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As an aside, magic weapons feel like they have become so useless in 5E that I've been considering of late to change them so that for each +1, they get +1 to hit and +1d6 to damage to make them feel worth (and perhaps exciting) keeping. And now, remembering that Magic Resistance exists, I don't...

This should pretty much reproduce the Sticks to Snakes spell: Sticks to Snakes 3rd level Transmutation Casting Time: 1 action Components: V, S, M (a small piece of bark and snake scales) Range: 90 ft. Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You cast down a handful of sticks or other wooden...

2E's Monstrous Compendium Annual #3. Not sure if they are in any other products. <Edit> Looks like they may also be in Ruins of Zhentil Keep, and made an appearance in the 3E Realms Campaign book.

Yeah, it's pretty much as @mellored states. I'm more than a bit bummed about it, but non-magical BPS resistance/immunity was a bit of an unfair hit against the martials. Still, to me things like ghosts should have non-magical BPS immunity, and a few others should have resistance (such as...

That could prove a bit interesting to set up a series of Traveller-like charts to roll on after making a death save to narrate what the downed character is going through - it at least gives a player something to do as the rest of the group engages in combat. I haven't sat down with the new DMG...

Ah, so something like the Ondonti (FR Orcs that are LG, but otherwise the same as Orcs)? Does that extend to subraces, like the various collections of elves? On Lizardfolk ... does that also extend to other non-mammal things, such as White Dragons? If not, any particular reasoning? <Edit:>...

For me, the loss of knowledge would be too great. Hand-copying books passes understanding as well as artfully reproducing the text. You simply cannot gain the same understanding and appreciation of the text if some machine mass-reproduces that text. Besides, Guttenberg lettering is cold and...

Does this by chance mean no lizardfolk? <Edit> Also curious what a "gimmick" humanoid would entail.

Can't think of any time I've just narrated a combat without actually running it. For me, if it's a foregone conclusion there's no reason to include it in the first place.

There's a reason they used to call it "Magic Machine Gun"

Doesn't have to be a critter. Could be a plant, material/mineral or even the essence of a certain place/condition. "On the night of a blue moon, dip the quiver in the still waters of Delos, upon the shoreline where Apollo drank." "Weave the quiver's lining from phase spider silk that has...

Sometimes though, people try to contort a system into something that it isn't rather than take an easier route. When someone says "Just go play the old version" I take it as a reminder that those other games are (still) there, and may give you a better experience than 50 pages of custom...

The 1-on-1 sounds sort of like the "<Class> Challenge" series of adventures back during 2E, instead of the Catacomb system adventures (Knight of the Living Dead, Gnomes - 100, Dragons - 0, etc.). I could see a true solo line, ala the Lone Wolf books/RPG for 5E that I suspect would do decently...

Damage Resistance/Immunity to bludgeoning, slashing and piercing are gone. In return, those creatures have significantly more HP. Humanoids don't have a generic skeleton stat block. You have to choose an NPC "Profession" block. For example, they suggest using the Tough monster block to...

Fighters, Rangers, Paladins and Barbarians add half their level (rounded down) to their attack rolls. Don't forget that all spells per spell level need to be pre-selected at the start of the day. No spell recovery abilities for short rests, and re-memorizing spells takes 15 minutes per spell...

Must come with hoard.

Closest I can think of is AC10 - The Bestiary of Dragons and Giants, though that is split between the two. Does Dragonlance count?

As much as I love dragons, this book is just not grabbing me, and these extra pages are just a extra turn off for me - this is the type of stuff for an Art & Arcana style book, not an adventure book.

The inconsistencies in the MM are astounding. Pulling humanoids (except in the case where you change to not be humanoid) is the peak of that silliness. Especially if those stat blocks just end up in another (campaign-specific) book. It just comes across as extremely arbitrary (as does the...

As with all things - it depends. If the rules changes/additions are changes I feel benefit the game (1E -> 2E, 3E, 5E), generally not an issue and I'll happily embrace them. If the rule changes/additions either invalid the books I'm actively working with (3E core to 3.5E core) for little...