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    D&D 5E (2014) Making Monsters with Resistances and Immunities

    Highest one, but first check other MM monsters, some blanket immunities of the old editions have been lifted on certain classes of monsters. Also other classes of resists and immunities seem packed together without much influence on CR (skeleton Minotaur vs minotaur). Also look at the critter...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Low Level Wizards Really Do Suck in 5E

    Some folks feel the "Save Ends" ruins many spells. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can't be the only one who thinks Power Word Kill's 100hp limit is woefully low, especially since it's ALL or NOTHING. If we go by the thought wave of "9th level spells should be awesome encounter ending abilities" the...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on spending gold ...

    PCs gotta rule somewhere. Town near the dungeon is fair game if the local ruler can't keep the damned hole in the ground empty of monsters. Bribe the guards, knock em out if they raise a stink or just intimidate with the very real threat of "Yield or our mage gets involved!" There is a reason...
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    D&D 5E (2014) The D&D Gauntlet

    Drat, I was hoping this thread was going to be about a dungeon set up that could tax even my supply of miniatures! "Party needs Cleric badly!"
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    D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on spending gold ...

    1. It is a LOT of work to make accurate prices based on factors beyond merely rarity. 2. Players who liked being able to choose their items over the way OD&D & AD&D was know that many DMs will not be even bothering to try.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on spending gold ...

    Luxuries, land, soldiers, ships, great castles, airships and rulership. All cost money. If using treasure to further invest themselves in the world doesn't appeal to players, there are other editions they can run. EDIT: That came off harsher than intended, the posts about decoupling gold from...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Forced movement and obstacles

    Yeah, anything added to the push would be adding straight to the warlock. One of the main reasons why I decided to rule conservatively, anything / anyone in the way stops the push. I feel if the devs wanted any effects for being pushed into something, they would have included it. The air...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Cutting Words and game flow

    Cutting words never empowered the bard to see the roll. Now The Valor bard's version actually does call that the character who already has been effected by the ability DOES see the roll, so that's another issue. Much less a big deal since that one is single use for each die given out and the...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Researching Magic Item "recipies"

    I thought I saw it in the DMG that a Item formula counts as an item 1 step more rare... or equal in an game where item creation is more prevalent. And even with the formula, materials are still an issue.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Creating good session stopping points

    When the party gets to town or right before the party tries to rest.
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    D&D 5E (2014) A character in free fall, falls how many feets by turn?

    Falls happen then and there for any game I run. I'd let anyone within 5' use their reaction to fall prone & give the faller a save to grab the helping hand. That or somebody can cast feather fall. Failing that, it's D&D, the dead can be raised, heck, at 5th level now. You have a minute to lower...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Life Cleric vs Light vs War in Practice

    Only if foes are not finishing their enemies off. Sitting out the battle is bad enough, getting killed because the cleric player won't spend a first level spell is even worse.
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    Player investment in characters

    Not since 3E. The lower levels would be bypassed too quickly with bonus XP.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Aimed Shots

    -5 / +5 to hit sounds fair as long as one can hit on something other than a natural 20.
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    How much sergeration of races are in your games?

    Very segregated. PC Tieflings and half orcs are assumed to be among the 10% who can pass for human at a glance with appropriate clothing. Dragonborn are openly tolerated, though barely, in most areas mainly because the Clergy of Bahamut have made great efforts on keeping their clerics and...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Druid's Wild Shape

    True but simultaneity is verboten in 5E, so even if one foe hits the low AC, they next must deal with the druid's normal AC, even if they all readied to strike at the same time. Whatever damage didn't go directly to the druid was damage tanked away.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Druid's Wild Shape

    It's bad all of the time for most other characters.
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