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Also, taking a caster dip, just to hope that you can use your action to hold concentration for another character? I just don’t see players building PCs like that. It relies on too many unknown variables - not least assuming that you know what the other player will regularly do or want to do.

You’re assuming Range is synonymous with Area. They aren’t. Earth Tremor’s radius is its area of effect because it emanates from you. Therefore you’d need to expend a slot and add 10’ to the range. You obviously don’t add 1000 feet. Same with animal shapes. It’s good but not ridiculous like...

It’s a very good point about verticality. If you play on Foundry there is the facility to use dual level tokens. I’ll probably be running printed battle maps. I think you just have to be clear with elevations. I quite like it when they are marked on the map in white text. Tomb of Annihilation...

Well the area is as big or small as you want to make it. I wouldn’t try and recreate the entire swamp. I would have a swamp battlemap for the redcaps and a teahouse battlemap etc. A classic location crawl. Some elements could also be condensed into random encounters.

I would definitely include mind powers as small buffs for those willing to enjoy the ick. I think that is quite interesting. As is the Dark Urge. I also think Netherese Orb, vampire, infernal engine, child of a grand duke make great backgrounds. Gith Knight and follower of Shar are a bit more...

I think it’s also possible to make them part of the quest. For instance you visit Crèche Zilleck with Laezel and she is taken prisoner by the Inquisitor. Not a DM PC but still present and engaged.

Could or couldn’t? My Maidstone group is unusual because one isnt into computer gaming and of the other three who are: one only plays console, one has no time and the other has a list a mile long of games and hasn’t gotten around to it yet. It’s like the universe is conspiring to tell me to...

I think this is a good way to handle equipment loot in general. Encumbrance rules plus make second hand kit from field worth a fraction of the price unless it’s magic or fine. I’m with you. I’d have the vendors replicate slices of regular PHB shopping with maybe the occasional magic item or...

Would you have the PCs set up a camp? I quite like the idea of a semi mobile group joining them. A bit like a wandering bastion. Could be a good way of recreating that with the Companion NPC idea. They’re effectively henchmen.

I definitely wouldn’t do pregen. I think that a very unsatisfying way to run a full campaign for experienced players. To constraining. I would like at the PC character choices - if the schtick of an origin PC could directly map to their design intent - then I would offer it directly. However as...

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a tie in product ever be a direct replica of a product. A few reasons… Firstly it’s very rare that mediums translate like that. Secondly it’s someone else’s story. As a writer you would just be translating someone else’s idea. Which I imagine is less satisfying...

Yeah. I had a look and there are 11 mini dungeons in Act 1, and 3 major dungeons (Goblin Fort, Grimforge, and Abbey) Act 2 has the wilderness area. 6 mini dungeons and 3 major dungeons (gauntlet of shar and Moonrise towers) Act 3 is about the same as both combined. I reckon there are at least...

How far have you got? Have you ran the encounters and story as the game? Are you enjoying it?

I would say 50:50 ratio. Three hours prep for a three hour session. Reading scenarios, writing up events, landing pages, maps, VTT updates etc etc.

So this thread may have come up already. I haven’t noticed if it did and I didn’t spot it on Google. There is something unique about Bg3 that is very different to other CRPGs. They normally account for the fact that a single player can point and click through combat very quickly so there are...

Spell slots and casters aren’t really the problem. Casters get one extra high level spell every 2 levels or so. That they can use once per day. The issue is large number of action and attack options, special rules on other things. Even then I don’t this is an issue where combat is balanced to...

When I got to the high levels of Age of Worms. It definitely felt like a combat fest. Rather than being full of interesting and dynamic choices like in the earlier parts of the AP. Often high level campaigns use high level foes to set themselves apart as it’s a chance to show off high level...

I’ve played and ran a fair few high level adventures. However in all but a couple of adventures they were the culmination of years of game. The problem is that the scope of PC abilities is so wide that they can go anywhere and do anything. Their capability to prepare is vast and the resources...

Okay that helps a lot then.

Is it me or is it extremely fast? You in theory could circle cast in a single round if everyone was ready. Not sure I like that. It feels casting spells this way should take a bit more time. Also apparently anyone with spell casting can contribute so clerics, warlocks and Eldritch knights can...