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  1. Disgruntled Hobbit

    Blog (A5E) Let’s Look At The Level Up Character Sheet

    Looks fine I guess It looks like every other character sheet for DnD style games released over the last forty years. It wouldn't look much out of date in a book from 1983 It even has the box for AC being the little clipart shield despite no other box being stylized
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    D&D 5E Unearthed Arcana: Draconic Options

    Wonder what the kobold's roar looks like in the game world? Like, why do other heroes get advantage? Is it covering them in magical glitter like Faerie Fire? Is it making the creature being shouted at afraid of the kobold? And if so, why would in affect mindless creatures or ones immune to...
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    Pathfinder 2E High Level Play

    I just remember someone from Paizo talking about high level gains at a Paizo Con I attended and discussing how high level adventures should encourage crazy naughty word and not just have dungeons that had a mess of restrictions to prevent teleporting. He was discussing corridors covered in knives where...
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    Is killing a Goblin who begs for mercy evil?

    If you put down a rapid dog it doesn't matter if it's charging at you or hiding in the corner whimpering, it's still a rabid dog.
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    Pathfinder 2E High Level Play

    That does sound cool and paints a clearer picture.
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    Pathfinder 2E High Level Play

    That doesn't sound very different. "The ancient red dragon uses a 10th level spell that deals damage and almost kills the party" isn't all that different than "the young red dragon uses a 4th level spell that deals damage and almost kills the party It ain't hard to use a young red's statblock...
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    DDAL Ravenloft: Mist Hunters

    Presumably ya show up and play in order and level up as the adventures progress. But if you miss an adventure and play in the next you're still the right level. And if you go back and play the one you missed, you de-level and treat it like a flashback. Since AL is booked in advance normally, ya...
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    Is killing a Goblin who begs for mercy evil?

    Depends on if your DM believes non-humans have free will. Can't assume fantasy races are like real world people. That they all have free will and the ability to choose between good and evil. If goblins, orcs or gnolls were solely created by some evil god then they may not have free will. They...
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    Pathfinder 2E High Level Play

    That sounds both good and bad. If the math is identical and the play is similar, don't that mean you could just use level 7 characters and a swarm of young adult dragons and just describe them as being Large or Huge? Is transforming into a dragon more effective at that level than transforming...
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    Pathfinder 2E High Level Play

    What's meant by "not broken?" Like, encounters are still balanced? Or like adventure derailing abilities reined-in? Or both? I've heard it plays similar to low levels, which is why I'm curious. If high level is just low level with bigger numbers.
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    Pathfinder 2E What's the deal with 3rd party PF2E Adventure "support"??

    I'd hope a reasonable person knows not to include Batman in a DnD product. But knowing a beholder is DnD and not Pathfinder is more specialised knowledge. Or that you can use Asmodeus but not Zariel. Can you use the roper? Is the flumph allowed or not? Displacer beasts. Yes or no? Which planes...
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    Pathfinder 2E High Level Play

    What's high level play like in Pathfinder 2nd Ed? I know in most versions of DnD high level gets all wonky. But some people like the gonzo superhero style of levels 15 up. Where everyone can teleport and fly and has a dozen wacky magic items. But I hear Pathfinder 2nd Ed is a lot like 4th Ed...
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    Pathfinder 2E What's the deal with 3rd party PF2E Adventure "support"??

    Probs legal reasons. Books on dmsguild.com don't need any legal extras. OGL page and citied works. Ya just need to do up a PDF and toss it online. But everything on paizo.com needs the OGL page. It'd require someone to manually check each submission with legal to make sure it has the proper...
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    D&D 5E What do you think would balance Expertise on Attack Rolls?

    That's a great point. Be nice to know what this was being designed for.
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    D&D 5E What do you think would balance Expertise on Attack Rolls?

    It sounds broken on paper. But for most of the game it's about as good as Bless. Except it also doesn't affect Ability Checks and Saving Throws. And might only affect a single character. Expertise to Attacks doesn't get much better until level 9 and up. So it's crappy Bless for half a campaign...
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    D&D 5E How do you handle a shield bash?

    The PH also says that two sticks tied together count as a club. https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/monk#ClassFeatures As stated above, the rules clearly don't limit things to perfectly matching up and allow for flexibility. And there's a wealth of weapons that weren't updated from past editions...
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    D&D 5E Revising Classic Settings

    I don't think it matters their old selling points matter anymore. There are more new players than old now. Based on the released demographics, 55% of DnD players wouldn't have been old enough to play during the 2nd Ed setting boom. And 70% would have been 15 or less in 2000 when 3rd Ed was...
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    D&D 5E How do you handle a shield bash?

    Did ya actually read what I wrote? Yeah, it's an improvised weapon. That's not being debated. But if a table leg which also isn't on the list of martial or simple weapons can be an improvised weapon that allows a warrior to add their proficiency, then why can't a 6 pound slab of reinforced...
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    D&D 5E How do you handle a shield bash?

    Lookin at the rules for Improvised weapons - dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/equipment#ImprovisedWeapons It says and A shield feels like it should do more damage. Like a d6. And its designed for fighting. People hit other peeps with shields all the time. So proficiency seems fine.
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    D&D 5E How would you improve Dragon+, WotC's Online Magazine?

    I bought a box of used DRAGON magazines and flipped through them. From what I read, what Dragon+ is missing is ads. Something every page. Constant advertisements. For DnD, game stores, other RPGs, minis and other random biz that threw money at TSR. Yeah, Wizards could hire freelancers to knock...
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