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    D&D 5E (2014) Magical beasts

    I'd generally say no. Very few creatures have magical weapon attacks. Elementals don't (even genies), most demons and devils don't, nor fey creatures. I wouldn't give it to conjured animals either. Having magical attacks is reserved for specific high(with some exceptions) CR planar creatures. I...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Light release schedule: More harm than good?

    Or some form of magazine maybe. Online or paper I don't mind. With great ideas, character and campaign options, and short adventures. I'd even accept an article release schedule but personally many of those miss me by so prefer a monthly 'mag'. What a novel idea
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    D&D 5E (2014) rise of tiamat ap with rodney thompson ..

    Part two is up. Haven't watched yet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xvl1ROOkx4
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    D&D 5E (2014) eldritch knight multiclass

    Yeah I found blur and protection from evil both pretty useful depending on the enemy. Haste was probably the best general defensive and offensive option. Too many concentration spells - hard to know which one to cast
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    D&D 5E (2014) eldritch knight multiclass

    Remember you are giving up the threat of an opportunity attack when you cast shield, which is one of the fighters useful methods of holding the line. Last time I used shield in combat all the creatures, realising that my character was now unhittable and also distracted, ran past and nearly...
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    D&D 5E (2014) 5th edition Forgotten Realms: Why can't you just ignore the lore?

    I think the Sundering was supposed to be less intrusive than the Time of Troubles as it was set so far in the future and thus any that wanted to ignore it could and those that like it could start new campaigns in the new timeline. However I didn't actually seem to work out that way because it...
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    D&D 5E (2014) 5th edition Forgotten Realms: Why can't you just ignore the lore?

    The trouble is that that invalidates the novels that did continue through the 100 years - in particular the Drizzt ones - which means they really can't do that and keep everyone happy. It also invalidates everything good that did come out of the sundering like the Neverwinter story line and any...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why I'm grateful for our current magic item system.

    Why not use the wish list idea from 4e and then you can get something you want? Except that in 5e the magic items often actually do some remotely useful compared to the rather lacklustre stuff in 4e. I don't know of any edition of D&D where you could include magic items as part of a mechanical...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Purposefully Hindering your Character at Creation

    One of the guys in our group rolled a ranger a few years ago and put the 5 in CON. Played him as constantly sickly but a survivor. Died to mummy rot about 4th level - only character I ever saw go that way. Not quite as extreme I am currently playing an elf fighter with 9 CON, 7 WIS and 14 INT...
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    D&D 5E (2014) The Elder Elemental Eye: Ghaunadaur, Tharizdun, and the Forgotten Realms.

    I agree that the big bad of the next AP should really be Ghaunadaur. Whether or not it is the same entity should be left as vague as it has been since he was first introduced. That way groups can decide for themselves if they want a Tharizdun connection. It was never confirmed in Greyhawk as far...
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    D&D 5E (2014) 7 Legitimate Beefs with Hoard of the Dragon Queen

    So I am interested to know what you did do with them? Did they hatch? Our party just destroyed them with no thoughts but the DM didn't provide us with any hints so we could have easily just taken them. Why did it mess things up for you? Surely you know just have some unhatched eggs to lug around?
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    D&D 5E (2014) rise of tiamat ap with rodney thompson ..

    If the party doesn't feel strongly enough about staying and trying to work out what to do next then they surely wouldn't have boarded the ship in the first place. The hook is strong only if the party want to complete the quest. If they aren't interested I think the whole module isn't worth...
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    D&D 5E (2014) rise of tiamat ap with rodney thompson ..

    You travel for many days to the far north on a vital mission. You try and befriend the first villagers you see but they want you gone so you nod and head home. Really? This is a high level party - there are plenty of ways of overcoming this small hurdle even if they lose the fight against the...
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    D&D 5E (2014) I believe the Greyhawk Campaign setting was a missed opportunity for Wizards of the Coast.

    I imagine they haven't got the internal knowledge to really do Greyhawk justice whereas with Forgotten Realms they at least have all of the novel writers to help drive the world/stories. Best leave the Greyhawk stuff to the people who did living Greyhawk
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    D&D 5E (2014) [5e +] So what are you currently doing with 5e

    We have converted our high level existing game (23rd) and getting involved in godly manoeuvrings at the end of the Sundering. Our low level game is Hoard of the Dragon Queen in which we are currently 6th I am converting Gygax's/necromancer games Necropolis to 5th edition for a future campaign
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why is Hoard of the Dragon Queen such a bad adventure?

    I'm sure you are correct that the main reason people bought this was that it was the first published adventure (beyond the starter set). I know had this been further down the line we probably wouldn't have bothered since we don't really do adventure paths. However, as it happens its a pretty...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why is Hoard of the Dragon Queen such a bad adventure?

    Go for it. Probably the best module of the last 15 years and very different than HoTDQ. War vs investigation
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why is Hoard of the Dragon Queen such a bad adventure?

    So who do you think did then? Wizards created the Tyranny of Dragons storyline and Kobold Press wrote the adventure. http://www.koboldpress.com/kqstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5&products_id=236&zenid=143bd85954d0e27cd4aecf4b47fc7d02
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why is Hoard of the Dragon Queen such a bad adventure?

    That's a rather sweeping statement based upon one adventure. Kobold Press are awards winners for their adventures and you might like some of their other stuff
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    Covers Preview for Elemental Evil Adventurer's Handbook and Princes of the Apocalypse!

    That's just a public wiki not official. 4e source said he created the abyss but was not imprisoned there. For me, Tharizdun as portrayed by Gary Gygax is far more powerful than a god within a single prime/pantheon and I'm fine with him being a force of evil across many worlds. Having said that...
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