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WotC is offering an additional option to DMs, not players. The DM always have the final say. This should cause no more conflict than the existence of Tashas or Xanthars.

This tweet is categorically incorrect. Greyhawk has never had firearms, as gunpowder doesn't work there. The lone exception to this is the "6 shooters" belonging to Myrlund, but those are actually wands.

Not really. DMs are simply going to have to decide what, if anything, they will allow from 5E. There will be imbalance, just like there were imbalances between characters for 1E & 2E AD&D. While it's not ideal for people to have mixed groups, it's at least possible, unlike any other two...

To make fighting a dragon unique, you really need to use the rules for climbing onto a bigger creature from the DMG. A real dragon is going to stay in the air, breathing down on the party and occasionally grabbing a PC to drop from a height. Allowing melee PCs to try and climb on top of the...

Sorry to hear you got sick, and hope you're feeling better. Thanks for the convention report!

I like dungeons, both as a player and a DM, for largely the same reason: focus. Everything for the adventure is usually pretty clearly defined in a dungeon setting. The bad guys and goal are likely present, allowing the players to focus on resolving the immediate challenges in front of them...

Only if the DM permits it. In 5E the DM must be using the optional rule of skills with other abilities, and presumably this will continue with 1D&D. The idea of using Str for Intimidation is usually based off a misunderstanding of Intimidation. It's not about the ability to hurt the target...

Battlemage: focus on abjuration and evocation magic, priority on combat. Beguiler: focus on enchantment and illusions, priority on control. Necromancer: classic staple. Conjurer: focus on conjuration and transmutation, with priority on buffs.

Shoot, I forgot that one!!!

Just finished. A reminder to people to work towards constructive criticism. The druid was an obvious failure, but make sure to explain why you feel this way, providing suggestions to improve it.

I think Bard is a bit limited by the school selection. Either they need to add a Magical Secrets at a lower level, or they need to unlock specific spells at certain levels, in a similar manner to the healing spells.

Boxed sets are awesome for campaigns, providing maps and lots of goodies to use. The occasional mega-adventure can benefit from a boxed set, but they were too overdone IMO. Obviously starter sets are ideal as a boxed set. The problem with boxed sets is the profit margin is bad and they don't...

Tiny creatures can't tank anything other than small or tiny creatures. If you're two sizes larger, you can just walk through another creature's space, so you might be able to fight well, but you're not blocking anything. IMO they should create specific stat blocks, one of which is the Tiny...

Within the last week needs to be an option.

I suspect this will be the change to the Warlock, since they are trying to make the game backwards compatible. If this was an entirely new edition, I'd assume a massive overhaul to the class instead.

Standard rules, not official rules. There's the proper diagonal variant in the DMG, which is also official. It's nitpicking, but when you're wanting to work shenanigans with RAW you have to take everything into consideration.

I think you misunderstood the rune. It changes the target of the attack, using the same roll, but doesn't change anything else. Your attack roll still has to hit the flier. If you don't, then the attack misses the new target and has no effect. Also, the flier better be able to fit in the net...

Party returns to where they started, only to find an obnoxious old wizard sitting there waiting. "I'm Elminster, and I just wanted you to know I could have taken care of that for you. I just didn't want to."

My exact thought as well. Give everyone time to screw up before checking the results.

Pre-VTT days I'd use TotM with a dry erase board for combat mapping or details. The layout map I usually leave to the player's discretion, as I've found most modern gamers don't bother with one.