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occam reacted to Paul J. Stormberg's post in the thread D&D General They're Building A Memorial Game Table Sculpture In Honor of Gary Gygax with
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Howdy Morris, I am running the campaign as President of the Gygax Memorial Fund and the primary driver of the fund since I took office... -
occam reacted to THEMNGMNT's post in the thread D&D General Actual Play: Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set with
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Today I played for nearly two hours with my wife, daughter (age 8), and son (age 6). My wife had never played D&D before. My kids have... -
occam reacted to Seramus's post in the thread D&D General Wild Shape: Inefficient or Useless? with Like.
The sheer amount of shenanigans you can get up to in the Exploration Pillar more than justifies wild shape. In fact, most druids could...
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occam reacted to mellored's post in the thread D&D General Wild Shape: Inefficient or Useless? with Like.
Generally you cast a concentration spell (preferably before combat, scout with your Familar), turn into a beast, and charge in. Cast...
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occam reacted to BenjaminPey's post in the thread D&D General Wild Shape: Inefficient or Useless? with Like.
I found Wild Shape to be super useful and efficient. You can scout an entire zone as an inocuous animal, not even needing to be stealthy...
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occam reacted to mellored's post in the thread D&D General Wild Shape: Inefficient or Useless? with Like.
that's changed in 2024. You can speak in wild shape.
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occam reacted to Reef's post in the thread D&D General Who is this made for (Not Beginners) - the New D&D Starter Set with Love.
It’s not that your experiences and opinions aren’t valid. It’s just that when a new book comes out from WOTC, your opinion is...
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occam reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General Who is this made for (Not Beginners) - the New D&D Starter Set with Like.
... Isn't that how it's always been done? The PHB doesn't really discuss HP until after you make your character. This is how it's been...
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occam reacted to FitzTheRuke's post in the thread D&D General Who is this made for (Not Beginners) - the New D&D Starter Set with Like.
It's a case-by-case thing, but in this case it's kind of like what @UngeheuerLich says above. If you say "It's overpriced", you're going...
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occam reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D General Who is this made for (Not Beginners) - the New D&D Starter Set with Like.
Moving to an actual piece of bad visual design: it's a little awkward that the rules for concentration ask you to cover them with the...
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occam replied to the thread D&D General Who is this made for (Not Beginners) - the New D&D Starter Set.I... really don't understand what you're saying here. The spell save DC is located directly below the spot you place spell cards on the...
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occam reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread D&D General Who is this made for (Not Beginners) - the New D&D Starter Set with Like.
Exactly. It's chock full of other stuff besides the rules. For comparison, the 1983 Mentzer Basic set which also only covered levels...
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occam reacted to BruceWright's post in the thread D&D General Who is this made for (Not Beginners) - the New D&D Starter Set with Like.
I sometimes DM for a friend who is a skimmer as he reads. He doesn’t seem to be aware that he’s skimming. If when he casts a spell, I...
