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Whenever the conversation about how to improve initiative comes up, I have to recommend people take a look at the Hackmaster rules. I don't know anyone who has played Hackmaster and not come away saying that the combat in that game is so much fun and far better than the way combat runs in D&D. I...

How is rolling every round supposed to speed up combat?? I got really excited when he said he was working on a new initiative system. This just seems so much worse than what we already have.

Don't forget that the cheesey grab maneuvers work both ways! :) An army of little guys can become a lot deadlier in 5e than in other editions. I agree that back and forth is good. I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes! Good night. :)

OP? That sounds amazing!! You have some brilliant players there to come up with such an amazing scheme. I love it! I honestly don't think that sounds OP though. They all used some resources, and a hell of a dose of ingenuity to overcome a powerful foe. That's some amazing teamwork, but I don't...

I really like these ideas. You're right in that it starts sounding like a reworking of the whole game system though. I'm not sure if that defeats the purpose of making it "for 5e" though... If it relies on too many new rules, the effects start to ripple throughout the whole game, and things like...

Now that sounds interesting. I agree, mental things are really hard to adjudicate. On the one hand, you want to really be able to do some fun, cool stuff with mental effects. On the other hand, you also don't want to bog the game down with complicated rules that force you to check the reference...

All of that sounds amazing. That's exactly the sort of thing my players and I loved about EOM. Scrapping spells per day is not something I have tried, but I've played around with using the alternate magic points system in the 5e DMG and then allowing people to spend their hit dice during a...

Ooooh please make this happen! My players and I are watering at the mouth for a 5e Elements of Magic. The updated system in WOIN is awesome, but it doesn't translate easily into 5e power levels.

Great, well I will definitely check out the magic in Whats Old is New then!

My god... a 5th edition version of Elements of Magic would make my head explode. I and my players adore EOM. It is the best magic system I have ever seen for any RPG, and we still used variant cobbled-together versions of it in 5th edition and most other games that we play. An updated version...

Wow! Oh wow! That's awesome. I was pondering buying the hardcover set before (I'm REALLY enjoying the digital version) and I think this seals the deal for me. Will the hardcover come in both 4e and 3.5e versions? Or just 3.5e?

There's no such thing as too many dice. New dice must be had, all the time, at all costs. (Or else they'll get lonely and start rolling poorly.)

I started doing this as a DM for my current campaign. It's been quite successful. There have been one or two times where the players start out confused and I have to explain to them that we're starting out in media res, but they quickly caught and and I think they all realize that I'm not...

Just a note -- you can save as an Adobe PDF in most word-processors nowadays.

Thanks, that helps a bit. One other question: Are they compatible in any particular ways at all? Since it's part of the "EOM" line, and seems to be based off of the EOM magic system, could you perhaps cross spells between both systems? Obviously casting is different, since EOM uses mana points...

I agree with that article. And if we're adding suggestions for the next revision, I'll add one. I'd like to see a few more example spells and items, and have them organized together as well. The example spells for each list are great! I want to see more! One thing there's never been a short of...

Has anyone made any home-brew spell effects that can be bought like the other spell modifications in EOM already? I'm thinking of adding a Scalable Spell ability to replicate some of the spells in Core that get better as you go up in level (i.e. Magic Missile, Fireball, etc.). This especially...

I'm really excited about Mythic Earth, as I am a great fan of EOM Revised. I'm going to be buying it anyway, but I was wondering if someone could elaborate on the specific differences between the two systems? All I really know is that ME was made to be able to recreate the magic in myths... but...

Hey guys, I know some of you have seen this (Kavyk especially ;) ), but if you haven't there is a wiki set up for making EOM spells. If everyone who makes spells can contribute them to here, it'd be awesome. http://www.arcanearcade.com/wiki/index.php I'm gonna reward my PCs with extra XP if...

My vote goes to boar. When the DM kills it off, at least you can have a nice meal afterwards. :-p