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  1. JWO

    D&D 5E (2014) I Am One of the Few Who Plays D&D in Japan

    I played D&D 4th when I lived in Chiba, and plan to do so when I return, as the people I played with are still out there (but probably 5th ed instead). Yellow Submarine in Chiba City had a bunch of the books and dice on sale, a really good selection of Reaper miniatures, and even had a sign up...
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    D&D 5E (2014) DMG - prepare the hot pokers for Amazon!

    One of the many reasons you should support your FLGS and not Amazon* *Ignore this if you're not fortunate enough to have a convenient store nearby.
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    Avatar's element benders in 5th edition

    Has anyone thought up a decent way of statting up an Avatar style element bender in 5th edition? A way of the four elements monk seemed like the obvious way of doing it, except for the fact that they use all of the elements, rather than just one (I suppose that might work if you actually wanted...
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    Orc Theory

    I’m using a tweaked version of the Forgotten Realms setting and I’m trying to figure out a secret alternate history for the orcs in this setting. The reason is that I have an orc-hating half-orc hermit and I want his “discovery” to be that orcs are actually descended from elves (Tolkien style)...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Should player's assume if it's in the DMG then it's RAW?

    "My dearest players, please don't assume that we will be using any of the content in the DMG in this game. If you've read it and there is anything in it that interests you, please ask me about it and we can make a decision together as to whether or not it's appropriate for our campaign. I will...
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    D&D 5E (2014) The Sun Blade is a Lightsaber?

    Came in here to say this! Damn ninjas! (or possibly sith...)
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    D&D 5E (2014) I thought about summoning spells too hard

    With intelligent creatures you could also establish tactics that you want them to use in future. Another idea for the DM, again after the summoned creature has become a regular: DM: Suddenly a rift opens and your old friend Keith the azer rises up out of the floor. Keith: Greetings friends, I...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Removing alignments

    Thanks for the tips! I hadn't yet read those spells but that's good news. Another positive mark against 5ed!
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    D&D 5E (2014) I thought about summoning spells too hard

    What would happen if the creature was injured/killed? Would it just heal back up when it went back to its home plane? I really like this idea! Oooh! Could also be quite a nice thing for the DM to play with after the players have gotten used to summoning their specific buddy Azer: Wizard player...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Removing alignments

    I know some people might think this is "badwrongfun" but is anyone playing without alignments in 5e? How's it going if so? There was quite a big movement against alignments in Pathfinder in the Paizo forums, which was the cause of much heated debate (let's try to avoid going too far into the...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Easter Eggs in 5E

    So what you're saying is that it's prog?
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    D&D 5E (2014) Easter Eggs in 5E

    Trinket #45 - "A tiny chest carved to look like it has numerous feet on the bottom" is from the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett.
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    D&D 5E (2014) A running list of questions from a new player/new DM. Other n00bs please feel free to add in.

    But then you don't all get the excitement of watching the dice fall! For me that's part of the fun, especially if you happen to roll a 1 or a 20 :)
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    D&D 5E (2014) I have the DMG!

    Thanks!
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    D&D 5E (2014) I have the DMG!

    Is the artwork as nice and diverse as it is in the PHB? (i.e. different ethnicities represented and a good balance of male and female characters etc.)
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    D&D 5E (2014) Help me write a tomb crawl!

    Ok so I've made some edits, mostly based on what Ravenheart87 recommended. Thanks very much! The text in red font in the document is to be deleted, I just left it there for the time being so that the comments make sense. I still have to write up the climactic final encounter against the...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Help me write a tomb crawl!

    Thanks very much, and thank you for your suggestions, they're great!
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    D&D 5E (2014) Help me write a tomb crawl!

    That would be great, thank you. It's open to everyone!
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    D&D 5E (2014) Help me write a tomb crawl!

    Ok, I hope this isn't too much of a thread necro but I've actually been putting this adventure together as a Google doc. Please bear in mind the fact that this will be for mostly beginner players and being run by a beginner DM (me) so it's completely and deliberately railroady. This is a work in...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Walking Town Ya or Na?

    I really recommend the Mortal Engines series by Phillip Reeve. It's set in a future dystopia where all towns are mobile and exist in a survival of the fittest type ecology where smaller and weaker towns get predated by larger towns for their resources. It's aimed at the YA market but I find that...
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