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I vaguely remember one of the earlier editions (maybe 2E?) explicitly saying that magical armor was comfortable to wear full-time.

Well, you'd have to figure out something for the players who choose to invest in defensive abilities. Not much point in Heavy Armor and Shield if the boss always hits you. One idea might be to make boss attacks like spells where you "save for half". The boss does half damage on a miss. But the...

The updated link doesn't seem to be correct. It's pointing back to this thread.

Adult Blue Dracolich 21 Banshee 35 Bodak 14 Bone Naga 20 Boneclaw 17 Death Knight 32 Deathlock 18 Deathlock Mastermind 18 - 2 = 16 Demilich 26 Flameskull 34 Ghast 20 Ghost 25 Ghoul 17 Lich 31 Mummy 30 Mummy Lord 22 Nightwalker 25 Poltergeist 20 Revenant 20 Shadow 21 Skeleton 17 + 1 = 18 Skull...

Adult Blue Dracolich 22 Banshee 33 Bodak 20 Bone Naga 20 Boneclaw 17 Death Knight 34 Death Tyrant 11 - 2 = 9 Deathlock 20 Deathlock Mastermind 18 Demilich 23 Flameskull 35 Ghast 20 Ghost 25 Ghoul 18 Lich 30 Minotaur Skeleton 12 Mummy 30 Mummy Lord 21 + 1 = 22 Nightwalker 23 Poltergeist 20...

Adult Blue Dracolich 22 Banshee 33 Bodak 20 Bone Naga 20 Boneclaw 17 Death Knight 37 Death Tyrant 13 Deathlock 20 Deathlock Mastermind 18 Demilich 22 Flameskull 32 Ghast 20 Ghost 25 Ghoul 20 Gnoll Witherling 14 - 2 = 12 Lich 28 Minotaur Skeleton 16 Mummy 30 Mummy Lord 21 Nightwalker 22...

Heh, I came into this thread to recommend Minigiant's concept from so long ago. Still the best iteration of Ranger that I've seen. Though I preferred the bonuses based on favored enemy rather than favored terrain. Terrain was effective but bland. But the favored enemy bonuses showed how the...

Perhaps have becoming prisoner be part of the plan. The party needs to get to the prison, but they don't know where it is. So they get choose to get taken prisoner. See if they can to figure out a way to make their equipment accessible while being a prisoner.

Regarding the Ghosts of Saltmarsh, example, the DM could have said that all characters get free proficiency in sailing because boats will be so important. There was no need to force characters to spend resources on a proficiency they may not want.

I think a lot of DMs don't really appreciate how little freedom players actually have. Their "sphere of influence" is very small compared to the DM. Coming up with your own character is one of the major attractions for a player, and I think a lot of the proposed campaign restrictions infringe...

I think 3.5 was influenced by the Magic-side of WotC. I think they saw it more like releasing a new core set, where people would still use their 3.0 books (with the fixed rules) and upgrade as they pleased, mixing and matching books. Instead the community treated 3.0 and 3.5 as quasi-separate...

It's not like WotC's previous editorial team (from last year) were a bunch of social conservatives. They've always been fairly left-wing and sympathetic, in addition to being women. I'm finding it hard to believe that there is something acceptable to that team, that is unacceptable to the new...

I don't think it's a normal "Work-for-Hire" where WotC hired Weis/Hickman. It looks like a 3-way agreement between Weis/Hickman, Random House, and WotC, where WotC has to approve the book, but doesn't own it.

It's an interesting question as to whether WotC can withdraw approval like this. According to the complaint, the timeline goes like this: Jan 2020 - WotC approves Book 1 Jun 2020 - WotC replaces the editorial team (2 women, btw) with a new team Aug 2020 - WotC refuses approval Seems harsh for...

But even for those people, there's a period of time before they DM that first game, which might even be a couple of years long. Like this poll is showing that no one comes to EN World in their pre-DM period, only in a post-DM period.

I really doubt they will update the PHB with mechanical changes. WotC tried it with 3.0 to 3.5, and it was received really, really badly.

Well, that's the most lopsided vote I've seen in a while.

What about taking both the Fighter and the Barbarian, and transmuting them to Soldier and Warrior? Soldier has more connotations of formal training, fighting in a group, and fighting defensively. While Warrior has connotations of individualism, more offense, which is fitting for the current...

I think you should stick to vampire. Part of undeath is dealing with the drawbacks, that living forever is worth the drawbacks, even as the drawbacks change you. Creating an undead variant which is basically "human, but living forever" is not a good idea.

I say you let it work. At the very least have the dogs take the PCs to an area where they can find eyewitnesses to keep them going on the trail.