Search results

Well, it's an idea for a starting setting. Low level, basic setting deal. Thoughts?

Hey all. While I'm sure everyone is waiting on someone else to run a game, I'd love to get talking to people about making characters. I'll be frank: I'd love to play a Wizard. That said, I'd also love to make up a setting. I'm swamped in life, and playing catch-up with my other games...

Wes Schneider wrote a fantastic blog entry on the origin of the Gorgon, the armored bull-monster that's stolen the proper name for the Medusa (who, as I'm sure you're aware, was the name of a particular gorgon that was beheaded by Perseus, not in fact the species name as claimed by...

Before I forget to suggest it: I would love to hear about the process of creating this product. What are some things you could share about your time working on it? What would be some advice on creating layouts for 5e products? Or things that you worked especially hard on, like a particular...

Hah! See? This is why I only say nice things about products!!! :p And I'm pretty sure I do... I might not think something is my favorite, but someone like me worked hard on it, and in this community they will look at their product names. That's the thing about the industry: you're not...

Looking at the stat block, the shapechanging looks pretty versatile. This critter can turn into any Medium beast or humanoid up to CR2, using their abilities, *and* the Aranea retains spellcasting and mental stats? The aranea under the bridge ambush just got brutal (ie: ie: if turns bad...

YYYYEEEEEESSSSSssss!!!!! (ahem) For those wondering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGi6Q1pNbS0

Looking at the Sorcerer (as a Wizard fan aka biased towards knowledge over razzle-dazzle casters), I can't help but think I'd prefer it if they used a method of casting more like the Warlock than the Wizard. Specifically, what if they had a number of spell slots (albeit higher than the...

Yay! Me too, mostly. And moving forward in life, finally, which is important.

1) I wouldn't mind using the old living 4e text boxes someone used, or a 5e variant that's essentially fill in the blanks. Anyone know where that is, or how to set that up? Gotta learn me some text-fu... Given that most modifiers are standard by level (ie: proficiency bonus plus ability...

See? And now that concern, *your* concern, in enshrined in the official rules. Truly a golden age!:p

this is the little old gnome that everyone seems to dislike. He is NOT in the PHB! I'm really happy, though he's well-drawn for what he is. and another one. This one's charming. This is a halfling female, same artist. Thing is, this is fine. I don't even mind the one in the halfling...

I owe gnomes an apology! I was working under a false presumption based upon Google searches. I have finally received my PHB today, and discovered that many of the peices were not in fact in the book! Bearded gnomes: p291 (deafened condition illustration), and p292 (unconscious). The rest...

I think what you're saying is better worded "the game mechanic works also for this concept". Because, y'know, "civilized" flies in the face of the term "barbarian". You're right, the mechanic can be re-skinned to do this. They're just not a Barbarian. Also it stops being "rage" if you're...

YESSSssssss!!! I thought we'd moved past gnomes as little old men/half-dwarves? Why bother, when you can just have dwarven wizards now? And we had the 4e Gnome's "I have a lair!" cartoon. And they were cute! Oh well. If I have to invent a race of "Sprites" or whatever, I will.

http://www.conceptopolis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/FR_characters_zoom2.jpg Best example of the art (naturally it's been posted online... ah, the internet). I'm thinking that the designers wanted to go waaaaaay back to the older editions. Some of the material, like the gnome and the elf...

Sorry to stir this up, but I love, love, LOVE the halfling art for 5e. I know the proportions are getting to some people, but they're a) close to standard proportions for hobbits in art before LOTR movies, and b) the 5e is an attempt to go "old school" as they move forward. I'm not a huge fan...