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@Flamestrike I won’t disagree with your commentary, I was only counterpointing the question of how a combat in 5e can take more than 15 minutes. We had one player in our 5e game walk his dog, literally, before his turn came back around. Sure, there are things that can be done, but I’d rather...

Like this: You: As you walk out of the forest, the (CR10 monster) attacks. It's 60' away, 40' up and swooping down from the air. Roll initiative. (Dice rolled, order sorted out). Player: I roll a 7. Oh wait, let me check my Dex bonus. Its...um... +2, to I have a 9. Hold on, I have a feat...

Read Magic as a way to read other wizard’s spellbooks or to read scrolls (in prep to copy them into your spellbook) always made sense to me as a Wizard. A scribe spell made less sense, unless you wanted to include it as part of the scroll creation process, but it was still odd. The whole point...

I didn’t watch the entire credits, but at one point it said “Based on DND by Hasbro” or something to that effect, which I took to be technically correct. The DND movie I watched was based on 5e, which Hasbro did “create”. I didn’t feel like they were claiming they created the entirety of...

For me, Basic/Old School Essentials - lower HP all around (fighters get d8 HD), and each character gets 1 action per combat round. And since you’re not having to constantly push the buttons and pull the levers of your character sheet to figure out what to do, turns go quick. Coupled with...

Maybe I'm missing something, but what you put in spoilers as a description of play sounds like just about every game of DnD (from Basic to 5e) that our table has ever played. I don't see anything in there that isn't supported or available to every table, just by...playing? The DM, in my...

I’LoL throw in the suggestion of Beyond the Wall And Other Adventures. It’s old school dnd, but has some of the modern conveniences (ascending Ac), as well as great playbooks for CharOp. Also, magic is fairly low level in comparison to 5e.

I don't know if I'm that interested in 'collaborative fiction writing" as it might apply to RPG's. I find that I have to really work at being creative when I DM. I tend to overorganize, always look for that next cool thing, do too much research and grab too many resources, and then blank when...

True, using the rules as written. However, people don't all use the rules as they're presented, and I'd argue, more often than not, homebrew or use hacks to get the experience that they want. In my game, you can't take fifteen sword blows with no ill effect, because HPs aren't as high. And I...

For books and dice, nope. Those fall to individuals, though we might buy a DM sourcebook (oldschool) for the DM for a birthday or similar. We didn't do terrain, just a chessex map. For miniatures, the DM buys the monsters, the players buy their characters (usually). For snacks, that's usually...

Agreed. If I was going to use some kind of Cavalier in 5e, I'd put some of those abilities into the background of the character (as part of Noble, Soldier, or create a background with a riding focus). I primarily run OSE now, and there is a Knight class in the Advanced rules, and that comes...

I’m in the same camp about wanting DnD to be something more immersive, with things that matter, and that are more flexible. So, I don’t think you’re as much of an outlier as you think. The thing about rules is that people tend to want to follow them in games, many times, to an extreme degree...

Its not amazing. He's not a front line fighter. If you try to use him like that, he'll get mulched. But, of course, you knew that. The thief can also do a lot of stuff around combat, or out of combat that the full plate + shield fighter can't. You probably also know that in 2e, roles are...

Characters fall 100ft into lava, take minimal damage, nothing lost. Typical 5e gameplay cycle. I wonder why that trap or option is actually in the adventure? Fun for a laugh maybe? If the players are okay going back and potentially losing some items, then it’s all good. It is your table...

The thing I found most interesting about saving throws in 2e, which we never knew at the time, is that those Saving Throws were based on a Priority: 2e PHB, Pg 134. For this reason, the saving throw categories in Table 60 are listed in order of importance, beginning with paralyzation, poison...

Saw it this am with my son (13), both enjoyed it immensely, discussed all sorts of what ifs and future plot points (and plot holes). It felt just about right, given that you can’t ever please the entire fan base. I’m now going to do more research on the Red Wizards…

I know its not 2e, but I just looked in Old School Essentials to see what they have re: intelligent magic swords, and it reads: Pg 222 Referee's Tome. "Probability: If a referee wishes to randomly determine whether a magic sword is intelligent, the probability is 30%." That's, like, a lot...

I'd say they'd be rather good for RPG's. Right off the bat, you end up with a pretty 3D environment to build on and around - buildings are going to be multiple levels, you'll have the canals instead of streets between, then likely bridges of all sorts across the canals, and the buildings as...

Clearly its a trap door in the ceiling of room #1, cause all dungeons start at room #1, its just not marked on the map :whistle::ROFLMAO: @Andvari I've generated a number of maps just messing around, and I haven't noticed any entrances. I also didn't look closely enough to see if any of the...

I agree. However, the ship has sailed on rebalancing classes, particularly if that involves some sort of perceived "nerf". Classes, by design, and I believe intentionally, can only be given more things (i.e. more power). So, in order to balance wizards, you'd have to buff everyone else more...