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No. There are other ways to resolve conflict than hitting it over the head repeatedly. Also, in the words of Qui Gonn, "There's always a bigger fish." If the Ranger can ginsu an enemy, he should expect there are creatures that can do the same back to him - and probably worse. (I also have...

I'm in the camp "Shoulda been more careful before rushing in or considered a different approach than fighting." Of course, I've been playing a good bit of Helldivers 2 lately and success in that game really enforces caution before blindly deciding to take on everything head on - or even...

If you don't like your character having the chance of dying, don't get into combats. D&D is very full of combats. One hit kills? I mean, I'm not fond of them as a player*, but if they weren't possible it wouldn't feel very "realistic". There's just some things - banshees, dragons and the...

My personal favorite is the 5E Phandelver set (prior to that, it would have been the B/X Molvay 1981 set). It is my favorite as 5E 2014 is my favorite edition, and I was able to get 3 generations (my parents, myself & wife & brother & his wife, and my kids) all at one table playing the game.

If I have forgotten any, please forgive me and just note them below and I'll try to get them added. D&D-esque is anything that uses the D&D rules or the OGL/SRD rules to create a fantasy RPG. This would exclude the likes of Warhammer Fantasy, Dragonsbane and other fantasy games not based in...

Within days of getting the Holmes basic set, I convinced my dad to get me miniatures to go with them (specifically Grenadier's 5003 - Woodland Set for heroes and 5004 - Tomb of Spells v2). I wish I still had those minis too - hmm... I may still have the shrieker in storage somewhere. Through a...

Cake: Can I have some of him? Please?

I think its worth trying out for a fight or two, but I may be biased :)

Not the same thing. Medusa can do it at will. PCs cannot.

I think a "pointcrawl" for when using faster transportation such as a Lightning Rail or Airship might be useful. A pointcrawl would be an overarching map that connects the different stops for the Lightning Rail or interest points for an airship. At each point/stop, you have a "zoomed in" map...

With the price differences between our two locations, no wonder we're having such differences of opinions. As much as I hate Mississippi being 15-20 years behind the times technologically, I'm gaining an appreciation for our prices.

Well, that's one reason I stopped going to the theater... $10 here. Are you looking at the 3D version of the movie?

Nope, fully fill the tank when needed. Gas around here is $2.45 a gallon currently, so 5 gallons is $12.25, plus $2.50 coke plus $2 chips/candy = ~$16.75.

So, no Medusas?

Why do you need 5 gallons of gas for a snack? Ya'll do something in Texas we here in Mississippi don't know about? Even so, where I am at, you can do gas + drink + food item for a little less than $20. Moreover, you can do a night of game snacks for less than $10 and a fast-food meal for...

An idea for initiative - It's an ability roll vs. Dex Order goes: Highest roll that succeeded the ability roll (i.e.: Gutboy has a 15 Dex. He rolls a 13, beating the orcs who roll a 9 against their 10 Dex) Next Highest (in this case, the Orcs) ...etc. Those who failed the ability roll...

I can only speak for myself and the times I started - back in '80 my gaming group came into it blind, and I do recall ending up helping one other group that came into it blind as well. That seemed pretty common pre-internet. When I came back in 5E, I didn't go to a table that was already...

Moldvay set was ~$9 in '81, equal to about $32 nowadays. Heroquest First Light is $50. Pathfinder Beginner set is ~$42. For me, this set is overpriced, but the only thing I'd buy it for is collecting interest, not to play. I'll just have to keep watch to see if it ends up in the likes of...

A slight variation I'm doing for my custom ruleset is that when you get skill specializations, you choose two subskills and gain a bonus on those subskills. I could see it also being extended that you could do stunts related to those named subskills, especially them being little tricks you can...

Very much this. In 2014, eyes were starting to turn towards D&D, it was showing up increasingly in many areas over the years (Sarah Connor Chronicles, Futurama, Stranger Things, The Gamers, etc.), movie stars were even talking about it and streaming live plays. Covid really turned things...