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  1. AntiStateQuixote

    D&D 5E (2014) Design Debate: 13th-level PCs vs. 6- to 8-Encounter Adventuring Day

    Hemlock, interesting. Many similarities, but the differences are huge. We play out the five minute (or less) combat against the solo troll. It gives the players a chance to quickly use their kewl p0werz and wreck the poor bastard and it costs practically nothing. We're definitely not a Combat...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Design Debate: 13th-level PCs vs. 6- to 8-Encounter Adventuring Day

    Agreed. I didn't even see character sheets, just the magic items. I'm guessing multiple 20+ stats on every character. Celtavian is a Monty Haul DM playing with optimizers and complaining the default game doesn't support his play style without significant adjustment. I'm glad it doesn't, because...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Design Debate: 13th-level PCs vs. 6- to 8-Encounter Adventuring Day

    Nah. I won't "declare victory." It sounds like you and I are actually pretty close in our opinions of how the game works. CAW would change the parameters from 6 - 8 encounters in one day to something very different, and potentially very fun, but would take FAR too long for me to do in an online...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Design Debate: 13th-level PCs vs. 6- to 8-Encounter Adventuring Day

    You're right. I replied late last night after drinking beer all evening at a crawfish boil. Hemlock, please accept my apologies. I was conflating your posts and position with those of Celtavian. Clearly not the same.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Design Debate: 13th-level PCs vs. 6- to 8-Encounter Adventuring Day

    I was interested to see the character sheets. Wow. Dude, you REALLY don't see what you're doing here? I didn't get past the first character's magic items. The character has five permanent magic items including what can only be described as an artifact+++ type item (the whip) which has the...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Design Debate: 13th-level PCs vs. 6- to 8-Encounter Adventuring Day

    I disagree. Setting up "the dungeon" is absolutely a necessary part of making D&D interesting and the environment should play a part. Flamestrike went further than I typically go, but I absolutely use the environment. PC adventurers invading a kobold lair (for example) will have to deal with the...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Design Debate: 13th-level PCs vs. 6- to 8-Encounter Adventuring Day

    Well, that was quick. I absolutely had in mind a couple of encounters with a large number of low CR creatures (kobolds, mephits, shadows). Those would have been straight out of the MM with no modification. I also had a Young Red Shadow Dragon, Beholder, Archmage, Death Knight and other...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Design Debate: 13th-level PCs vs. 6- to 8-Encounter Adventuring Day

    Let's do this thing. No need for me to roll stats. Make the characters using standard point buy. I will endeavor not to use "cheap DM-side exploits" but I can't be sure you and I'll agree on what that means. :angel: I will run the monsters using the most optimal anti-murderhobo tactics that I...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Design Debate: 13th-level PCs vs. 6- to 8-Encounter Adventuring Day

    I'd be interested to see the character sheets of this level 10 party that's wiping the floor with a horde of demons. Going off memory here (I'm sure I'm wrong): there's a drow ranger/fighter with 20 DEX, sharpshooter and crossbow expert feats, and a +2 bow with multiple concentration spells...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Magic Item Math of 5e

    The preceding laugh at Maxperson's post should not be construed as a virtual punch in the face or any other attempt to misuse this forum's feedback mechanisms.
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    GF9 is updating the D&D 5E SPELL CARDS

    See their site here. The deck that has the sorcerer stuff is Arcane Archetypes. I haven't seen the deck, but I assume the sorcerer card has the descriptions of metamagic on it.
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    D&D 5E (2014) How many PCs have you had die?

    In my first 5e campaign I ran Against the Slave Lords and almost EXACTLY the same thing happened. One PC stayed behind to protect the escaped slave while others went off to scout. The doppleganger killed the PC and the player played the doppleganger for the rest of the session.
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    GF9 is updating the D&D 5E SPELL CARDS

    New (different) decks from GF9 have class abilities (including metemagic for sorcerers). They are not included in the spell book decks.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Magic Item Math of 5e

    Today is Good Friday. Easter Sunday is in two days.
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    D&D 5E (2014) How many PCs have you had die?

    Current campaign is a shared DM game (3 DMs rotate between adventures). We've had a total of 32 characters played by 8 different players in 37 sessions since 22-March-2016. Typically have 4 or 5 characters at each session (rarely 3 or 6). 1 PC killed in duel with kobold king. Body...
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    D&D 5E (2014) How Many Classes Have You Tried?

    Clearly this character was not optimized for "not dying" - rookie mistake. :lol:
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    D&D 5E (2014) How Many Classes Have You Tried?

    I DM about 1/3 of the time for my home group in which we share DMing duties in Forgotten Realms. Each player and DM has a handful of characters that we rotate in and out based on the current adventure. My characters thus far: 2 weapon fighting Battlemaster Fighter (6th level): recent rebuild...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Out of The Abyss- Gracklstugh question from DM

    p. 251 Afterword includes pronunciation guide for Gracklestugh (grak-ul-stoog). My party caught up to Droki in the market on their second try (he escaped through the crowd first time they saw him). Because of how my group interacted with various folks they, chose to take Droki to the dragon for...
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    D&D 5E (2014) How did you fare against Venomfang the Young Green Dragon Lost Mine of Phandelver?

    My character sneaked into Venomfang's lair while he (she?) was away. Found a nice magical scimitar and made my escape. As the dragon did not soon return we decided to go back in (full party) and loot the whole place. The dragon showed up while we were there. My character got the hell out...
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