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    D&D General Honey, I shrunk the party!

    I reduced the party to microscopic size back in 2e. There was an old issue of Dragon that had stats for all kinds of microscopic monsters, and I used the heck out of it. Eventually, they got restored to normal size. It was pretty fun. Haven't done it in any other editions, and I don't have...
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    D&D General What would a Semanticore do?

    As long as nobody uses bad grammar, it's friendly, but the first person to trigger it is in trouble.
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    D&D General Feats are in. What is the current feel about multiclassing?

    Fairly common, some do, some don't. Any combination. I've seen pcs with up to, I think, four classes. I've seen pcs who dipped a level or two in one class and were otherwise single classed. I've seen pcs with fairly even splits of levels and I've seen pcs with wide disparities. It's all good to me.
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    Dice etiquette, rules, and superstitions

    If it rolls off your rolling surface, it doesn't count. The cat rolled, not you. Doesn't count. Not your fault. Roll a new die. Don't care. I don't like them personally, but don't mind if other people use them as long as they don't unduly slow down play. Absolutely not. Roll some damn dice...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why Do Higher Levels Get Less Play?

    Ah, I never saw Stormlord's Keep- it must have been in one of the few 3e era Dungeon issues that I missed. As for Mongoose's Drow War, I was only counting WotC material; I'm sure there might have been any number of third party epic things that I never saw.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Spellcasting Monsters, Spell Slotlessness, Bonus Actions, and Intent

    Looking over the new Monster Manual, I have noticed that a lot of monsters have both spellcasting as an action and some spellcasting options as a bonus action. Given that monsters don't use spell slots, is the intent that a (f'rexample) cultist fanatic is able to cast spiritual weapon (as a...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why Do Higher Levels Get Less Play?

    I feel like published adventures are what (or should) show a DM how to use all the tools they're provided with- for example, a good high level adventure should show how to incorporate high level pc abilities in it. It should assume and require that they have high level resources to navigate the...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why Do Higher Levels Get Less Play?

    There were some high level monsters in the books, especially later books; but there were very few high level adventures for 3e. (Of course, there weren't many adventures at any level, but that's another thing.) And like I said, there was never a published epic level adventure, except for a...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Why Do Higher Levels Get Less Play?

    Other. The way I see it, there are basically two reasons. The first is that groups often don't stay together long enough to make it to high levels. (As a corollary to that, high level games are much harder to play well and much less rewarding if you're not playing them from low levels to high-...
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    Cookin again

    I didn't take pics, but I made a nice dinner tonight. I made bok choy baked in ponzu sauce. It turned out great. Definitely worth a repeat. I also have a winter melon, which is like a white fleshed watermelon, though less juicy, with a flavor reminiscent of cucumber; so I diced some of it up...
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    GMs: Where and When Do You Run Games

    Home games; sometimes also at friends' homes; and once in a while at a con, though I haven't been to one in a number of years now.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Dungeoncraft Interview with Mike Mearls

    High level play is awesome. Those of you who have never tried it really should. That said, I get that it's hard to keep a group together long enough to go from 1st to 20th level, and that there isn't much support for high level play; but it might be more common if there were more support for it...
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    Triple Feature (+)

    Krull Ladyhawke Beastmaster
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    D&D 5E (2024) Is Monster Manual 2025 compatible with 2014 Characters?

    Largely. Legendary actions are in. I haven't read very far into the book yet, so not sure about legendary creatures relying on multiple reactions. By the bucketful.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Are the new default alignments of Goblins (CN) and Kobolds (N) more consistent with their current portrayals?

    Not for my campaign, no, but I emphasize long term continuity a lot more than many do. So changes to the lore or behavior of creatures often fly in the face of that continuity.
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    Planescape Rivarlies between Demon Lords, Archdevils and Celestial Paragons

    Well, the whole premise of the Blood War is basically that demons and devils hate one another and are constantly warring. Specifically, whoever is in charge of the First Hell (depending on the edition/campaign) rules over one of the major battlefields; and the first layer of the Abyss is...
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    Second person plural pronoun

    "You" as a plural is extremely clear in almost all cases. The edge cases where it isn't are those in which it might be addressed to one person or several and context clues are lacking. "Take your seats" is an example where it is clear from the pluralizing of "seats" that each person is meant to...
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    Second person plural pronoun

    "You ones" is the strangest sounding, most not-English formulation of the plural you.
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    D&D 5E (2024) A slightly different take on the new Monster Manual

    I have my complaints about the 2024 books, but I love the organization and art. I have to say, despite my misgivings about some of the rule changes in them, I haven't regretted spending the money on any of them. Heck, the art alone is worth the price.
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    D&D General Humanoids...and world demographics

    Impossible to say. My setting takes place on the inside surface of an enormous air bubble in an (maybe endless?) ocean. The bubble is about a million miles in diameter. Many continents and islands float on the surface. This leaves me a ton of room to flesh out areas as I decide I need or want...
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