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    D&D General Tier 2 and 3 combats

    What were your last 3 encounters (enemies, terrain)?
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    D&D 5E (2014) Questions to ask when developing a campaign setting as a group

    Here are the questions I used a year or two ago. Creating a starting area/setting on the spot for a semi-episodic dungeon-based campaign. Village or tribe? if it's a big city, there are probably a few hundred city guards and a couple of dozen casting priests; why are there a bunch of dungeons...
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    D&D General A question about Extra Attack and the Sharpshooter feat

    Sharpshooter does work with the Armorer's lightning launchers.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Vecna: Eve of Ruin Coming 2024

    Wait, I thought he was dead? I'm setting someone up for a meme-tastic reply. Don't waste it!
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    D&D General Crisis on Infinite Subraces! Suggest a plausible subrace that doesn't exist

    We have a distinct lack of plant people, with chlorophyll, healing in the sunlight, etc.
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    D&D General Lvl 6 Cleric,46 Damage.

    How are you getting Bless as a bonus action? The rest of that looks fine.
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    D&D 5E (2014) D&D's Inclusivity Language Alterations In Core Rules

    "And to think they call THIS civilization? Blasted bloody humans!" - Korgan Bloodaxe (dwarven mercenary) Civilization can be a relative term. The dwarves and elves often seem to have a better claim to it than humans in some settings. I'm not a fan of the way the language everywhere is getting...
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    D&D 5E (2014) No One Plays High Level?

    As long as you know your player's aren't trying to BS you, why do you have to know everything they can do? I view it as the DM's job to set up interesting or challenging situations. It's the party's job to solve them. When I'm designing something, unless it looks way, way lethal, I don't have...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Justice Ramin Arman posts his personal Magic Items by Level Charts.

    Yeah, that's a lot lighter than I'd give out. Martial/caster disparity in disproportionately benefiting from items, etc. etc. (been done to death a few times)
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    D&D 5E (2014) House rule for in combat healing and yoyo at 0 HP

    I just do 1 level of exhaustion each time a character drops to 0 or gets killed.
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    D&D 5E (2014) No One Plays High Level?

    If the players don't want to engage with the campaign's premise, and decide to just Plane Shift off to Sigil or something instead of dealing with the Creeping Doom plague and the undead clerics of Talona behind it, that's an out of character discussion about "Guys, do you really want to play...
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    D&D 5E (2014) No One Plays High Level?

    Wrote and ran and published an adventure for levels 13-20. Was fun. Currently running a 1-20 adventure, do not expect to have any issues. Wrote and ran and published a 1-shot module for 14th level characters. No issues. Was lots of fun.
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    D&D General Bringing out the big guns - Low Level PCs with High Level antagonist NPCs? (And/Or high power items)

    I'm starting a campaign right now loosely based around Castlevania II with this exact premise. Everyone starts with a Legacy item chosen from a list of about 15 options, at level 2. The weapons are +2 +x, where X is some kind of bonus feature. The items all get a minor upgrade, often related...
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    D&D General Reviews For The New Year

    Are you looking for products that are published in paper form, or DM's Guild modules/campaigns? I have several I'd be happy to have reviewed... just don't expect any art.
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    D&D General What if High Level Was Only in a Supplement

    I write more for high level than low level.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Advent's Amazing Advice: The Wild Sheep Chase, A One-Shot fully prepped and ready to go! (Updated: Now with Playlist)

    "It's just temporary. I'll change you back in a few days. In the meantime, enjoy enhanced senses, strength, and speed!"
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    D&D General "Effect as per the spell"

    Some spells are pretty straightforward, like Burning Hands. Others are poorly worded. The higher level spells tend to be wordier because they can have more effects... think Prismatic Spray, Wish, or Earthquake.
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    D&D General "Effect as per the spell"

    As someone who writes stuff for publishing on the DM's Guild, I get it. Unfortunately, nobody wants an item description that takes an entire column. Example: A Legendary Trident of Poseidon lets you cast Water Whip at will, Tidal Wave 1x/LR, and Earthquake 1x/week. Water Whip needs to be...
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    D&D 5E (2014) The Audience - Do you feel like you're the target audience?

    From a monetization standpoint, no and yes. No: The last book I bought was Tasha's, and I'm not likely to buy any of the new books based on the design direction and quality failures I perceive. I have bought none of the adventure books, as according to the reviews they usually tend to be...
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    D&D 5E (2014) If WotC Did A New Setting Search

    What's the difference? Bigger swords and more jump attacks? Better cleave?
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