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    D&D 5E (2014) Tales From The Awning Pothole

    Albert offered the first joke that came into his head "Hahahahaha!" "That seemed to amuse him," said Tasha, "Let's try some more bar jokes." "Hahahahaha!" *clatter* "That worked well - his arm fell off," said Ha! cheerfully. "I know one." "Haha?" "Not so good. I think he prefers simple...
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    D&D 5E (2014) 3 Years Later: D&D's total Domination on Amazon (and Earth in General)

    If it's of any interest, Amazon.co.uk classifies the PHB under Books/Reference/Hobbies & Games and also under Books/Sports, Hobbies & Games/Hobbies & Games In Books/Reference/Hobbies & Games No.1 'Best Seller', No.1 'Most Wished For', No.1 'Most Gifted' In Books/Reference No.11 'Best Seller'...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tales From The Awning Pothole

    the party moved onwards towards ... ... a stockade manned by hobgoblin slavers. Simplez called out to the gate guard and confidently announced that he was an important super-goblin who had captured these adventurers single-handed and he needed somewhere to put them, so he was borrowing their...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tales From The Awning Pothole

    "Wherefore art thou?" asked Tasha in a worried voice. "Methinks there is a change in the seasons of this world that is o'erwrought." And Albert replied "Thou dyd'st speak truly. We are cast adryft in the wynds of tyme, toss'd hyther and yon at the whyms of chance." "Cut it out, you two,"...
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    D&D 5E (2014) OGL / SRD 5.1

    Don't ask us - ask WotC.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tales From The Awning Pothole

    There was a good crowd of townsfolk on Thrumness point, despite it being a cold day with a likelihood of rain. Two contestants would be competing for the Kingship of Luin today; Inannunot and another man, dressed in sorcerer's robes, whom he did not know. Ayam Newtrall, an elderly druid who...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tales From The Awning Pothole

    "No. Get your coat! Our quarry has vanished!..................." "What has just happened is weird," said Urðr.1 "The pity is, our sister Verðandi is not here. She always knows what is happening," replied Skald. "But, what ought to be, will be," she added cryptically. "It's enough to give one...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Less about the numbers and more about the concept: Judging classes in 5th edition.

    The Unhurried Ranger was biding his time, hiding his capabilities behind a cloak of misleading numbers. His enemies underestimated him. Even his friends underestimated him. But quietly, oh so quietly, he was gaining power. He had grit. He had resolve. Above all, he had patience. He oiled his...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Less about the numbers and more about the concept: Judging classes in 5th edition.

    Different people play the game different ways. Some people treat it as a combat game with narrative flavour; other people more as a narrative game with occasional combat. Most of the classes work equally well either way around, but somehow Ranger has never quite come right in that way. WotC are...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tales From The Awning Pothole

    Tippy was confused. Without the oyster shells he couldn't contact his friends and the awful consequences of splitting the party were coming home to roost. He wandered disconsolately out into the courtyard of Southborough Castle. He was quested with tracking down a sorcerer named Ballnard...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tales From The Awning Pothole

    They entered the cave ... Albert led they way, cautiously sweeping ahead of him with his 8ft ToTM pole, moving it from side to side at ankle height in case of tripwires and tapping the ground every square foot or so in case of pressure plates. Tap ... Tap ... Tap ... Following behind, her...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tales From The Awning Pothole

    Char-Ging rubbed her hands with glee and with what might have been an evil cackle. She knew that under an ancient statute, the King of Luin was obliged to pay taxes to his subjects instead of the other way around. She also knew that since the death of the last King of Luin thirty-three years...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tales From The Awning Pothole

    Blissfully unaware of Tippy's attempts to contact him, ₼₼₼₼₼₼₼₼, aka Inannyunot, had continued to read everything he could find about the son of Donald BlackHair, who might turn out to be him. As an aside, he had chanced to find an old spell book, almost crumbling away with age, and learnt the...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Boss Fight Help

    Keep it simple. Let the cleric player say it however he likes. If he says it doesn't affect his friends and allies but does affect his enemies, believe him. It's not supposed to be a gotcha like a Wish spell or something. 'Designate' just means 'specify' - it can be by pointing, naming verbally...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Landholds, what do you want out of it?

    What do your players want? What do they find amusing?
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tales From The Awning Pothole

    Tippy rode through the castle gates just after mid-day and handed the reins of his exhausted horse to a nearby groom. Dashing up the steps into the great hall, he burst through the great double doors with a Strength Roll that would have done credit to an old-school fighter. "Your Grace!" he...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tales From The Awning Pothole

    Tickle swam slowly along the bottom of the loch, accompanied by Inannyunot who had cast Water Breathing on himself. He felt a little better now, and showed an interest in a passing shoal of twinklefish. But he wasn't hungry. Perhaps later. He was so tired. The wizard touched him on one tentacle...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tricks and tips with magical items.

    Not sure what you are looking for. Can you give a few examples? Do you mean disguising magic items as commonplace ones, so that the players won't pick them up? If they do pick them up, they can identify them so it's only a trick if you can fool them into ignoring them. But then you might as...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tales From The Awning Pothole

    It was night when they teleported suddenly into the village of Norton Fitzwarren ... "There should be an inn around here somewhere," suggested Tippy, putting up a Light cantrip. "Albert, have a scout around, there's a good fellow." "HORSEMEN!" A troop of uniformed guards came riding swiftly...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tales From The Awning Pothole

    Tap, tap, tap...........There was that breeze again. She did feel it. Something brushed Terri's cheek, causing shivers to run up and down her spine. She didn't dare to put her hand up to see if there was something there, in case there was. Then there was a peculiar odour that gave her a sudden...
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