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If he's looking to learn to DM, it's a great simplified introduction. Even moreso than LMoP, I would say.

I've been tempted for the last couple of years to go back and completely re-read my 2E PHB and DMG. I've skimmed through them several times in the last few years, but I've considered reading through enough to play a module or two, but I haven't yet.

My now 13 year old son has been playing D&D on and off since the Next playtest. He's played in some games I've run for friends my age, he's played in a few games with his sister, and he's played once or twice with some of his friends. He's shown an interest in being a DM at times, and I helped...

My favorite was from a homebrew adventure I created several years ago. The party entered a large cavern and did not notice a plate in the floor that triggered several cages to fall from the ceiling, trapping them (they had to either make a Dex save to avoid being trapped, or make a successful...

Not to derail any arguments or hostility, but I somehow missed this thread when it was first posted, and I'm pretty happy to see the use of the maps from the original modules. I still have all 3, and love this series, and I'm excited to be getting a 5E version soon.

My soon to be 13 year old son has been playing 5E with me in one of my games at least since the Next Playtest. He's also really into Stranger Things, so of course for his 13th Birthday, he got the Stranger Things Starter Set. His copy has all of the pages in the rulebook out of order. For...

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I always try to be as descriptive as possible without over doing it and making it boring by giving too many details. I do want players to know what important things are there and what can be examined, but I also want to leave some of the details for them to discover, because discovery is rewarding.

Looks like I'll be listing mine on ebay. While none have actually gone for $800, some have sold in the $450 range recently.

Just because someone is trying to achieve a specific outcome, it doesn't mean that they way they go about it is the same thing. Persuasion is more of a coaxing, nudging, or influencing action. Intimidation is more of a threatening, potentially violent action. These are different types of...

My son started playing when he was about 7. We didn't really use any house rules, or dumb things down, but just kind of helped him know what to do mechanics-wise when he said what he wanted to do. In no time, he was doing most of it on his own.

I got 90% because I don't play D&D video games, and I had no idea on that question. Even so, it was a 50-50 shot based on the available answers, and I chose wrong.

I have some of the original Endless Quest books from the 80s and have always enjoyed them. I'm planning on getting these newer books for my son.

I'll admit, I didn't read through all 5 pages of responses, so if this was mentioned, I apologize. I think a D&D video game should be turn-based to keep the spirit of the game. However, I don't think a D&D themed video game necessarily has to be turn-based.

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The Last Unicorn--17 The Hobbit--15 The Lord of the Rings--13 Princess Mononoke--20 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind--21 Spirited Away--20 The Secret of NIMH--23 Kubo and the Two Strings--18 Howl's Moving Castle--14 The Dark Crystal--25[

Aiming down diagonally when flying isn't covered in the rules that I'm aware of, so you have to do what you think is best. But it still kind of skirts the effects of lightning breath in a line. But as has been said, just moving the attacker to a diagonal where there is no other monster behind...

There are no "called shots" in D&D 5E, so aiming at specific areas of the body lower down isn't really a thing, unless used just for flavor. Lightning Breath reads: A stroke of lightning forming a line 20 feet long and 5 feet wide. Each creature in the line must make a Dexterity saving throw...

I posted this on the old WotC D&D forums, but here it is again. Someone even made a 5E compatible Ice Laser based on this. This was my first PC from the early 80s. I hadn't read the rules myself, so my friend who was the DM explained how to create a character. Looking back, I can see that when...