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    D&D 5E (2014) UA - Into the Wild

    This I would also say, that we have different mastering style. Probably due to the "bit of narrative style" our table includes into our gaming (all DMs at my group do this - to a varying extent). The suspense for the players you can create by an unexpected move of the antagonist as well -...
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    Unearthed Arcana Into the Wild: New Unearthed Arcana Covers Wilderness Exploration

    This I would also say, that we have different mastering style. Probably due to the "bit of narrative style" our table includes into our gaming (all DMs at my group do this - to a varying extent). The suspense for the players you can create by an unexpected move of the antagonist as well -...
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    D&D 5E (2014) UA - Into the Wild

    Well, if they don't make the Navigation DC. Yeah, sure you can do "rince&repeat". But that is boring. And it means despite failing they just can try like before without any decision needed. A failure should always have some consequences (asides from being 2d6 miles off-track), lead to a hard...
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    Unearthed Arcana Into the Wild: New Unearthed Arcana Covers Wilderness Exploration

    Well, if they don't make the Navigation DC. Yeah, sure you can do "rince&repeat". But that is boring. And it means despite failing they just can try like before without any decision needed. A failure should always have some consequences (asides from being 2d6 miles off-track), lead to a hard...
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    Unearthed Arcana Into the Wild: New Unearthed Arcana Covers Wilderness Exploration

    If it is just fast forward - skip the whole traveling and directly start at the destination with the game session. Neither random tables nor skipping forward is interesting. Instead of rolling on tables you think of an interesting scene to happen, one which presents the character with a hard...
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    D&D 5E (2014) UA - Into the Wild

    If it is just fast forward - skip the whole traveling and directly start at the destination with the game session. Neither random tables nor skipping forward is interesting. Instead of rolling on tables you think of an interesting scene to happen, one which presents the character with a hard...
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    Unearthed Arcana Into the Wild: New Unearthed Arcana Covers Wilderness Exploration

    Then it's basically "I try the same again". I still think this not a good choice. About "requiring to reach their destination" - if this is what they want to do - to reach this destination, it gives us dicing instead of story. I would recommend to do this without dicing tables. Story-based. But...
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    D&D 5E (2014) UA - Into the Wild

    Then it's basically "I try the same again". I still think this not a good choice. About "requiring to reach their destination" - if this is what they want to do - to reach this destination, it gives us dicing instead of story. I would recommend to do this without dicing tables. Story-based. But...
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    Where Do They Get Their Resurrections?

    Our Main GM recently limited the amount of "NPC Healing and ressurecting" to get a more "deadly world". Basically in his version of Forgotten realms many clerics don't actually have the "player powers" or are even powerless. Or at least lack regeneration or even heal. The player characters still...
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    Unearthed Arcana Into the Wild: New Unearthed Arcana Covers Wilderness Exploration

    Hmm. It seems to end in one thing - random dice roll tables. Personally (and I think the people at my table agree with this) I find this boring. There is even a mechanic for "Random Encounters". Don't do Random encounters. Instead think a) What did the characters do? b) How do their...
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    D&D 5E (2014) UA - Into the Wild

    Hmm. It seems to end in one thing - random dice roll tables. Personally (and I think the people at my table agree with this) I find this boring. There is even a mechanic for "Random Encounters". Don't do Random encounters. Instead think a) What did the characters do? b) How do their...
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    [POLL] Which Xanathar's Guide Cover Do You Prefer?

    Definitely standard cover. I like Fantasy art. Don't like abstract art so much (or how you call it).
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    The Actual Table of Contents for Xanathar's Guide to Everything

    German Amazon doesn't have the discount. My point is if they do not offer the discount in German Amazon they can as well not offer it at German Amazon at all, as nobody will order it there ;-) The only point there is if they offer the discount there too, or at least some discount (on German...
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    The Actual Table of Contents for Xanathar's Guide to Everything

    Yeah, but I am not comparing Amazon and local store. I am comparing Amazon and Amazon (US-Amazon and German Amazon). That should cost the same, it should be cheaper on german amazon than on US-Amazon (due to no shipping cost due to Amazon Prime), the "base" price should be the same! The...
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    The Actual Table of Contents for Xanathar's Guide to Everything

    About the price issue - is it really intended, that it is CHEAPER for a german to buy the book from amazon.com, let it be shipped from US to Germany instead of buying it from German Amazon? Price on amazon.com: 30 USD+International shipping = 35 EUR Price on amazon.de as Amazon Prime Customer...
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    Harassment At PaizoCon 2017

    I do not know what actually happened, so I am in no position to judge anyone. But apearently drunkenness of a representative (of a CEO) of a company played a role. In the (longer) past I also have been representative of a small company on events (not actually con's, but similar enough events)...
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    ESPN Calls Role-playing "Bad Fantasy"

    Have to admit never heard of Fantasy Football (might be though that I am pretty uninterested in anything "Football"). Is it an American Thing? Heard a lot about classic Fantasy RPGing though and doing it since several decades. Guess it's clear what the "bad Fantasy" is from my Point of view ;-)
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    D&D 5E (2014) UA: "Greyhawk" Initiative

    You are probably right. In our Group this is the biggest critics on UA. In our Group we also did a lot of houseruling before 5e arrived. Some game Systems we changed for bottom up. But before a new rule was implemented it was ALWAYS looked upon from all angles and deeply discussed. I think this...
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    Unearthed Arcana Unearthed Arcana: "Greyhawk" Initiative

    You are probably right. In our Group this is the biggest critics on UA. In our Group we also did a lot of houseruling before 5e arrived. Some game Systems we changed for bottom up. But before a new rule was implemented it was ALWAYS looked upon from all angles and deeply discussed. I think this...
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    D&D 5E (2014) UA: "Greyhawk" Initiative

    I also agree. I like specs with Bonus Actions as they give much more Options of what you can do. As to the new initiative suggestions - it Looks to me like something "hurried out" which has not been completely thought through. Bonus Action issues are not the "Big one", the "big ones" in my...
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