Recent content by Shiroiken

I think group dynamics are pretty important and the exact method of "the group decides." Unanimous or majority rule? Does the DM get a vote? I have a group of 4, so if 2 players agree to level, they'd probably level every session if the DM doesn't get a vote.

Not a huge fan of the Realms and I've not liked the direction they've taken the setting since 4E. I might get some use out of it for my Greyhawk setting, but I doubt I'll use any of the lore they have.

I homebrewed a magic trident called Ripple (a rip-off of the ultra-powered Wave). When you threw it, you could target a number of creatures equal to the number of attacks you could make. It would then fly to each, bouncing off the targets, returning to the thrower's hand. I did it as a way to...

I like actually detailing out the effect, like in AD&D. Some effects might be easily replicated by the simple conditions of 5E, or even the use of Disadvantage, but trying to pigeonhole things into them does a disservice. For example, in an upcoming adventure (Danger at Darkshelf Quarry)...

I think that the way OD&D, AD&D, and BECMI were designed, level disparity is perfectly fine. When I played, most people had multiple characters of various level, so that they could pick a character appropriate for the adventure. In 2E, we had more story based games, but due to the prevalence of...

I was going to suggest saving a gnome village, but I think I misunderstood the question...

I seldom have lit dungeons, because it doesn't make sense to me. Since they only last an hour, it'd be like leaving the lights on in your house, only to replace the bulbs every hour. Inhabitants will keep occupied areas lit, then use torches to move between those place as needed. Most creatures...

Succession is usually direct father to son or mother to daughter (depending on the system used), with the occasional father to daughter or mother to son swap. In cases of no legit heir, it can get bloody, just like history shows us. My current campaign has an ineligible daughter pulling a...

One of my players is super excited about this. She loves to crochet and do crafts in general, so I suspect she's already pre-ordered this.

Running 5E24, and given that a group is only expected to find 6 common magic items by level 5, they're rarely found. I'd rather give away more interesting items instead, given that the party can just buy potions of healing from the PHB.

The real issue is games just falling apart. Since nothing can really be done about this, I don't like counting them into the equation. If you only look at completed campaigns, I've found it depends on the DM and edition. IME, most campaigns have a story to be told, and the end level should be...

Several times. Usually it's because the character no longer fit the campaign, but I did have a more recent one where I simply got tired of playing the character. One even started to have a negative impact on my mental health IRL, so I worked with the DM to retire the character.

Hard for me to say. I just started up my first 5E24 campaign, and nobody played a character with them. We've got a cleric, monk, warlock, and wizard, so I haven't seen them in play yet. Maybe if someone dies, or I might have to wait for my next campaign to find out.

Both have their advantages. Option 1 is concise, taking up a lot less space, which is important for printed products. Option 2 provides clarity, but taking up so much space, may push important information onto different pages. Personally I prefer Option 2 for clarity, so long as the information...

The decision to remove the half-elf and half-orc was a stupid ass decision, so I've elected to ignore it. Half-orcs use the orc species and half-elves use the elf species... at least until a good version of them is made for 5E24.