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Didn't see the 4E Binder. I'm totally in agreement about the specialty priest, though. Wolud love to see that return.

Barbarian. 2E is the only edition that got it right -- it's a kit/PrC/archetype for an angry Fighter. Associating totems with rage makes as much sense as associating backstab with spell slots and would be better put on a ranger or (theoretic) warden class archetype. As it stands, the class is a...

I don't remember ever seeing it used in the 3.5 decades I've played.

Either "yes" or "remove the skill from the list". It's a bit like asking whether Survival would allow you to tell whether berries are safe to eat.

In a nutshell, just serious enough that I can maintain the illusion to myself that, should I ever write out one of my campaigns as a novel, movie, or TV show, it would be worth watching as a drama/action/not-comedy. In other words, the story line is reasonably serious, with tension-breaking...

Personally, I don't think you can remove HP from the game and have it still function -- at least not without reworking enough other mechanics such that it is no longer recognizable as D&D. I really think you have two options: 1) Put whatever fluff you need to around HP so that it no longer...

I've used declarations, in the past -- like the speed factors from 1E AD&D, among others. They always seem to cause more problems than they solve. Sure, it might seem a bit odd, 3/4 of the way through a six second round, to switch from drawing your greatsword and cleaving the orc to walking to...

To be totally honest, I haven't even memorized the skill list for 5E, and I've been GMing it since the Basic Set came out (before the PHB). After 35 years of playing games, I just throw out a potential skill name and let the players pick one close to it. So long as it makes sense, it's all good...

I've watched a couple episodes and enjoyed them, but I don't like it well enough to replace my existing TV time. On the other hand, I listen to a ton of podcasts while driving or cleaning house. I've considered adding CR to my rotation but haven't because: 1) That's a lot of back episodes to...

Wait... That's a thing? I mean, I've bought adventures that I've never run, and that were still enjoyable to read, but I always read them with my "GM's eye", which means looking for the stat blocks, etc. I can accept that there are folks that buy adventures with no intent of running (or...

You aren't wrong, but it isn't exactly right, either. In AD&D, that was all you really needed. No skills or anything like that. DR was pretty simple, too. 5E is a bit more complex, with most things wanting at least the six stats and a couple of skills, in addition to the AC/HP/attacks. Also...

You lose your guest bedroom and need a U-Haul to game at someone else's house?

I really wish I could remember where the detail is. Looking at the PHB, I don't see it called out, either way, in either the Classes or Spellcasting chapters. About the best I've got is to say that it came up during a discussion on whether psions could be done as a subclass of sorcerer and...

I really wish I could remember where the detail is. Looking at the PHB, I don't see it called out, either way, in either the Classes or Spellcasting chapters. About the best I've got is to say that it came up during a discussion on whether psions could be done as a subclass of sorcerer and...

Absolutely not lost on me, and I didn't mean to imply otherwise. What I was more angling at is that RAW says (exact location escapes me, but I'm pretty sure it's there) that Sorcerer, Bard, Cleric, and Wizard all use the same words and gestures to cast any given spell (where access overlaps)...

Absolutely not lost on me, and I didn't mean to imply otherwise. What I was more angling at is that RAW says (exact location escapes me, but I'm pretty sure it's there) that Sorcerer, Bard, Cleric, and Wizard all use the same words and gestures to cast any given spell (where access overlaps)...

Finally had a chance to look at this. I like it way, way better than I thought it would. Still far from perfect, but heading in the right direction. Here are some high-level thoughts: Firearm Proficiency: Bad. Horrible. It would be more appropriate to say, "If your setting is using firearm...

Finally had a chance to look at this. I like it way, way better than I thought it would. Still far from perfect, but heading in the right direction. Here are some high-level thoughts: Firearm Proficiency: Bad. Horrible. It would be more appropriate to say, "If your setting is using firearm...

Beat me to it. I was just coming to say: Because they ugly.

Very cool. I've never done a sea-focused adventure in 35 years of gaming, so I'm going to guess that all these are new to me. If they can be dropped into Eberron fairly easily, I may have to pick this up.