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  1. jgsugden

    D&D General Good Lingering Injury table?

    Context will help identify the right suggestions here. What are you looking to get out of the lingering injury? Do you want them to be healed by cure wounds / lay on hands or not? Do you want realistic lingering injuries (I hurt my knee and it will never be the same again - brain injuries...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Campaign Finale!

    ~550 sessions for 20 levels? You took it slow ... nothing wrong with it ... but that is surprising. I've been going 1 to 20 in 2 to 3 years for weekly games.
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    D&D 5E (2014) 5e Psion+++++thread

    I've posted some of my mechanics before, but I continue to use my 5E Psionics in the 2024 edition. The core elements: 1.) Psionics is internally generated magic and does not attach to the Weave. In my games, Divine, Nature and Arcane magic share certain traits because the magic is delivered...
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    D&D General How would you make this ruling? Vortex Warp

    How I handle these situations: I let the player tell me what they want to happen and then I set a DC for a spellcrafting roll (using Arcana for wizards, etc...). If they beat the DC, the spell works as they desire. If not, it works the other way. However, in this instance I'd be careful of...
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    Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Is Talking About AI in D&D Again

    I agree that AI begins as a subscription model - and currently makes sense as subscription. However, as AI and related technologies displace an ever expanding percentage of workforce, the trend will point towards a smaller and smaller percentage of people being able to pay a subscription fee.
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    D&D General D&D Lay Offs/Corporate Re-Organization

    There have been layoffs right after the release of a new rule set every time since Hasbro took over. Further, this is something we've seen repeated in many industries right now - they're squeezing tighter and tighter to reduce staff as much as possible with the idea that as AI gets more and...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why Is The Assassin Rpgue?

    This is not an experience you should be repeating over and over. I mean that as in you do not deserve it, and it should not be happening so often to you. If there are any DMs running games that can give ER a better experience that is more collaborative, it would be great for the opportunity to...
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    What TTRPGs have the best tactical combat rules?

    You're mistaken. You're making a request, and we're deciding whether to offer up something in request. Being rude makes that decision easier. 5E. Rules as detailed as they need to be addresses your concern. They're best because they're neither overly burdensome nor too vague. If that isn't...
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    What TTRPGs have the best tactical combat rules?

    You kind of need to define best as it is really subjective. Some rule sets are very realistic - but overly burdensome in details. Some are not so realistic, but facilitate better combat storytelling with rules that cover cinematic activity (like swinging from chandeliers, doing flips to avoid...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why Is The Assassin Rpgue?

    Might I suggest that you're playing with too small a band of DMs? While I have encountered these people - I do not play in their games long. My approach has been: 1.) Make suggestions. 2.) Demo the suggestions by offering to run a one shot and asking them to give me feedback on what they...
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    D&D General Joe Manganiello: Compares Early 5E to BG 3 . How Important is Lore?

    This is kind of an odd thing for him to talk about considering his statements about his Dragonlance show - how he'd come up with all new ideas on dragons, etc...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why Is The Assassin Rpgue?

    Again, telling us you have done nothing to understand optimization, then turning around and lecturing on it ... is an odd choice. However, as a reminder, the definition of optimization is the action of making the best or most effective use of a situation or resource. As such, it is about...
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    Did the Ads Recently Change on this Site (New Pop Ups)

    I think you're misreading slightly - all of it, including the bottom banner - is the part giving offense and that looks cheap and click-bait. The bottom banner is not the worst offender, but is offensive enough on its own.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why Is The Assassin Rpgue?

    Check. You don't know anything about optimization, yet talk about it authoritatively. Noted. Check. You didn't bother trying to understand a post and discarded it because it didn't seem to align to your understanding. Got it. OK, I do now see your trouble in understanding the idea of...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why Is The Assassin Rpgue?

    First - I agree that a CR 3 monster being assassinated by a 3rd level assassin before it can act is reasonable (for some CR 3 monsters), at least. The PC is an assassin - and that is a way for them to be an assassin and feel like an assassin. However, your general statement is not a great look...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why Is The Assassin Rpgue?

    I would characterize it as efficient, for the time, but a long shot from optimized. I could do a heck of a lot better ... although I would never go 100% rogue on any optimized build. The class, in general, is weaker than other classes. The most important round of any combat is the first - and...
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    Did the Ads Recently Change on this Site (New Pop Ups)

    Opinions can differ. However, it was notable enough for many people to come here and generate the longest thread we've seen in a long time on the Met Forum - and in record time. This is clearly significant to many people, whether you think it is a "shrug" or not.
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    Did the Ads Recently Change on this Site (New Pop Ups)

    Think about it in the context of a site you're visiting for the first time. The second you see those types of ads, if you're like most people, it gives you an impression of the site. There are a bunch of old clichés about first impressions - and they exist for a reason. Ad fatigue, intrusive...
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    Did the Ads Recently Change on this Site (New Pop Ups)

    It blocks whatever is at the bottom of the screen. You can scroll an additional time to get past it (usually), but that can result in you losing part of what you're trying to see on the page. It decreases the functionality of the site, looks really cheap, is very annoying, etc... It may...
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    Did the Ads Recently Change on this Site (New Pop Ups)

    I hate to speak for him, but I tried to sort through the statements in this thread to figure out what the intent here is: I think (and please correct me if I am wrong): * The banner at the bottom is intended to be there, and Morrus doesn't agree that it is a significant issue...
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