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  1. Tovec

    The edition wars have hit a new low

    That is just it. It isn't an attempt to "obliterate whatever texts they could get their hands on." No one is coming for your books. No one is saying that ALL 4e is bad. It is one person burning their OWN set of books. That is why it is not illegal, because it is not wrong. It is not bad. I think...
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    The edition wars have hit a new low

    Wrong? Disgusting? It is wrong to burn a book for any other reason except survival? Wow. Yes there are other options but who cares what a person does with their own property. I would have zero issues with feeding a dining room table through a wood-chipper if the owner said they wanted to do that...
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    D&D 5E Icons of the Realms Incentive figure revealed: Brass Dragon

    Did they have a bronze? Bronze was always my favourite at least as far as the wing-style goes for good dragons.
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    Uh... since when was this an issue.

    I don't know why people keep insisting that because we believe that HP relates to meat that we must fully buy into death spirals. I'll come out and say it I'm 100% okay with going from 'still standing, not big deal' to 'help me I'm almost dead.' That is because I HATE death spirals. I find it...
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    D&D 5E Background Page from PH(B)

    Differences in the art compared to what? What am I looking for? I like the page layout and formatting more than the Basic rules. I noticed that. At the moment I'm not delving too deeply into this piecemeal crap we're being handed so it might be something I'm overlooking. Do you mean the man...
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    D&D 5E Theatre of the Mind - How Are You Handling Spell Effects?

    It might be better to err in their favour... as they're adjusting to it. But in general I haven't found it necessary. We might have disagreements (we're only human after all) about how something is arranged but I don't try to nitpick or fight them on it. What I gave with the XYZ was more or less...
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    Pathfinder 1E What's stopping the gods of evil from creating angels of their own?

    In the old days I used to run it that they could, but those evil things aren't angels. They might have technically been devils but I never really put too much effort into it. But I did colour code for my convenience, even had neutral "angels" for the neutral gods. But even in those days I...
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    D&D 5E Theatre of the Mind - How Are You Handling Spell Effects?

    While a grid may provide a straight answer like, "I am for this square so I can hit these goblins," I've always run TotM a bit differently. Usually along the lines of, "can I hit X with my sleep spell?" It is usually a yes barring some form of interference. Beyond that, the line might be, "I...
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    Pathfinder 1E Ultimate Campaign - Creating a Kingdom

    Actually I think this is essential. I think that the speed at which certain things are built is far too quick. Build an entire castle in a month? I heard there was originally supposed to be a graduated system that called for time to build something. So perhaps on turn 1 you start the castle and...
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    Elven Thinblade?

    Thread necro from 2003. Since the updated [Read: "New"] source is a 3.5 book I'm going to guess that the response of "Dragon Mag 275" was the most correct at the time. /Thread
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    D&D 5E Magical Weapons and Armor Bonuses

    As someone who has almost exclusively played 3e.. I don't think I ever saw a player with a +5 or even a +3 sword.. maybe the odd +2. NPCs? All the effin time, but those were written by WotC and in my group generally considered underpowered. I haven't had a great chance to delve into the rules...
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    D&D 5E This is easily the best character sheet that D&D has ever had, IMO.

    Haven't looked deeply into it but... 3 pages? Not usually a fan of that length. I find the PF 3 page sheet to be too much redundant space. I'll have to take a look at the full system, maybe print out a sheet and write up a character in order to decide but at the moment I'm lukewarm at best.
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    Quick Question - What is a "Spellcaster"?

    Quote to prove true. Please. That is what I'm saying as far as the scrolls/wands go too. Does a wizard of 1st level have Wish on his spell list? Why or why not? (I'd say not unless it is in his book.) Divine classes get all divine spells on their list of spells known, but every instance I can...
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    D&D 5E Conversion to the metric system - how do YOU do it?

    As a Canadian who was raised on the metric system.... I primarily think in feet and pounds. I have no idea how to help you. One thing I guess is that I never found feet and pounds to be hugely important. The weight of things is usually for carrying capacity but I've found two systems I like...
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    D&D 5E Should the Fighter's "Second Wind" ability grant temporary HP instead of regular HP?

    And I would re-word it as: Some minor physical damage, such as a scratch, a burn or a bruise, ALWAYS accompanies hit point loss. However, no fatal damage occurs until the person is in negative HP suffering the dying penalty. As hit point loss is mostly due to physical factors, hit point...
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    Quick Question - What is a "Spellcaster"?

    Both have spell-LIKE abilities, not spells. They are not spellcasters by simply being members of their race. I suspect it is for this reason they have spell-like abilities and not spell abilities. Plus, if they were considered spellcasters (they aren't but if they were) then they would be...
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    Quick Question - What is a "Spellcaster"?

    This. I also remember this. I think it was answered in some online format (FAQs, WotC post/update, Q+A?) but they basically said that to be considered a spellcaster in anyclass you need a caster level. Basically he ability to cast spells in that class. So, rangers and paladins aren't casters...
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    D&D 5E Where (and when) are you getting the Starter Set?

    I said I had a vague idea of when they came out. The dates have changed a few times and so I know that the books on their way - in the next few months they'll be out but the exact details eluded my memory. Even after looking at that image I probably didn't retain the info except for July 3 (when...
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    D&D 5E Where (and when) are you getting the Starter Set?

    I wasn't on the phone with you (or was I? *shifty eyes*) but what caused you to make the jump from "ignorance" to "willful ignorance?" I mean I'm on these forums basically every day, I've discussed all manner of things about 5e; and I don't even know (exactly) the date of the Starter Set's...
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    D&D 5E Are we banking too much on the DMG?

    The DMG is likely to be the widest released version. When I first started I was part of a group of gamers probably 30-40 large, almost ALL had the core three. Some had the major splatbooks, fewer had the second-fifth PHB,MM,DMGs and the lesser splatbooks. No one I knew had the magazines. The DMs...
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