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  1. J-H

    D&D 5E (2014) World end 20th level one shot - character optimization thoughts

    With only 3 magic items, I'd stay away from martials. That's ridiculously underequipped as you have only 1 weapon, 1 armor, and 1 open slot to cover movement, utility, defense-boosting, a secondary weapon (ranged/melee), etc. You could get your AC up (+3 shield, +2 armor, +2 weapon or a flame...
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    D&D General Monster Expectations

    Nope. Monsters should be interesting.
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    D&D 5E (2024) You're not planning on getting 2024 D&D? Why is that?

    I voted Other as one of my reasons, which would include unhappiness with the design direction of WOTC from Tasha's on. I don't trust them to actually make improvements. My somewhat houseruled 5e games march on. I've taken the few things I like from 5.24.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Favorite crafting & magic item pricing system?

    What are your favorite crafting systems / DM's Guild publications for 5e? Magic Item pricing? I'm aware of the Sane Magic Item pricing and am not a fan of the huge numbers and over-complication in it. I'd like something better than the basic DMG "around X-Y range per rarity" though.
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    D&D 5E (2024) 2024 Players Handbook: Cleric rules are culturally inclusive

    Isn't that how it's been since 3 or 3.5 when you could have a cleric of X ideal RAW? Falls-From-Grace was that back in PS:T back in the late 90s. This is of course DM dependent. My games still require clerics and paladins to have a specific deity if there's a focus on moral choices and...
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    D&D General Manor maps

    PERFECT! Thank you.
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    D&D General Manor maps

    Did you happen to have a specific source for those, or are these just particular buildings you were familiar with? Both look great!
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    D&D General Manor maps

    I am planning an upcoming campaign that could involve infiltration and/or attack of multiple noble families living in the same city. I don't want to re-use the same map, and I also don't want to have to re-invent the layout of a 20-50 room manor every single time. Most of the "manor" maps on...
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    D&D General Shocked how hard it is to get new players now-a-days

    Don't you still have to clean dust off the heatsinks occasionally?
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    D&D 5E (2014) [Let's Read] The Sentient Weapon

    I'm not entirely clear what the value of the 6th level Sylvan weapon feature is. You turn into a tree as an action, but there's no listing for AC or HP, and I can only assume it takes an action to turn back from a tree into a a weapon. What is this good for? The space restrictions make it...
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    D&D 5E (2014) [Let's Read] The Sentient Weapon

    Wow, this looks really cool so far. I'm going to go buy it on the DM's guild now. I have a campaign I'm planning that this would work well in. I suspect it'd be best for someone who doesn't care so much for the tactical aspects of the game. All you have to do on your turn is cast a spell or...
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    D&D General Shocked how hard it is to get new players now-a-days

    Cell phones have, but computers? Not really. Graphics get a bit better for high end computer games I guess, and if you want to run AI toys you have to have Win 10 because they didn't program them to work with 7, but PC hardware speeds haven't gone up by a factor of 5-10x in 10 years like they...
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    D&D General Shocked how hard it is to get new players now-a-days

    In the US, the average age of cars is around 12.5-13. My pickup is at 20 years and almost 280,000 miles. We only buy Toyotas because they last. I'm going to keep it as long as I can... the newer cars with touchscreens and all the extra internet-connected stuff are just loaded with more...
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    D&D General Shocked how hard it is to get new players now-a-days

    My complaint with VTTs is the lack of the face to face/IRL human interaction that lets me build relationships with real people. Videoconferencing is not a substitute (although it's better than a phone call for sales work). I guess a secondary complaint would be "My prep has to be more than...
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    D&D General Shocked how hard it is to get new players now-a-days

    Around here (rural area) it's a very small number. I can't remember the last time I saw a mask... probably at the airport last month? I expect there's a lot of variation here depending on what nation, region, etc. you're in. A lot of face to face activities saw a falloff in 2020 and have...
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    D&D 5E (2024) How many of you would implement the drop to 0 HP, get 1 level of exhaustion house rule?

    Yes, I use it to incentivize NOT going to 0. It works reasonably well.
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    D&D General Neolithic D&D

    Have you looked at the review of the prehistoric setting posted a few months ago? I think it was Planegea but my DuckDuckGo-Fu is failing me currently.
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    D&D General Do You Use a DM Screen?

    I do, so that nobody can accidentally see my notes, map printouts, etc. It's also a good place to put little folded initiative tents (cut up 3x5 cards) showing who's going in what order during combat. I tried having player-facing text on the front of the DM screen, but that only really works...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Quests from the Infinite Staircase: How Is It?

    That's a good enough answer, thanks! :)
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    D&D 5E (2014) Quests from the Infinite Staircase: How Is It?

    How kid-friendly is it content wise? I think my boys would like Saltmarsh, but apparently there's some stuff with cultists and a few other things that are probably not appropriate.
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