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I have standards about what my children read and see. I do not see D&D as anything other than entertainment in this sense that I need to monitor. Hell, I don't want my children reading some of what is in the PHB without guidance. So as with everything else, its on me as a parent. I do not...

Yeah, it got broader with some of the extra splat books. i did not peruse them to any degree. I think the thing about 3 e saying make it look like you want, pick what you want---is fine. For inspiration, 5e has been more evocative (for me). I write a lot about characters now some don't and...

We did skip 2e. It was our little rebellion at the time. We felt the kits were too prescriptive (but it was more about the 2nd edition ion vibe as a whole). We did play some 3 for a year or two. It was fine I suppose but also not as inspiring of new ideas. We were giddy about half orc...

I primarily played AD&D 1e growing up. We flirted with 3e for a time. We had some really really fun times in HS, college and even the start of grad school. Memorable stories we still laugh about and many more we cannot even recall... One thing I am really happy about with 5e is its...

More choices is a good thing (as long as my favorite is among them!)

Change their personality, motivations and appearance. How do we make any character interesting? I have a very fat red haired barbarian who traveled with rogues. It was the most fun you can have in AD&D! (I also won the lottery and rolled 6 consecutive 12s for hit points which was funny)...

Right? Its like we should feel ashamed of pretending to be barbarians, warlords or rogues. I have such a separation from what makes sense in my day to day life and what I do in game that there is no tension. I am nice to people and animals. I give to charity. But in game, feuds are settled...

But roleplaying and using dice to model other things is more realistic? If its Zelda (which is damn fun) someone else's drama is about as real as a Soap Opera. Not seeing why one would be "real" and the other silly. I do not want the true reality of war--I want to model and surpass! fictional...

One thing I would however like is more guidance or recommendations about experience for noncombat encounters or combat avoided. If something is guarded by X creatures and the party can still get to it without a fight, I think experience is still warranted. Of course Gygax had ONE solution...

I also had the insight about Guiding Bolt. Surely another party member would beat me to it. Paladin would get a fighting style and lay on hands as well...2 spell slots but at the cost of two levels...

I am happy there are differences and a variety of games out there. However, many long time players (like myself) are definitely OK with the R-rated sword and sorcery escapism that really drove D&D in the early days. By all means, have options for those that want them. But lets not sanitize...

drat! Good catch btw... Plan B...I want a couple of extra level one spell slots. So, perhaps cleric for a level? Might want to do a few of the (name escapes) spells that do 4-16 and grants advantage and follow up with GFB the following round...

Smites do radiant damage. At 6th level, the CHR damage would be added to such an attack. So I think I have a contender here. I want to play the herald of an Angel with Thaumaturgy and other cool RP bits. I do not like EB or range primary attack routines. My solution is going to be to go...

Exactly. We do a mix. We have minis and standard cut walls labelled 5, 10, 15, 25, 50, 90, 100 feet respectively. When combat happens, we eyeball it and DM says close enough or whatever consensus is and it plays fast but we have some eye candy as well.

I actually found a nice synergy. If I was to take two levels of paladin and then go tome boon celestial warlock, smites would add CHR damage...fewer smites but a nice little benefit of doubling up especially if it is added to a greenflame blade attack! CHR would come in to play more than one...

Well, this is all true. It is tortured. It is even more convoluted than that. The whole thing depends upon thaumaturgy, and instrument proficiency and some other odds and ends for roleplaying. I always go blade and always take moderately armored. Its a breeze of course with hexblade! And...

did not think about that with hellish rebuke! good catch. however, if I go with poor AC, will probably have to stick with triple tactic, of self heal, armor of agathys and tomb of levistus. the other thought was to start as paladin or cleric as it would be RP appropriate. First I want to...

Actually this really would be interesting with booming blade in particular. Hit move and wait for a second boom.

I actually am looking into this for the first time ever. thanks.

I have never not armored up. Have taken moderately armored previously. This time might go armor of shadows and focus on self healing. Later, I think tomb of levistus is great. i hate to use slots for armor of agathys but there is that. some of this (not the actual point of my post) is an...