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    D&D 5E (2014) Survivor 5E - Rules Options and Variants - FEATS WINS!

    Action Options 22 Building Strongholds 19 Crafting Magic Items 22 Encumbrance 23 Feats 33 + 1 = 34 Hitting Cover 20 Inspiration 4 Massive Damage 20 Mixing Potions 19 Morale 28 More Difficult Magic Item Identification 27 Multiclassing 26 Proficiency Dice 28 - 2 = 26 Rest Variant - Gritty Realism...
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    Level Up (A5E) Magic Item Price List

    I thought it meant that in the time to go from level 1 to level 5 a character was assumed to have spent about 1,400 GP on cheap gear that they sold as they could afford better gear; gear that was destroyed or stolen; adult beverages, negotiable companionship, and aural media; leaving them with...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why do guns do so much damage?

    The difference is that guns (in a high enough tech setting) are Simple weapons. No other simple weapons do as much damage as guns do. Most people (but maybe not most Characters) don't know how to use Martial Weapons.
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    D&D General Alignment: the problem is Chaos

    I think that Lawful is what a philosopher would call "deontological" and Chaotic is what a philosopher would call "teleological". "In deontological ethics an action is considered morally good because of some characteristic of the action itself, not because the product of the action is good...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Survivor 5E - Subclasses - School of Divination knew it would win!

    Arcane Trickster 4 + 1 = 5 Battle Master 7 Circle of the Land 10 - 2 = 8 Life Domain 5 Light Domain 6 Oath of the Ancients 6 School of Divination 7 Thief 7...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Survivor 5E - Subclasses - School of Divination knew it would win!

    Arcane Trickster + 1 = 8 Battle Master 10 Circle of Stars 7 Circle of the Land 8 Circle of the Shepherd 7 Eldritch Knight 9 Forge Domain 10 Grave Domain 12 Horizon Walker -2 = 0 & gone Hunter 9 Knowledge Domain 6-2=4 Life Domain 8 Light Domain 7 Oath of the Ancients 6 Oath of Vengeance 3 Order...
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    What is the biggest starship deck plan available

    FFE- CDROMs Classic Traveller CD-ROM. Click to see a list of the contents which, including many other things, has: G03 Azhanti High Lightning. -Rules. -Deck Plans. -Counters and Charts.
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    RPG Now in Print News – Free League, Monte Cook Games, Pinnacle, and More

    "Tired of rolling only one d20? We can double your rolling fun with this guide to running the most popular roleplaying game in the world with our superior system!"
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    D&D 5E (2014) Sorcerer Spells what should I get?

    Yes but not an infinite number of times. Knowing the spell would provide even more protection.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Sorcerer Spells what should I get?

    Have you considered picking up "Shield"? After you do a big damage spell you will be the number one target for any sensible bad guys, and Shield may help you stay conscious and alive long enough to do more damaging spells.
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    D&D 5E (2014) A First Look at Tasha’s Lineage System In AL Player’s Guide - Customizing Your Origin In D&D

    If it's not in the rules posted than it has not happened yet. I can only go by the rules they've made, and not by the rules that they say that they are purportedly going to make at some undisclosed future time. I just checked the erratta to Volo's Guide to Monsters on the WOTC site, and the...
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    D&D 5E (2014) A First Look at Tasha’s Lineage System In AL Player’s Guide - Customizing Your Origin In D&D

    What about Ability Score Penalties? Does a penalty count as an "increase" that can therefore be moved around, or are all Kobolds still stuck with a -2 to Strength?
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    D&D 5E (2014) Kate Welch on Leaving WotC

    When is said "later" I meant "after the 1st ed AD&D DMG was published which had that rule". I started playing before that, after the PHB and before the DMG.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Kate Welch on Leaving WotC

    But they are subject to random roll on the spell table. It was not until later that Magic Users were supposed to get an offensive spell, a defensive spell, and a utility spell. At first it was just a random roll. A few DM's did not even allow re-rolls of duplicates, so you might end up knowing...
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    D&D 5E (2014) (Tasha's) Decoupling racial abilities--cautionary tale

    But isn't saying "Halflings can't be Medium" as discriminatory as saying "Humans can't be Small"? Some humans are Small. If we can't play them isn't that insensitive to Little Person representation?
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    Worlds of Design: What's in a Name?

    I strongly discourage characters whose names match those of other players. It is just too much for me when Bob's character is named Thorin but Jeff's character is named Bob. When someone says "Bob" are they talking to Thorin's player or to Jeff's character?
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    RPG Crowdfunding News – Twilight: 2000, Wanderhome, Trilemma Adventures, and more

    They've already proven they can do retro future with "Tales from the Loop" and that they can do gritty with "Aliens". It seems perfectly reasonable to expect that they can combine those themes with "Twilight 2K". Also - Gen Xers have more money than Millenials and Zoomers so focusing on them...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Icewind Dale Preview: The Panopticon

    Sort of Faerun's version of the UN prison at the Hague (which is part of a larger Dutch prison), but not as nice?
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    Level Up (A5E) Rules about technology

    What about material rules? How much worse is a fire hardened wood spear than an iron spear? A stone spear? A bronze spear? How much better is a steel spear than an iron spear? A damascus steel spear? A mono-molecular edge spear? How much different is this for long-swords than for spears? How...
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    Worlds of Design: Always Tell Me the Odds

    No, the risk should reflect the plausible risk. Robbing a (US) bank is harder than it was 80 years ago. Not getting caught after you leave is also harder. The reward from doing so is less than it was 80 years ago because cash is not as important as it used to be (and maybe because inflation has...
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