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In my opinion, if your players aren't using damage cantrips you aren't throwing enough encounters at them between rests. Leveled spells should be for clutch moments, surmounting non-combat obstacles* or about 1-per-combat. Or at least, that's what I'd like to see. * That the group doesn't...

For me, doesn't really solve the problem. Someone has to be there to cast it, or you start wondering why every trap-filled dungeon has glyphs with this on it. For me, the problem is it's a no brainer issue. If you have unlimited Guidance or Mage Hand, there's no reason NOT to use it every...

Yeah, recently when I was putting together a one-shot 2E game for my family I used the 2E Core Rules apps to build the characters, rather than try and dust off memories from over 20 years ago. Got stuck making my wife's Halfling Cleric who had Wis 18. Only to discover that Halflings can only...

I think they may be going on the axiom "free as in free speech, not free beer".

I wonder how difficult it would be to extract the assets (minis, walls, etc.) for other (personal) uses. Or if any other product currently existing could even read them in.

Always more to learn, but the books I've been putting together for my own Frankenstein version has got me pretty familiar with the rules - at least in theorycraft. Actual play/DM experience is a lot lower, but I'm getting there. Still, several hundred hours of messing with this stuff in one...

I go with uses per long rest - either using PB (preferred) or spellcasting modifier.

I'm testing with some tweaks - Darkvision 120 ft., and while the aura lasts a minute, a given character only gets the THP and removal of fear/charm once during the duration, not every turn. Still getting the cover for a minute seems fairly helpful and probably more than it should do considering...

I got the free version on DDB, but I've never used it. Didn't like the tone and the Corporation schema put me off (not to mention the artwork). I was recently looking it again to see if I could use it for a better Bastion system, but it did not strike me as the way to go.

I agree 1E/2E thieves were a mixed bag. As a DM I thought they were a great - nearly overpowered - class until I ran a Dark Sun game and in the first few scenes the thief player got ganked when he failed his MS/HS roll to sneak into the enemy's camp to steal some water (like a 20% chance of...

Elmore "fired"? Was he even doing WotC art anymore? His, Roslof's and Parkinson were the three artists that put D&D leagues ahead of other companies. If WotC is "too good" to deal with him anymore, not sure I want to deal with WotC anymore.

Many muskets from that time were purposely-built to be used as clubs after firing, but they tended to be shod or reinforced with metal to withstand being used thus. I'd be likely to consider it a masterwork level of quality myself.

I really like DDB (well, pre-2024; sorting Legacy vs. Current is a hassle), and use it for lots of rules look-ups and wouldn't want to handwrite a character again if I can get away with it*. One of the big things is it makes leveling a snap and I don't have to bother recalculating everything -...

If the DM let you use Shillelagh on the musket, I would think it would only be effective when you're using as a club. Wouldn't affect shooting with it. Though now I'm thinking about a Musket/Heat Metal combo - shoot the target and heat up the bullet stuck in them....

Remember DMs, you don't have to pay up if the character and everyone in their backstory is dead...

Besides the 3E prestige classes, there are some 2E kits that I've brought over as subclasses for 5E. In fact, I think a lot of subclasses were inspired by the 2E kits more than 3E's prestige classes. Some of these already exist, I'm just listing the ones I think would make a viable subclass...

I much prefer in-person, but have done online during Covid and after. For some reason, I can't tolerate playing online for long; those sessions are generally short. Though, even when playing in person I've pulled up the likes of Roll20/One More Multiverse to do battlemap combats rather than...

I'll have to attribute that to my faulty memory (again). Could have sworn it was late 2E when the Tanar'ri, Baatezu and Yugoloth returned to the game (I was thinking at best months before Planescape), but I guess when you're in college 2-3 years might as well have been an age.

A balor is a type VI (6) Demon, as shown below. It being called a "Balor" was a late 2E thing when they were brought back for Planescape. It should also be noted that "Balor" is the name of a specific Type VI demon, not the "class". Which makes me wonder ... why was "Chain Devil" chosen...