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    D&D 5E Players forgetting about potions and scrolls

    Except for the first few levels, I haven't noticed players getting too involved in consumables. Potions seem a bit clanky and very 1980s-90s, scrolls are too one-off. It is a good point that they can become lost in the shuffle, although I've noticed some trends as a DM that certain players'...
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    Yugoloths: Do They Have an Identity Beyond the Blood War?

    Funny, I've been enjoying MToF a lot today, and the first question that popped into my head was who are these Yugoloths and what shall we do with them?
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    D&D 5E D&D 5e Questionnaire

    Nice clean survey. I detected some points where a more open question would be less biased, however, overall, great job and easy to complete.
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    D&D 5E So this arrived...

    I don't know what it is (thought shoe shine), but that's awesome that you received it.
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    D&D 5E Spell components. Anyone have a DM actually enforce them?

    I would encourage my magic users to bring spell components to the table for story-telling purposes, but in terms of enforcing them in the rules only in rare cases as others have mentioned. Not for the daily activities which would be needlessly bog down the game, akin to asking bards to buy new...
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    D&D 5E The Misrepresentation of Charisma

    Funny, I always looked at Constitution as almost the opposite of physical attractiveness, but perhaps that is because I've associated high constitution scores with burly, hirsute dwarves with dour expressions and especially aged appearances. I can completely get the Darwinian notion of...
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    D&D 5E Do you care about setting "canon"?

    When I used to play in Krynn during the DL heyday, I definitely followed canon. It was pretty easy to do so (lacking kobolds didn't exactly make people cry), and there was something about the Epic nature of that setting that made going against the lore sacrosanct. While I think it should be...
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    D&D 5E The Misrepresentation of Charisma

    I've found this most egregious in online SP games, where I'd build a party but obviously punt the charisma skill. This would break some of my vision at character creation, but I'd eventually forget about it while going through the game. That said, this is another reason why the video game...
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    D&D 5E Volo's Guide, limited edition impressions

    Might have to get both for the art alone (and to display my appreciation for the higher level of quality today).
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    D&D 5E Mearl's Book Design Philosophy

    People are taking his sentiment a little too literally. Obviously 5E is exploring some new ground, and trying to refresh some older tropes which are nonetheless critical to the structure of the game.
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    Preview VOLO'S GUIDE TO MONSTERS

    Another example of WoTC and the DD5 team somehow getting it. This feels right and the evisceration illustration alone would sell me on the book.
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