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    That Upcoming Star Trek RPG Comes In A Special Borg Cube Boxed Set!

    Hoping they bring some to GenCon!
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    Net and Sharpshooter feat

    Yep, that would be my interpretation as well. Note that the general rule is that melee weapons add Strength to damage and ranged weapons add Dexterity to damage (see "Damage Rolls", Player's Basic Rules, p.74), so if the 'base' damage for the net were really zero (rather than 'not applicable')...
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    What to play after the Scroll Thief?

    Drums in the Marsh covers another aspect of the Cult of the Dragon's machinations against Phlan, so it ties into the overall story even if it's not a direct sequel to The Scroll Thief. Most of the hints in The Scroll Thief won't be paid off until Tyranny in Phlan and, after that, Pool of...
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    CoS SPOILER Dark Gift The Kingmaker and Tome of leadership and influence stack?

    It's also the result of a random roll, so there's no guarantee you'll get the Charisma boost, unless your DM is willing to cheat... -- Pauper
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    James Bond And The Espionage Role-Playing Game

    That would be "The Spy Who Loved Me", my vote for Moore's best turn as Bond. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeBqf6bYZak (Doesn't have the 'drive out' moment, but has the transformation.) -- Pauper
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    Lost Mines of Phandelver certificates

    The campaign has changed over the few years of its operation to make certs an optional rather than a required thing -- you don't need a cert to show you have a magic item, nor do you need one to trade an item. People do seem to like certs, but they're not in any way necessary for the campaign...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Mike Mearls' AMA Summary

    Between our two scheduled sessions, we have 14 tables at our FLGS. I can re-check, but to the best of my knowledge, none of them has a Ranger who is eager to take on the Beastmaster option, while I know three people who have said in so many words that, once the UA Ranger is legal, they'll be...
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    Mike Mearls' D&D AMA Summary: Rangers, Initiative, WotC Staff Levels, Fave Pizza

    Between our two scheduled sessions, we have 14 tables at our FLGS. I can re-check, but to the best of my knowledge, none of them has a Ranger who is eager to take on the Beastmaster option, while I know three people who have said in so many words that, once the UA Ranger is legal, they'll be...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Mike Mearls' AMA Summary

    True. Not as true -- AL has published adventures that try to bend the mold of 'combat first, story second', and they tend to be polarizing. People who like story find them the most entertaining modules they've played in AL, but combat monsters find them dull, because they don't get to turn...
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    Mike Mearls' D&D AMA Summary: Rangers, Initiative, WotC Staff Levels, Fave Pizza

    True. Not as true -- AL has published adventures that try to bend the mold of 'combat first, story second', and they tend to be polarizing. People who like story find them the most entertaining modules they've played in AL, but combat monsters find them dull, because they don't get to turn...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Mike Mearls' AMA Summary

    There, fixed that for you. The only people I've ever heard who dislike the beast master ranger's design are power gamers. -- Pauper
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    Mike Mearls' D&D AMA Summary: Rangers, Initiative, WotC Staff Levels, Fave Pizza

    There, fixed that for you. The only people I've ever heard who dislike the beast master ranger's design are power gamers. -- Pauper
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    CoS SPOILER Dark Gift The Kingmaker and Tome of leadership and influence stack?

    Based on the way the two effects are written, if you get the Tome of Leadership and Influence first, then the Dark Gift of the Kingmaker would not further increase your maximum stat above 22, but if you get the Dark Gift first, then the Tome would increase your maximum stat to 24 (the Tome says...
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    D&D 5E (2014) You lads ever play 5e... on weed?

    I thought the script for the Guardians of the Galaxy movie was basically written by taking a mashup of 5e and old Spelljammer supplements and playing it at a table surrounded by a cloud of marijuana smoke. -- Pauper
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    D&D 5E (2014) Mike Mearls' AMA Summary

    My problem with this idea is that you can't cast spells in Wild Shape -- so you either have to make the ability a 'burn a spell slot to do this' thing like healing in Wild Shape, or you have to have the druid stay in non-animal form for one or more rounds to 'buff up' before actually getting to...
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    Mike Mearls' D&D AMA Summary: Rangers, Initiative, WotC Staff Levels, Fave Pizza

    My problem with this idea is that you can't cast spells in Wild Shape -- so you either have to make the ability a 'burn a spell slot to do this' thing like healing in Wild Shape, or you have to have the druid stay in non-animal form for one or more rounds to 'buff up' before actually getting to...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Mike Mearls' AMA Summary

    That might be an artifact of playing Adventurers League versus home-brew -- AL games seem to always have some proportion of power-gamers among the tables (at least, in my experience -- more anecdotal evidence coming up!), while home-games tend to either be all power-gamers or very few if any...
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    Mike Mearls' D&D AMA Summary: Rangers, Initiative, WotC Staff Levels, Fave Pizza

    That might be an artifact of playing Adventurers League versus home-brew -- AL games seem to always have some proportion of power-gamers among the tables (at least, in my experience -- more anecdotal evidence coming up!), while home-games tend to either be all power-gamers or very few if any...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Mike Mearls' AMA Summary

    No, I consider them 'nature paladins' because... ...they had ridiculous stat requirements (though they didn't require a 17 in anything)... ...they could lose their class abilities if they stopped being good-aligned... ...they could only own the gear they could carry themselves and/or store on...
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    Mike Mearls' D&D AMA Summary: Rangers, Initiative, WotC Staff Levels, Fave Pizza

    No, I consider them 'nature paladins' because... ...they had ridiculous stat requirements (though they didn't require a 17 in anything)... ...they could lose their class abilities if they stopped being good-aligned... ...they could only own the gear they could carry themselves and/or store on...
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