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The individual treasure tables might be a good way to set the value. I hadn't thought of using it that way. I had considered it for more along the lines of "incidental" treasure from previous victims and the like. I think I want something a bit more descriptive than just a gp value though.

Yeah I know there's been stuff in the past and I might dig into some of my old books to see if I can find something specific. I've planned for special bits to be components for potions or spell research before. I've just never had a party that was so insistent on doing this to everything they...

I have a party that is obsessed with cutting off bits of everything they defeat in combat "just in case". I get bombarded with questions about the value of an owlbear's beak, or dragon teeth, or a Nothic's eye, as well as possible uses. It strains my creativity at times. :) So, what uses and...

Has anyone used spell research in 5th edition? Would you restrict it to Wizards? Spell research would seem to not fit well with the concept of 'Spells Known' used by Sorcerers and Warlocks and archetypes of several other classes, but it seems unduly unfair that Wizards would be the only class...

I think pretty much everyone has shown they can make the narrative work for them, even if the mechanics used to justify it are different. Who cares what the mechanics are, as long as the in-game effects seem believable? What would be cool is if we could start a new thread where everyone could...

I would never let a anyone use hide in the middle of a battle behind something like a barrel. If it's bloody obvious where the character is, then they have full cover, but they can't hide. Hiding is more than not being seen and in that case the enemy knows exactly where the character is even if...

Except the description of the cloak of elvenkind doesn't say it does aything of the sort, it merely makes you harder to see. Ergo, Invisibility should grant an equal or greater advantage in every situation. Now, the boots of elven kind silence your footsteps, giving advantage on stealth checks...

I completely disagree, for reasons I've mentioned in this thread http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?466314-Assassinate Running surprise to the end of the round only appears simpler if you disregard the second sentence in the assassinate ability's description: Assassinate Starting at...

I think that's taken out of context quite a bit. Gygax seems to have often taken turns DM'ing with others in his group. I think he only meant to discourage players from rumaging through the DMG unnecessarily, not preventing players from becoming DM's. Here's part of the peface from the 1st...

Certainly true, but that is no reason to avoid trying to make simpler, clearer, more consistent rules that are easier to process narratively.

One thing I'm not sure has been mentioned is multiple currencies. It's more work for the DM, but having a modern silver based currency with small coins and an ancient empire's much larger coins that are found in older treasure troves gives a nice atmosphere. You have to work out a conversion...

Sure. If the target is truly inept, but got extra lucky on his initiative, I'd say the assassin had the misfortune of the target looking in his general direction just as the attack was launched. The target is still briefly surprised, but recovers quick enough to prevent the attack from being as...

"large swinging blades" That could split several party members. :heh: Seriously though, you could use a series of swinging blades to separate party members as they are forced to run through them one at a time.

That's EXACTLY how I interpret it narratively. That's what charcters of heroic fiction DO, all the time! I don't agree that you have to let the assassin go first to assassinate anyone. He merely has to beat his target's reaction time. Other party members attacking with higher initiatives don't...

Sorry, not buying it. While I agree that invisibility should grant stealth checks where none are possible otherwise, I find it completely unbelieveable that a cloak which camouflages its wearer could ever offer a stealth advantage over one that grants invisibility. Having even one scenario where...

I think our methods are more similar than you realize, and the problem I see with yours is that the target is frozen for that first round because of a 'surprise' attack that never happened. My way, the target isn't frozen for even that brief period. He isn't even in combat and is free to...

Dang it, one more page and everyone would have agreed. Now we have to start over... :]:p

"I'm your father..."

Explain the difference between a cloak of invisibility and a cloak of elvenkind. Note that I'm not talking about boots of elvenkind. One gives you advantage on stealth checks due to camouflage, the other makes you invisible... and that makes zero in-game sense. I'm not saying that...

Agreed. :) Not sure why I thought you thought it was a problem. Put it down to posting while tired.