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I like the non-standard backgrounds! I'm running this as well. In our first session the players made it to Phandalin. I've already had a player make a Thief Acolyte, a character type he's made for years as a Cleric/Thief, but it seems perfect in this incarnation. So, Mark, I read your blog...

Bonus! The issue I found playing with Move/Minor/Standard actions was that the presentation of it made players spend a lot of time trying to think of something to do with they're Minor action, just because they had one, so they wanted to use it. Making the same sort of actions a Bonus! or...

Rituals Rituals never got used in my 4e games, but have already been used in the two sessions of 5e I've played. I think the crucial part is that they are on your main spell list, so you see them and think to use them. 4e Rituals were just another list on the back of the char sheet alot of...

an idea Here's an idea: Rather than the goblins waiting in ambush, have one goblin be trying to skin and butcher the horses while his friends wait impatiently in the brush. He will want to be left alone to finish his job at first, but if threatened, his boys will loose arrows while he retreats.

Saves or Skills The more I think about this, it really asks the question, "What's the difference between Saving Throws and Skills?" It makes sense to say that Saves are Reactive and Skills are proactive, but there are a lot of situations where they overlap. If a character has Acrobatics but...

Luv it I bought the starter set from the guy I've been buying D&D from since '87. I sat down with my gf and another couple. None of them had much of any RP experience. We had a great game. They really got into the Ideals/Bonds/Flaws part of the character sheets. For me, it ran smoothly and...

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Hey everyone, I don't have the starter set yet, but I'm planning on running it tomorrow. Looking forward to this starter set and possibly introducing some friends to D&D I'm thinking alot about what makes for a really engaging first session of D&D experience. According to the LiveStream, the...

Cantrip Idea How about you just give Wizards 3 + Level Cantrips and double the number of slots? So you learn a new cantrip each level (Dislike having to choose 3 at 1sst level and never know more) That way you have more minor versatility with the trade off of limited use. Most limited at low...

Agree! First level shape changing is over the top! Back in the old days it was a high level achievement. Teleporting and shapechanging right out the gate was always jarring for me type4...

I don't see this anywhere in the playtest download! Where is it?

I posted this on my blog... So I've been thinking about D&D Type V a bit. Like I said, it was fine, and more like my current style than Type IV, but the Wizard's At-Will Magic Missile thing bugged me. Automatic damage is kinda lame unless its a full on spell like Flaming Hands where the...

I don't plan these out much. I'm always collecting weird little toys and putting them in my DM kit, so sometimes I'll find an excuse to throw it out there. I dunno if I've ever actually built something from scratch just for a scenario. So, yes, totally worth it. As an aside, I've always...

I like kitsune9 's idea for three categories of mods that don't stack. This would really limit feat bloat I think. What category is equipment? In my houserule doc right now I decided that Armor and DEX don't stack. But what about 4e's weapon prof bonuses? I guess I see the potential for...

Here's a floating platform battle from a while back. (MortalPlague what's a toonie?)

Yeah, this idea I think really needs to have a "flatter" stat range and I think a simpler system that limits char-op (no feats etc.), but like I said, I came upon the idea in this forum so I thought I'd throw it back this way.

I'm looking for input from the math heads out there. A while ago there was a thread where @Dragonblade hypothesized that Stat scores might be far more important in the upcoming game, perhaps offering modifiers equal to (Stat - 10). This would mean that an 11 STR would offer a +1 and an 18...

The D&D Encounters scenarios are actually pretty good examples of using story and table expectations in the service of the game's resource management assumptions. On one hand, it is a understood at the table that an extended rest will only be allowed every 3-4 encounters, but the storylines...

Here's some of my favorites. I was running a mod from Dungeon that featured a floating ruined tower.