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    Need hundreds of feathers to make arrows

    Now, why would you need arrows against that small army? Can't the party just fly over to it and bombard it with Ewards Black tentacles, fireball, lightning bolt, flame strike, blade barrier and so on? Should wipe out any small army untrained townies can defend against.
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    Do alignments improve the gaming experience?

    As a DM, when the game focused on alignment, the players played their characters more one dimensional, so my answer would is: no. It's much better to have made some general thoughts on how your character would act and write those down, than to come up with an alignment. It makes the characters...
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    D&D 5E (2014) [L&L] Campaigns in D&D Next

    The interesting part here is that it talks so much about customization of the character, something that wasn't possible to do to a large degree in the 4e character builder. I do wonder if they are going to drop one for 5e, or if they are going to make a character builder with a lot more...
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    Running a morally gray game

    I am running a game where the characters aren't the "good guys". They aren't sociopaths either. I am running it in a medival setting where the nobles have all the power and rights, and the ordinary guy doesn't have much. This is important for such a game, a strong setting. The players need to...
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    Why simpler - much simpler - is better

    Mostly that it was slightly amusing that for me, playing 4e was free because I borrowed the stuff I needed, while my other hobbies cost money, since I didn't borrow the things I needed. This being the exact opposite of the OP. Making another addition to your argument that pen-and-paper rpg's is...
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    Why simpler - much simpler - is better

    Slightly amusing, but I played and DM-ed 3e/4e for a number of years and didn't own a single book. I borrowed them - which is free. :) I also go hiking from where I live, right into a nice hilly forrest. I often use the same shoes to work, which is a 15 minute walk. It's also a 20 minute walk...
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    How crazy are the item rules in 13th Age?!?

    The magic item rules for 13th age sound a lot like I run magic items for 4e, but I am also running inherent bonuses. The PCs are going to get a few minor items (common), and one major item (rare/artifact). I think it's a good way to run the game and makes it much easier for the PCs to use more...
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    Unlabelled Nerath Map

    Wayback machine says: https://web.archive.org/web/20130606194820/http://wizards.com/dnd/files/Nerath_Map_HighRes.jpg Don't know if it's the one you are looking for though
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    Introductions

    Welcome! I actually don't play regular rpg's on pc. I might play something simple on a smartphone/tablet (android) or action rpg's on pc (path of exile/titan quest/diablo 2). When it comes to genre, I prefer fantasy for my action rpg's and pen-and-paper games, but when it comes to PC games, I...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Next generation adventure design

    After reading the http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?347752-Ghosts-of-Dragonspear-Castle-what-did-you-think thread I started thinking about how adventures are designed. I am primarily thinking of open-ended adventures where much is left to the players and their decisions. There were...
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    What are your D&D plans for 2014?

    Going to continue my newly started 4e heroic campaign. Going to use Reavers of Harkenworld and Madness at Gardmoore Abbey. I really want to try 5e when it launches, so I hope someone else in my group wants to DM it. :)
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    PDFs vs. Books - What's your preference?

    I prefer PDFs because of the shipping price is so high. Typically a pdf will cost 10$, the book 20$ and the shipping 20$, so it's 10$ for the pdf and 40$ for the book. I am going to get a tablet to read the PDFs on, reading them on a computer screen is less than ideal.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why Balance is Bad

    For me, balance isn't that important, but games with no balance isn't something I want to play. I was just about fine with 3e's wizard/cleric/druid, although they were a bit too powerful. Could easily have been fixed by boosting the fighter/rogue/ranger/monk a bit. Making the fighter a bit less...
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    Mayhem in the Shrine of the Kuo-Toa

    I haven't run that module, but the way you went about it really reminds me of may last session that was packed full of role-playing combined with skill checks, and players coming up with fun ideas. I do run intimidate/diplomacy/bluff quite similar to how diplomacy is described in this article...
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    D&D 5E (2014) D&D Next Release Date Set -- Summer 2014

    I was thinking of a release by WotC, not some third party, or at the least a third party sanctioned/promoted by WotC. Anyway, I was mostly thinking of a app that could be used to access the rules, both for players and DMs that wasn't slow, and could be used offline. I am not a big fan of VTTs...
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    D&D 5E (2014) D&D Next Release Date Set -- Summer 2014

    There is? I am guessing you are referring to for 4e, but I have no idea which one you are talking about. The character builder is in silverlight and doesn't work on android/ios.
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    D&D 5E (2014) D&D Next Release Date Set -- Summer 2014

    Wouldn't it be better with an app for android/ios? So you could play on a tablet?
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    D&D 5E (2014) D&D Next Release Date Set -- Summer 2014

    My hope for "multiple platforms" Looking at the "multiple platforms", I really hope they mean that they have a release that's easily read and referenced on a smartphone, tablet, windows, linux and osx PC in addition to the print version. If they did the digital releases like an application...
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    [DM's Poll] Homebrew, Published, Hybrid or Other?

    I didn't quite get the poll options. Just going with homebrew/published/hybrid I think would be a better poll. I don't quite get the difference between some of the poll options. I chose "Medley". I am currently running Nentir Vale, but I modified it a lot, running it as a Feudal society where...
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    D&D 4E Making 4e a bit more dangerous

    Thanks Quickleaf, that clarifies things! Some good ideas about "downed" PC's actually not being on the floor unconscious and bleeding. Especially since the healer of my current party is a Bard. :D Now, I have no problems actually killing the PCs. Adjusting monsters to get the right oomph...
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