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The DM is under no obligation to help those who deliberately sabotage themselves. Some ability scores just aren't going to work for certain activities. Obviously, your group needs to reconsider dumping INT.

I miss the days of actually USING a DM's screen for things other than just hiding my notes. The 1E DM "pinball" screen got so much use, and it was all downhill from there. I don't think I've actually consulted anything on a DM's screen late 3.5E, though I still end up collecting them. I've...

Holmes was my first introduction, but it never really clicked. Moldvay/Cook B/X was the set that really taught me the game (I actually got mad about the Metzer set, as it didn't include B2 and I didn't like the organization). Still, while some of the themes in the new set are a little too...

NOOOO! It must be released for Intellivision, like the real D&D video games were! I passed on the last Stranger Things starter set, but this one has my interests. After having picked up Heroes of the Borderlands I'm curious to see if the entire tone of this set will different and if they...

Are we talking like Gamma World here? For D&D, check out the Blackmoor adventures (DA1 - Adventures in Blackmoor, DA2 - Temple of the Frog, DA3 - City of the Gods) and especially The Immortal Storm, which deals with the god Rad (as in "Radiation") fitzing with a nuclear reactor that is causing...

It is very easy to get into a funk of "if it doesn't fit my needs exactly, it's not worth it for anyone" - I've done it myself on more than occasion. Your dismissal of the additional components comes across as that. All I can say is if this had been available instead of the Holmes edition I...

Not useful for you, but plenty useful of other folks on these boards and beyond - as well as myself. I really think those coming into the game for the first time will really enjoy this box for many, many hours.

I was initially planning to pass on this, but after seeing a couple in-depth reviews, went and hunted it down this weekend (It was quite the adventure, like trying to find the Caves in the original B2). I'm still going through it at this point, but I feel like it's a pretty good deal...

OH MY GOURD!

I actually hate the hit point system. It works for wargames, but it has to be the worst system to put into place in an RPG system - especially the "you're fine...until your not" system we ended up with. I would have way preferred some sort of attrition system that incorporates the...

Of published settings, Dark Sun's apocalyptic world - a man-made desert where everything is trying to kill you, created by greed and hubris that is teetering on the brink of collapse. I would have said Ravenloft for the gothic horror elements, but honestly I only really like I6.

Taking this a step further, what named patrons might fit for 5E for various subclasses? Taking a stab here... ARCHFEY Baccus Pan CELESTIAL - Fizban FANTHOMLESS - ? FIEND - Faustus GENIE - Genie of the Ring (from 1001 Arabian Nights, not the Disney Genie) GREAT OLD ONE - The Whateley...

I wonder if the drop-off was because people were "holding their breath" to see what was coming in the new rules. I'd only be worrying if 5E 3pp products haven't picked back up again after the 2024 core rules were released.

Yeah, I picked them up not too long ago (I think there's two factory sets, or at least that's what I have). Thought I might use them for fast NPCs, handouts (for the magic items) or whatnot. It should also be noted that 2E had wizard, priest, psionic and magic item cards - as well as two...

Heh-heh. I might try doing the reverse - for every 4 hp an Avatar takes, a follower (Commoner) dies.

At first I had some resistance against this, but a blundering patron could make for some interesting tales. I think it clicked when I thought of Wu-Kong, the monkey king if he were someone's patron. A patron of Fizban (instead of a cleric) might be another way to go...

I agree with others - for the most part, hide the mechanics (i.e., have the DM worry about it) and concentrate on the idea of what they'd like to play overall. Try not to describe aspects in mechanical terms, but summarize ("Do you want to play a fighter who is big and brawny [High STR & CON...

Brainstorming here: ROLL 2D6 2 - Hazard - rocky terrain, bad weather, unexpected quakes, treefall, cliffside switchback 3 - Wilderness Encounter (Starting Attitude: Indifferent) - wild deer, hungry wolves, posturing bear, 4 - Social Encounter (Starting Attitude: Indifferent) - travelers...

I detest the old encounter tables for travel as they are just combat encounters. Over the years, I've generally made custom encounters, trying to a mix of color*, hazards, social and possible combats. Nothing hard and fast, but I try to do at least one of each spanned over the journey, if its...