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  1. jayoungr

    D&D General Let He Who Is Without Sin Cast the First Magic Missile: Why Gygax Still Matters to Me

    I thought the short Ixalan "Plane Shift" document had some really interesting stuff in it. Maybe if they expanded on that (yes, I know the MtG settings are controversial).
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    D&D General Let He Who Is Without Sin Cast the First Magic Missile: Why Gygax Still Matters to Me

    I'm confused by what you mean here. When you say "That's not what D&D is," are you referring to the fact that most monsters are from European-based folklore? If so, there's no reason you can't add new and different monsters--in fact, that's been expected ever since the early days.
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    D&D General Godless Settings

    In the Koryo Hall of Adventures setting, the gods are missing or at least have broken off communication after a wizard caused a magical disaster hundreds of years ago. One of the main antagonist organizations, the Sect of Changjo, is dedicated to trying to bring them back through human sacrifice...
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    D&D General Roleplaying Origins of Early DnD

    That's what I don't get, though. How are the "theater kids" ruining D&D for these people? Not enough action, or are they worried that non-optimized characters will drag the party down, or what?
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    D&D 5E (2014) Rise of Tiamat with a mostly not-Good party - looking for hooks

    So maybe they're not open about wanting it--then the challenge becomes how to heist away all this treasure (or as much as they can take) after the battle, before the others know what's happening. Could be a fun epilogue to the campaign. It would make them legendary in criminal circles, if that...
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    D&D General Roleplaying Origins of Early DnD

    Can someone please explain why "theater kids" is a pejorative term in some D&D circles and/or why it is assumed that "theater kids" have only recently taken an interest in D&D?
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    D&D 5E (2014) Rise of Tiamat with a mostly not-Good party - looking for hooks

    I was just going to suggest this. If they're motivated by material rewards, the hoard that is being assembled at the Well of Dragons would be a score beyond their wildest dreams. Could be part of their negotiations with the various other groups, too: "And remember, we get first choice of the...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Enhancing "Rise of Tiamat" (Practical stuff to try at your table!)

    Link to a thread from a GM looking for suggestions on how to motivate players/PCs who don't especially care about saving the world: https://www.enworld.org/threads/rise-of-tiamat-with-a-mostly-not-good-party-looking-for-hooks.706358/
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    D&D 5E (2024) Types of Magic - Arcane, Divine, and Primal?

    No reason you can't put magic types (back) into your own campaign, especially if you're playing in a homebrew world.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Wizards of the Coast Backtracks on D&D Beyond and 2014 Content

    That explains why they felt entitled to do it, but not why they assumed their customers would be happy about it.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Wizards of the Coast Backtracks on D&D Beyond and 2014 Content

    So yeah, they were planning on taking away what people already had (on their character sheets). Why on earth would they assume that was a good idea?
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    D&D 5E (2024) Wizards of the Coast Backtracks on D&D Beyond and 2014 Content

    Why would they think people would be happy to lose access to the older stuff, though? That's what I don't get. (I don't use D&D Beyond, but I gather the problem was that they were going to make the 2014 stuff completely disappear?)
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    D&D 5E (2014) Complete list of 5E Unearthed Arcana?

    Thanks, @JEB ! That's exactly what I was looking for.
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    D&D General What is this VTT missing?

    That's my guess too, based on the "want to control 100% from my own computer" point.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Complete list of 5E Unearthed Arcana?

    Thanks! I was able to find those with the help of the titles. Also found "Travelers of the Multiverse" from late 2021.
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    D&D 5E (2024) How D&D Beyond Will Handle Access To 2014 Rules

    Thanks for the tip. Just grabbed a copy for safekeeping.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Complete list of 5E Unearthed Arcana?

    I want to be sure I have a complete collection of 5E's Unearthed Arcana, but WotC's website makes it difficult to find. All I can get to is the 2024 playtest material. I know the older UA pdfs are still available because I found some with random Google searches. Does anyone have a list of the...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Softening Concentration

    My bad, I was thinking of something else.
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    D&D 5E (2024) [Houserule] If Sabre was a new weapon type, what should it's mastery property be?

    I've always thought saber (sabre) is to cutlass as katana is to wakizashi, or as longsword is to shortsword. Longer blade, in other words.
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