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    D&D 5E (2024) Cleave+GWM Feat

    I would think no based on the wording to say it only deals the weapon damage and not ability damage. Can the only weapon damage mean only weapon damage and not the other bits, or only weapon damage and the other bits are specific over general? I feel the spirit of the mechanic is to give some...
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    RPG Evolution: Inspiration from Salem

    Throw in corruption and someone getting paid and there are larger problems. The Saltmarsh modules have the locals divided into two groups with one side wanting more freedom to self-rule and the other wanting to be more under the kingdom's protection. Each group who had strong feeling one way...
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    Olympics 2026 Thread

    I have been flipping between the two channels showing it, but it does seem like they only show the favorites like skating and snowboarding. Today, there was some freestyle cross-country skiing which seems new and some kind of figure skating I'm not sure about. I did catch some woman's hockey...
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    Preparations for Super Bowl LX?

    I just got another 6 inches of snow to move shortly. Tomorrow looks like it will start below 0 degrees for me and be windy, but I should not need to go out unless we lose power. We have food and drink, but no plans to go anywhere or have people over.
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    D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat?

    How does all these 'historical' examples and movie examples change when magic is added to the world? Does adding a couple wizards and clerics to the Roman legions change tactics and engineering and defense and everything else? Would that allow the soldiers to focus more on fighting? Hard to...
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    D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat?

    Aren't fighters supposed to be good at fighting? Thieves are good at thieving and wizards are good as wizarding. Are the other classes better at fighting than the fighter is at doing the other things? I wonder if part of the idea of this being a problem is that there are too many 'fighter'...
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    D&D General Running a Megadungeon in a Monthly Game

    A really big dungeon will likely have a few groups of adventurers in it at the same time. This adds complexity for the DM in having some be helpful to the PCs and others might attack the PCs. I have run games where there are rival groups where some just took credit for things the PCs did...
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    D&D General Running a Megadungeon in a Monthly Game

    I would make sure it starts and ends in the village and not try to remember where you are or how many HP or spells people have. Each month you start fresh. Have a cluster of rooms with a theme and go. Maybe the next set of rooms are still the flavor but have a twist. Then each floor might...
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    D&D General D&D Archetypes that spread out to other settings and media

    What about the term NPC for non-player character? I know it is thrown around today in video games and even in TV shows and likely movies. Instead of calling people extras like in shows and movies, the term NPC developed with RPGs. I'm not sure. There is also gaming terms I need to learn to...
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    D&D General Why is the multi-classing spell slot math so weird?

    So if Allice was a 7th level wizard first and then took levels in fighter to become an EK she would get 1 first level spell being a 3rd level fighter? Makes more sense this way. I tend to say that if you want to multiclass, you need to be able to accept the problems.
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    Uncommon Preferences & Finding Your Group

    I'm guessing there are boundaries, but I do not think they would be unusual. Mostly things you would expect if invited over someone's house, such as not kicking the dog or swearing in front of the little kids. Something gaming specific might be if the DM has a relationship with a player and...
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    D&D General How do you handle Astral travel?

    Seems kind of like making players word a wish right of you get to mess with them. Not even a roll to think of the right place, sort of like Ghostbusters and Staypuff Marshmallow Man. I do not use the planes that much, so it might never come up in my games, but I do not think I like it like...
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    The Muppet Show

    It was cute and hit many good marks. Kermit is no though, but Sabrina Carpenter did a good
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    The Muppet Show

    I used to watch this all the time. I remember John Denver and Rocky. Good times. My fear is that Disney will spin it into garbage like my other childhood memories they tried to rebrand.
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    Dog advice

    My dog likes to scratch at the door when it sees the other neighbor's dog outside. If I get up to put on his leash he is going outside. Last week it was below 0 degrees and we had 2 feet of snow. It managed. I was more attentive to having the dog come back in though. First thing we did...
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    What Are Your Favourite Movie Quotes?

    In celebration of 6 more weeks of winter.
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