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    D&D General Brancolonia Italian Spaghetti Fantasy 5e?

    See this thread for an extensive review: https://www.enworld.org/threads/lets-read-brancalonia-spaghetti-fantasy-setting.681084/
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    D&D 5E (2014) So, I kind of want to stay with 2014 rules. What are my longterm options?

    Why houserule 2024 instead of just keeping 2014, as the OP plans to do?
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    Ravenloft: Heir of Strahd Cover, Synopsis Revealed

    Oh, that's one of the party? I thought it was a mount!
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    Ravenloft: Heir of Strahd Cover, Synopsis Revealed

    But ... but the characters apart from the token human are an orc, a tiefling, and a drow! That's DARK and EDGY!
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    D&D General Making a Pizza in a Fantasy world.

    The antecedents of pizza go back to ancient Rome, so I don't have a problem with pizza in a fantasy world.
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    The Legend of Vox Machina Renewed for Fourth Season

    They did it, and they ruined it. Carnival Row broke my heart.
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    D&D General wait what is arcane magic anyway?

    Not if they're singers.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Suggestions for level 1 one-shot.

    Another vote for the barbarian. Sounds like you have a strong personality concept, which is important because you can "hit the ground running" in roleplay terms. The warlock sounds like a fun character for a longer campaign, where you could get more use out of your "pokemon."
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    D&D 5E (2014) One shot for new dm

    I'm a bit late to the party, but: the Filbar setting has a bunch of free scenarios, including some that are explicitly designed for two PCs. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/5839/adventures-in-filbar Pay special attention to the adventures whose titles start with "OP"--they are...
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    D&D General wait what is arcane magic anyway?

    It depends a lot on your setting. Are you running your game in the Forgotten Realms, a homebrew setting, or somewhere else?
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    D&D 5E (2024) Flanking no more in D&D 2024?

    In my experience, the monsters are typically grouped in small clumps and the PCs are tightly clustered when the attack begins. Therefore, it's easier and faster for the players to set up flanking than for the monsters. So I would guess this approach is likely to lead to flanking being used by...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Flanking no more in D&D 2024?

    I get the principle, but it doesn't usually work out tactically. Either there's no better place for the monsters to go, or there's physically nowhere for them to stand. I run for large groups, usually 6-8 PCs plus their various summons, and especially on premade maps, it can be a challenge to...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Flanking no more in D&D 2024?

    I like flanking because it gives my players incentive to actually move their goshdarned PCs around instead of all bunching up in doorways. It does make advantage rather cheap, but I prefer that to running doorway fights, which make me want to tear my hair. Also, I can (and frequently do) have...
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    D&D General Would you buy an AI-generated Castle Greyhawk "by" Gary Gygax?" Should you?

    I'd read if it if was free. I don't think I'd pay money for it.
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    D&D General Help Me with My Pathological Aversion to Third Party D&D Products

    You're right! I should have remembered that. I updated my post.
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    D&D General Help Me with My Pathological Aversion to Third Party D&D Products

    Also, check this thread: https://www.enworld.org/threads/best-third-party-not-wotc-d-d-adventures.707081/
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    D&D General Help Me with My Pathological Aversion to Third Party D&D Products

    I have found Kobold Press's monster manuals to be indispensible: the three volumes of Tome of Beasts plus the Creature Codex. Also the two volumes of The Griffon's Saddlebag from Hit Point Press. Each has 100 or so 300-500 magic items that are flavorful and balanced, with full color...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Warcaster Cheesy Fondue 2024

    Then why did you respond to my post which was in the context of players casting helpful spells on allies under 2014 rules under the excuse "I get to decide who counts as hostile"?
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