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The delta isn't nearly as large as you state on damage (if you're including feats for your "good martial build," I get to include them for my rogue build too). Also, I'm okay with fighters being the best fighters. Rogues are groovy in- and out-of-combat. They bring a ton to a group. Rogue in our...

You don't any particular race. In fact, that's one of the things you can meddle with to give your campaign a unique tone. It's easy to pile on more races (there are so many now); it's far more interesting when you start removing some. They could not be a part of your setting, or they could be...

It fits the support role of the bard. Combine this with a Healing Word spell and you can really turn things around for an ally under the gun.

Yes, I'd pay for a boxed set if I was interested in the offering.

One word: Yoink!

doctorbadwolf sounds like a fun game to me!

I love Dragonlance for many reasons, but most of all because it deviated from the vanilla kitchen sink that most published offerings feel the need to support. There are no regular halflings. There are no orcs to be found. Minotaur as a playable race. The knights of Solamnia. Etc. Etc. Yes...

The Campaign Date/Actual Date (good for reference) A super brief summary of what is going on and how it might connect to any campaign-encompassing metaplot. (Likely copied from last session’s sheet with some minor updates.) A list of the currently pertinent NPCs In order, ask the following...

Yes, I'm sure we could all make an argument that would have led to a more difficult encounter, but I think it's perfectly fine that it played out this way. Perhaps the githyanki were arrogant - and who could blame them - as they were cruising around the astral sea. But we're talking a new game...

Somehow I don't think the pack of githyanki knights are going to let this go. Smart money says that there's a reconciliation coming.

Thanks for sharing that story. When the players at my table start getting too bunched up, somebody always starts muttering about the dangers of being in "fireball formation." This usually leads to them spreading out a bit more organically as opposed to filing in like a Roman legion everywhere...

I totally get the desire to play, but I lean towards quality over quantity. What about every other week or once a month?

I give dragonborn darkvision in my own campaign. /shrug

For starters, I'd outlaw cruising the internet and (non-emergency) texting at the table. If they're going to play, it's not too much to ask that they pay attention and be present with the rest of the people sitting at the table. D&D is a social game. If you want to promote story, make the story...

I pre-ordered. They had me at "maps." /shrug

My houserule is 1 level of exhaustion for being dropped to 0 hit points (maximum 1 level per encounter). I have the maximum in there to avoid the death/exhaustion spiral where a character is knocked to 0, healed, but laying there at the feet of the monster and just pounded to 0 hit points again.

There are multiple ways to apply pressure to a higher level group. Not all encounters need to be "deadly" to apply pressure. Put them on the clock and force them through multiple smaller encounters to drain resources. Put innocent civilians in harm's way. Make sure they have to worry about not...

Taking a stab at homebrewing a setting? Less may be more. Consider limiting the types of monsters that you feature and try to give them more depth. Consider Tolkien’s Nazgul (wraiths) or Martin’s White Walkers (wights). Simple monsters with layered context. In my own campaign setting, I don't...

I think this may prove to be difficult to pull off. In my experience, players are very mindful of their own character's abilities. My fear here would be that it could descend into arguments that you don't understand how their abilities/spells work. That said, I think it's a very interesting...

1. The game clearly needs more DMs! 2. Yes, I'd cry tears of joy for a 5e Star Frontiers Oh, please no! I get what you're driving at, but one of the fundamental things I love about 5e is rulings over rules. This would create a situation where players would argue with DMs on DCs for skill...