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Funny you say that. I saw a post somewhere recently (probably on here) where someone from WotC said pretty much that. It was related to DnDBeyond and how print books still make way more $$ by a mile than digital and even people that don't play buy the books so they are basically constructed in a...

(May be better posted in the Creature Catalog forums, not sure). Tsathogga, the frog god, we did back in the original Tome of Horrors, now for 5E. http://tomeofhorrors.com/monsters.php?mid=240 -Scott Greene

Yep. We don't use feats in 5e. Never been an issue with old or new players. Chapter in the PHB with feats even mentions in the opening paragraph your DM decides if they are available or not. Players should have no expectations in 5e that all OPTIONAL rules are automatically in play.

I believe SKR suggested on his site something along these lines way back in the 3.x days regarding immunities and resistances.

If you really want to go GoT/ASoIaF, then dragon's fire can be extinguished by water, but only if fully submerged. Otherwise, it keeps burning, kinda like napalm (or wildfire in GoT lore).

You don't get access to those unless you buy them.

Not if you have Prime and use two-day. Then shipping = $0.00.

Four-armed gargoyle mentioned is from the original Tomb as well.

We still break out the original Dragon #39 article "Good Hits and Bad Misses" from time to time.

Same here. It's never worked that way in the game. The only time simultaneous resolution or whatever would be a thing is in the case of tied initiative (and I think this was mentioned in the 1e PHB or DMG).

I'd do something similar probably. As it stands, the class is way out of balance.

I'd rule the orc is stunned immediately. Otherwise, it seems weird.

Ah OK. Yeah, it was cool in A&E and sounds similar. In that game firing a pistol was quicker than firing say a shotgun. Reloading each varied as well. Fanfiring was the quickest if I recall but not accurate.

Same one they used in Aces & Eights right? Count up. Like, in A&E, roll d10, add the counts for the actions you are performing. Each combatant does this, and lowest goes first? (It's a bit more detailed than that I know, but that's the basics. It definitely does away with the cyclic initiative...

Each to their own; groups are different. I never encountered this in my years of playing (since 1982).

I see. Carry on then. :)

True "old school" had each side rolling initiative at the start of each round.

They seem pretty similar. Whenever a player rolls a new PC, it's pretty much whatever method (of those two) we feel like using at the time. (We've even given thought to trying 3d6 arrange as desired, just to see what happens. We've all been playing D&D/AD&D since the early 80's so 3d6 has never...

4d6, drop lowest or 3d6, reroll 1s. We've used both and generally seem to go back and forth between them honestly.

The other thing that would have to be figured out (I guess) is, if using 5e rules, does proficiency bonus remain? I mean, a 1st-level level fighter with Str 18 would already be +8 to hit. Add in prof bonus and it goes to +10. Also, removing prof bonus would mean a Str 18 fighter would be +8 to...