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the Jester reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E Ability score generation if you REALLY like rolling dice.... with
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No, because 1d20 is linear, 3d6 is a bell curve. You’re much more likely to get a total between 7 and 13 (roughly one standard deviation... -
the Jester reacted to ragnodimaggio's post in the thread D&D 5E Ability score generation if you REALLY like rolling dice.... with Like.
Ehm, sorry, there's something I really don't get. Can you calculate how the average is nearly 10, using three dice? Example, let's say...
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the Jester reacted to John R Davis's post in the thread D&D 5E All character races are Medium-sized...why? with Like.
The more ' wacky' the races the more 5th ed will either encounter these problems OR make things so vanilla that a minotaur is just an...
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the Jester reacted to John R Davis's post in the thread D&D 5E All character races are Medium-sized...why? with Like.
If you are going to allow every 'monster' to have PC options then don't nerf them. Lots RPGs where they can cope with such issues.
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the Jester reacted to GMforPowergamers's post in the thread D&D 5E Are Per Rest Resources a Hindrance? with Like.
it never accrued to me that people WANTED the 5 minute work day concept... this just blew my mind.
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the Jester reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D 5E Are Per Rest Resources a Hindrance? with Like.
Congratulations, you discovered 4E!
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the Jester reacted to Dausuul's post in the thread D&D 5E Are Per Rest Resources a Hindrance? with Like.
If that's the outcome of ignoring it, you're doing timing imperatives wrong*. The outcome of ignoring it should be something like "that...
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the Jester reacted to delericho's post in the thread D&D 5E Are Per Rest Resources a Hindrance? with Like.
The problem with "PB uses per day" is that it encourages PCs to nova and then rest - the 15 minute adventuring day. Though the current...
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the Jester reacted to Warpiglet-7's post in the thread D&D 5E Greyhawk: Why We Need Mo' Oerth by 2024 with Like.
There is a lot of truth in this. We got the gray box FR when it came out because it did not seem well populated—wild. I got the grey...
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the Jester reacted to Urriak Uruk's post in the thread D&D 5E Greyhawk: Why We Need Mo' Oerth by 2024 with Like.
I will say the new Vecna design and art, plus the 50th anniversary next year... I actually wouldn't be surprised if Greyhawk actually...
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the Jester reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D 5E Greyhawk: Why We Need Mo' Oerth by 2024 with Love.
Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in! One of the things I have often written about, albeit not recently, is Greyhawk. It...
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the Jester reacted to billd91's post in the thread TSR The Full & Glorious History of NuTSR with Like.
There's always going to be a dance between treating people how you would want to be treated vs how they would want to be treated. Each...
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the Jester replied to the thread D&D General Goodman Games To Reincarnate Jennell Jaquays' Caverns of Thracia.I actually just finished creating miniature scale maps of the main site on Bone Hill for a group I'm running in about two hours! They...
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the Jester reacted to HammerMan's post in the thread D&D General When Did Core PC Races Gain Magic? with Like.
4e had teleporting eladrin and half elves and I think another elf getting spells
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the Jester reacted to Ralif Redhammer's post in the thread D&D General Goodman Games To Reincarnate Jennell Jaquays' Caverns of Thracia with Love.
Double-huzzah! I'm here for the continued partnership between Goodman Games and Jennell Jaquays. Maybe one day we'll get a brand new...