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As after all there could be potential exploits of making holstering/drawing different weapons possible without investment, i would still rule against it. But dropping seams fine, especially with the added risk of not getting it back in some circumstances....

Specifically, they equipped Thingol's armory with weapons (and i don't recall if it was armor as well), but it is never stated they are magical. Thingol's army never really accounts for any Balrog kills (which doesn't mean there weren't any), however do notice that when Beleg has the freedom to...

And yet: "Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world. Thus they brought word to him of well nigh all that passed in Arda; yet some things were hidden even from the...

First of all, i never got to play 1E or 2E at the time, because where i live, it was almost unheard of. And even those of us that knew it existed, had no chance of acquiring the material needed to get the basics. However, from my later exposure to some of the books and some 2E video games like...

Good point , and my thinking exactly. After all if being disarmed doesn't require your action (free or otherwise, why would dropping something would) I'll consult the DM again before the next session (so not the waste valuable play time) Combined yes, but only one of them, or both of them...

A second post, in order to avoid overloading the previous one. On spirits. There were more spirits in Middle Earth then just the Balrogs and the Maiar. Or at least there were more manifestations of them. Even with the creation of Arda, probably some spirits were "permanently" bound to some...

I think you may have misunderstood me. I didn't meant that Gandalf had jurisdiction over fire, or that his use of fire came from his authority over it. Those two sentences (his power came from his jurisdiction and he had affinity to fire) were separated by a dot/period. What i meant by his power...

Ah finally! Another one, and this time i'm around to participate :D Welcome fellow Tolkienites! :P Now where to start. So many of you fine gentlefolk have already made most of the best points. I can only full heartedly agree with most of those. Yes Gandalf is neither human nor a mage in DnD...

Thanks guys. I kinda hoped there would be more RAW way of justifying dropping the weapon (and yeah, i really meant dropping the weapon on the ground, not sheathing it) as outside the action economy. I fully endorse sheathing it as an object interaction, and if there isn't one i would probably...

A general question about economy of actions in 5E. In general, is there a way to switch from one weapon to another and still attack in the same turn? More detailed example, if we get one movement, one standard, one extra and one free action in one turn, does that mean we can no longer use drop...

For 2 people that have such different and opposing opinions of 4E, we have surprisingly similar (if not downright exact) preferences on character dependency and nature of cooperation :D

Yeah, something like that. Say dwarfs are all hardy, so they all get +1 ability bonus to Con, but you can play a fighting dwarf (+1 to Str) or a spiritual dwarf (+1 to Wis). The actual bonuses (numbers) would be made to balance the races of course. Humans would still be the most versatile race...

Diversity could be handled by the randomness of the dice roll (unfortunately many tables consider them illegal). However, when i said i wanted more options for each race, i didn't mean every race should get whatever ability modifier they wish. I meant more in the line of having at least two...

I play something similar to this only more tank-y, a fighter-ranger hybrid with a mobile feat. Acting as a rapid intervention unit on the battlefield may not be the most DPR efficient way of fighting, but it sure is fun. As for the hit allies on miss, when fighting at range with engaged...

In general? I can't say. What i think/do about it? Well, depends.... On mechanical issues i often ask for advise myself. Especially in 4E i often consulted all the party members before leveling up, in order to create more synergy with the group (duh, i was playing a tactical warlord). Even in...

This. Also, i think a simple "what is it that you want to sell me?" question by the blacksmith would have been enough to announce player intent. Or, "do you have any items to sell". And if the player said, "this armor", the smithy could have asked "what about the missing gauntlets"?

This kinda reminds me of the Warcraft 1 Clerics and Conjurers split. Both were old men in robes and beards, but clerics were diviners and healers, while conjurers were blasters and summoners. And i kinda liked that. Always bothered me when they merged the cleric and the knight in WC2. Another...

How about then this decrease of the chance for maximum damage to reflect the slower and heavier blade? So a 2d4 (without the -1 to hit) might actually reflect the one handed use of a long sword better then 1d8 and the true sword (arming) can still have the 1d8 for itself. Then we need some...

<insert preferred deity here> guys! If this doesn't beg for a gotcha moment i don't know what does :)) I understand there are different tables that handle interactions in different ways, but i would certainly hate to play one in which i would have to in character explain every minute detail and...

I think we actually had a communication breakdown here. I actually agree with this and i am in favor of the way 5E did things :)