Recent content by Tazawa

The OGL allows someone else to publish derivative works based on the open game content in the SRD and other works derived from the SRD. There is an enormous multitude of open game content out there—almost all of the new things introduced in the 2024 rule set have previously been introduced...

SRD 5.1 (the 2014 one), is perfectly capable of supporting the 2024 rule set. There’s no need to wait for the release of the new SRD or obtain a license from WotC. That doesn’t necessarily mean that they didn’t get a license from WotC. The got one for the previous game even though they didn’t...

There’s a pretty good sourcebook on DM’s Guild.

I completely agree. You don’t want to use a complex check for every shopkeeper, but negotiating with a dragon should be more than a single check.

Wow. That’s an approach I really disagree with. Anytime everyone in a group goes up against a static DC (passive perception of the observer), someone is likely to fail just due to the wide variability of the d20. This means that players will be incentivized to split the party and leave the...

To put it in perspective, a deadly encounter for four 20th level characters using the 2014 rules could be: 3 Erinyes at CR 12 each Budget of 4 PCs: 4 x 12,700 = 50,800 Encounter Total: 3 x 8,400 = 25,200 x 2 = 50,400 (multiple monster multiplier) Under the 2024 rules, the characters could...

Here’s a screengrab of the table from the YouTube video before it was taken down. 2014 for comparison They got rid of the Easy category. The budgets are the same up to level 5, then they start to increase.

Plus Ed Greenwood. That’s a pretty core Canadian D&D thing.

I’ve got to agree with the Jester. The change doesn’t solve any problems and has unintended consequences.

Yes except for the previously mentioned Shocking Grasp. From the 2014 PHB: Arms of Hadar - On a failed save, a target takes 2d6 Necrotic damage and can't take Reactions until the start of its next turn. Confusion - Each creature in a 10-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point you choose within...

The statblocks have all been updated to WotC’s new format: Removal of Magic Weapons Simplification of Spellcasting (uses per day vs leveled spell slots) The Baalzebul statblock is updated to include a winged form in addition to his slug form. The Mephistopheles statblock combines the...

It does not reference the origin of many of the names of archdevils in Hebrew and Christian scripture. It mentions that the structure of the hells is based on Dante’s Inferno but has changed some of the sins associated with each level. Notably, it has removed references to sloth, gluttony, and...

I think it is a very interesting idea when applied to a specific structure. It could be very effective in a single or two-player campaign when using sidekicks for additional members of the party. The player would be able to select their companions from a number of possible sidekicks, who would...