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Late to the party again but to say that Gandalf is a 5th level magic user because he only displays spells that a 5th level magic user is a terrible leap in logic. 5th level magic user don't solo Balors. But Gandalf clearly wasn't built using PC rules. In 5e he'd be CR 16 Planetar or at least a...

Yup that's whats giving me hope about picking my game back up. Now if I can freely incorporate Beowulf: AoH stuff too I'll be happy as a hobbit.

I think I might just run this in my AiME game (which i hope picks back up)

Woohoo! I've very much enjoyed running AiME, and after having picked up the recent AiME humble bundle I'm well situated to start back up. Very excited!

This is probably unfair to you since I suspect you can't respond. Having spotlight on a small amount of non straight white men doesn't kick straight white men out of the party. The vast majority of the world will still cater to us. I once thought differently but looking back I'm surprised I...

I thought she was intelligent, capable, positive, and (my favorite) not interesting in dating the Doctor. Then suddenly she was just a downer. Negative and whiny in practically all scenarios. Bill was a breath of fresh air after that.

It was interesting how Clara went from one of my favorite companions when paired with Smith to one of my least favorite with Capaldi even though I loved Capaldi. I do think that's indicative of the writing taking a shift for the worse.

Nice write up! I remember reading King Solomon's mines and having to reconcile the character with the Connery version which was the only on I had been exposed to at that point. But with either version I was enamored with the fella long past his prime dealing with the world moving past him, and...

I'm happy it looks like a car. I hope Batman doesn't kill a bunch of people with it.

The 5E OGL product Adventures in Middle-Earth had certain abilities and wondrous items that could be activated using Hit Dice. I thought that was neat.

I think the best way to handle it is to cut down on accuracy bonuses like Archery Fighting Style and ignoring cover like Sharpshooter feat. Then I'd cut down on the Archer's mobility. Their weapons already have Range built in, moving on top of that compounds the advantage of range weapons...

I like these guidelines, they are good rules of thumb. Yeah the fact that you have to go find Spiked Armor once you hit level 3 to use subclass features puts it outside the guidelines. A surprising amount of Barbarian subclasses feel like they change the core source of your rage more than...

Respectfully, no one has contributed to this thread for five years so whats the point in coming in and trying to police them for it five years later?

I think both title characters in Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell are among the best examples of D&D style study wizards, though there are some Fey pacts too.

Wait. Did we give good advice? That can't be right.

its a a really complicated game of Rock Paper Scissors or Top Trumps. Certain weapons are better vs. certain armors, or when one is on horseback, or when an opponent is on horseback etc. etc. etc.

This style is not for the Boxer, but for the wrestler. Free damage on a grapple and free damage to every attack made against a grappled target helps make up being limited to a one handed weapon and no shield. So it's not in competition with GWF, but with dueling. My biggest problem with it is...

The last 2 episodes are where things really pull together.

Scratch the name off this one and you still have a really interesting NPC. One of the most interesting I've seen in some time. Some of your best work yet, MIke.

I was reading over the Hammer of Thunderbolts description in the 5e DMG today and noticed some funniness. Per the text a character can throw the Hammer, but it does not return to their hand like a Dwarven Thrower would. You going to have to walk over and pick it up . Good thing the range is...