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Anderson and Gygax were Americans, not Europeans. And I don't want WotC or some other company hiring an Asian lead designer to make a hash out of Asian culture any more than I want them to hire an American designer to make a hash out of American culture. But this has nothing to do with taking...

Paladins were influenced by the paladin in Three Hearts, Three Lions by Poul Anderson. It was very accurate with the lay on hands and protection from evil aura among other things that players would immediately recognize. I think Anderson was influenced by the legendary Frankish knight named...

I believe Prismatic Spray is from Jack Vance's Dying Earth series. Vance earned a spot on Gygax's Appendix N as one of the inspirations for D&D, particularly the magic system.

The problem is that you have to have a DM buy into those roles. Our DM and many others based on feedback on these forums don't. They will ignore the tank, even taking opportunity attacks to "geek the mage." If you are a DM that abides by the standard fantasy genre where the fighter stands...

This guy's videos got me started on playing RPGs. At the time I was interested in Cthulhu but quickly switched to D&D. On Roll20.net there are tons of games to join. Some are introductions to D&D. Playing online is the fastest way to get your feet wet. Here's another...

Just thought I'd throw in this link of a guy rock climbing in full plate (well, without a helm). He doesn't even look like he has strength above 14.

Here is a link to a strong Phantom Rogue build to guide you. https://tabletopbuilds.com/basic-build-series-rogue/ Dhampir lineage is okay but I'd do custom lineage for the free feat at level one and dark vision. You can flavor the custom lineage as a dhampir. The dhampir bite is not that...

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The problem with too many actors is there isn't enough time to develop any of them. So it all becomes meh.

Someone (razorfist?) did a video that movie genres only last 10 to 20 years before dying out. Film noir, westerns, WWII war movies, buddy cop movies, etc., all had their heyday. Comic book movies are past the 10 year mark. Audiences naturally move on. It doesn't help that publishers and...

Marginally better than the first trailer but still a no for me.

Anyone know where I can get a scale marked off in 20 pound increments?

It would be bad for the growth of the hobby. New players can understand a dwarf or an elf. They won't get the nuanced stuff you propose. But if you think your ideas have merit then start publishing stuff. Do the groundwork to show it can work and that players will accept it. Earn your...

Jeremy Crawford said that RAI the rogue is supposed to get advantage even if hiding and attacking from the same place over and over. It is a core mechanic of the class. I think that's why they added the steady aim. Some DMs just can't wrap their heads around core mechanics, although it would...

So long as you and your players are fine with you not DMing as RAW or RAI then it's fine. For me, I'd find it frustrating that you are breaking a core mechanic of my class. I'd much rather you have an enemy archer or spellcaster hold their action until I pop out. Or have a mounted enemy chase...

So this happened today. Our DM targets spellcasters. He's been using fiends with 40' teleport as movement so the front liners can't stop them. A fiend teleported up to our dhampir cleric and mauled him for half his health. The dhampir disengaged and spider climbed up a 15 foot wall and went...

The monster manual says that "the imp can enter into a contract to serve another creature as a familiar, . . . While the imp is within 10 feet of its master, the master shares the imp's Magic Resistance trait." I assume this is why Ad_hoc thought the imp familiar might be too powerful...

Imagine my surprise when I saw this 3 year old video in my recommends tonight that argues that the imp's magic resistance doesn't transfer over. According to the YouTuber, the magic resistance only applies as part of an infernal contract with the imp. If you gain the imp familiar from the find...

Can these be traded between players? Like the cleric gets a weapon attack enhancement card and trades it for a spell buff that the rogue got? And when is your Kickstarter campaign coming out? I think you have a product idea on your hands.