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The method for ability score generation is a group decision for me and my players. I always push for point-buy, slightly higher than default, but invariably my players out-vote me and we go with 4d6. Now, I cut my teeth on 3d6 in order, and by the time I started DMing 4d6 was basically the...

Actually Yunru is entirely correct and you are not. The improved forms available to a Pact of the Chain Warlock and the Variant Familiar sidebars in the MM are two completely different things. The former simply allows for alternative forms the Warlock can pick from what summoning a spirit per...

I quite like it. Not because it's "classic" adventures I've never had the chance to run before, though that's nice as well, but because it's smaller adventures rather than a full campaign. See, my group meets a bit too infrequently to make playing a campaign viable. I tried my hardest to make...

I'm not especially familiar with the NPC and situation you're describing only because I never ran LMoP... I threw my group straight into CoS. But on improv in general all I can honestly say is it's a skill that comes with time and practice, there are very few who are good at it right out if the...

I'm fairly certain no member of law enforcement would take any interest in this thread, unless you think it's genuinely worth the time of local law enforcement agencies to track down individuals online for admitting to a misdemeanor... individuals who may or may not live in their areas of...

He actually got that owl familiar by taking the Ritual Caster feat. It backfired though, the owls name is lowkeymedes and he's actually very grouchy and constantly pointing out the gnomes shortcomings... specifically that he's a gnome and a Paladin, two things lowkeymedes can't stand.

It's less a specific page number and an amalgamation of several basic rules. Page 192 of the PHB describes actions in combat, page 201is the start of chapter 10 where spell casting is discussed and cantrips are talked about and then page 143 of the SCAG describes Green Flame Blade. When you add...

Jumping back and forth like that early on will probably see him underperforming against single-classed characters as every class gets a fairly significant bump in power at 5th level and he's delaying that by quite a bit. Other things to consider as others have pointed out... You can only sneak...

Other than changing all weapon attacks to be a d8 versus the d4/d8 ranged/melee split... I think that's a system with some solid potential. And I don't say this for the same reasons as CapnZapp with regards to ranged dominance, the system removes dexterity from the equation entirely which I...

It sounds that way because it is that way. I'm still relatively new to these boards, but I've already been here long enough to see the same subjects tread and retread by the same people with the same stances on whatever the subject might be. And I don't say that to malign the board or the...

It sounds that way because it is that way. I'm still relatively new to these boards, but I've already been here long enough to see the same subjects tread and retread by the same people with the same stances on whatever the subject might be. And I don't say that to malign the board or the...

Meh, I wouldn't mind them taking a very different tack with the Druid. Emphasising those features which truly differentiate it from other spell casters seems like a good idea, as to me they feel like nature themed wizards and just about always have. And if putting an emphasis on those unique...

Meh, I wouldn't mind them taking a very different tack with the Druid. Emphasising those features which truly differentiate it from other spell casters seems like a good idea, as to me they feel like nature themed wizards and just about always have. And if putting an emphasis on those unique...

So to come at this from a slightly different angle, what can you tell us about the nature of your campaign? Is there a reason so many of your combat encounters allow for this sort of scenario? Others have made several suggestions that could help with the issue, though like many I'm also against...

I'm going to sidestep this tangent on morale and running away and also try to keep my response a bit concise since this topic seems to come up with some frequency. Like many I don't intentionally try to kill characters in my game, but I do absolutely nothing to prevent them either. This has...

Not to get existential on everyone, but if we keep this thread going has the OP really left? Or are they trapped here forever? A small piece of their online soul ours to toy with for eternity. If OP makes a post and no one responds does it make a sound was it ever really posted? Ponder these...

Meh, I like this place. This seems like a premature evacuation. *pause for laughter* It's a bit rough around the edges, but it's not toxic by a longshot. I earned my posting chops on a different board that was as strictly moderated as humanly possible, so while people get away with stuff here...

I'm more or less going with the majority, from what I can tell, on this one: if they're shackled to a wall or in a grapple or a similar situation I'd rule the spell allows them to escape. If they're wearing the manacles or a similarly restraining object that could travel with them, it does. The...

Hand waved away. This simply isn't the kind of bookkeeping my players enjoy, so I don't see a need to enforce it. Now, crossing a desert or if the local water supply has been tainted in some way... that's when it may come up as a temporary, but important part of the game. Otherwise it simply...

Lots of good suggestions here already so I'll try to just quickly rehash what I do. First thing is first, attack downed characters. One measly attack takes a downed character from three death saves down to just one, now they're looking at a single roll to decide their fate. And if the enemies...