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I def go for an 80's action movie style for my DMing. That said, PCs can die if the dice dictate it or they make stupid decisions. Just last week though, my 4th level PCs playing in Infinite Staircase, ignored the warnings that the under layer of the Ziggurat was too much for them and pressed...

Chose yes because I roll in the open when I DM and prefer that way for games I'm a PC in. That said, it doesn't bother me if a DM chooses to roll behind the screen, I just assume that some rolls will be fudged if that's the case.

@pukunui thank you for that breakdown! That will def help, though I still want the ability to do that by campaign as well. I'll admit I may have gone a bit overboard with my rant (and that the original WotC solution would be bad for some players). It was definitely after September that they...

Hopefully we'll get to that point in the near future. Really just needed to get it off my chest, but if I had to pick, the new in-map encounter system is so great that I'll deal with the messy 14/24 interface for a while.

Rant/ Had an otherwise fantastic session last night that was marred by WotC's caving to a small but loud segment of the fanbase who pushed back on the original plan for DDB as the 24 rules came online (and I have a feeling that a majority of those voices don't even use DDB anyhow). I'm a HEAVY...

Pretty sure the 'flamethrower' was a wall of fire. What about the polymorph broke immersion? Because they chose a snail?

I was thinking Open Hand for the Monk as he knocked an enemy back off the bridge on a hit, but I'm not positive. As for those talking about how dark it was, I thought the same thing when I watched on my laptop, but later I showed my wife on our TV (put it in Filmmaker Mode) and it popped.

Such a great short! Loved the Monk and the Druid. Hope we get a sequel!

Yep. Whether the change makes sense for story reasons or just because the player isn't happy with the class/sublcass, I'll work with them to make the change. Like to have a story reason, but alsom more than willing to chalk it up to Magic or The Gods. Only had this happen once, a death Cleric...

Just got Netflix after a 2 year break from it and decided to check out Rebel Moon. Watched the director's cut of part 1 and 2 over a couple days, and by the end of Part 2, I was looking forward to a Part 3. While derivative of Star Wars (itself derivative of The Hidden Fortress and Dune)...

Does WotC own the engine that BG3 was made with? If so, they could use that to quickly do an Icewind Dale or a Planescape sequel, maybe both! Point being that would give them some lower stakes IP to work with before trying to tackle BG4 internally. The combat engine in BG3 is so great it...

Running Infinite Staircase with a mix of 14/24 PCs and using the 24 rules plus my usual house rules. 4 sessions in and all is running smoothly. 24 Ranger, Paladin and Barbarian are very happy with the revised classes so far (currently at level 3) and love the weapon masteries.

The first campaign I ran with 5e was close to all martial (Fighter, Monk, Rogue, Ranger) and went to level 20. They took on everything from Dragons to Mind Flayers to Liches to Demons along the way and never seemed to miss having a full caster in the party. The limited healing resources were...

Didn't really think about this, but if you don't want to pick a treasure category first you would roll a 1d4 to determine category, then the d100 for the appropriate rarity for that category.

The DM toolbox will be sitting open next to me when I adventure plan, so very useful there, and IMO reason enough to purchase even if you already have the 2014 DMG for your magic Item needs. I also prefer the 2024 treasure tables to the 2014, as well as the guide to the planes in 2024. The...

I'm not sure I follow you. Dungeon Dudes recently ran a 17th level combat using the new thresholds and said it was a scary, nail bitting encounter. I checked my own 20th level final battle encounter I ran a couple years ago that nearly resulted in a TPK and the XP budget for that was right at...

Fantastic analysis @SpellObjectEnthusiast and this makes a ton of sense. Basically, they've removed 'Deadly' at lower levels, which makes sense, given how easy it is for a few die rolls to wipe out a character or even a party at lower levels.

While I make every roll in the open as a DM, I have no issue playing with a DM who keeps rolls behind the screen.

The Dungeon Dudes did a deep dive on the new encounter building rules, and mentioned using them for a 17th level encounter and found that they work great. Also, keep in mind that while some classes got stronger to catch up with other classes, most of the powerful nova capabilities got reduced...