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Yeah, wildshape was not great with the 2014 rules and is now substantially worse. Thanks to other properties, notably World of Warcraft and other RPGs, not to mention (checks notes) the official D&D move, Honour Among Thieves, the expectation of most younger players is that druids will be these...

As to what I do with the stuff: I build really elaborate sets for my home games, and then put everything back into storage, which takes up a large number of carefully labeled bins across several long shelves in the garage. I like to be prepared for almost any set I'd like to build, so I have a...

I've been mostly working on terrain of late, but I think I'm going to get back to miniatures for awhile - my "pile of opportunity" has grown since a few Kickstarters have delivered, though mostly I try to keep it from getting too big. Anyway, I just got around to this Balor from the recent...

Unfortunately, a lot of that stuff is from Gabrigame Workshop, a Russian company that used to sell on EBay at amazing prices, but seems to have become defunct. I bought a ton of their stuff back before the war in Ukraine started - it's 3d printed but excellent quality resin (unlike that bed...

I just grabbed the digital pack - I have group of 6 Grade 11s who want to check out D&D so I’ll try the level 1 adventure with them.

The adpatation of White Plume Mountain that I've been running over the past two sessions concluded with the the party finding and defeating the Archmage Keraptis himself, ssurviving as a half-failed lich, in the bottommost chamber (where the efreeti is in the published version). I had fun...

Yeah, I'm loving the old school style art. This seems like a really great starter set, which along with the Borderlands set gives us two quality starter sets being released at virtually the same time. That's a bit surprising, but maybe you can't have too much of a good thing.

I love this. I prefer to stay well away from "save the world" plots, as they can really only end one way, and so your stories become predictable at the same time as the stakes become less meaningful. Now I encourage my players to come up with interesting wants, needs, and flaws for their...

Hit points are a fantastic game mechanic, which is why they have been applied to a vast array of games since their invention. As a roleplay mechanic they have strengths and weaknesses. They're less dramatic than a lot of other systems, but make death a lot more predictable, which is essential...

Weapons constantly breaking just...doesn't seem very fun to me. I'm not sure what the sell is, here.

We also know that sometimes he and his team rush to build a set during the break, which is one of the reasons that they often break right before a big combat encounter. On a few occasions he has described frantically pulling something together, and in other interviews he has shown the extensive...

If it happens mid-adventure then I take over the character. Once the party is out of immediate danger, the character sans player decides to pursue a different path and parts amicably. Who knows - if that player comes back, we might see them again. If not, well, they're in a nice farm upstate or...

Unless someone asked for advice, don’t give it. It’s fine to ask if they want advice, though, but only in a way that makes it clear that you are not pressuring them. And if they don’t want your advice, then that’s it - either live with it graciously or leave graciously. If someone doesn’t ask...

I'm curious as to how you think the 2024 rules consitute a "new system;" in my games the only really notable difference that stands out is weapons mastery. Like, there are lots of little changes but they feel more like tweaks or changes to specific subclasses, which was always an ongoing thing...

Do people not roleplay that their character is dumb when they have low intelligence? Plus, investigation alone is a crucial skill, not to mention the various lores. I would dump strength before I would dump intelligence.

Well, the first game was super fun. Keep in mind that these games are less than two hours, after school. The players formed a party together for safety in get to Bordelrands Keep. Once there, they met some folks, pursued some rumours, took part in the drinking competition at the tavern (and...

Here's my additional notes and modifications, designed to integrate the Heroes of the Borderlands adventure into my version of Exandria. I tried to make the Cult (now followers of Tharizdun, the Chained Oblivion) into more of a through line, added a few plot hooks to the wider world and history...