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This used to happen frequently, back in the old days- when we were often able to get 6 or more players. Not to mention the main campaign, where we had a habit of picking up strays as well as playing multiple characters each. Which was a hedge against the sometimes frequent low turnouts. It...

I'm wondering two things about this ability for Zombies: 1. does this apply just when a zombie is dropped to exactly 0 hp- or for any attack that drops it below 0? 2. do I roll that saving throw every time it hits 0 hp, or just the first time? I'm wondering, because I fought some Ash...

So, essentially, the Known World- later known as Mystara- that was the assumed setting for Moldvay Basic D&D. No extra fluff at all- just the maps with names in the modules. It was the ultimate vanilla setting- because it wasn't a setting- it just WAS. Later, of course, they built it up...

Dammit- you took mine! :cry: So, I guess it'd have to be the older version of the alignment system. A) I LIKED how spells like protection from Evil, Dispel evil, and stuff like that worked. As well as aligned items like weapons. and also B) because it would annoy all those who've been...

Yup. I've been preparing to DM Lost Mine of Phandelver- ie filling up a notebook with keyed stat blocks, notes for tactics, how soon help might arrive etc; As well as XP and Loot sections for each entry. I'm utterly gobsmacked and completely confused as to how they come up with the DC...

Agree totally. For those who are very into RP, this seems like a silly addition. I imagine they'd have a much more detailed character background and quirks sheet already prepared- and plans to add to it as the campaign progresses. For those who aren't so much into it- it's like you said...

This is exactly the direction I don't want them to go. Thus, I won't be buying any of these books, if it turns out that way. Keep the culture war crap out of my D&D, thank you.

It bugs me that they are pushing alignment out of the game slowly. I LIKED that part of it- esp as it pertained to magic. Not very convinced by how 5E handles it.

Yeah, that definitely sounds familiar... I seem to recall a certain half-ogre who walked up the a cave mouth, and began bellowing at the top of his lungs. Something to the effect of COME OUT LUNCH!!! The occupants were not happy to see us.

Ooops! Sux to be him... He could have had his character disengage, and run away, also- but didn't. Considering he played his turn- all alone- vs 2 ettins and a bunch of goblins, and chose to attack rather than gtfo, he really can't expect much else. If you feel THAT guilt ridden...

5E adventures, and their stat blocks- their complete LACK of them. It makes for a lot of extra work preparing for actual gameplay. It's that, or spend the match flipping back and forth between narrative; the map; the monster stats in the appendix; and the stats for any new spells or magic...

So far, My success rate, since the late 90's has been 0%. Either my friends move away, my work makes me the player from hell (showing up on game day-wise); or stuff just happens, in the case of all the bulletin board groups I got in on. Last campaigns with my regular group- he DM'd a...

And I think you just explained the appearance of a bunch of new RP players to the game. The internet/social media generation. A lot of newer players likely had their first "experiences" with D&D gameplay via watching videos of other people playing it. Just about all I've seen of that type...

We've always fallen into that category, too. Except none of us really care to optimize or get's too excited about "builds". We're all there to play the game- as in sitting around a "table" with other players and a DM, and playing D&D. I think that, too is a legacy of being B/X- AD&D...

So far the only things that've come up are: 1. Thieves can use their fast hands ability to drink a potion as a bonus action. 2. Natural 20 on a ranged spell attack like a ray = critical hit. Not sure if it's covered anywhere (I didn't see it), but I decided that it's so at MY table.

My party invaded Cragmaw Castle. Snuck in through the hidden side enterance, and went right into the room with the Grick. 2 round kill, but it wounded the thief. Next up was the chapel. Gobs achieved total surprise... Thief shot by arrow. Mage responded by casting burning hands- and all...

I plan on doing that with 5E. Just as soon as I figure out how to convert stuff... I'm kinda thinking along the lines, for example, of doing something with some of the interesting FR prestige classes- like homebrewing some new archetypes and/or arcane traditions, and same for domains-...

And then there are players like me, when I was young and stupid. I actually told my DM "You can't kill MY characters!!!" They were my ridiculously OP high levels I'd had forever. He did. Got real creative about it, too. For instance, behind one door was a big statue of a dragon, and...

Now that I've dived into the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure from the Starter set, I gotta say- you guys were right: This IS a great adventure!! I've just started reading about Castle Cragmore, and I'm impressed. Lots of cool ideas in here I'd never have come up with! The overall story...

That WAS a good one! I got to run it, and customized the heck out of it. My party was especially displeased with the Young Black dragon that lived in the lower levels. They eventually killed it, but it was a tough fight- and several characters got to eat acid breath. Very fun for me to...