Lanefan
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No, it's merely one more criticism in a list of them, as shown in the post you quoted. Then perhaps not the best example to pull out?
Friday at 7:07 AM
Lanefan
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Are You A GM?
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Been running games fairly regularly since 1984 and playing fairly regularly since 1982.
Friday at 7:04 AM
Lanefan
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Best practices for easy-to-run modules [+]
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As nothing overlaps vertically this map could be done top-down just as well, with numeric elevation values given to indicate elevation...
Thursday at 10:55 PM
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XP Value for Monsters?
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First very quick thought there is that blanket % resistance to all magic should be EA no matter what, while immunities or resistances to...
Thursday at 10:45 PM
Lanefan
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GMs: How long should it usually take to go from level 1 to 4?
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My assumption is that the milestones are a fixed thing and, once set and told to the players, cannot be moved or altered; same as any...
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