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Ahhh... The monsters! That's the meat that's missing for me to say how I think 5e is going to turn out. Trying to analyze the game with only one side of the equation is really hard. I talked to a couple of my players, and they aren't that fond of what they have seen of 5e yet. I can actually...

You can only search for headings. Everything that's in body text is unsearchable. You can't copy-paste it either, which is probably why it's done like that. I think it's pretty lame.

Sounds like good advice to me. When you are looking at a TPK and your players are trying to be creative to get out of it, try to say yes to smart ideas. To me, that's one of the big differences between a computer rpg and a pen-and-paper rpg. Sure it's a bit far-fetched, but you could just as...

I like campaigns as cooperate storytelling. I prefer talking with my players about what sort of characters I think would fit, have them bounce ideas off me and then create the characters. Alternatively, the players could discuss what type of characters they want to play, and then I as a DM can...

/Ragequit Amazon hasn't sent me confirmation they have shipped the starter set yet!

It really feels like WotC is stuffing the three first 5e books as full of stuff as they can. Looking at the 5e PHB, it's supposed to have 12 classes. That's up from 8 for 4e or 8 from AD&D 2e. I really like that they are actually taking care to make the books interesting reads. With 4e, they...

Silence has some alternate uses as well. For instance to make an assasination silent, to make it easier for the plate armor wearing character to sneak (let's say with guards on the other side of a curtain), to make it possible to hammer away at a door without waking the whole dungeon. You could...

I have had the same experience, if the first adventure highlights how the game system is supposed to work it makes it much easier to get into it

I would allow the spell, but give ad/dis on save or attack. He can move a little. You could argue that he is more stuck than usual since he fell into it and not allow it this time.

I roll individual initiativ for most monsters and the players roll for each character. Asking who goes when etc would actually slow combat down. Instead I use some cardboard triangles with the PC name/Monster number written on them and sort them according to initiative. I also use a marker (a...

How old is that pdf? The monsters have level instead of Challenge, so I suspect it's before they redid the monsters. From the pdf a Bear Tribe Shaman is level 3 and gives 120xp and has 22 hp. From the MM spoiler, we have the Hobgoblin which is CR 1/2, gives 100 xp and has 11hp.

ThirdWizard thanks for running the test. Not too surprising result. The hobgobling tactics were smart, and the PC's a bit shabbier, the spell selection was maybe a bit off. Something like Burning Hands which does damage to multiple targets might have done better. Anyway, I think it's pretty...

It was 4e, so -2 is quite noticeable. Anyway the player wasn't complaining. I am the DM and thought it would be a cool bonus to get brutal on all the damage dice, not just the weapon damage dice. The effect is that he misses a bit more, but when he hits, he hits harder. Very much in touch with...

And often, you can just talk to the DM if there is something in the system that makes your character concept not work. I have done lots of small house rulings for specific characters to make them more mechanically viable instead of hunting through 20 splat books to find the perfect...

Yeah, I agree. You're welcome! :) The cleric archer is also perfect as a party/self buffer, since he keeps back and won't be attacked/hit/interrupted as much as a front-line cleric. He will also have the spell slots to do actual buffing (since he won't use them to attack with), and benefits...

The math here agrees with your choice though. The breastplate has a max dex of +2, so by the time you can afford it, you probably have a dex of 18, which makes them equal. At 20 dex, studded leather is superior. The example is an example of good design, where math and character go hand in hand...

Ahh... That explains it, even if it doesn't make much sense. ;) As a player I would have asked for a Longbow, and as a DM, I would have given the PC one.

For the cleric mentioned, the crossbow does 1d8+3 damage vs 1d8 for Sacred flame, so against relatively low AC targets, the extra damage is probably more important. The average damage is 7.5 vs 4.5, or 66% higher. The apply-damage chance would have to be 66% better for Sacred flame for it to do...

I agree, it didn't solve anything, it's why i said "solved". ;) I do think exchanging STR for DEX as the best stat in 5e doesn't solve anything either. Although, the weapon selection you get with finesse-weapons is pretty limited. You either get the Rapier ... or... the Rapier. Not too...

I agree with your argument, but not with your analogies that you compare D&D to (my assumption, maybe wrong?). I would say that D&D is a team game like basket, where the different players (for basket) or characters (for D&D) are unequal. They all work together to make the best team though. That...