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    D&D 5E (2014) Official complete background list!

    I think you're onto it, although it seems to be a combination of both. Running away to sea seems like the prototypical adventuring catalyst to me. It certainly was historically in the real world. "Fisherman" would be a peasant of the sea, but Sailor has enough romance to it without becoming...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Wizard with 20 CON and the Durable feat

    Yeah, I think it would be a lot clearer if they removed "from the roll". The reason I'm sure the intention is "roll + modifiers" is precisely because it avoids the silly situation (that this thread is about) where the Wizard's minimum roll is higher than his maximum roll. That just seems too...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Official complete background list!

    How would a Peasant background differ mechanically from the Folk Hero? I don't see it. Even if you think it would, there's a simple solution: Make. Your. Own. Even Basic allows mixing and matching as standard, and it's hardly rocket science to come up with a new Feature if the thirteen in the...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Official complete background list!

    The foolish notions of those born with a silver spoon in their mouths. They probably think it will be quaint. I was just kidding, though - I'm sure adventurers can come from any background at all. The good thing is that it's supper-easy to make up your own!
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    D&D 5E (2014) Official complete background list!

    Why would a merchant become a murder ho... *cough* I mean adventurer? They've already worked out that there are far safer ways of re-appropriating wealth.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Wizard with 20 CON and the Durable feat

    I do find it slightly amusing that a poll about a supposedly poorly written/confusing rule was poorly written and confusing.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Wizard with 20 CON and the Durable feat

    Correct. There's no ambiguity if you read it closely. Also the other interpretation makes no sense.
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    D&D 5E (2014) The Essence of D&D

    Q: A: Sorry, I didn't realise "deadly serious" was less serious than "super-serious". I'll have to check my seriousness scale more closely next time :P Maybe. I don't think situating it on such a continuum tells us much about the way the game works or plays, though. I agree with pretty much...
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    D&D 5E (2014) The Essence of D&D

    I don't think it is an issue, per se. I'm just calling it out as part of the character of the game. I agree that it makes it easy to learn.
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    D&D 5E (2014) The Essence of D&D

    A good way to put it. A common language, with many subtly different dialects.
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    D&D 5E (2014) The Essence of D&D

    Ah, the reference makes a lot more sense in that light!
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    D&D 5E (2014) My D&D 5E Starter Set Quest and Campaign

    I tend to give out XP in an ad-hoc session-by-session way, but I'd definitely say to give them XP any time they overcome a significant challenge. I'd even suggest that you could give them MORE XP for cleverly getting around a fight than for actually having the fight. It's different if they just...
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    D&D 5E (2014) The Essence of D&D

    Okay this is my first chance to come back to the thread since I posted t. Have you kids been good while I've been gone? D'awww, Capricia made a mess on the rug. Can't I ever leave you guys alone? So, some responses: Fair points. You can certainly make efforts to run D&D as a super-serious...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Basic already surprising us.

    This is a very compelling argument. The "mechanical balance" arguments do nothing for me, but I like this argument. I like you for making this argument, this way. And if I was designing a game of mythical heroes from scratch, I'd totally be taking your argument into account, and making character...
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    D&D 5E (2014) The Essence of D&D

    [This post started as a response to an excellent post in another thread, which you can find here. It got very long and general and wandered wildly off-topic, so I figured I'd post it as a new thread instead.] D&D is D&D. I know that it has changed over time, and that different people see and...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Using Inspiration to Perform Stunts!

    On a related note, this document is worth a look: http://esix.pbworks.com/f/RaisingtheStakes.pdf It's designed for 4E, but easily adaptable. I'm going to be using the 'raising stakes' stuff.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Basic already surprising us.

    It was I who made that comment on Harbinger's blog, although I actually picked up that tidbit from elsewhere (probably an ENWorld thread). There are other implications for Initiative being a Dex check, though. For example, you can use Inspiration to get advantage on it, and halflings can re-roll...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Legends & Lore 7/21/14

    The beauty of this kind of system is that you can actually have characters with much more nuanced skill sets. In the current rules, your character either has proficiency bonus on knowing about any matters related to magic (Arcana skill), or they don't. In the FATE-style system, your character...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Legends & Lore 7/21/14

    One of the variations will undoubtedly be "you get your proficiency bonus added to any roll you can justify adding it to, based on your Background (and probably other character elements)", FATE-style. I can see myself switching to that system at some point, although I'll go with the default for now.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Lost Mine of Phandelver - comments and complaints after read-through (spoilers)

    That sounds good as a guide, but remember that dragons are also individuals with their own personalities and agendas. I've played D&D on and off for 20 years, but I couldn't tell you the first thing about the differences between different coloured dragons (other than their breath weapons). I...
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