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    If Medusa dies, do petrified players/NPCs come back from stone?

    The medusa description in the MM is very specific about how to end the petrification: The petrification lasts until the creature is freed by the greater restoration spell or other magic.
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    What are the most interesting bits of D&D/RPG Jargon?

    "Hit points" is one of the perplexing bits of jargon in the game that everyone accepts without too much thought about what they actually are. The rules have always struggled to define them. From the original PHB: "A certain amount of these hit points represent the actual amount of physical...
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    The New D&D Book Is Called "Ghosts of Saltmarsh" [UPDATED!]

    I haven't bought any of the official 5e adventure books yet, but I'm very excited about this one. 3 months is a long time to wait. Hopefully we'll get some more page peaks soon!
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    Question about clerics

    Knowing your character build and party composition would make it easier to offer specifics. Here is my cleric/tank checklist with a few assumptions about your character and party: -The party has strikers (e.g. rogue, sharpshooter, sorcerer) and your goal is to force enemies to waste time on...
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    Survivor Magic Swords- FROST BRAND CHILLS THE COMPETITION!

    Flame Tongue 6 Frost Brand 10 Vorpal Sword 6
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    Survivor Magic Swords- FROST BRAND CHILLS THE COMPETITION!

    Flame Tongue 16 Frost Brand 12 Holy Avenger 8 Vorpal Sword 8
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    Survivor Magic Swords- FROST BRAND CHILLS THE COMPETITION!

    Flame Tongue 17 Frost Brand 16 Holy Avenger 12 Sun Blade 5 Vorpal Sword 13
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    Survivor Magic Swords- FROST BRAND CHILLS THE COMPETITION!

    Flame Tongue 17 Frost Brand 22 Holy Avenger 16 Sun Blade 14 Vorpal Sword 16
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    Survivor Magic Swords- FROST BRAND CHILLS THE COMPETITION!

    Defender 4 Dragon Slayer 13 Flame Tongue 21 Frost Brand 16 Holy Avenger 15 Luck Blade 4 Sun Blade 19 Sword of Sharpness 15 Vorpal Sword 11
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    My return to TTRPG w/ 5e, reflections after 5 years

    As a kid who was heavily immersed in sci-fi and fanstasy novels in the 70's, D&D was life-changing. Someone in the adult world had taken the things I loved seriously enough to create a game where you could play in those worlds with your friends. Seemingly overnight in the Chicago suburbs the...
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    Survivor Magic Swords- FROST BRAND CHILLS THE COMPETITION!

    Defender 8 Dragon Slayer 15 Flame Tongue 24 Frost Brand 14 Holy Avenger 17 Luck Blade 11 Sun Blade 20 Sword of Sharpness 17 Vorpal Sword 11
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    Survivor Magic Swords- FROST BRAND CHILLS THE COMPETITION!

    Defender 16 Dragon Slayer 17 Flame Tongue 23 Frost Brand 15 Holy Avenger 16 Luck Blade 13 Sun Blade 22 Sword of Sharpness 21 Sword of Life Stealing 8 Sword of Wounding 11 Vorpal Sword 14 A sword without a blade is not a sword. Plus it takes a bonus action to use it. I bet all the downvotes for...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Expanded Weapons List

    That's a pretty table. Nice work. Things I like: The off hand property. d4/d8 TWF has the same power as d6/d6 TWF, and is probably more iconic. Expanding the versatile property to more weapons. In my group we assume that martial weapons that aren't Light, Finesse, or Two-handed automatically...
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    Suggest an Adventure for My Gf to Run

    MT Black writes good adventures in a clear format. Check out Temple of the Nightbringers on dmsguild. It has one short outdoor encounter as a prelude to a basic dungeon with 12 encounters. Only $2.
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    An in-depth optimized Cleric build for levels 1-5

    Interesting take on a tempest cleric build. I like that you highlighted ways the character will play differently as they level up. One question on the ability scores: You never said what the Dex will be, but I am assuming 16 since you later mention a +3 dex mod? Beginning stats are...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Third Party Highlights?

    Frog God Games. Top quality products featuring creative adventure designs with an old school feel, excellent art, and responsive customer service. Lots of products at a variety of price points from a few bucks to $100+. The ease with which they fund projects on KS and Indiegogo speaks to their...
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    Have you played without archetypes?

    Most classes would be significantly nerfed without their archetype. The classes that pick an archetype at first level would be most affected. Clerics without a domain would lose 10 free spells, a channel divinity, possible armor and weapon proficiencies, damage upgrades at 8th level, and a...
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    what would you want to see in a revised Weapon Chart?

    And now it speaks "Finese"
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    HexBlade Spell Selection

    I wouldn't try to talk you out of a sorcerer MC, but if you wanted to stick with HB, I think there is plenty to keep you happy as you get to higher levels. Warlocks can't compete with sorcerer for blasting out a bunch of area damage, but the HB is good at using magic to be evasive or taking the...
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    D&D 5E (2014) The Problem with Constitution

    I've played with quite a few players that built PC's that had Con in the 10-12 range. I think they're crazy; 14 is my minimum, but that still leaves room to be good at two other stats and OK at a fourth using point buy. A 14 Con doesn't inhibit varied builds if you pick the right race. I don't...
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