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A used copy of the 1e Monster Manual that I bought off my friend’s brother for the best ten bucks I ever spent. I had that thing memorized.

I think they thought Shazam was going to be a lot bigger. So did I - it's a good movie! Not totally sure on who the target audience is, though. I concur on this last trailer feeling a bit busy to me. Having a ton of colourful characters might work, though since this is the relaunch of Superman...

But also, sugar waters, of which they are the leading proponent, are a world-wide health catastrophe. They probably have as much blood on their hands as cigarrette companies.

I have never in my life heard it referred to as a soda fountain, except in what I though were kind of archaic American texts - like an old advertisement or something. When I worked at McDonalds, it was the "pop machine" and when I worked at a bar it was the...hmmm, I can't remember what we...

Most optimized options? The things I mentioned are standard, and I assume that the point is to give an accurate sense of what each is actually doing - your example gives the impression that the fighter is doing just a few points better than a wizard using firebolt, and that is not remotely the...

If a level 5 fighter, even one defensively specced like that one presumably is, is only doing 9 DPR they need help. Why are they only +3 in stat? Level 5 and not even a +1 weapon? No weapon mastery? What combat style? Not to mention all the other potential damage boosters that stack on weapon...

Damage per attack heavily favours martials in 5e, and particularly if you are playing the 2024 rules update. Aside from a few really good area of effect damage spells, the “amazing stuff casters can do at high levels” is hard to quantify in the same way - it’s a bit apples and oranges. But if a...

I don't blame them - I will drink the occasional coke (maybe one per year) but I dislike pepsi; I find it much sweeter.

In my part of Canada (west coast), that would be either a "coke" (or pepsi or whatever) or a "pop," though the more American "soda" is not unheard of, and no one will be confused if you use it to generally refer to soda pop. If you order, say, a "vodka soda" the server will assume that you mean...

Me too, though that was my least favourite of the trailers. I liked the Krypto one best. Such a good boy!

I can’t say I’m sad that the polearm+sentinel combo was nerfed. Did they also pick bugbear as their species?

These first-hand accounts are gold. Thank you!

I play almost every game like an RPG, just to entertain myself. It's weird.

The Arkhan Horror games are amazing; Eldritch Horror is probably my favourite boardgame. Cthulhu: Death May Die is also a good time, and so is Cthulhu Pandemic for that matter (though more of a striaght-up co-op game), so if you're into Lovecraftian horror, you're covered. Betrayal at the House...

I quite enjoy the DCC books - they are basically popcorn entertainment. If you're looking for nuance, this is not the series for you, but if you are looking for plot-driven adventure that is both high stakes and kind of wacky, then it's just gonna be a good time. That said, I do think the cast...

This, and that the whole point of keeping 5e with minor updates is that they want to get away from the short term model of relying on new editions for sporadic sales boosts at the cost of splitting their base, and become like a mature business that prioritizes steady, predictable sales. They've...

Are you playing with the 2024 rules? Because that is flat not the case. It's around levels 8-20 that full casters start to catch up to classes like monk, fighter, and barbarian. In some circumstances. If it's a combat heavy campaign, the balance is still heavily tilted. At level 5, 2024...

Same. I generally make it a low intelligence character so I can roleplay them as someone who shouldn't be making major decisions, figuring out clues and puzzles, etc.

That one of the Big Book of Battle Maps series? Those are super handy!

One of the best things you can do to combat brain fog is learn new stuff to exercise your brain. There’s heaps of amazing TTRPGs that aren’t D&D; they might be just the thing to give the old coconut a boost.