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If a level 5 fighter, even one defensively specced like that one presumably is, is only doing 9 DPR they need help. Why are they only +3 in stat? Level 5 and not even a +1 weapon? No weapon mastery? What combat style? Not to mention all the other potential damage boosters that stack on weapon...

Damage per attack heavily favours martials in 5e, and particularly if you are playing the 2024 rules update. Aside from a few really good area of effect damage spells, the “amazing stuff casters can do at high levels” is hard to quantify in the same way - it’s a bit apples and oranges. But if a...

I don't blame them - I will drink the occasional coke (maybe one per year) but I dislike pepsi; I find it much sweeter.

In my part of Canada (west coast), that would be either a "coke" (or pepsi or whatever) or a "pop," though the more American "soda" is not unheard of, and no one will be confused if you use it to generally refer to soda pop. If you order, say, a "vodka soda" the server will assume that you mean...

Me too, though that was my least favourite of the trailers. I liked the Krypto one best. Such a good boy!

I can’t say I’m sad that the polearm+sentinel combo was nerfed. Did they also pick bugbear as their species?

These first-hand accounts are gold. Thank you!

I play almost every game like an RPG, just to entertain myself. It's weird.

The Arkhan Horror games are amazing; Eldritch Horror is probably my favourite boardgame. Cthulhu: Death May Die is also a good time, and so is Cthulhu Pandemic for that matter (though more of a striaght-up co-op game), so if you're into Lovecraftian horror, you're covered. Betrayal at the House...

I quite enjoy the DCC books - they are basically popcorn entertainment. If you're looking for nuance, this is not the series for you, but if you are looking for plot-driven adventure that is both high stakes and kind of wacky, then it's just gonna be a good time. That said, I do think the cast...

This, and that the whole point of keeping 5e with minor updates is that they want to get away from the short term model of relying on new editions for sporadic sales boosts at the cost of splitting their base, and become like a mature business that prioritizes steady, predictable sales. They've...

Are you playing with the 2024 rules? Because that is flat not the case. It's around levels 8-20 that full casters start to catch up to classes like monk, fighter, and barbarian. In some circumstances. If it's a combat heavy campaign, the balance is still heavily tilted. At level 5, 2024...

Same. I generally make it a low intelligence character so I can roleplay them as someone who shouldn't be making major decisions, figuring out clues and puzzles, etc.

That one of the Big Book of Battle Maps series? Those are super handy!

One of the best things you can do to combat brain fog is learn new stuff to exercise your brain. There’s heaps of amazing TTRPGs that aren’t D&D; they might be just the thing to give the old coconut a boost.

I was organizing my miniatures and took a photo of the D&L giant we were discussing a few pages back:

I don't allow stats higher than 17 at 1st level for just this reason.

My initial reaction is that your application seems aggressively critical of Wizards, so I am interested in your strategy. Was this a serious application, or were you using it as a way to critique the company?

That's my strategy. Prime (with ads) is free for me because we use Amazon a lot, and I maintain the Netflix Subscription as it is worth it (it also gives me a free Twitch sub, which goes to Critical Role). Then I pick up services like HBO (Crave in Canada), D+, ect. periodically to catch up on...