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Man, so much controversy over an optional rule. Good thing I didn't mention that I am disallowing the monk class in my games as well...

I don't think there is anything wrong with the multiclassing rules in 5e (I am not good at finding loopholes and other problems in rules, so that may just be me), I just don't think it fits in my campaign at the moment. It hasn't really got anything to do with multiclassing being OP or broken...

What would be the reason to let them have both? I would think it would be worth trying out the new edition as it is and not use old mindsets from previous editions about how powerful characters are and should be. What is the value in handing out extra candy from the beginning and starting an...

To me it isn't as much a question of whether or not multiclassing is OP, that decides if I would allow it in my campaigns. It is more a question of whether it makes sense for a wizard to suddenly pick up fighter abilities or for a rogue to suddenly make a pact with a fey to become a warlock. I...

As for optional rules in the PHB, I would tell players at the start of a campaign, which I use and which I don't, even when they aren't relevant at first level ("yes, feats are in, multiclassing is not", etc). As for the DMG, I would probably tell the guy with a Wizard character whether he...

One reason for them waiting with any new announcements (at least until the 9th), probably is that they don't want to take focus from the DMG. They have built up a pretty good hype (well deserved), with their previews and it would be rather stupid, to dilute that, before a large portion of their...

Hmm.. I guess it is a sign of a rather well balanced ruleset, when the number of forum posts claiming that non-caster classes are under-powered, more or less equal the number of forum posts, that claim casters need more power...

I hope that one of the first things they will do, is get the Dragon and Dungeon magazines up and running again. It would be a nice quick fix for both new monsters, classes, etc. for those who wants those and maybe some good articles on upgrading the various official campaigns to 5e, as a fix...

A situation came up yesterday in the game I DM, that actually touches on how I try to handle alignment these days. Spoilers for LMoP follows. I am running LMoP and the PCs had just cleared out the Redbrand thugs from Phandalin. In the process they captured the leader of the Redbrands...

There are plenty of innate spell abilities that can be removed to compensate for normal sight in daylight :-)

Actually my biggest problem with alignments is the way some players think being CN is a carte blanche to act any damn way they please, including going on random murder rampages. As I see it CN is Han Solo at the beginning of A New Hope, not the Joker on one of his vacations from Arkham. I am not...

I kind of like alignments as a lose guideline for both characters and NPCs, as they give a basic understanding of where people are related to good/evil and law/chaos. But just as alignments aren't really enough to flesh out a creature's full personality, I don't see them as a hindrance either...

If I set something at an impossible high DC (sometimes you just don't want the PCs to know something), I would rather tell them flat out, that they don't know it, than have them roll a natural 20 and telling them, that they don't know it anyway. There is no reason to let players make a roll that...

Yes they do. You can pay the 10 gp fine and leave it at that.

For all the classes that can pick either a bow or crossbow as their starting equipment, it is stated that they come with ammunition. For example one of the equipment choices a fighter has is "(a)a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) any simple weapon". Only the Ranger is stated as getting a...

Isn't the point of the downtime "rules", that it happens off-screen? If you put more thought into it, than the player choosing that he has been to jail, that he has 10 gp less, or that he is now a wanted criminal by having resisted arrest, then that is something that should be role-played and...

I agree with the previous posters on the Starter Set being a good.. start. I suggest you check out YouTube for examples of actual play, which might give you some insight on how to be a DM. There are a couple of videos available of actual play of the Lost Mines of Phandelver adventure from the...

All hail Nikosandros!!

Nah, I exaggerated a bit for humor. Generally I find most threads to be informative and good at answering whatever questions the OP (and I) have. It just seems inevitable, that after the first few pages, the popular threads often spiral into a discussion of wording instead of substance. That...

I'm fairly new to this forum, but in my experience so far, that is exactly what I would expect :-/