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Exactly.

I've had the same experience with Beastmaster Rangers and some of my players. So I added a 3rd level ability called Beast Sanctuary. Can be used once per day and lasts 24 hours. When your bestial companion would drop to 0 HP, it drops to 1 instead, is magically teleported to a demi-plane and...

I'm really intrigued about the new encounter builder they are developing for the DMG. The current builder really only has a couple of levers (Monster XP, Party Level, and size of each force), but I'm wondering if they might try and do something more granular like the way that building your own...

I don't have a dog in this hunt (though I've found that CR of 2x party level is about the highest that can be dealt with reliably, even with above average optimization, level appropriate magic items and fight specific gear), but I'd be super curious as to how the above changes if the Troll goes...

One of the great things about the playtest is that it's sparked ideas for house rules for me. I ran with this rule, but tweaked it so that monster crits recharge any expended powers of the monsters (not much at low levels, but becomes increasingly scary at higher levels). I think the reason...

Failure is an opportunity for heroics.

Well, they did add the ability to expend spell slots to Wildshape at level 5, giving you 11 Wildshapes w/o a short rest at that level. And given the popularity of Doric shifting to an Owlbear in the movie and the popularity of the Owlbear Druid form in BG3, I'd be willing to bet that Owlbears...

This! The first campaign I ran in 5e had 2 full martials and a half-caster Ranger, went to level 20 with no issue, and I didn't have to pull any punches. The 2nd campaign I ran had 3 full casters (Cleric, Druid, Wizard) and 2 full martials, also went to level 20 and the party consistently...

Have said this before, but I still think the best solution for Moon Druids is to keep the CR range the same as all Druids, but give them ways to make those better. More Temp HP, Enlarge (first 1 step, then 2), more Temp HP, AC bumps, Damage bumps, proficiency bumps, stat bumps, etc. You'll...

My prediction for the next 10 years is that D&D will continue to be the dominant Medieval/Renaissance Fantasy role playing system as a new generation starts playing the game, but that a smart company will use the 5e CC license to create a Sci-Fantasy (Final Fantasy, Phantasy Star, Star Wars...

I'm of the mind that popularity of classes and species is a far less useful metric than player satisfaction. With 13 Classes and a billion species to choose from, of course some are going to be far more popular than others, but the point is, do the less popular choices satisfy those that choose...

I'm still of the belief that the May release date is correct. Here's how I see it shaking out. May - PHB and Eve of Ruin Hardcover and DDB, MM on DDB only. Eve of Ruin will also unlock all needed monsters on DDB for that adventure. August- Hardcover MM September - Hardcover and DDB DMG

My cards aren't warped at all, look beautiful. My only complaint so far is that the card reference guide doesn't have include descriptions of what the cards do when pulled from the deck included. Instead I have to dig through the Book of Many things and the DMG. And the worst part is there is...

Got my Deck of Many Things delivered last night, and while I haven't had a chance to dig into it, I've got to say the entire package is simply gorgeous, and I'm glad they delayed the release to fix the issues with the early printing of the cards. Will be digging into the deck and the book over...

After 190 hours my wife and I just finished our first play thru, both with custom characters (me shadow Monk, her, Gloomstalker Ranger0, and just WOW. Big endgame spoilers to follow. Our endgame had us transform Karach into an Illithid to take out the brain. Funny thing was, we'd hardly...

I'm loyal to people, not products or companies. I choose to play D&D because I find it a good fit for what I'm looking for to spend 4 hours every other week or so with friends playing a game that sparks the imagination. I played it off an on through the 2e and 3e eras, but 5e was the first...

Would much rather see a BG3 series done by Amazon or Max.

I've been on both sides of layoffs, twice being laid off myself and twice in the position to have to decide who on my team to make redundant. Both sides suck. Luckily, both times I was laid off, I was able to take my skills elsewhere and end up in a better position than I was in at my...

I think it's far more likely that the decrease in book sales are related to the 2024 update than last year's OGL fiasco. PHBs, for example have slowly been sliding down the sales charts at Amazon since the announcement of the revised core books, and those are primarily being purchased by people...

Great thread! I’m generally good with throwing all kinds of modern and sci-fi things into the mix of my games, including robots, laser guns and spaceships. The one thing that I stay away from is any kind of mass manufacturing capability. If you want to make a spaceship, three generations of...