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    D&D 5E (2014) Official D&D Basic Discussion Thread

    Bench press is arms only. You add legs into that, and don't try to get it over your head, and you've got a deadlift. The average man, after a month of training, can deadlift 290 pounds. Fantasy-medieval life might count as weight training. :)
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    D&D 5E (2014) Official D&D Basic Discussion Thread

    Have there been previous editions that had decreasing experience required to level up? What I mean is: from levels 1-11 you need more experience to reach the next level than you needed to reach this one, but then, after taking 21,000 xp to get from 10 to 11, you only need 15k to get to 12, and...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Opening Page of the PHB

    Dark skin will sometimes have a blue-black hue when photographed. Photographic equipment has been optimized over more than a century to take good pictures of people with light skin tones, but not as much attention has been paid to taking good pictures of people with dark skin tones. If the...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Opening Page of the PHB

    Why is everyone saying he's wearing a turban? There's a metal headbandy-thing at his forehead, and then an amorphous black mass above that looks more like a chef's hat than a turban. It could either be the rest of his hair, or a big poofy Iconic Fantasy Rasta Hat +1.
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    Volunteers to proofread the 500 page Act One hardcover (4e)?

    I should have mine to you sometime tonight or tomorrow.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Rogue and Archer Character Sheets

    There's an ability right on the front of the character that says you can move through the space of a creature that's larger than you, but then doesn't say what size you are. That's a big mechanical effect. They could have explained a little bit more how that worked. Instead, a new player will...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Rogue and Archer Character Sheets

    right... but this is a pregen sheet for a box that does not include chargen, for someone who may have never played the game before...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Rogue and Archer Character Sheets

    Does it mention anywhere that the halfling is actually Small sized? I see the fluff that they are 3 feet tall, but I don't see anything about a size category. I'm sure it is Small, but it would be useful to actually reference that on the sheet for new players so they can use Halfling Nimbleness...
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    Volunteers to proofread the 500 page Act One hardcover (4e)?

    Do we need to track down and/or note page references that are incorrect or will that be done on another pass? All the page references are from the original pdfs rather than the 512-page compilation.
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    Alternative Firearms rules? [4e]

    You can't take more than one free action attack per turn: " A creature can take a free action to use an attack power only once per turn. Creatures don’t normally have attack powers that can be used as free actions, but some powers and other effects grant the ability to use an attack power...
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    ZEITGEIST BSI: Bosum Strand Irregulars

    A Train Full of Dangerous Ladies The voyage from Flint to Danor went within sight of Axis Island, where new construction could be seen. Alienor leveraged her celebrity veteran status to dock in the star fort where her son and the other constables had defended the lighthouse against the Duchess...
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    1st Time Gen Con Questions

    Eat! (at the food trucks) Hydrate! (it's easy to forget you've been hiking all day when it's around a convention hall) Rest! (either back in your room or just collapse along the wall somewhere quietish)
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    ZEITGEIST 1001 things PCs are totally allowed to do in Zeitgeist campaign

    46. Get arrested along with Mister Mapple, meaning you get thrown into the arena to fight alongside him. 47. Tame the Dire Bear you're supposed to be fighting, and then lead a gladiator rebellion on Direbearback. 48. Be Kasvarina Varal, with so much magical amnesia that you don't even remember...
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    ZEITGEIST Death and resurrection in Zeitgeist

    so far, we've had 6 deaths (through about 80% of adventure 4). 2 were overruled by the act of a powerful in-game entity. 1 was creatively ret-conned into some arcane shenanigans that just looked like a death to everyone else 1 involved an already undead character coming back as a rebuilt...
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    [Forked from the Escapist Magazine Interview Thread] What implications does E...

    You guys need to play Zeitgeist. These are fantastic ideas for the human-Eladrin war, and I'm stealing them all! :D
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    ZEITGEIST BSI: Bosum Strand Irregulars

    Aftermath After the destruction of RHC Heqdquarters, the surviving constables – Cazara, IronPeak, James, and Summer – attended many memorial services for their fellow employees. Newly-minted Chief Inspector Stover Delft had many positive things to say at Malkie’s funeral. Mort Stark’s funeral...
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    [Forked from the Escapist Magazine Interview Thread] What implications does E...

    The current world record for a running long jump is 29 feet. That's a professionally-trained specialist with no encumbrance using specialized equipment in ideal conditions: track spikes on a synthetic track for maximum traction, clothing that is not far from nudity, stretching, warming up...
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