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I’m not being passive aggressive so forgive me if it seems like I am, but it’s hard to read that as literally anything but defensive and conversation squashing. Like, even if the person who wrote the article did make a 200 page AP for some reason, it wouldn’t change the content in ToA. I do...

5e has done a pretty good job at representing a wide range of ethnicities as being able to be anything while also honoring their cultural roots IMO. Honestly it’s made the system feel a lot richer and more creative for it. I doubt it’s been perfect (I haven’t played most of the APs) but the...

Rope not being a listed tool proficiency is my single biggest 5e gripe... obviously I love this edition.

This stuff is part of the reason (the other part being cynicism) the major cities in my settings usually tend to be theocracies. It’s easier for me to imagine a functioning magical metropolis if each squad of guards has a low level cleric or paladin.

I never played it, but on the surface I think the racial powers in 4e went some way to balling with this. Like, Tieflings could make a solid fighter with a fire weapon. An Eladrin being able to teleport made for good backstabbing. I’ve often envisioned a system where you could choose either a...

I ran the original Ravenloft adjusted for 5e in two 4 hour sessions with lots of goofing around, but my players stumbled into a critical path almost immediately. I think one session for the new castle sounds lofty as heck, but some people get through stuff waaaay faster than my players so who...

In my game we only slightly simplified the underwater combat rules to say that only piercing weapons don't have disadvantage underwater (the official rules are basically saying the same thing) and it made a few combat scenarios in our first level bullywug Adventure a little more interesting...

I think that in most campaigns the PCs are exceptions. I am, however, a recent convert to the idea that Demi-humans should be classes so I will co-sign your bill and argue it in committee.

Does the book provide any bonds or flaws or anything for players to choose from?

Yeah that's what I was thinkins. I'm so lazy I might be tempted roll the random encounters "with advantage" if they are retracing their steps rather than make a new table.

Pheobe is a Kender Bard with low wisdom. Urchin background. Joey is a Human Bard (focused on acting and romance) with low intelligence. Probably an ineffective STR based build. Chandler is definitely a wise-cracking halfling Warlord (nobody knows what he does) with low Con. Monica is a 5th...

I think it works. Conan had a lot of rogueish qualities.

I just ran a podcast game for the American cast of Dragon Ball. There was a hungry monk. They looked for seven Tangerines.

I've started to make my PCs just crappier and crappier to start. They end up super powerful regardless.

Looks good. I recently spent some time on some weird survivalist websites learning about how traps work. Was thinking of taking those ideas and making some stat blacks.

I usually use milestone leveling, but I'm trying something weird with gold and encumbrance this time. Curious about this method.

I stole a general rule from Apocalypse World that PCs are essentially the only people of their classes in the world. There are great musicians but you are the only one who can turn that music into magic. There are other priests but you are the only only cleric of that god Lots of people mess...

I'm working on a setting sort of like this. I started by making a list of minor magical items that could do most of the things my smart phone can do. - So a sand timer that would call out when a certain amount of time has passed. A larger sand timer that can do the same but over 24 hour...

I think this sounds potentially really fun. You may look at their spell list and try to come up with some natural ways they could scrounge for a few spells. You just might want to be explicit from the start being like "Hey you don't have an arcane focus, so if you want to cast a spell that have...

Enough with goblins and skeletons. Let's talk about having fun with the c-team of low level monsters. I've never ran either. Looking for some inspiration.