Search results

Yeah, the tablet works well for encounters in relatively small areas, but wouldn't work for very large ones... maybe there should be an app that can run on multiple tablets that allows you to place them in a grid and conveniently lets you display one map on all of them, using bluetooth. That...

This is what I did as well, except I put Schley's unmarked maps in an app called "Lecture Notes" on my Android tablet, which allows for layers. Even though the tablet (a 10" one) isn't very big, it worked pretty well for most uses --- I scaled the "fog of war" layered map down when they were...

As Jaelommiss said, it all depends on their motivations. Did they go in there to kill a bugbear? If not, then they probably aren't done. Even if they do kill him, and decide to leave and continue on their way to Phandelver, I wouldn't aggressively push them to stay and explore in any out of...

The two things I see that seem (from my novice perspective) to run counter to the original argument are: first, a number of big players are already releasing modules, so will we really see an explosion of *quality* modules beyond what's already happening if major insiders have already started...

donjon.bin.sh does seem to have one for 5e: http://donjon.bin.sh/5e/random/#encounter It seems to generate a list corresponding to the basic guidelines.

Unfortunately, it doesn't really, except for an example Sylvan Encounters table on page 87. It has some advice on creating encounter tables, and Appendix B has tables of monsters by terrain, sorted by CR; but you're to use those tables to create your own random encounter tables. It would be...

The Drunks and Dragons podcast is done by the folks at Geekly Inc. Their main RPG play is D&D, which started with 4e, and (I think) they're going to move to 5e, but they do a wide variety of other games including Durance, Firefly (using Fate Core), Fiasco, Gamma World and Shadowrun. The...

I really enjoyed their Dragon Age playthrough, too.

In my opinion, RPGs absolutely are watchable. I've watched many hours of RPGs on Youtube, and listened to many hours of podcasts. They're great; I enjoy them as much as watching whatever I watch on Youtube. The ratio of good to bad is about the same for general media, though: that is, much of...

This is cool; I'm going to give it a try. Thanks!

Just noticed the DMG is #1 in Amazon Hot New Releases (Books). http://www.amazon.com/gp/new-releases/books/ref=zg_bs_tab_t_bsnr

LOL, he was just being as argumentative as everyone else in these damned forums. Why should he tone it down when nobody else does? It's not like he was threatening to use his mod/admin/owner powers.

Just got mine in the mail. What am I doing here!? I'm going to go read it!

I think the time-frame for discussing this was early 2015, but I don't recall for sure.

What WotC sells is cards, books, and other related things. If you don't like them, don't buy them; but don't try to pretend that just because they aren't doing what you want, they're somehow being misleading. The fact is 5e is already great. That's the popular opinion. If it's not your opinion...

If you have other three players, then it sounds lie you have a group -- you just need one of the four of you to step up and DM. Beyond that you might try http://reddit.com/r/lfg (the "looking for group/game" subreddit)

Though I could definitely see many tables enjoying playing it that way.

Well this is typically how kickstarters work -- while the price for the product may ultimately be cheaper than it would be after kickstarting, the "perks" are by necessity far cheaper to produce than what people pay to get those levels. They aren't products that you're buying. After all, they're...

They do say explicitly in the FAQ that it is for Pathfinder, but they also state that it can be used with other systems as well.

I too have Prime and received my 5e preorders from Amazon on the day.