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In most of my games, a drow would be mostly accepted simply because not many people know about them. Unless they're an elf or have had dealings with them before, the general populace would just assume that the drow is just an elf. A tiger looks like a dangerous predator*. How would people pick...

Didn't spot it before, so obligatory mention of Eberron here, where they have shown what a scientific mindset might result in. Note that there is still much about Eberron that its inhabitants don't understand, but that doesn't mean that its not science. I think that if you're introducing a...

Ehhh. Maybe. :unsure: The worst have been raised, but we won't know if the best have been reigned in until we see the changes made to the spells that were making the best the best.

If the barbarians, fighters and rogues at your particular table are the "strongest DPR by far" then chances are they are reasonably optimised. Their DPR performance will probably be going down in D&D 2024, since there are only a few high DPR options that high martials have to be locked into, and...

I'm thinking about the times when clerics had heavy armour and use of bludgeoning weapons when wizards were limited to daggers, staves and darts. We will have to see if clerics get Starry Wisp or another attack cantrip in the new version.

OK. Looks like there is some confusion here, possibly caused by the initial question being phrased slightly misleadingly. The new cleric can choose whether to focus on attacks and martial capabilities, or get the bonus damage to cantrips. Traditionally clerics have always had better at-will...

It would be a disincentive for certain, but provided everything else with the group was good, not a dealbreaker. My concern would be that this sort of restriction is generally symptomatic of a deeper issue with the DM, so I would probably want to know the reason behind why the game is so...

In my personal experience such problem players are very rare as adults, and this seems to be borne out by the people posting on the forums as well. There are maybe four posters who regularly post about how dysfunctional their players/groups are, and most of the other posters seem to regard this...

I see. Do you have any ideas why your experience with your players is so different from most of the rest of us? Are there any common factors in the games where you had players who acted like that that might explain why they're acting so unusually? Were they taken aside and asked to tone down...

No Tetrasodium, I'm asking if you have noticed a correlation between the immature player behaviour you keep on describing, and immature players.

Could be an age and/or cultural thing perhaps? I'm based in a town in England and the AL club requires under 16s to be accompanied with a guardian. Likewise the other large club I'm involved with is part of the university, so is already selecting for a certain level of maturity. The only times...

I think that it is likely that the "happy go lucky, jolly walking stereotypes, unoptimized characters, play that is found in the WOTC headquarters" is very similar to what is found on the outside of it. The optimisation community, whilst being heavily overrepresented on forums like this one...

Hierarchy of needs vs harm I would guess. While most of the playerbase doesn't care less, there are demographics that are traditionally underrepresented amongst D&D players for which it could be unpleasant or even traumatic. The numbers of people who would find graphic depictions of slavery...

Isn't that what I said? All weapons with the "reach" property are melee weapons. The reach property just lets you make melee attacks against opponents who are 10ft away as well as those withing 5ft.

I doubt it. - The current edition doesn't allow a warhammer to deal piercing damage when striking with the spike side for example. Masteries are even more esoteric. I'm assuming you mean mixing 10ft-reach melee weapon and 5ft-reach melee weapon? Presumably by choking up on the shaft and/or...

Is the issue the bonuses that you get if you pre-order rather than waiting until the product is out to buy? So people are encouraged to purchase early rather than when reviews and such are out? I think that I understand the concern. I have seen enough about the 2024 version to be satisfied...

We'll probably continue our current campaigns under the old rules, and then switch to the 2024 version for the future.

I think that there is potentially less conflict with the necromancer being a necromancer, and possibly more with the whole "fight fire with fire" attitude, if it extends to the necromancer using evil methods like torture etc. It is absolutely possible to play a necromancer in a non-disruptive...

Most of my AL experience is with the local club. There are generally around 5-6 games a week at an assortment of gaming shops, with people booking to play on a "first come, first served" basis. A DM might run a series of connected adventures, but there is no guarantee that there would be the...

There is a fair amount lot of exploration in many AL league (and other published adventures). Unfortunately, particularly in AL play, there are other factors: Because the modules are designed to fit into a 2- or 4-hour slot, there generally are only a few combats and a few exploration...