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These are interesting but my gut flip is that the arcane archer should have been in the ranger. Just a feeling. Anyway, what I was hoping for I didn't end up seeing: following up on the superiority dice and running with it. Sharpshooter would be the closest thing I'd use and even that leaves me...

To answer your restated question: you can't. Everyone has provided great suggestions and you've shot them down. The latest one made it clear to what you really want: 1. PCs encounter monsters 2. Monsters are 200 away 3. They stare at each other over a flat featureless plain 4. Both sides...

51. When you kill a character, it is appropriate to take a trophy from the player: a finger, an ear, their significant other. Edit to add: Display these trophies proudly each game and explain the history of each one. Note: Don't forget to feed the SOs.

This is a good point! :)

I posted early on that, yeah don't care. 99 pages later? This is why. All of this about elderan or whatever. Cosmology. Whatev. Yawn. My eyes glazed over. Now bring me an orc to slay!

Back in my 2e days I had a campaign world with essentially a World War 1 going on in the background. The players were screwing around on this tiny little backwater island kingdom so never really saw it, but I loved keeping notes about who was doing what and where. Why do I bring this up? Some of...

Yeah just to chime in those books were huge sources of inspiration for my friends and I.

Yeah but Les Andersen is my spirit animal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEG-ly9tQGk At 45 seconds is the point which inspired my current halfling dex fighter :) And yes, there are a lot of problems with Les, but damn that video is fun to watch. hehe

Iron not steel?! Sad! Steel dragons were fun in 2nd Edition. And if I remember correctly, Paladine from Dragonlance was described as a dragon of platinum which makes more sense for the whole gold, silver, etc. However, at the end of the day it's your world - do as you see fit. I've created...

We used story awards heavily. Personally I used this approach: 1. Design an overall "idea" - Players have to go to the far away mountains and restore the magical fortress of Dead Forgotten Guy 2. Target a general level range: i.e. if the average group level is 12, then this is going to be...

I can't speak for 3e as I never played it, but 2nd Edition does not assume or require frequent combat. In fact, the DMG clearly indicates that avoiding an encounter is just as valid as slaying every beast. The DMG for 2nd Edition outlines four goals for XP rewards: * Fun * Character Survival *...

I read that and felt that the Kenku would be like the Tamarians from Star Trek: all allegories that they've heard. So they pick up on idioms and allegories that express a lot of different things, rather then mimicking any old person talking. Of course, they have some of the basics: Yes, No...

I don't think I'd like that system. Heck I LOVE the Weapon Proficiency system from 2nd Edition and miss it! However, if I had to choose between 5e or the system you describe, I'd rather go with your system. Frankly, I think it makes more sense. So I could make a dual wielding fighter with a...

Problem Weapons are boring. Look at the Glaive and the Halberd - they are the exact same weapon. There are minimal differences between the Battle Axe and Longsword (price and weight). There are some obvious "best choices" for most characters. Solution I'd put in a few more options, drawing...

I just use Player's Option: Skills & Power and use the class XP table for the class I draw the most from. So if it is a fighter heavy class, even if it has spell casting, I'll use fighter experience and saves tables.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. At least he won't be exposed to evil dungeons and dragons while in prison!

I only provide that which the players tell me they feel certain on, and I phrase it as follows: You feel certain about the following pieces of information: * X * Y * Z They take their own notes of course, but that way I also know what they feel they "know". And sometimes it...

What is "canon"? :D Kidding, I know what you mean - but I'm in your camp. If I'm using a "published world" it's mostly because I was to lazy to draw up my own maps for that game and so as a result I used someone else's maps. Yes, sometimes the canon inspires ideas in my head, but I'll...

This came up many times with my group and I had a very specific rule set I followed. If you wanted to do something that was a thief ability - you rolled like a thief. But I treated you like a thief who didn't have points to spend on abilities. Let's take your example, someone wants to hide in...

I love these. Some interesting thoughts here - hence my comment. I don't want to lose track of this thread! I'm wondering if the best use of the weapon table isn't to add properties but to expand the basic descriptions beyond what they already have. Something like Rate of Fire for missile...