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    New Chessex Mat has lines/stains/marks. Is it normal?

    Yes, those are completely normal. No, most of them don't have quite that many when they are new.
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    D&D 5E (2014) 5E Survivor - Deities (Part 5: Nonhuman Deities) Yondalla Advances!

    Blibdoolpoolp 1 16 Deep Sashelas 16 Garl Glittergold 27 Kurtulmak 28 Laogzed 22 Lolth 6 Maglubiyet 18 Moradin 20 Rillifane Rallathil 19 - 2 = 17 (We already have nature gods, we don't need them duplicated in "just for elves".) Sehanine Moonbow 15 Sekolah 11 Semuanya 18 Surtur 8 + 1 = 9 (Yay...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why is animate dead considered inherently evil?

    No, but it might help 1st ed AD&D murder-hobos from murdering all their porters for XP's and still having someone to carry out all the copper pieces if they know it will violate their alignment and thus cost them vast chunks of XP's. "Just ask yourself what would Gary Gygax do? Then, do...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why is animate dead considered inherently evil?

    Because the zombies and skeletons last until destroyed, so they break the action economy over a longer period of time that Summoning spells do. DM's always hate it when the players get to do more stuff, so it must be "inherently evil".
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    D&D 5E (2014) Announcement Next Week--What Hints For Upcoming D&D Books?

    The sheet cakes spoiled too fast in their internal play-test, so they switched to rules that are printed on foil over chocolate (like a chocolate Santa or Easter Bunny). There's going to be a new "you use the rule, you get to eat the rule" rule that will make the product one use only, like an...
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    D&D 5E (2014) 5E Survivor - Deities (Part 5: Nonhuman Deities) Yondalla Advances!

    Bahamut 12 Blibdoolpoolp 21+1 =22 (You're just so weird, and that's perfect for a non-human god.) Corellon Larethian 17 Deep Sashelas 20 Eadro 18 Garl Glittergold 21 Grolantor 20 Gruumsh 18 - 2 = 16 (Rage-monsters should be cancelled.) Hruggek 20 Kurtulmak 18 Laogzed 21 Lolth 22 Maglubiyet 18...
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    D&D 5E (2014) why has none of the wisdom races caught on?

    Why would you need a +2 WIS? A +1 is enough. Just start with a 15 from point buy or standard array, add a +1 and you're good with the 16 you need at L1. The only reason to need a +2 WIS race is if you want to start with a 17 so you can take a half-feat that can provide +1 WIS at L4, so you can...
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    D&D 5E (2014) What makes boss fights memorable?

    Talking is a free action, so bosses and dragons should monologue more than other monsters. "Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your Father." "No, Mr Bond, I expect you to die." "Kill for the love of Kali!" "Someday, and this day may never come, I may call upon you for a favor..."
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    Melee Weapons sorted by effectiveness?

    Since critical hits double the dice but do not double the adds, a 1d6+1 weapon will do 2d6+1 (average 8) on a crit, while a 1d8 weapon will do 2d8 (average 9) on a crit. Therefore when you make a Mace 1d6+1 you are saying that Mace crits are not as bad as other crits. There are a lot of dead...
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    D&D General How do you like your character sheets?

    No, those are absolutely the worst kind, because then when the DM wants you to use a different stat you have to search for it, wasting everyone's time. When they're alphabetical you can always find them.
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    Dragonlance 5E Survivor - Deities (Part 3: Dragonlance) Takhisis Advances!

    Paladine 10 + 1 = 11 Mishakal 9 Gilean 11 - 2 = 9 (We don't need a god of watching and not doing.) Takhisis 10
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    Dragonlance 5E Survivor - Deities (Part 3: Dragonlance) Takhisis Advances!

    Paladine 17 +1 = 18 (You won the Dragon's list under your other name, you should win this list too.) Majere 14 Mishakal 16 Gilean 16 Sirrion 5 Zivilyn 14 - 2 = 12 (You're a deity of Neutrality in a setting that's all about the war between Good and Evil. We don't need you.) Lunitari 16 Takhisis 17
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    D&D 5E (2014) Boosting your monsters with feats

    Casters can have the Spell Sniper Feat to double their ranges, let them ignore cover AC bonuses, and learn an extra Cantrip requiring an attack roll. It's great when the bad guy hits the PC's at double the normal max range when they're behind cover, and they weren't expecting it.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Beast master wants to use pet to get +5 to passive perception

    How exactly can the wolf Help the Ranger with a Perception task when the Wolf does not speak Common and will therefore be unable to effectively share information? Why will the Ranger know that "Howl, howl, howl" means "Enemies are approaching" and not "I'm hungry"? Are wolf companions trained to...
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    D&D General What is Druidism in your game?

    Druids interact with "spirits of places", Clerics suplicate "spirits of ideas".
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    D&D 5E (2014) 5E Survivor - Deities (Part 2: Greyhawk) Boccob Advances!

    Beory 24 Boccob 26 Celestian 24 Erythnul 7 Heironeous 22 Kord 19 Incabulos 14 Istus 5 Obad-Hai 22 Olidammara 23 Pelor 24 + 1 = 25 (Let the sun shine in.) St. Cuthbert 16 Trithereon 11 Ulaa 14 -2 = 12 (You belong in a Dwarven pantheon, not a general pantheon)
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    D&D 5E (2014) Removing INT, replacing it with?

    How about Education? It's a measure of how well and how much you have studied, nothing else.
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    Cancelled, two probably had Covid.
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