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  1. TheSword

    D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24

    Oh lord I’ve just read the posts. No need to get into that again.
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    D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24

    Is it even a problem if something is excluded because as a DM I simply don’t like it? Not that it couldn’t be worked in, but because I don’t want to have to? If there is enough overlap in the Venn diagram why pick stuff that’s not in the overlap. I’m not a fan of anthropomorphic races. I just...
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    D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24

    The same applies when my friend DMs for me. I’m grateful for the time he puts in and his skills. There is very little I wouldn’t agree to.
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    D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24

    They have been playable in other editions just not yet. Though there are several fan versions and at least one companion book added rules that would make it very easy to add one.
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    D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24

    I’m very lucky that my main group basically always says to me “We will enjoy the game most, that you enjoy running the most” and they pretty much always let me pick what to do. I get where they’re coming from. A game I’m enjoying is going to get more time investment from me. I’ll work harder at...
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    D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24

    There’s a lot of wiggle room, agency and fun in deciding how to explore and what to do when they come into contact with things. Paizo’s adventure paths were the core of the product range and at that time their unique selling point. D&D became its most successful when it started releasing...
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    D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24

    You’re right that everything exists in Eberron but in truth Eberron is a collection of settings (much as the Forgotten Realms is but dialed up to ten). Just because it encapsulates a few dozen different thematic biomes and cultures on the planet doesn’t mean that everything from every one of...
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    James Haeck Joins Wizards of the Coast as Senior D&D Designer

    I approve this appointment. If I now see something in a published product I don’t like I can say “What the Haeck!” Seriously, good luck to them though. I thoroughly enjoyed Dragon Heist, one of my favorite products. Not because it was flawless but because it had so much opportunity and...
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    Do you game with other ENWorlders?

    I’ve playing a weekend long session with @GuyBoy almost every month for about 20 years and in the last five am online session a couple of times a month as well. Ever since the heady days of GuyCon in the early 2000’s. He worst the first other person who DM’ed for me and we have alternated games...
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    D&D General Blending individual checks into group checks

    The problem is that the swing of a +1 to +20 modifier depending on the dice roll is just too great to allow repeated re-rolls. While artificially adjusting DCs feels arbitrary. I would allow someone else to try but only if they are more skilled than the first person to try. Of course the real...
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    Spoilers Stranger Things Season 5 - SPOILERS

    Worth remembering that the kids are heroes that saved the world multiple times. Some or all of that is documented by the military and other agencies. Also worth remembering it is effectively over. The gate is closed, the upside down destroyed and as far as they are concerned El is dead and gone...
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    Spoilers Stranger Things Season 5 - SPOILERS

    Well they were just kids… Not to mention that summoning the sorceress was more like bringing back a ex player character as an NPC for one last hurrah. I’ve seen worse.
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    Spoilers Stranger Things Season 5 - SPOILERS

    So seems the Mind Flayer particles were the big bad end guy all along and touching them was what gave Henry and by extension everyone transfused with his blood the psychic powers. Did not expect that. I thought Henry was the prime mover. I like the neat explanation. Also that Vecnas voice was...
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    Spoilers Stranger Things Season 5 - SPOILERS

    It was a little over 30 minutes or so from the upside down collapsing to the credits. 5 minutes in total on the kids each saying goodbye to their significant others, 5 mins on valedictorian speech. 5 mins on the on the older group, Nancy et al, 5 mins on Joyce and Hopper. 10 mins on the final...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Thoughts on Spell Fire Flare?

    Worth remembering its also Radiant Damage which means it will work with the Spellfire Adept feat which is nice. Ignoring cover is also circumstantially useful. Its clearly designed to be a levelable radiant spell for that subclass. I like the fact that there is an alternative to scorching ray...
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    D&D General Should I leave my friend's Spelljammer game?

    I think you’ve answered your own question then. 9 hours between game and work isn’t too bad. 6 hours isn’t healthy or sustainable. It doesn’t really matter about the rest of it. The hedonist monk is best avoided in all future engagements. If they’re objectionable to you and won’t change. I...
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    D&D General Should I leave my friend's Spelljammer game?

    Ok so to be honest you are conflating quite a few distinct behaviors here. Worth probably splitting them out. - Is a 10pm finish for a 7am start a deal breaker. Probably not. Plenty of people live comfortable on 7 hours of sleep a night. If you were enjoying a game then it probably wouldn’t be...
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    Dark Heresy gets the Owlcat Treatment

    https://darkheresy.owlcat.games/?fbclid=IwdGRleAPBTR9leHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQBqzA0nKKu5nNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR7M0zVtlEbNmYYq34LRopuB6frNQ0wjk73Qk1NwAZGFR5EkQur004YDNrySKA_aem_PKL2Uy50kxBS2OL6XHKVXw&utm_campaign=120240366688080054&utm_content=Hero_become%2520founder%2520%E2%80%94%2520%D0%9A%...
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    Getting reviews

    Whatever happened to Endzeitgheist? I remember him being extremely prolific of 3pp stuff and I bought more than one product because he rated it highly.
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