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I'm glad I have it. It looks really nice. I mostly use the DMG for the magic items and well...they could be better. Most items in my games are random and I don't like that potions are mixed in with permanent items. The tables by type are neat though. I was also wishing for tables for weapon...

A cash grab with more page count, more art, and $50 MSRP?

I don't think so, or maybe we are interpreting it in different ways. Spoiler for Rime of the Frostmaiden: There is an overall plot - Auril is cursing the land into neverending Winter. In the first act there are 8 or so plot points the characters can engage in and once they do 4 of them the...

I like the advice about plot points and embracing the shared story. It's about writing an adventure, not preparing a sandbox. Even with a sandbox, there should still be points of interest that a DM will want to have prepared. If a DM does not need that it is because they have DM'd so much as to...

I think the next adventures will be no different than the most recent ones. Nothing has changed as far as running adventures goes and the tiers are exactly the same. I'm looking forward to the Monster Manual the most of the 3 books . We can see a change in design in the brown bear from the PHB...

If you have both Sleight of Hand and Thieves' Tools proficiencies you get advantage as well as adding your proficiency bonus. If you only have 1 you get to add your proficiency bonus. If you don't have either it is just a dexterity check. Thief Rogues can do it as an action or bonus action...

The 2 simplest solutions I can think of are: 1. Slow down leveling. A lot. 5e is designed to speed through levels 1-4 and then put on the breaks from 5-10 (then speed up again at 11+). 2. Create new in-between levels (incl. 0.5 and 0.75 if desired) then distribute some of what they would be...

If that is the way the DM is they're going to be that way regardless of what classes are in play.

In thinking of this post I've realized that it may sound sarcastic but that is not my intent. We are used to holding a lot of complex rules and terminology and thinking about how they work. When I used to play M:tG I had printed off the official rules which were some 50 pages or so because...

Yeah, this has been stated a few times in the thread. A scroll doesn't take time to read, only to cast so fast hands doesn't actually do anything. According to this interpretation a thief rogue with a scroll of vicious mockery is faster at casting it than a bard (it only has verbal...

Yeah, there is the sort of player who wants to show off their strategic mastery of the game when the game really isn't about that. Play a strategy game where people are signing up for it and rules are rules. I've played a few games at a very high level and I just don't have the interest to...

I agree that those spells are often poorly written, and maybe worse, aren't standardized. The exception to this was healing spirit which was made to the standard only it works for the damage spells when opponents don't want to run through it but breaks down when it is something they do want to...

For the covers I think the regular edition is fine but the collector's covers are really nice. On the inside I think they are the nicest I have seen. The print quality and amount of art is very good. The 2014 had a style to make them look like weathered pages and, while cool, ended up just...

The issue is with using the ready action to move the cleric around and it is actually addressed in the DMG. The advice is basically that the rules don't simulate the world they are there to make things interesting and fun and if shenanigans are going on the DM should not allow it. The example...

While I agree with the first part of your post, I appreciate bits about how the default game's themed and narratives are. So a cleric having the power now is different than previous editions where the cleric prayed for their spells every rest and then was imbued with them. I like having that...

We recently played Rime of the Frostmaiden which is a horror themed campaign. Only long rest in a friendly settlement. Weather conditions are encounters (eg. blizzard, -80 temp drop) which causes exhaustion. Added that 2 HD can be spent during short rest to remove 1 exhaustion. Mental stress...

This is part of the social contract for me. Previous to 2024 the druid was a prime example. If the player decided their druid was going to wear metal armour that is a breach of the contract the same as breaking any other rule. For a cleric I expect them to fill the narrative identity of the...

I would not consider correcting a rules mistake or misunderstanding as fudging.