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I tend to agree with you @Nikosandros . In 4e I just assume they take a short breather before going on, but in 5e, it's more like you clean wounds, get a small fire going to heat some food, etc. It's more like a short daily rest than something you do between encounters. In 4e, it was usually a...

Good examples of dex based athletics is what I am reading. ;) I didn't think about it before it was mentioned in this thread, but merging Acrobatics/Athletics into one, and just calling it Dex(Athletics) or Str (Athletics) checks makes a lot of sense. I have a player with a character in 4e...

4e is the game I am playing. Have ordered 5e, and am going to test it. So, none of the above?

I stole bounded accuracy for my 4e game.

I did, but from about ten playtests ago. Probably not relevant anymore as they changed the whole system several times. I don't see how that makes the Basic rules any better. (I do find your advice helpful though, it's just a bit beside the point).

My complaint was that I couldn't find the information in the Basic rules. (Except for the equipment stuff). I really hope they give some more examples in the rules, I don't see any reason not to. Having to browse through adventures to understand the rules is kind of backwards, and I don't have...

When I read through the ability checks, my biggest issue with the table is that there are no examples of what's very easy, easy, medium, etc. It's just a table that has no support. It's basically useless to a new DM. And pretty bad for me, as an experienced DM as well, since haven't played 5e...

Isn't drawing your sword explicitly mentioned as an example of what you can do as a "free" action?

I have no problem with your arguments, I just don't find any problem with the way healing works in 5e. The (mass) healing word spell is a form of healing that really reminds me of 4e, and although not very powerful, you just spend a spell slot on it, not your action, so the opportunity cost...

Sure, but it isn't a trap to heal people. Which was the point I was trying to make. You just don't want to do it at every opportunity you get. I like decision points like that, where you don't always want to use power/spell/ability x. Btw, when you go down, you drop your stuff and fall prone...

They intentionally removed scaling of spells from caster level, now the scaling comes from user higher level spell slots. It makes the strength of caster less exponential and more linear, like the other classes. Another effect of this is that combats will be quicker in 5e than in 4e. In 4e you...

I really don't like the Dragonborn from 4e. I am actually not too fond of any of the "extra" races they have added. It's mostly because I just find the fiction to make them fit in convoluted. I haven't banned any though, and 4e really reduced the options I felt you had when it comes to...

Sounds cool. I really like modules like this that really leaves a lot of room for you as a DM to integrate it with your own or the players ideas. (As opposed to adventure paths that often assume too much in my opinion) I really hope the 5e license for third party publishers will make it easy...

Now Morrus, when are we going to see the kickstarter for the 5e version of To Slay a Dragon? I never got around to buying it for Pathfinder - since I don't play it, only 4e at the moment. I am guessing it's a rather easy conversion to 5e, but I would rather pay for a version that's already...

Ahhh... The monsters! That's the meat that's missing for me to say how I think 5e is going to turn out. Trying to analyze the game with only one side of the equation is really hard. I talked to a couple of my players, and they aren't that fond of what they have seen of 5e yet. I can actually...

You can only search for headings. Everything that's in body text is unsearchable. You can't copy-paste it either, which is probably why it's done like that. I think it's pretty lame.

Sounds like good advice to me. When you are looking at a TPK and your players are trying to be creative to get out of it, try to say yes to smart ideas. To me, that's one of the big differences between a computer rpg and a pen-and-paper rpg. Sure it's a bit far-fetched, but you could just as...

I like campaigns as cooperate storytelling. I prefer talking with my players about what sort of characters I think would fit, have them bounce ideas off me and then create the characters. Alternatively, the players could discuss what type of characters they want to play, and then I as a DM can...

/Ragequit Amazon hasn't sent me confirmation they have shipped the starter set yet!

It really feels like WotC is stuffing the three first 5e books as full of stuff as they can. Looking at the 5e PHB, it's supposed to have 12 classes. That's up from 8 for 4e or 8 from AD&D 2e. I really like that they are actually taking care to make the books interesting reads. With 4e, they...