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Moreso, rot. Also, it would likely attract barnacles that if left unchecked could accelerate rot and compromise the structure through sheer weight. Coral could be an alternative, or the two could be used in tandem. What might be more interesting is "sleds" - "skyscrapers" built horizontally...

As much as I loved the Ravenloft campaign set, after a bad interaction with the opening of From the Shadows I ran for my players, I realized that I did NOT like the way those adventures stole player agency, nor most of the boxed text sections in those adventures. I ended up never actually...

#1 is on the tip of being overly long. #2 is way to wordy and has sections dictating character actions (feeling ashamed, wiping boots) #3 is story exposition that in no way should be just be blurted out in one go. This is more information the DM should have, but it should be doled out to...

The only thing about Bloodied is it isn't the best descriptor. How can you Bloody a skeleton or a stone golem? "Battered" might have been a slightly better name for the condition, but it does mostly work for about 80-90% of creatures/PCs.

I'm a big fan of Carolinian/Frankish empire history, so I have pulled in various aspects of that. Most notably a sort of "Holy Roman Empire" in the near past where there is an over-kingdom that lesser empires are vassals or defer to and is the basis of current knighthood. Although I have...

I too would like to see D&D do another survey or two of its fan base, especially since the new core books have been dropped. Beyond UA's, I can't recall when the last "general" survey was done, and as I recall, it got pulled in less than 24 hours (the infamous "Do you like WotC" question). I...

Danger first; separate the description so after the danger has been resolved, you can give more attention to the rest of the room. Example: "In the center of this dimly lit room sits a group of five human-sized green-gray humanoids in mismatched armor playing cards." After the party resolved...

They tried some of that in the 90's, with sets like Hail The Heroes, A Light In the Belfry, etc. They were very poorly received.

D&D used to use the Chicago manual of style for its bookwriting. I'm wondering if they are moving away from that with attempting to utilize keywords, into their own sort of thing, and if was suggested by their editors or just "made up".

Yeah, all the effects are triggered on the monster/character end. For example there's a few monsters in the new MM who have abilities that only activate against opponents who are bloodied. I think there's a couple subclass abilities that only activate when the PC is bloodied as well.

Read-aloud text helped me a fair bit in my early DMing years. If it gets to be more than a short paragraph, I'll paraphrase it. Certainly will avoid any parts that ascribe actions or emotions in the player's characters. Even if I just read over it while learning the dungeon layout it often...

I got to meet and interact with Chris a year or two prior at the WotC game camp in Seattle in 1998. A really great fellow to interact with (and very, very patient!), and a hell of an editor. A memory from that camp...

Gads, I remember the days of toting a backpack, gym bag, map case and mini's box to games and somehow was able to haul it in on one go. I want to say that I weighed the backpack in at somewhere around 35 lbs. alone. I bought into the iPad gen 1 when it came out just to save my back, and...

I'm of mixed feelings on the 2E original vs. revised books. There's some art in the original I really like, but I find the formatting of the revised book more readable, especially for me olde eyes. I just downloaded the 2E retroclone "For Gold & Glory" and I'm comparing the layout of that. I...

My list would be: 1E - Base; 1E PHB/DMG + UA, with Wilderness and Dungeoneer's Survival Guides NWP's 2E - Kits 3E - Ascending AC 4E - ???, maybe Bloodied? 5E - Advantage/Disadvantage (Though personally, I'd start with 2E as a base)

As asked in the 2024 Houserules thread, those of you still using 2014, what aspects from 2024 have you - or will your group adopt for the game? I'm using the 2024 Wildshape/Polymorph rules that grants fixed temporary hit points. I'm also using the Bloodied condition to trigger certain effects...

Haven't gotten to use it just yet, unfortunately. Only thing I would caution is that this is meant to affect the follow-on saving throws, not the initial one - so I'd be sure someone doesn't get spunky with Haste and use that extra action for concentration to roll an enemy. Under 2024...

Ah - I called my "Swallowed" Engulfed, as it also works for oozes, creeping ivy and other creatures/effects/objects that surround the target (including stuff like Web, I suppose). What's your rule text for Bleeding and Drained? I'm interested in adding those to my list.

That reminds me... - I am using the Baldur's Gate 3 weapon properties (someone had done it as a homebrewery doc, and even in 2024 I'd use it over the Vex, etc.) - Added additional conditions (Aflame, Alert, Bloodied, Concentrating, Confused, Cursed, Diseased, Distracted, Doomed, Engulfed...

"Use the 2014 rules" :ROFLMAO: Currently, the only thing I've pulled in from 2024 is Bloodied (was actually using it before 2024) and 2024 Wildshape/polymorph rules.