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I am using a few sometime soon. What you've said is about all I know. They also come in a really weird CR band of 5, 11-13. Nothing higher, nothing lower. There is no unifying biology. It's like someone said "I want to make a fox wizard and an evil Grey and an intelligent mosquito. Let's...

What differentiates the new orcs from goliaths? They're both tall grey people with lots of endurance. Are goliaths Mountain Orcs? Also, based on the new art I can tell that either orcs don't sunburn or the artist doesn't live in the southern half of the US.

This is true. It is also a big challenge to monetization. WOTC wants to sell a big campaign book every year? My Baldur's Gate II campaign is around 55 3-hour sessions in, and the party is only level 11 (about halfway through). That's around 3 years of once per week play unless they decide to...

My wife has an 11th level PDK and is happy with it. She wanted a simple character, and Barbarian had too many decision points (Rage? No rage? Reckless? No reckless?). It's more versatile than Champion, but without a lot of complexity. The 3rd, 7th, and 10th level abilities are all good. Not...

If they're serious about maintaining compatibility between 5th edition and 5.24, they need to do this. It's not an update of the PDK/Banneret but a whole replacement with entirely different theming and abilities.

I'm not moving to 5.24, but checked this out from curiousity anyway. They are redefining the PDK from the "You want something simple, here's a party-boosting Fighter that can be a face" to... well, my wife is playing an 11th level PDK right now in Castle Dracula. Her response was "No, you're...

Clearly, they have never invented childproof safety lids for potions. I have not adopted potions as a BA, and every time someone goes to 0 they gain a level of exhaustion. People heal in combat in my games. It's worthwhile if they time it well, and it is supposed to be a meaningful choice...

Unless you're making character options, does it matter which version of 5e you write an adventure or magic item for? Characters are maybe a bit more powerful, but if an encounter ends in 2.4 rounds instead of 2.8 rounds, does it matter? A few spells are different, but the number of NPC...

Thanks for the detailed post. I do, however, feel like there was a missed chance to use a Boromir meme. "One does not simply buy a company with an $8B market cap." (or similar)

Bounded accuracy and simplicity. Martials are useful all the way up to 20, and although magic items are helpful (especially for martials), no specific magic items are required to function, unlike 3.5 or (I hear) 4e.

Baldur's Gate II in college, then 3.5 on forums until I played 5e in person, and then all 5e.

We have a player out in my Sunday game (only 3 players), so I'm probably going to run a one shot for my other 2 players to try out some other character class. We could have 1-2 guests. We have about 2.5 hours of play time. Any recommendations for a great low-prep 1-shot? I am considering just...

I keep my games PG, so from what I've heard, none of them.

That's how I do my monster statblocks. 2 Hold Person (C up to 1 min, 90', 1 target, Wis or paralyzed, save at end of turn, upcast +1/level within 30') 3 Fireball (150', 20' radius, 8d6 fire, Dex half)

Fighter 12/War Wizard 8 (for 2 ASIs) or Figher 11/War Wizard 9 (for 5th level spells known). You get 3 attacks per round (and maybe a 4th if you dual wield, PAM, etc.), and a good amount of ASIs/feats. You know spells up to 4th level, so you can cast Dimension Door and move yourself anywhere...

5.05? PHB, XGTE, TCE (with 3 subclass bans; no Custom Origin). Nothing past Tasha's, with the exception of dragonborn to use their breath attack as part of the attack action. Plus some houseruled class changes, one or two of which were stolen from pre-5.24 UA.

Pay them in silver instead! From Bret Devereaux: https://acoup.blog/2025/01/03/collections-coinage-and-the-tyranny-of-fantasy-gold/ There's a level 0 to 5 campaign idea in here, where the PCs go from level 0 commoners to landed warriors with good gear. Add a couple of layers of magic items in...

Bard: Charm Person, Command, Healing Word [theme: words] Cleric: Bane, Bless, Cure Wounds [theme: blessings & their reverse; Inflict Wounds could go here as well] Druid: Entangle, Faerie Fire, Thunderwave [theme: elements/nature] Paladin: Compelled Duel, Shield of Faith, Thundering Smite...

You're not entirely wrong with that interpretation! This is just a hobby I'm doing for fun and creativity; if it becomes too much work, it's definitely not worth it to me. However, if I'm doing something, I want to do it well. I might do better trying to find whoever is publishing...

Thank you Morrus! Yes, the DM's Guild does allow use of art from a certain subset of books, and has consolidated that art into several free ZIP files. It's primarily from 3.0/3.5 books; I have recognized pieces from Libris Mortis, BOVD, and one of the Monster Manuals. It's pretty slim...