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ProfessorDetective reacted to Tonguez's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with
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you could do what I did and turn them in to an actual Circus! The Grand Circus Maximus would tour the empire putting on shows and... -
ProfessorDetective reacted to Dire Bare's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
One method I employed years ago when I also wanted a more traditional adventuring party composition . . . . I wrote class and...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Kannik's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
For me, "circus troupe" is nothing new. I've been playing for 35+ years, and even "back in the day" we had parties that were filled...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
I have a player who has played D&D for almost 30 years and is sick of elves dwarves and humans. He will play the weirdest thing you can...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Dire Bare's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
I haven't really thought of adventuring party composition in this way before, but I think you nailed it! This is the perfect way to...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
I mean, it depends! If the campaign has a high fantasy, sci-fi or gonzo feel, I'm all for it! Planescape? Numenera? Adventure Time...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
Yup. I've had that often enough- except the player(s) generally try to justify it, forcing that square peg into the round hole, they...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
It's completely fair to say it's not new to 5e, but I would say it feels like exponential growth. 2e kept a lot of things reigned in...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Dire Bare's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
This isn't exactly new to 5th Edition. We started to see an increase in race/species types in both BECMI D&D and AD&D 2E back in the...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Bravesteel25's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
I changed the thread title to be a little more illuminating. Sorry! That's certainly not a bad idea. Obviously it's good to lean into...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Xamnam's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
I do think that the title of the thread is more likely to entice people who already agree with your position, and make those who are on...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting with Like.
Yeah, Ptolus, Waterdeep, Sharn, Sigil - all of those are urban environments where conceivably the entirety of the campaign can take...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting with Like.
Not commenting on whether there should be a setting because I always do homebrew, but not sure why you think it couldn't be an urban...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting with Like.
Oh boy, this again. Being literalist about "need" isn't particularly helpful, I don't think. However true this may be, it is completely...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting with Like.
I’d kill for a 5e Modern setting and sourcebook.