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Hiya! ...when the DM decides, "Ok, if you do that, he'll notice you, so no Stealth...unless you make a [insert roll or something]". To me, that's the BEST answer. To others...it's probably pointing at the book and saying "See! Look! Right here! It says [insert specific english word, ignoring...

Hiya! Wow. Talk about different strokes and all that! Personally I consider the slightly modified DD combat "To Hit" determination to be one of it's better modifications! For those that don't know, here's how you figure if you hit or not: 1d20 + Adjustments + Opponents AC >= 20, then you Hit...

Hiya! Oh, hey, don't get me wrong. I have rarely 'screwed' a player characters wish. But the OP did say that the specific Wish the PC got was one of the "be careful what you wish for / monkey paw type" of wish (re: it's out to mess with the wishers intentions). My general 'rule' on Wishes is...

Hiya! Nice to see someone find the sheer genius of the old "Basic D&D Rules". As @Alzrius mentioned, the Rules Cyclopedia was from the "BECMI" '5-box set'. If you want an AMAZING retro-clone of it... Dark Dungeons. Absolutely phenomenal retro-clone of the RC! I liked it so much I bought 7...

Hiya! Evil DM Helmet Donned... 😈 DM: "Hmmm....good idea. ... ... Ok. You get the knowledge in your brain. Make an Int Save, please, DC 14" .. Option 1: "You failed? Ok. You are pretty sure it will take you a LONG time to recite it..." .. Option 2: "You succeeded? Ok. You are pretty sure it...

Hiya! Probably gonna get roasted for this... I'd call it a "War-Speaker". I'd also allude to virtually all of the 'abilities' that let the War-Speaker force others to move or act in some way as being "magical in nature" (kind of like a Clerics Turn Undead, for example). If presented like...

Hiya! Welcome to System Mastery? ;) Yeah, it's easy once you have memorized all the important stuff...and much of the unimportant stuff. At my 'peak' back in the mid-eighties, I could make any PC (F, MU, C, T, Halfling, Elf, Dwarf), in under 5 minutes....without looking at the book. At all...

Hiya! ...and therein lies the rub. ;) At some point, which is likely different for many people, that "line" of "just enough" or "too much" magic is different. I think the EK has a more than acceptable ratio of martial to magic. It's not perfect, but hey, it's 5e; nothings 'perfect'. This is...

Hiya! Mind of Tempest: "Why do we not have an arcane half caster?" Fighter(Eldritch Knight): "What?!? Do I mean nothing to you?!?" ^_^ Paul L. Ming

Hiya! Ouch! A bit harsh there... .. ...but not entirely untrue. :( There is a difference between a "DM" and a "GM". Too many people doing the "GM" thing and not enough doing the "DM" thing. (Clerification: "DM" = person who thuroughly enjoys every boring little aspect of running an RPG...

Hiya! I'm not sure I totally agree. I DO believe that anyone who wants to play RPG's should at least GM one or two sessions in whatever game they play. But, that said, it has been my experience that most people just, to be blunt, aren't cut out to be GM's. Either they are just outright...

Hiya! My 2¢... Measurements: Use both. Put one in brackets. If that's "too much work", put it in Metric, but put a conversion table in the front/back. (e.g. "Plate Armor: Wt. 25kg [55lb]") Spelling? Either or. Armor/Armour... Living in Canada most of my life I tend towards the Canadian...

Hiya! Yup. As I said... "totally fair". ;) ^_^ Paul L. Ming

Hiya! Yup, because nothing screams "fairness" like firing someone because someone's feelings got hurt. ^_^ Paul L. Ming

Hiya! Huh, that's stupid...not unexpected at all...but still pretty moronic. :( I liked the Mandalorian. Gina was a great addition and played an interesting character. I was looking forward to seeing more of that characters back story and everything. But hey... I guess that's Hollywood for...

Hiya! It sounds to me like you think the GM is somehow an "equal" to a Player. He/She is not (I'm going to just say 'he' for GM, because it's easy from here on out). The GM has ALL the power as it relates to the game. The GM can, technically, just utterly annihilate the PC's on a whim. The old...

Hiya! No...but then again, I only give 1/4 to 1/2 XP for defeating monsters, but I give between 1:5 and 1:1 per XP:GP 'attained'. This encourages exploration and focuses on the goal of "getting the goodies" over "kill everything that moves". The more rooms and the deeper in/down in the dungeon...

Hiya! Wow. I'm the only person (currently as of this post) who chose "Always, even my setting is randomly generated" option. :) My 5e campaign 'world' that we've played in the most is aptly named "Genericka". It's pretty, well, "generic"...or I guess I could say a little more "cliche"? All...

Hiya! Yup. Reminds me of the ultimate fate of "Bearkiller"...the highest level PC ever to have walked our 5e campaign. He was/is a 7th level Goliath Barbarian. He decided to draw four cards. The four cards he got: Flames, Talons, Donjon and The Void. Everyone just sort of giggled, including...

Hiya! Just a little caveat here... If you are 'new' to 5e's style, it's simply this: "You're the DM. Make it up" If you want to have a Hobgoblin with 3e equivalent "levels of wizard and cleric", just make it up. Don't add the class levels to the Hobgoblin stats. Think of what you want your...