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    D&D 5E How would you make a musician who sold their soul at the crossroads?

    I'm likely in it. Basically you don't hand a DM a quiver full of ammo like this if you don't want it to be used. Hell, even if you just made a normal bard {no actual deal made with anything} & claimed this as something that's said about you I might well bring it up....
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    D&D General Charisma and Roleplay, or who can talk to the NPC.

    Ok, if you really want to let Bree, my 1/2ling warlock, be your chief negotiator.... + side: 19 cha, relevant social skills, friendly, and LOVES to talk. The down sides: She's an 11 year old child. ShetendstotalkfasterthanaKryinnishGnome & sometimes gets way off topic. Very likely doesn't...
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    D&D 5E How would you make a musician who sold their soul at the crossroads?

    Oh it'd come up if I were your DM. Because whatever you claim you'd made a deal with? That's one of my NPCs.
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    OSR Minimum Requirements for OSR?

    Not only do I roll in the open but I also use bright yellow dice with easy to read black #s! I'm not concerned about the players seeing the rolls. Afterall, I'm the DM. I can apply whatever modifiers I like regardless of a screen. And I've got infinite monsters - so I can always try again. :)...
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    OSR Minimum Requirements for OSR?

    To be fair though we were several 9-just turned 11 year Olds starting completely cold a few days after opening the Basic box on Christmas. Since it was "my" game it was my job to read the books - and then teach the others. Our first several sessions were the virtually blind leading the...
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    OSR Minimum Requirements for OSR?

    Confusion?? I'd prefer not.
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    OSR Minimum Requirements for OSR?

    Come on over to my table. I'm a 1e DM in a 5e world (it's kinda like being a fox locked in a henhouse for the night). Campaigns not complete without a body count*. ;) The campaign that just wrapped lasted just over two years and saw a total of 7 casualties. As the curtain closed there was...
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    D&D General The Problem with Evil or what if we don't use alignments?

    Doesn't it say right in the Theros book that the gods etc are what the people believe made manifest? So if the majority think whatever god Mecheon is talking about is generally the equivalent of LG, then despite this tale/deed, LG he'll be....
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    D&D General The Problem with Evil or what if we don't use alignments?

    Wow are you ever a piece of work. Have you stopped to consider that in all of your own self-righteous posturing & ranting & grandiose expecting - that you're painting children with the same brush you're trying to use on the adults? You know, those 12 year olds & such that the Starter Boxes...
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    D&D General The Problem with Evil or what if we don't use alignments?

    Who says my taverns DONT have an alignment? •Wich one you walk into determines the general AL of the occupants you'll find there.... •The tavern (or other local) slowly attunes to the AL of those present. This is how you get "evil places", etc. Or at least one of them. •This in turn draws...
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    D&D 5E Redesigning the Monster Block - What four things do you put first, right after the name?

    Well, limited to what you've listed; AC, HP/HD, Initiative, & Movement.
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    D&D General The Problem with Evil or what if we don't use alignments?

    What a long winded way of saying "I don't know how to use Alignment".
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    What do you eat for a typical breakfast?

    Coffee (black + sugar) & lots of it. After that it depends upon the day. *Sausage/egg/cheese either homemade or from the Mc'donalds 5 minutes down the road. *Cheerios or such *Sometimes leftovers from the night before. *Fri is generally breakfast at one of several local restraunts. Several of...
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    D&D 5E What Main Themes Would You Want a New Official Setting to Focus On?

    Meh. Nothing on that list inspires me to want an entire campaign world for D&D designed around it. But then I'm not one of those who've ever wanted 1 ruleset to cover everything - if I did I'd have a higher opinion of GURPS.
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    D&D 5E New character, decisions, decisions

    My usual leading question.... What types of characters make sense based on the story, where you currently are, & what's currently going on? Start by answering those questions, see if any of the answers appeal & go from there.
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    D&D General Cheats & Shortcuts for DM's

    I dislike it & don't use it. See, I like to play this game as well & part of that entails rolling dice....
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    D&D General What are your Core races?

    Well, without Elves/Dwarves/Halflings, then I guess you won't be seeing my homebrew campaign setting. But let's pretend.... My list would be: 1) Humans 2) 1/2 Elves 3) 1/2 Orcs 4) Gnomes 5) Tieflings 6) Goliaths 7) And the 3 races as they appear on pages xxx, yyy, & zzz of The Players Handbook...
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    D&D General My Problem(s) With Halflings, and How To Create Engaging/Interesting Fantasy Races

    But.... Living too near such things would interfere with enjoying their creature comforts.
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    D&D General My Problem(s) With Halflings, and How To Create Engaging/Interesting Fantasy Races

    Man, you know what would be great? Some sort of game where an imaginative bunch of players could create worlds & fill them in with as much detail as they please..... If only such a thing existed. It'd probably make alot of $ too. Oh, wait. IT DOES. It's called D&D! :) It's just that some...
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