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1E DMG. ;) But to answer the question as asked (and anyway, the 1E DMG is still a "core book" even if not a 5E book), I guess Flee Mortals! But even that, I have not used very often, or used anything in there as written when I have. Some of my players have subclasses from Tasha's and...

The only time I have said no to trying a game with friends is when I have tried it already and really didn’t like it and felt like everyone else would have a better time without me there. There will be other nights!

I am sympathetic to this and understand the difficulty of scheduling (as a matter of fact I am about to propose a schedule change for my group getting together tonight). I am in exactly the same position (spouses not interested in TTRPGs, including mine) but we find a way to make it work. And...

Yeah. I had to stop watching those. I think that watching multiple hours of anyone extemporarily talking naughty word and getting frustrated with their audience's repetitive questions and assumptions would lead to eventually getting annoyed with things they say or attitudes they express, even if...

I hear that as someone who does only play with two different groups every 3 to 5 weeks each (which comes to about 10 to 13 sessions a year). But we do schedule other get togethers and casual board game nights between those sessions and I would suggest trying another game during one of those...

I have to say that weird thing where people quote your post seemingly agreeing with you but framed in a way as if disagreeing has got to be the thing that drives me out of discussions more than anything else.

I want to play in a game, but wouldn't want to give up running a game to do so. So I don't think fit Matt's definition of a Forever DM. Ideally, I would be both playing and running, and technically I am currently, but the game I am playing in is online and while I like it, I'd prefer an...

I am limiting all cantrips by asking for a spellcheck after each time one is cast. If you fail, it is no longer available until after a Long Rest. So you still get to cast it, but the effort may have temporarily burned out the knowledge of that spell. The spellcheck is based on your...

I just thought people might find this as entertaining as I did.

I know it is still winter in North America but. . . Some people really need to touch grass

Gotta offer to paint the minis for them! (or at the very least a dip and wash to bring out some detail to differentiate).

Does anyone know if this is the kind of book with the big spiral binding in the middle of the 2-page spread. These books always interest me, but when I see that spiral breaking things up in the middle, it breaks me out of it and it is a dealbreaker for me too - but on the other hand, I'd love a...

I voted 3. I can’t remember the last time I had to look something up that was not a spell that we don’t usually use and I count on players to know how their own abilities work, so in terms of general rules for running a game I know them not only well enough to not bother looking them up...

I'm with @Lanefan on this one, and always play out combats. As a player I really dislike when the DM decides to just narrate the end of a combat they assume the PCs will win and as a DM I enjoy the potential unexpected outcomes from swingy dice. Then again, I never see combat as "a waste of...

Yeah. I find that about 3 hours of online play is my max, while I can play in person for 5 to 6 hours (with breaks, of course), not including travel, and still be less tired afterwards. 🤷‍♂️

When a thread that had disappeared for some time re-emerges with nearing 100 replies, it is a safe bet that there is nothing to be gained by clicking on it.

This is second hand, but one of the players in my game who is trying his hand at DMing for the first time, decided to use DNDB to make pre-gens and was very confused by it and started asking me about weapon mastery and stuff (we play 2014) and why it seemed more complicated and some class stuff...

I don't get why you quoted what I said, which had nothing to do with 1st vs. 3rd person role-playing/expression.

I think the role-playing vs. combat dichotomy is a false one. I like tactical combat. But for me to love it, it needs to be driven not only by the in-game goals and motives of those involved, but colored by the personalities and desires of the PCs in the process of doing it.