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I'm not a fan of 'declare your action' initiative models. Too much can happen during the round before a player's turn and then you have people finagling ways to change what they announced to fit the new tactical picture. Keep it simple, clean and fun.

One thing to understand about magic shops is that they bump the power level up in your game if they allow you to focus items to your character's strengths. And that's fine if that's the game you want to play. Have at it! But then the next thing we'll hear is how the MM doesn't have monsters...

Just to get sentimental and reminisce a bit, I remember a group I played with for several years where the DM NEVER handed out xp after a game. We'd pester him and complain and cajole but to no avail. Then, every once in a while, he'd give us all handouts with a total xp award on it and we'd...

If by entitled you mean someone who has a stake in the game as a player, then yes. I think the best games are those that allows some discussion and flexibility about the ground rules of the game between DM and players. As a DM I don't venture from rules as they pertain to characters and their...

Some of my favorite, defensive cleric spells are... Bless ... Protection from Good & Evil ... Shield of Faith ... Aid ... Protection from Energy ... Heroes Feast.

I believe this is mentioned in the MM entry for Lich...

. My opinion is that you need to get player buy-in with any changes that effect their characters. I loathe DMs who saddle up a bunch of restrictions without player consensus.

Sorry 'bout that. Yes, it is a different opinion. There have been a lot of folks who have not read the spell responding so I went off half-cocked. In any event I'm glad you responded with an interesting existential point of view. Given that our bodies cycle through atoms in their composition...

Wrong. If that's the case then you are not actually you after being Resurrected because the you in question is your soul. The Clone spell tranfers that you (your soul) to a new body (again, very definitely you because it's genetically identical to your body) upon death. So same difference.

I think leveling is too fast as it stands. Took a just-got-to 13th level character to a con over the weekend and after 4 x 4hr modules (so ~16 hrs) am well into 15th level. It was about 2 mods (8 hr) a level. You don't want it too slow in organized play but this is lickety-split! BTW, I...

And so sentences from various texts are cherry-picked to divine deeper meaning into the world around us. This is almost ... religious.

It's not so bad if you keep it to select creatures and know the group you're playing with. It's the players who determine if an encounter is a slog and you can usually pick up that vibe from them if it becomes that way. But if what you're doing is taking a 2 round fight and making it a 5 round...

I just don't like doing that. If the PCs nail a creature fair and square, so be it. For high-challenge creatures (BBGs, etc) that have a developed sense of self-preservation I'll specify some sort of escape plan in their write up. Recently it was a black dragon that was toying with a group...

I agree. I remember feeling annoyed that Sword Coasts Legends played slide-whistle with their menageries of monsters so that a 10th level party was still on par with the same number of goblins they had been fighting at 1st level and that a 1st level party somehow had the chutzpah to duke it out...

Typically either MM average or Max depending on the level of challenge I want to present.

Excellent point. I suppose most of this conversation is couched in details support by the Player's Handbook. But some campaigns may not support the idea of clones and only have liches because Undeath is how you defeat mortality in that game and the DM thinks liches are cool (which they most...

Not sure if I understand. Are you saying that all PCs can make a DC 22 Dex save vs an Adult Red Dragon's Wing Attack at will? Not in my experience.

Why is it these threads always get trolled by Steampunks? :)