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That is excellent news. The last thing I wanted was to have multiple, slightly different, stats for the same monster. This leads me to believe that when they get added to the Basic PDF and ultimately the Monster Manual, they will continue to be the same (although I expect the Monster Manual to...

More importantly, do the skeleton and the zombie in the PHB have the same stats as in the Starter Set?

While they are certainly not to the level of Kay, Stephenson or Gaiman, I found the novels to be quite enjoyable. I have been a bit dissappointed that they haven't really explained the Sundering much. In fact, the most 'concrete' explanations / changes were in The Companions when they actually...

You are correct, apparently I didn't read my 3e lore closely enough. In ancient times, the Shadovar escaped the destruction of Netheril by fleeing into Shadow. They returned in the Year of Wild Magic (1372 DR, the 'current' year of 3e) and found their old empire buried under the Anauroch...

Yes, Netheril and the Shades were from Abeir.

I'm planning on running Tyranny of Dragons via VTT (Fantasy Grounds 2). I hope they make the maps available in digital form (and not at $1.25 a piece either... $17.50 for a full set of maps for the Lost Mines when the adventure itself only cost $14 is a bit much...)

To each their own :) Some players prefer a tactical game and don't enjoy theater of the mind style play. It's really just a playstyle preference and neither right nor wrong. However, I'd argue that if the group is trying to play via theater of the mind, but is worrying about precise...

Good point. I also tend to not worry about things to the level of 5' increments, regardless of how the rules are written or the edition we're playing. To me, the various concepts of facing, 5' steps, precising flanking and positioning are all too simulationist / wargamy to bother with. Our...

First off, as a GM, after the Player described their actions, I would ask some clarifying questions to ensure that the Player's idea of the scene matched mine. GM: Is your goal to attempt to maintain cover against as many goblins as possible, or to move into the room as far as possible? Keep...

Sorry to bubble burst, but Mike Mearls tweeted that while they'd try to get the Basic update out this weekend, due to all the work surrounding Origins he wasn't making any promises.

Anyone else find it a little odd that official WotC products are stating '... for the worlds greatest roleplaying game' just like 3rd party publishers generally do when referring to being compatible with D&D but not wanting to use that name due to trademark issues? Clearly not a 'real' issue...

I've already purchased / pre-ordered the PHB. I have absolutely no problem with obtaining an electronic copy by whatever means is convenient for me (scanning in my physical copy, downloading it, etc) since I've already paid for a copy and time/space shifting for personal use is legal. I'm not...

I really hope they bring back Dungeon and Dragon. Those two magazines were always such a great source of inspiration for me as a DM.

I was intentionally pointing out that even in the most contrived example (single tree in middle of open plane) there are plenty of considerations that could provide the attacker with advantage. I would rule that the 'successful hide check' (just the one) is what would determine if the attacker...

You are being very literal with the definition of 'pop out'. It is quite possible to fire an arrow from behind a tree without the defender seeing anything, even when stating at the tree. Requires the attacker to maintain cover while firing, but certainly posdible

Lone tree: even if staring at the tree, the defender will not know which side you are going to pop out from, or if you are going to go high or low. You are unseen so he also doesn't get any blue as to WHEN the attack will come. All of that combines to provide advantage to the attacker. If you...

This mega treatise has nothing to do with 5e and is merely a rant about 'high magic' vs 'low magic' or DnD in general. Too long, filled with a variety of grammatical errors, and more if a rambling rant / op-ed than any sort of a review or even constructive critique (since the poster doesn't...

Given that there hasn't been any new 4e content for quite some time now, and WotC isn't going to be generating any more official 4e content, I'm not surprised that there would be no new content for DDI. I was a bit saddened that they aren't going to be wrapping the 5e online tools into the DDI...

In the later playtest packets there were statistics for all of the monsters in Tomb of Horrors. You could use those pretty much straight up along with the original module. Keep in mind, however, that monsters have been tuned a bit since the playtest. For example, the Ochre Jelly in the DnD...

Drelb Drelb are energy creatures that make their home in the Elemental Chaos. While they strongly resemble wraiths, Drelb are not undead and have no vulnerability to radiant energy, nor can they be turned. However, they sometimes feign being affected, using their illusory retreat ability to...