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I allow our frenzied berserker to spend a hit die during a short rest to remove a level of exhaustion (instead of waiting for a long rest). No HP are gained from spending a hit die in this manner.

I'd like to know what other 'non-official' adventures there are out there that are actually worth getting. It sounds like QoD might be worth picking up, what else is worth it?

Oh thanks for the trip down nostalgia lane! I remember these game fondly, with Revolt on Antares and Vampyre being my favorites. We played a ton of vampyre as kids, doing everything we could to defeat Dracula. Man, I wish I knew what happened to those and what my parents did with them...

You can also give your monsters some class levels if it feels appropriate. Maybe those hobgoblins are veterans of the Darkshadow war and have a couple of fighter levels. Maybe those orcs are veterans of the Elven purge of 687 and have a couple barbarian levels. There is some guidance for this in...

Also consider some of the tactics that don't require a to hit roll but are an opposed str or dex check instead. Grappling/making a PC prone can give the rest of the opposition advantage. Or push an opponent into a campfire/off a cliff/into a pit trap, etc instead of bopping the PC with your...

Nice! Looks like some good options. Close Quarters Shooter seems like it could be a good style option for an EK. Since the +1 bonus is just a 'ranged' attack, it should apply to their 'ranged spell attacks' as well. That's good, as an EK's INT tends to lag behind their other stats so they...

I loved the setting. I thought it had loads of possibilities and details ripe with ideas. I still flip through the books for ideas and inspiration for my current campaigns.

I think a headband of intellect would be very handy

Yeah, it can be tricky. I'm working my way through Red Hand of Doom, and sometimes its an easy convert.... sometimes not. I've found that when converting leveled NPC's its sometimes helpful to look at the old version of the character, think about what makes a particular encounter exciting, and...

Just a side comment about how much I really like this feat. As a variant human, it gave me a way to play my fighter like an Eldritch Knight, even though I was only lvl 1. And when I got high enough level to actually specialize as an EK, it let me feel like I was a 'powerful' Eldritch Knight...

I suppose it depends on the level of the character, but I think its fine and a player should be excited to find it as their share of the loot.

I enjoyed the podcast, and will check it out in the future. I, like others, have some minor quibbles with some of the examples, but I agree completely with the theme and point. Players should look for creative ways to use their spells, and not just try to look at their damage dice. They're...

I also second Savage Worlds with its chase mechanic. Its fast and easy to use. I"m sure there are some post apocolyptic savage hacks out there somewhere you can strip for ideas. For a crunchier system, I have a soft spot for d20 Modern, there was a post-apocolypse rules supplement that I bet...

As the OP, I'd just like to thank everyone who's taken the time to post on this thread so far. Many of the posts are insightful and helpful with great info of the various VTT options and features. I appreciate all of the comments so far!

Which VTT do you prefer and why? I've used roll20 a couple of times and while it worked great, I've been wondering how it compares to Fantasy Grounds. With the new 5e campaigns getting released onto Fantasy Grounds it seems like it might be a good choice to use to run those campaigns for some...

Look at the Quirk/minor property list in the DMG and see if that sparks some ideas. I like the 'Guardian' property on an item for a Paladin. It gives a +2 to initiative, which would be good on a paladin since they typically don't have a great dex score. Its something that will seem great to...

Seems fine to me. The wizard can have their familiar deliver the spell too, so they don't even need to be nearby. You might argue that 'blade ward' would be a more broken cantrip when facing a marilith because you've reduced so much damage. I also have no problem with this. In fact, I think...

Check with your DM. They may or may not rule that the familiar takes the item with them when they are dismissed, or they might rule that the item stays on this plane when the familiar poofs back to where it came from. Happy Gaming!

I'd like to see Psionics use Int as a stat primarily. I think that classes currently overly rely on wis and cha, and that Int is basically a dump stat for everyone but a wizard,which seems weird to me. I think Psionics should be set up in a way that would allow any DM that chose to use it...

In the 3.0 supplement there were 'Ki Straps' that boosted a monk's save DC +5 on their stunning attacks. There was also the 'ring of shocking grasp', and monks in 3.0 & 3.5 could deliver touch attack spells as part of their unarmed strikes. So a magic ring that adds an elemental effect to...