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  1. DM Howard

    D&D 5th Edition Monster Manual

    4 out of 5 rating for D&D 5th Edition Monster Manual First off, I have to say that this Monster Manual is MUCH better than the 4th Edition one (in my opinion of course!) and I like that there is more information and descriptive text in the monster entries than there seemed to be before. I...
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    D&D 5th Edition Player's Handbook

    4 out of 5 rating for D&D 5th Edition Player's Handbook I would rate the 5th Edition Player's Handbook at a 4/5. The reason it did not receive a top score from me is because it does not do a very good job of showing a new entrant into the hobby how to play. It is very much setup to cater to...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Dungeonscape Lives!

    I actually really liked this update, as far as it goes, but would have liked a little bit of actual information after it. Anyone with a business degree could have predicted that they would try to find another IP to back their code.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Dungeonscape no more?

    I'll actually say I'm surprised by this. Seemed to come out of no where. I'll be interested to hear what the details are, eventually, as to why this happened. I'll still take my Dungeon and Dragon magazines WotC.
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    D&D 5E (2014) How do you feel about the Forgotten Realms?

    I'm curious about this part as several people have mentioned something along these lines. What exactly is saying that the Innkeeper has a magic crossbow and his daughter is a level 4 Ranger, or that the Blacksmith down the road can churn out a Longsword +1 for a modest fee? I'm very curious...
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    D&D 5E (2014) How do you feel about the Forgotten Realms?

    I'm surprised by the results so far. Maybe I over-exaggerated in my mind how many people really disliked (or even hated) the Forgotten Realms. Perhaps that's because negative stuff tends to stick out in the mind much more prominently in many cases. Obviously it's only been a few days, but I'm...
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    D&D 5E (2014) How do you feel about the Forgotten Realms?

    I've been curious lately as I often see people say they dislike the Forgotten Realms for one reason or another. I've set up this poll to see how far this dislike goes and perhaps engender some discussion in that vein. I personally used to dislike the Forgotten Realms, but I've recently had a...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Which campaign setting material (AP or Sourcebook) would you like to see first/next in 5E?

    Oh, you can't just make a blanket statement like that and not explain what you mean (well you could, but I'd love to know!). Are you referring to the Greyhawk Wars or something else entirely?
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    D&D 5E (2014) Encounter difficulty: how to fix it.

    Ah yes. I knew I forgot something. Here is an updated PDF with that information on there as well.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Encounter difficulty: how to fix it.

    :D Honestly it's simply because I think the DM deserves to look at some nice art too, not just the players.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Encounter difficulty: how to fix it.

    I also made a quick PDF for those who prefer landscape like I do since I have the Customizable GM Screen.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Please Support Eberron!

    Hellcow How are we actually counted though? Are the links you posted going to tag our donations as "Eberron Donations"? I'll probably donate, but I'm not sure how this will really give WotC any quantitative data about the potential market for Eberron.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Which campaign setting material (AP or Sourcebook) would you like to see first/next in 5E?

    I don't see the poll. I'd probably go with Greyhawk (because GREYHAWK) or my own home brew setting.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Encounter difficulty: how to fix it.

    I think I like this, however ~100% of TPEL means it would be very hard (right?) not easy?
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    Traps in an abandoned library?

    A really large tome on a pedestal that appears very interesting in the eyes of the beholder, so much so that they will do anything to read it, even fight off their compatriots for that chance.
  16. DM Howard

    Choose your weapon!

    My favorite weapon is actually the shield. It can be used to both avenge and protect. I tend to play Clerics and Paladins if it wasn't obvious. Barring that I really like the spear because it's such a simple weapon.
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    D&D 5E (2014) fifth edition release schedule ... cart before the horse?

    OK, all of what you are doing so far seems reasonable to me, and almost exactly what I would do. Thanks for taking the time to share some of you thoughts on what you've found so far. Yes, the DMG, at the very least, is sorely needed for a lot of the modules to be truly done (I hesitate to...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Supplemental books: Why the compulsion to buy and use, but complain about it?

    The easiest way to get past a lot of the contradictions that might occur between what the DM has already established, even if not presented yet in the game, and a player's ideas is to simply bring up your idea to the DM out of the game first and go with it from there. I can see the merit of...
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    D&D 5E (2014) fifth edition release schedule ... cart before the horse?

    Most definitely a conversion guide would do wonders, plus it would increase sales of what they've put out through DriveThruRPG. I'm curious what obstacles you have come across that needed ironing out to convert different things to 5E? I ask, because I haven't started doing so yet, but I will...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Are you RETURNING to D&D

    My group and I, during the very few times we actually get to play, have been playing Pathfinder, The system has grown stale with many of us and is even starting to get old with our resident "power gamer" (for lack of a better term). We are all very excited to get some 5th Edition games going...
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