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My kids. The game from my childhood seemed like a good fit for them. I showed them, and they loved it. The whole family plays now (including the in-laws)

I use a screen. Keeps the queued monsters from view. As well as monster hit points, maps, etc from view. Die rolls are private and discrete to support the narrative feel and flow of the game. I have to stand up anyway to move around my table, so the screen is not as much a factor (Our group...

I would never ban fan made material. I would moderate when it can be implemented though. It seems that D&D is purpose built to support fan made material. Didn't all those famous spells come from characters in either Gygax's or Arneson's original playing group? so, yes, I would allow fan made...

Off the top of my head, other games to consider are: Ticket to Ride Lords of Waterdeep 7 Wonders Carcassonne Dominion Alhambra But many other possibilities, depending on what he liked about Catan.

Lots of different options to choose from. However, it is hard to recommend the next game unless we know a little more about him. How old is he? Is this the only game he plays (you stated he has a new passion, but you only mentioned one game)? What does he like best about Catan? The resource...

I've backed 17 projects so far on kickstarter, almost all of them games. To date, I have received 13 of them. A few late, but not egregious. Of those still due, only one is at risk. It is 18 months late, but the kickstarter has keep us informed the entire time -- delays have been due to an...

Fearlight Games has announced a new RPG set in the world of Robin Hood. Written by Bryce Whitacre. The game features: A Swashbuckling Stunt system where you name each and every one of your attacks, defenses, and actions! Improving all 3 after every session. A Story Pool system that works...

They'll like the menagerie right up to the point where they see a "no pets allowed" sign.

I only reveal to the players the political and world information that is necessary for the adventure at hand. Over the course of time and adventures, the world and political picture takes shape for the players. This approach allows me to not overdevelop a campaign world, allows me me much...

I don't think so. There is a chance the counterspell will not work. The higher the spell being cast, the harder it is to counter. Although the counterspell can be cast at a higher level, doing so also burns up spell slots for other spells. How many spell casters want to burn up spell slot...

I'll buy that. it is not prohibited. Although, I think my original reasoning was sound and would no t have felt bad if used during the game.

The player may be right, but not in the way he was thinking. As ThePolarBear is suggesting, there is the rules of the spell to consider. Per RAW, Counterspell attempts "to interrupt a creature in the process of casting a spell." So it is not about time/action management as much as it is...

That's good news.

I'm a little confused by your use of Dispel Magic. Dispel Magic takes a full action to cast. It could be cast as a standard action or even a bonus action. RAW PHB 202 points out that even with a bonus action spell being cast, you can not cast two spells requiring 1 action time to cast in the...

Full endorsement of this statement. I am a big fan of open ended character design. Every player can make the character he/she wants to play. As this is a game about heroes, I always ask the player, "What makes this character a hero?" This targets at least ONE valuable asset to the group...

I liked Neverwinter Nights when I was playing D&D 4th Edition. I really liked the idea of fan made adventures. But it has been a hit and miss (and mostly miss) on the quality of those adventures. Now that D&D has returned to its roots in 5th Edition, Neverwinter Nights has lost is appeal for...

Sorry. The templates are limited to the capabilities of the Magic Set Editor. There is a large community of support for the program, but I do not think there is Mac support yet. I know it has been a requested feature from the community, but MSE is a fan support now. Not sure it will ever...

Below are the class icons found in the PHBs. I have also included icons for handful of subclasses and the new Artificer. I use these for the spell card template in the downloads section, but I have provided them here to share for general use. I can add others if there is an interest in them...