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I like @tetrasodium's reply at #179, as I had exactly the same thought about The Watchmen (the movie, in my case) when I read through this discussion. Basically, in the "who's gonna take on the world and win" stakes, I'd bet on the smartest guy in the world, not Superman. I reckon the smartest...

My Lego UCS Millennium Falcon came in a box that big. It was worth what I paid for it. This, possibly not.

I think there are a couple of other issues at play, which probably deserve their own discussions. But I'll throw them out there an express a few controversial views just to whet peoples' appetites. First, when a player expresses a desire to play a race that the DM has not considered before...

There's enough irony in that statement to boost my haemoglobin count! You, sir, win the Internet! Cheers, Al'kelhar

Yeah, well, when you open the locked iron door in the basement of the ruined alchemist's lab - the one very clearly marked "HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO BE WORN AT ALL TIMES" - you kinda get what you ask for.

I almost killed my level 4 party with a Living Cloudkill last week. No poison resistance, but some good Con saves. And a storm cleric with Gust of Wind. Still, 5d8 poison damage in a 40-foot-diameter sphere against a cluster of 4th level PCs in a confined space is pretty savage. And memorable!

Ah, so this is a question of what is good and poor practice by some objective standard, then. As opposed to, what works at the table to make an enjoyable game for everyone there. Nice to know DM'ing is subject to objective assessment by the hive mind. Look, saying "every DM should be open to...

Surely, this is entirely context-dependent, though? See, I think what people are reacting badly to is this perception that you are being categorical about something which is very subjective. I am in the fortunate position of having played D&D for almost 4 decades with a bunch of people who are...

Thanks, consider me patronised. The points, as I make on these forums occasionally is that (a) people will gripe about anything; and (b) perception does not equate to reality. D&D is literally as expensive as a game of make believe. Cheers, Al'kelhar

Be prepared for several dozen responses from posters stating that, in their country, that's more than the cost of a week's food, they can't ship stuff from the US, and so on. I agree, seriously, the cost barrier to entry to play D&D is next-to-nothing. It's like, slightly more expensive than...

Yes, and I'd get away with it too, if it wasn't for those damn kids...

I sympathise with the OP, and also agree with many of the comments already made about the proposal. Largely, the merits of adding a 3rd spell slot for a warlock at 5th level will be table-dependent. I can see where it may make a substantial difference to the power of the class, and equally...

Yeah, this is the bunch of "nerdy-ass voice actors" who continually pronounce the word "quay" as "kway". Even after one of their own number corrects them. Maybe their strength is less in the pronunciation and more about doing 3+ per hours per session of deep roleplaying about interpersonal...

Couldn't he have just banged on the wall and yelled at him to turn it down, you know, like a normal person? Talk about anger management issues...

You, sir, are cordially invited to the Mad Hatter's Tea Party! ;)

Hmm, you might've missed this bit... Or you didn't, and this is a hill that's clearly worth dying on. But, in that wonderful internet way of saying something that Eric's grandma wouldn't approve you - and a variation of which you so kindly finished your last message with - "you do you".

It's a running gag in our gaming group - the most OP party composition is 5 clerics (we have 5 players and 1 DM, obviously). Cheers, Al'Kelhar

Wow, what a whole pile of threadcrapping. I feel sorry for the OP, who, I think, was only looking for some funny and interesting anecdotes. Instead, we get a whole lot of whining about how critical fumbles are badwrongfun. Now, I might agree from a gamist perspective, but, seriously people...

I assume that Grendel's Mother can cast each of the spells listed in her Innate Spellcasting trait 3 times per day (as opposed to, for example, she can cast 3 spells per day from the following list of 4 spells known)? Cheers, Al'Kelhar

What kind of "Friendly" encounters could happen in the Far Realms? Um, I'm guessing something involving tentacles?