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  1. mcbobbo

    D&D 5E (2014) HotDQ - Dragon Hatchery during Episode II

    My concern is the cult ' s reaction. Remember the party's interference causes them to move their plan ahead and leave the hatchling behind. I don't think they would just sit back and let the party rummage the cave. And as already mentioned, this being a mesa, they won't be too tough to...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Not in the DMG

    I can answer the second part: There is no 'instead'. WotC has made it clear they are trying something different this time around. The TRPG is now just a part of the D&D brand. Once you have the three books and HotDQ/RoT, you're done buying books from them (for the year at least). They...
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    D&D 5E (2014) D&D Basic DM rules updated

    Actually, no, I don't agree. It seems like it was formatted to be more concise, but the content appears pretty much the same to me.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Licensing so far....

    My apologies. I was simply going for an alliterative for 'Argument', ala 'Dungeons & Dragons'. Perhaps it didn't translate to your native language properly, but no harshness was intended at all.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Licensing so far....

    Funny because your version is just as easily overstated: "Anything in a PDF is enough for everyone" "PDF exists" is a pretty low bar to use as a standard. Give me five minutes and I can meet that standard for my new groundbreaking RPG "A-holes & Arguments"... Not that you're encouraging such...
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    D&D 5E (2014) I need a LOT of 4th level Pre-Gens

    http://pathguy.com/ddnext.htm Edit: com not net, sorry It's so fast and easy you might well let them roll characters up on the fly. Or some of them anyway. Just have a laptop and a printer at a kiosk and you're all set.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Licensing so far....

    This will vary between people, but I agree. Not feeling able to openly discuss Tieflings feels limited to me. Game rules should be open. Basic is great, but it's just a gateway drug.
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    D&D 5E (2014) [Rules Question] Opportunity Attacks and Total Cover

    I am not swayed by the 'xorn moves easily' argument. People move easily, too, and yet still provoke. I do agree that those not on the same plane can't attack him, but that's moot. OAs are a game construct to make movement tactical, not necessarily a strictly - logical thing. I see it as more...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Protecting Spellbooks

    I would also fix it via house rule. Allow Wizards to cast it on their own books only, due to special training and lesser attunement to the book.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Licensing so far....

    OP is not alone. I also wouldn't give high marks to those few anointed ones. The only product I'm very happy about is the PHB itself, with the MM second. The rest is pretty underwhelming thus far.
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    D&D 5E (2014) How many skills?

    It goes to the point. The important part is whether you can make the check at all, not necessarily whether or not you get a 10% bonus to that check. In this edition you can always try, and with good stats you are likely to succeed. There's no 'untrained' penalty. There's no downside to 'not...
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    D&D 5E (2014) How many skills?

    Sort of how "sleeping" is short for "sleeping with my boss's wife"...
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    D&D 5E (2014) How many skills?

    I still don't comprehend where people are 'getting' that characters get any skills at all. Everyone gets all the skills now. Some you get a modest bonus with, but you have them all.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Lacking a license, what constitutes fair use?

    Going back to your original question - if it was me I would share the tools but not the data. Let them bring their own data, and I expect this will be easy for them as early as 2015.
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    D&D 5E (2014) How would you continue this? (Lost Mine)

    It seems to me that Glasstaff would simply run like hell. That's after all exactly what he does when they attack his lair.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tiamat?

    Fortunately Tiamat will do stupid things to try and kill Venger, so a straight up fight will rarely be necessary... :)
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    D&D 5E (2014) The Case for a Magic Item Shop?

    Check this out though... let's pin some things down: Setting: Modern day Texas Walmart. Item: Cotton polo shirt (common) Odds of finding one today: Roughly zero. Walmart always stocks for the coming season, so all the shirts around here have long sleeves. So even something as common as...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Character play vs Player play

    If voices are to be used, I prefer them to be consistent. Otherwise just use narration. "She quickly explains the way and your character will easily remember." As for dice every door, that player is looking to mitigate traps entirely. You shouldn't acquiesce so easily unless you don't want...
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    D&D 5E (2014) The Case for a Magic Item Shop?

    Of course there are magic shops selling items to PCs. We see that in the PHB by way of materials, focuses, and minor potions. But that's a far cry from knowing for certain that a given shop has a given item to the point that your character has immunity from disadvantages. Excluded middle, I...
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    D&D 5E (2014) The Case for a Magic Item Shop?

    What page did you find that on?
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