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They stack in my game.

Interesting article. Thanks for posting the link!

I actually think there's a fair amount of hyperbole being thrown back and forth that tends to inflame an otherwise interesting and reasonable discussion. ;-) In most games I've been in, and certainly those I've run, the rules are made clear before character creation. That way you know the...

I mean, honestly, I'd love to play in any game where the DM and players aren't d-bags. I think we're all creative people able to come up with dozens of fun character ideas in 20 minutes that we'd enjoy playing if we were asked to jump in on a game. I would just pick one that fits the campaign...

It may be that my perception has been skewed by my experiences with it - in the 3.x games I played from 2000 onward the people who would multiclass without optimizing would be corrected by fellow players or have their characters re-done by more mechanically adept players in order to optimize...

FWIW, multiclassing is the only thing I've disallowed. In my experience as a player and a DM from 3.x onward, it's only ever been used to gain mechanical advantage and never grown out of any organic need to fulfill a character concept. And I'm not pointing fingers at anyone else that I'm not...

As a DM I would allow someone who took the Elemental Adept feat to ignore Magic Resistance vs. attacks using their chosen element. Might make the Adept feat a little more palatable at higher levels.

Inspector Javert from Les Miserables always seemed like the quintessential LN character to me. But you're right - alignments mean different things to different folks.

I think you're absolutely right when it comes to PCs. But they certainly didn't do away with alignments when it comes to the Monster Manual, where every creature has a listed alignment, and the DMG, where all of the outer planes are heavily aligned. It's still all over the place there. That's...

I like the alignment system for monsters - and I like alignment as an overall universal/planar framework. Then I like players to decide how they want to fit into the framework - whether they want to choose and stick to an alignment or chuck it and not think about it. Either way alignment helps...

I'm sure fiend summoning and binding will be in a future supplement. They may have made a conscious choice to keep things like summoning and binding devils and demons out of the core rules to keep it relatively PG. Although there is the infernal warlock, so I could be wrong. They might also...

Also, I'm sure I can make it up, but I really wish they also had some extra guidelines for running huge creatures like adult dragons in combat - I mean they should be able to use their bulk while they're moving to try and crush medium-sized or smaller creatures in their way, they should be able...

Just glancing at the white dragon entry, if I were an adult white I'd seal up my lair with ice whenever I was in there, particularly if I didn't have any minions - the white dragon has both a wall of ice legendary action and one of the regional effects is that icy walls block off areas of the...

That and it was essentially surprised. It looks like no minions, and no advanced warning of the party. Pretty much operating in the dark. It allowed the group to get the jump on him.

Loved Moldvay Basic, love AD&D, love 2nd, love (playing, but not DMing) 3rd, love 4th. I think this is my favorite core version of the rules. Well done WOtC. :-)

I think the sunlight sensitivity should be a larger issue than something that can be minimized by buying some kick-ass sunglasses. IMHO getting rid of a race-balancing penalty like that requires some investment by the Player. That being said, Feats are expensive and hard to get, so I'd throw in...

That's so awesome! Man... shadow demon was my favorite bad guy in that show when I was a kid. It ran when I was 11 or 12. It may seem dated and cheesy to folks now, but I remember soooo looking forward to Saturday to see the newest one. So cool. I still pop it in the DVD player every once in a...

Please link to pics when you do. I want to see the carnage.

Hehe. I'm assuming you meant minor illusion. Silent image isn't the best spell for making sounds. [emoji3]

I think having the option to delay on the first round is a fine house rule. You're giving the PC who rolled well a bit of advantage when the combat begins to choose their place in it. Post top-of-combat, I'm with a bunch of other folks who've posted above. I •like• 'ready' as the go-to. The...