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    D&D 5E (2014) Would you allow switching shield proficiency for Agonizing Blast as a DM?

    Just tell the players that they're optimized enough. I played a similarly "optimized" character once (glam metal bard) - who also didn't use a shield. A shield might cover up that beautiful face. Vanity was just far more important than that plus 2 to AC. Vince Neil or Paul Stanley would...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Would you allow switching shield proficiency for Agonizing Blast as a DM?

    If a character doesn't want to use a shield, then don't use one. Use the longsword with either/both hands and have a free hand is the benefit. I generally don't think characters should get benefits for style choices. Any hexblade dip build is going to be effective. A PAM might want to trade...
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    TSR The Full & Glorious History of NuTSR

    They made multiple versions. Each time from scratch. Maybe they don't know how to save files as a different name or something. One step better than hand drawing each version?
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    TSR The Full & Glorious History of NuTSR

    With how I usually see fumble implemented, you would have no limbs after a few weeks. Master machinist in half the time. (Or quarter if they are level 17 fighters!)
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    TSR The Full & Glorious History of NuTSR

    Sort of "Chinaman".
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    D&D 5E (2014) your fist level wizard has used their 2 spells. Now What?

    Getting into the fray with 2 daggers isn't that bad at low levels.
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    TSR The Full & Glorious History of NuTSR

    Wow. The old "start your own company" card.
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    D&D 5E (2014) D&D and who it's aimed at

    What awesome RPGs that appeal to Conan are being produced in Socialist states.
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    D&D 5E (2014) D&D and who it's aimed at

    Unfortunately some small portion of the gaming population may derisively describe this as "wokification".
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    D&D 5E (2014) D&D and who it's aimed at

    Not a total stretch to say it includes minorities now too. Or at the very least, they are aware that it's not the 70s anymore. For example, I remember the official racial descriptions of the elves in ADnD as all being "pale" (or basically "white"). And outside of Drow and a black warrior on...
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    TSR The Full & Glorious History of NuTSR

    At least it looks like she had to represent herself. I would have lost all faith in this country if an actual lawyer had represented her.
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    TSR The Full & Glorious History of NuTSR

    I don't think hung jury matters in civil cases. But I can barely spell "law".
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    TSR The Full & Glorious History of NuTSR

    Was that someone from TSR?
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    TSR The Full & Glorious History of NuTSR

    I think Lanasa would consider himself "anti-snowflake". Kind of ironic.
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    TSR The Full & Glorious History of NuTSR

    Actually replying to said thread is very counter productive then.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why is animate dead considered inherently evil?

    These boards have made me a better DM in the sense that I don't take crap from players that just like to argue.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why is animate dead considered inherently evil?

    An evil faction of heavy iron wearing Druids who use their powers to dominate nature and enslave elementals, fey would be pretty cool.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why is animate dead considered inherently evil?

    I think what the other side wants to prevent is min-max optimizers who rules-lawyery their way to make a full plate druid without actually any character concept other than a higher AC. Some of them have probably have had their share of such players just don't want to deal with the things that...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why is animate dead considered inherently evil?

    I think that's treating the other side unfairly. If someone in my group insisted on having their Druid prancing about in full plate (and even optimized their character to do so knowing that I would frown upon it) - then that person probably wouldn't be a welcome addition to any group. I think...
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