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Not me. When I said 4e was combat-centric, I meant that the system/engine's focus is deliberately written to highlight combat and the tactical encounter as the 'meat' of the game. In my experience, it doesn't simulate a fantasy 'reality' well, something that many players turned up their...

This thread is huge. I dipped in and out and what I got is this: thecasualoblivion loved 4e because 4e's design was inherently combat-centric. 4e Encounters games were "enter these 5 rooms boxed together and murder everything for 3 hours" as a co-op/team effort. 5's design is "let's get back...

I've been watching a lot of 'Suits' lately (lawyer show on USA Network/Bravo in Canada?) and watching all the backstabbing gave me an idea. What if the PC's mayor is in cahoots with the Goblin King and actually responsible for hiring the goblins? He could take a "I told you I wanted that other...

I have pieces of a glow-in-the-dark set from the late 80's-early 90's. Pretty sure I have some dice from the old D&D Basic box set, too.

What, like the back of a Volkswagen? #Mallrats

There was also a 4e ritual called "Dark Light" which worked sort of like a bullseye lantern - basically gave everyone Darkvision out to 30' within the spell's 30' radius, including enemies. Wonder how/if that would translate to 5e...

Asmodeus makes a rad God of the Duergar. For other Dwarves, perhaps you could make them elemental worshipers instead and have them honor Grumbar (earth), Istishia (water), Akadi (air) and Kossuth (Fire), giving faces to the Primal forces that form their homes. Real talk, I just use the Norse...

I hope that you also allowed that player to find a Turtleneck of Tactics.

If they chose to bury him, I'd have them somehow run into the grave dug up and have the corpse missing his boots, only to have them encounter the grave-robber enjoying his new spoils somewhere down the road... :)

I'm going to sneak back in here and say that if you can't pick between Light and Knowledge, take neither and go Arcane. Having detect magic and magic missile as ready-to-go options means you're always covered for lore or pew. In addition to blowing up undead with turning, you'll also be able...

Strahd, eh. If it's anything like the Strahd games of the past, it's going to be RP/Knowledge heavier than most AL's. To be fair, my personal bias is in play - I make the character that rounds out a team. You have three characters who will unquestioningly deal out gobs of melee damage, but...

Cleric is one of the most adaptable classes. There's practically nothing you can't accomplish with some type of cleric. Thoughts: Light clerics add ranged Fire spells to their list, making them more Wizard-y. Nature clerics are more Druid-y (without Wild Shape). Life clerics are most like...

Fighting dad as a Death Knight to get the armor is always interesting, or at least a Death Knight in the shape of dear old Dad. But yes, I made a Helmet in my own campaign that gave the PC Dragonborn traits, much like a Girdle of Dwarvenkind gives Dwarven traits. Breath weapon Resistance to...

Yeah, optimization aside, just play a Wood Elf Land Druid. Being a Land Druid will disincentivize you from relying on combat in animal forms. Ranger is the logical marriage to Druid, especially if you want to, say, be crazy and take Beastmaster - you could be your own wolf pack once you can...

Magic is always the answer. Silence spells prevent casting. Any movement restricting spells. In 1st level alone there's Charm Person, Command, Entangle, Fog Cloud (maybe), Hold Person, Jump and/or Longstrider (to catch up to the target), Sleep, Tasha's Hideous Laughter... It's more important...

If it's as good as the animated version (Batman: Assault on Arkham), it'll be worth the watch. Plus, every time I see Margot Robbie as Harley, I fall more in love with her. <3

I'd suggest going the route of Gestalt characters; in short, combining two classes into one and choosing the best features of both as your main. Humans get two Starting feats; if you want, you could allow them two backgrounds as well, assuming one background must be a background that grants...

Digging through the Archives on the Wizards' site, it does appear as though all of the d20 Modern articles have disappeared. This is where they USED to be: -d20 Modern Adventures Archive (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20modern/oaa/full) -d20 Modern System Reference Document...

I feel the main difference between Munchkins and Powergamers is that Powergamers will tend to work within the rules to optimize their characters; Munchkins will find and slap rules from any source together or flat out cheat in order to break and dominate the game. Powergamers tend to...