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Okay. In regards to "standard". Only say "Standard" if that is immediately followed or preceded by "in terms of sexuality, and nothing more". Because really, there's no such thing as a "standard" human being.

That was sort of what I was thinking with it too. Plus, the game is an action economy, and by having limit-less buffs, it seems balanced to require the recipients to spend an action to actually utilize them. As for the name "Warlord", I wasn't a huge fan either. I personally liked the 3e...

Prep = Preparation. As for encounters - that is in the DMG. But a rule of thumb is, the Challenge of a monster is the level the party (of 3-5 members) should be when facing 2. So, a pair of challenge 1 monsters would be fine against 5 1st level PCs. This is just a rule of thumb. With...

Agreed. I don't really follow the warlord threads because it just seems like two groups of people yelling at each other in an echo chamber. Pass. I'd LOVE to see a 5e warlord - I enjoyed it in 4e, when I saw it. If I were going to write it up, my draft would suggest something like: Hit die...

To answer the questions, though: 1. The main purpose of the warlord was to be a "martial leader". In 4e, there were numerous "power sources", such as "arcane", "Divine", and "Martial". Martial power type meant the character was of this world, and that powers were not really supernatural in...

Yeah, the warlord battle has been raging on, at this point, longer than the entire second world war. And it's had about the same number of casualties, and makes even less sense.

A few pieces of general advice: 1. Read the DMG from start to finish. 2. Be prepared to make mistakes. 3. Keep going forward. 4. Make sure it's fun, not just for you, but for your players. 5. Seriously - it's not just about you. If you want to create a world and shoehorn the players...

Way I see it? Perception is something that takes an action or less. It's a quick look around. It's something you either notice right away, or you don't at all. Investigation is something that takes a bit of time. It gets skipped over in the movie version of the game, or, worse yet, is...

I wasn't a fan of the goliath "half-giant", either. In fact, much of the setting changes to 4e Dark Sun bugged the hell out of me... though, all in all, I think the book was a success and actually quite like it. If 5e ever has a DS, I wouldn't be adverse to wotc using it as a starting point...

I'm sorry, but that "Hey, they COULD be gay. Make 'em gay if you want. Or maybe they are, but the module doesn't mention it!" argument is kind of flawed. We've heard it a bunch in this thread before, and it doesn't fly. If something doesn't exist in the module's write-up, that means it's in...

This thread amuses the hell out of me. Gotta love the baseless paranoia. Oh dear. Feedback IS great for PR. You know what else is great? Actually responding to customer feedback. I don't know about who your friend in "the business" is, but he's feeding you bollocks. You ask for feedback...

So, turns out I was a bit mistaken. The trans player I mentioned in the first post? Turns out he's a long-time player that just rarely gets the chance to play, and is mostly new to 5e (but not D&D). I like him - funny guy who likes 2e and thinks cats are evil little bastards. That's enough...

Well, session was done. The notes I posted on facebook: the game got a bit strange, because of my open door policy. Basically, my table consisting entirely of newbies somehow morphed into a table of people who had all played before! I changed my monster list on the fly as a result, and ran...

Game night is in two hours. And we just got a huge change in player roster - so now there's seven PCs. I'll change the monster numbers on the fly. I'm going to keep the gas spore, but do as iserith suggested and telegraph its presence. I'm going to use an RP encounter first (a crucified...

Thieves' World. At least the first four. I never read past there, but what I have is absolute gold. Mind you, they're totally 70s style fantasy (probably because they were written in the 70s). So some of the story threads can be a bit... icky. But on the whole, it's a pretty awesome...

My first draft dungeon (and I'll be changing it as ideas come in until game time tomorrow!) sees the following encounters in the dungeon: 1. three kobolds arguing over dice. 2. a gate trap. Easy to disarm. Spikes deal damage 3. Gas Spore over a treasure chest. If it explodes, most of...

Problem I have with this group is it's not a campaign - it's a "drop in" format, where every friday I have a different group of players run through an approximately four hour adventure. Any hook I drop has to be resolved by session's end. Unfortunately, that leaves the awesome demon idea out...

It's funny, because my gut instinct was to have the first encounter be three kobolds arguing over a game of dice.

So, running a game. Five of the six players have never played D&D before. They're all first level characters - I have no idea what yet, chargen is tomorrow. I want to get the game off to a good start. I have the dungeon set up so there's a monster to pass before entering the canyon...

Wonderful statement, and I applaud the sentiment. For what it's worth, though, I think it may have. I read an early review of 5e, and it was one of those things that was commented on frequently by both the reviewer and comments section. By suggesting that the game is more inclusive than the...