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    D&D 5E (2014) Little rules changes that still trip you up

    I'm often surprised at other people's interpretation of a rule that seems simple to me. Without meaning to sound rude to anyone, I think some of you guys have the idea wrong. I am definitely open to being shown that I am wrong, but it seems clear to me that the action and first round begin after...
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    Curse of Strahd

    5 out of 5 rating for Curse of Strahd If you've played the original Ravenloft adventure, you probably thought to yourself, "Gee this is really great, but it's so short. There could be a lot more here." The Curse of Strahd is the long-awaited (as far as I'm concerned, anyway) solution to that...
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    THE GRINDING GEARS OF HEAVEN: The Penultimate ZEITGEIST Adventure & A Chat With Designer Ryan Nock

    Were the pathfinder sales less than expected? I would think that with 5th edition's current popularity, the sales would be decent, and hopefully worth the effort. As for me, I briefly played 4th Edition, and never played Pathfinder, so I wouldn't have been interested in those products. But I buy...
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    THE GRINDING GEARS OF HEAVEN: The Penultimate ZEITGEIST Adventure & A Chat With Designer Ryan Nock

    If you make a 5th Edition version, you will have my money.
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    CONAN! The 4th Most Anticipated RPG Of 2016 Funds In Two Hours! Preview Here!

    "Vale" is a word. It is a shorthand reference to "valley." http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/vale
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    D&D 5E (2014) 5th Edition Intelligence

    In my game I have slightly changed rules as written to use Int Investigation checks to find traps and hidden doors. In my opinion, Wisdom Perception measures how fine-tuned a character's senses are without the need for specialized knowledge. But there are somethings that you would never notice...
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    Mike Schley's MASSIVE Forgotten Realms Map From SCAG!

    It cost a fair bit of change. I got it printed on a slightly nicer paper than the standard grade paper, and got it laminated, so all in all at that size it cost me about $65 I think. I figure that it's a map that now will last my lifetime and be useful for years of playing, and I don't mind...
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    Mike Schley's MASSIVE Forgotten Realms Map From SCAG!

    I printed mine out at about 28 inches on the short side, not sure how long on the long side, and had it laminated. It looks great at that size. Here's a photo with books for size comparison.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Out of the Abyss Small Party

    Seconded. Don't do it. I don't know if you are a new DM or not, but this is a common mistake by new DMs. I did it. It happens because DMs really want to play a character, but they get stuck being the DM. If you're like me, you will find out that you love DMing, and it's a whole lot o fun. And...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Fire Bolt vs other Wizzard offensive cantrips

    I'm not saying you're wrong, but where did you see that attacking in dim light renders disadvantage? I know that you have disadvantage on perception checks in dim light, but I don't see anything about disadvantage to attacks in dim light.
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    Here's That SCAG Table of Contents!

    I was actually hoping for a full-fledged Sword Coast campaign setting, and it appears to only be half of the book (if I include the races of Faerun section). I'm a bit disappointed. I was hoping for detailed exposition and maps of all the major cities, and good exposition about the rest of the...
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    OUT OF THE ABYSS Hits Game Stores!

    I've read the first couple of chapters and I am enjoying it so far (aside from a few errors I've noticed, which don't really make a big impact anyway). The second chapter seems to give all kinds of rules and advice for life and travel in the Underdark, including various kinds of fungi...
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    Unearthed Arcana Unearthed Arcana: Another New Ranger Variant

    The thing that jumped out at me that I dislike about this class variant is that it is still magical. It can call upon some magical animal spirit. Look, I like magic in D&D. But there needs to be a clear delineation between classes that can use magic and classes that cannot. In my view, the...
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    WotC: "Why We Aren’t Funny"

    D&D used to have adventures full of weird and sometimes non-logical situations. It was funny and goofy at times, and you never knew what was going to be behind the door but you always knew it was going to be weird. I am glad that current D&D adventures and resources aren't quite that goofy...
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    Check Out This Sneak Peek At OUT OF THE ABYSS

    I think that artwork is pretty fantastic.
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    Who Makes WotC's Adventures?

    Perhaps "sub-contracting a bulk of the work" is a more apt description. I don't really care how they get it done, as long as they produce quality adventure material.
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    Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide: The First Official D&D 5E Setting

    Eberron has grown on me over the years. I hope you're right. a separate book for each of the five nations (and another book or few for lands outside the 5 nations) would be excellent. That's probably asking for too much though.
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    Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide: The First Official D&D 5E Setting

    Yeah, but even Faerun is just one continent in a much bigger world, but no one complains when setting books only focus on that continent. Likewise with Eberron, it focuses mostly on Khorvaire while given much less detailed information about the larger world. I think there's nothing wrong with...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Most powerful class in 5e

    I see what you did there.
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