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    D&D 5E (2014) Feat for extra reactions?

    I'd tell them to quit whining. An 18th level class feature isn't appropriate as a feat at 1st level. But if you must, I agree that the "current turn" needs to go. Way too strong. Once per short rest is plenty good.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Monster Tactics: Avoiding Fireballs

    Intelligent enemies behave intelligently.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Need help on how to handle a huge fight

    "Zoom in" on the players and have several individual combats, the result of which affects the overall battle. Or... BattleSystem!
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    OD&D Edition Experience: Did/Do you Play BECM/RC D&D? How Was/Is It?

    The best edition of D&D by far.
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    D&D General Help Me Build the D&D Game I Want to Run

    Sound very similar to the style I'm running. Training to level. Gritty realism. Slow natural healing. Lingering injuries. Essentially anything that promotes heavy downtime use.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Let's Talk About Chapter 9 of the DMG

    The players still rest whenever they want. Sometimes they can go 2 days, get their asses kicked and spend a week recovering, sometimes they're too busy and can't long rest for several weeks at a time. There isn't a concept of you must long rest every X number of days. The gritty realism variant...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Conundrum: Ranged attack sequence/cover bonus for players

    Even if they all activate on the same initiative, each monster takes its turn one by one. Group initiative does not mean all monsters move then all monsters attack. Grouping initiative has nothing to do with it.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Conundrum: Ranged attack sequence/cover bonus for players

    Your players are whining. You're doing it right.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Let's Talk About Chapter 9 of the DMG

    We use all of those. Lingering injuries and system shock too. They all work well together. If I could only adopt one though, it would be Gritty Realism.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Let's Talk About Chapter 9 of the DMG

    Gritty Realism is by far the best thing you can do to improve 5e. Our current campaign uses it. About 50 sessions, 4 years of game time, just hit level 5.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Starting level

    Don't play with kid gloves on ever. Always start at level 1.
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    D&D General What tone do you prefer for D&D?

    Usually different each campaign for variety.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Losing Interest in Character/ Class?

    I think it is.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Have we rebalanced the Champion Yet?

    It's fine as-is. Leave it alone.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Object Interaction and Spell Material Components

    The only way to avoid absurd abuse of "object interaction" is to remove that rule altogether. It's idiotic as written. I rule whatever the player is asking to do as either an action, bonus action, or part of movement. The 6-seconds per round given all that players can do is already pushing it...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Just how long is a long rest anyway?

    For me long rest is 5 downtime days. Short rest is a normal night including sleep, but the exact amount of time is undefined. Unless circumstances are unusual, it is assumed PCs take turns keeping watch, but we don't bother figuring out hour-by-hour details. If I need to know which PC was on...
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    OD&D Edition Experience: Did/Do You Play Basic D&D? How Was/Is it?

    Holmes edition. Yep. It's great. But BECMI is best.
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    D&D 5E (2014) See Invisibility: awareness of Invisibility

    Clearly, you'd know that they were supposed to be invisible.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Does anyone else feel like the action economy and the way actions work in general in 5e both just suck?

    It might help if you gave any actual examples.
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    D&D 5E (2014) What level do you typically start at for a new campaign?

    Every character always starts at level 1.
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