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I purposefully left Extra Attack off of the list of abilities for the ranger, to balance out the other more circumstantial combat abilities. And my thoughts originally were to have the tactical tricks stack if appropriate, but I think I'm going to rethink that. Or not? Ranger moves 10 ft and...

Thank you! I've been a lurker here for quite some time but only recently got into the habit of, you know, actually POSTING my thoughts. I'm going to go through the other ranger tweaks you posted above - thank you for summarizing them so nicely! And I do think there is room for the ranger in the...

I put my thoughts up on my blog about updating the 5E ranger. I wanted to repost them here to see if I can get feedback on the updated Ranger class I put together. I really enjoy the new Fifth Edition of Dungeons & Dragons (5E). I think it strikes a really nice balance between crunchy rules for...

I love the flavor of items like this, but I have to admit to it raising an eyebrow as the potential for ending a BBEG really quick. Most of these kinds of fights do not happen in full sunlight in my experience. On the other hand, at least it's restrained and not paralyzed - and it can be pretty...

Hahaha! Awesome. I can't wait to see how PCs crash this wedding. Super stoked to get my grubby paws on Out of the Abyss.

That is super cool! Zuggtmoy is an interesting choice for a prime villain and I'm very much looking forward to Out of the Abyss to see how her wedding shapes up in the context of the adventure.

That is super cool! Zuggtmoy is an interesting choice for a prime villain and I'm very much looking forward to Out of the Abyss to see how her wedding shapes up in the context of the adventure.

I've been going to GenCon since 2001 (I know, I'm a youngster), and for quite awhile that was my only convention for the year that I attended - it was firing on all cylinders and had a strong RPG focus. However, for the past few years, I've been branching out - GaryCon is a fantastic small-ish...

Definitely excited to not having cultists as the primary enemy :) I'm sure they'll be down there, somewhere in the Underdark, but with the focus on the alien environment that the Underdark was already and becomes under the influence of an influx of demonic presences, this promises to be an...

Very excited for this release. The Adventurers League scenarios that are part of the Rage of Demons storyline have been the funnest to run so far (and don't involve cultists! Yay!) and the multitude of demon lords spilling over into the Underdark make for ripe picking. It's also the first...

Definitely can't make it this year, but maybe next year I'll try to get out to PAX Prime - especially if WotC is planning on serving as a platform for panels and previews (or at least more than they're currently using GenCon). Nice excuse to visit Seattle as well.

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I'm really just hoping that this turns into an eye-opener for WotC in regards to their convention policies. I was a judge for Baldman this year, and being in Hall D with the board games and everything else - it was just a mess. I don't think we'll ever return to the days of the TSR Castle, but...

Cut to the Chase Games LLC has just released the FREE adventure "WK0 Night of the Mad Kobold" for Fifth Edition, Savage Worlds, Pathfinder, and Swords & Wizardry! It's a short scenario designed for low-level characters attempting to thwart a mad kobold bomber's threat to a town. It's only going...

4 out of 5 rating for Tyranny in Phlan I ran this scenario several times at Winter Fantasy and had a blast each time. Reading through it beforehand I was struck by the jump in difficulty and scale from the Tier 1 scenarios (DDEX 1 through 9) - Tyranny in Phlan definitely takes it to the next...

5 out of 5 rating for Deluxe Dungeon Master's Screen Hands down the most useful information on this (and the chunk that takes up the most space) are the conditions. I've referenced these more times than I can count over the weekend at Winter Fantasy - it's so handy to have the conditions...

Excellent thread! I found a leather bound collection of the Deadlands Players Guide and Marshals Handbook (one big tome) signed by Shane Hensley a dozen or so years ago and picked it up. Definitely my favorite single RPG item! I also managed to get my hands on two highly regarded Call of Cthulhu...

4 out of 5 rating for Corruption in Kryptgarden I DM'ed Corruption in Kryptgarden at GenCon 2014 and had an absolute blast. My players were fantastic (it helped that four of the six came as a group, and the other two were very involved), and my only real complaint comes from the level of prep...

4 out of 5 rating for Dues for the Dead Dues for the Dead has a simple setup and a straightforward premise. Nothing is wrong with that in and of itself, and thankfully there are some intriguing and cool areas in the dungeon crawl to distract the players from the fact that there is a single path...

5 out of 5 rating for Outlaws of the Iron Route I ran Outlaws of the Iron Route at Gamehole Con a number of times, and each experience was different. The scenario does a really good job of investing the characters into the machinations of the NPCs and utilizes some cool moments to really bring...