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  1. Distracted DM

    D&D 5E (2014) Best D&D 5e alternate ruleset?

    I should see if there's anything new with that, it's been a month or two since I checked the patreon. ?Unforunately? FoundryVTT implementation is always gonna be a big factor for me, so the best I could realistically hope for is hacking out what bits I like for my A5E games (or I can just port...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Best D&D 5e alternate ruleset?

    I think 5.5 and TotV check off different boxes- or at least, they check off the boxes in different ways.. I think TotV does it better (see: TotV's Weapon Options vs. 5.5e's Weapon Masteries, or TotV's spell changes vs. 5.5e's). So if someone liked 5.5's way of doing things, they might not...
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    Level Up (A5E) How does Combat Directives (marshal) work, actually?

    I can't wait until one of my players picks up Marshal so I too can wonder how exactly this works! This has come up in the discord a number of times, so it's not just OP being confused. (if youre in this server you can follow this to one convo, I screencapped a bunch below)
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    D&D General Games Economies

    I don't think it's about Accountants & Abbacus', it's probably about the GM having high priority on economy with regards to verisimilitude. One could have a high priority for verisimilitude but not place such an emphasis on economy etc.. i think it basically involves wearing blinders in regard...
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    D&D General Perception vs Investigation

    This thread is marked DnD2024, but I think folk are sharing their opinions in general so I'll happily share how much LU A5E helped me out with this: I look at the skills' specialties, and that guides me.
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    D&D General Games Economies

    I think it's the same as any other rule that the DM wants to change. They can, but players have assumptions because the base prices are in the core book. Regarding how much money there is, they can change that, but they're again disregarding the base rules (in this case, amount of treasure...
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    D&D 5E (2024) [Let's Read] Sands of Doom: a D&D Sandbox where you fight an army of Fantasy Egyptian Gnolls!

    Wow, the art is top friggin' notch. Appreciate you doing this read-through, I remember seeing it years ago but never followed up with it. Might be worth considering after all this overview!
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    Dungeons & Dragons Provides Guidance on How to Run Heroes of the Borderlands As More Traditional Campaign

    They didn't say give them orders- giving advice and guidance isn't going to necessarily remove someone's agency.
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    Other D&D Variant What is your favorite version of D&D offshoot/D20 fantasy today? Tell us why it is the best!

    Dungeon Crawl Classics would've been my immediate answer but I'm still trying to figure out their whole biz with the Invincible Overlord crowdfund... DCC is perfect for Sword & Sorcery, but Shadowdark's like its gritter, less funkadelic counterpart. 13th Age was my old love, played the heck out...
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    D&D General Weapons should break left and right

    13th Age has the Chaos Mage, which is very much this. I loved it, I liked being handed random tools and having to made do with them what I could.. BUT that's not for everyone.
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    D&D General Weapons should break left and right

    Ya know, there were certain JRPGs where you had a limited amount of "Fist" attack...
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    D&D General Games Economies

    IIRC the reason in some TTRPGs (maybe Torchbearer?) is that.. there's something "wrong" with them, mentally- they're not the typical commoner that values safety and a quiet life. They can't settle down for long, they keep getting into trouble and spending all their money on ephemeral luxury and...
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    ToV Other than "It's not made by WotC", what's the elevator pitch for Tales of the Valiant?

    I haven't "run ToV," I've only used a number of elements from it. I was so impressed with the ToV GMG I did a whole commentary read-through/skim thread somewhere on the site. Where the 5e24 DMG is definitely for introing new GMs, the ToV GMG is amazing if you're already a proficient DM. And I...
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