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    D&D 5E (2014) Bedridden musing: removing Proficiency Bonus

    Have you tried using the proficiency dice variant instead?
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    D&D 5E (2014) Will you buy the new Gift Set with Monsters of the Multiverse?

    Why would they even package 3 books together when one of them obsoletes the other two? Good job, WotC.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Limiting Cantrips?

    I use: # cantrips per short rest = caster ability modifier * per 90 days downtime "cantrip study" at 1 gp per day per level of caster. Some magic items, such as a wand, might add to that.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Levels 1-4 are "Training Wheels?"

    It needs slowed down if anything.
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    D&D General How many mechanical features does a race need to feel "right"?

    Zero.
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    D&D 5E (2014) PHB Humans are the most mechanically boring race. How do we fix this?

    Vanilla is a valid flavor. It's only bland if you're not into it.
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    D&D 5E (2014) 5e Revision: Re-Balancing and Combats per Day?

    No, they won't do that because WotC doesn't see it as a flaw.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Grumbling about New (and Announced) Releases

    I was with you until you said "eagerly backed Level Up."
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    D&D 5E (2014) Do you think 5e is deadly enough and do you finish off downed characters?

    Sometimes. Totally depends on context and if it's a beast or a monster or an NPC villain.
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    D&D General Should difficulty increase to match optimization

    It becomes a ridiculous arms race. Which is why optimization is dumb to do in the first place.
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    D&D General DM's: How transparent are you with game mechanics "in world?"

    He sounds like the worst player ever
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    D&D 5E (2014) Basic D&D Campaign

    Assuming you're talking about the 5e basic rules, yes. When I ran some introductory sessions for a group of kids.
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    D&D General Live-Action D&D Shows/Podcasts: Love Them or Hate Them?

    I don't give a naughty word about them.
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    D&D 5E (2014) What interupts a long rest?

    "1 hour of fighting" should make it clear that's obviously not the intended meaning. It's 1 hour of walking, or any amount of fighting or any amount of .... Because obviously.
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    D&D General Critical Role: Overrated, Underrated, or Goldilocks?

    Is Matt a great DM? Yes. Is Critical Role overrated? Yes. Can I never get through a single episode of any livestreamed RPG session? Yes.
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    D&D General Has the meaning of "roleplaying" changed since 1e?

    I consider your hypothesis entirely incorrect. Back then some people role played and some didn't. Today some people role play and some don't.
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    D&D General Does anyone else use a silver standard in their DND game?

    For costs, I didn't change the value, but do express it in SP, so something that costs 20GP I now say costs 200SP. When giving out treasure from prewritten modules, I step whatever the currency down one value, so if it says the monster was carrying 20GP, I say they were carrying 20SP. Also, I...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Transitioning to Combat

    All go the same way. Someone does something (declaring an action) that initiates combat. DM says to roll initiative.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Which of the upcoming books are you most excited about?

    Don't care about Magic. The dragon one, meh, maybe.
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    D&D 5E (2014) PHB Humans are the most mechanically boring race. How do we fix this?

    The "default" should be the most mechanically boring by defintion.
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