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  1. Distracted DM

    Kickstarter Traveller 5e powered by the DnD SRD in 2026 crowdfunding

    A TTRPG system is a lot more than just the dice you use. Some don't even use dice. That's not even addressing the differences that CAN exist between systems that use different dice... cuz again, a TTRPG system is a lot more than the dice used.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Tier 1 Encounters RAW Getting Hit With Cone of Cold 4th Level?

    This makes me think of the old encounter tables and the No. of Monsters Encountered under a MM entry.. except instead of "number of bugbears encountered at once," it's something like "upon encountering, this spellcaster would have already expended 4d12% of their total spell levels from previous...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Tier 1 Encounters RAW Getting Hit With Cone of Cold 4th Level?

    Do note that there's a big difference between level 4 and level 5. 5 is one of the big power jump levels. Extra attacks, 3rd level spells, whatever other extras.. it's a biggie.
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    Spoilers A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

    Yeah I can see why you'd ask that- it sounds like the biggest reasons would be 1. knowing that it's a thing at all, and 2. organizing it. The accuser needs to have 6 other people willing to risk their lives as well. In the post-show interviews they said that Aerion pulling that out was his way...
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    What's railroading to me as a player? "OK it feels like this noble hiring us for the job isn't on the up and up- can I ask around town to see if he has a history of screwing over people that take jobs for him?" "No, you accepted the quest so you need to go do that. You leave in the morning. The...
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    D&D General Why is the multi-classing spell slot math so weird?

    Yup! It probably took the nerf a little too far? Especially since cantrips were made so potent as to keep pace with martials' attacks... it seems a little counter to the mission statement.
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    D&D General D&D Archetypes that spread out to other settings and media

    Since we're talking about origins of DnD media.. I have a recent one to share: The King of Elfland's Daughter. Been listening to a lot of Loot the Body recently: Which tickled a memory: hey, DCC has King of Elfland as a patron- didn't they have an adventure with that title? Nope, it's the...
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    D&D General D&D Archetypes that spread out to other settings and media

    Dwarves being greedy and having dragon-sickness isn't specifically a Tolkien thing- if we look at old folkore we see some real origin story stuff for dwarf greed and dragon-sickness Fáfnir - Wikipedia Fafnir was a dwarf who killed his own family, stole their ?magic? ring and treasure hoard...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Aasimar is a really strong species in 2024

    Can you elaborate on the question? Because just not having the Great Wheel planes wouldn't discount aasimar and tieflings. My setting doesn't use the great wheel, but it does have Saints and Harrows, servants of the two primary gods. People worship those saints n harrows; aasimar come about...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Official WotC 5e pdfs

    Oh ha I did not see this since I don't use most of the '24 stuff unless a player requests it. Yeah you are spot-on, wow. Either they thought players would be confused because druids had circles and paladins had oaths, or they just wanted to genericize them all to the same term for other reasons.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Official WotC 5e pdfs

    No no, I get it now. Not selling pdfs of their current edition is just another sacred cow of DnD. Respect it 😆
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    D&D 5E (2014) My players just drew from the Deck of Many Things - and Holy Crap!

    I'm guessing this was a house-ruled Avatar of Death? I can't see RAW avatar of death(s) killing a tarrasque 😆
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    Beadle & Grimm's Teases New Platinum Edition, Hinting at New Wizards-Produced D&D Campaign

    You're probably right, it's probably an adventure book... but B&G also did release for sourcebooks. Eberron: Rising from the Last War.
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    Keeping Track of Time (In Game)

    I keep track of time as the GM because I like to let the players know how much time has passed in game. It's also why I push downtime activities. Just today, a player pointed out "hey, how long has it been since I took that 9-month loan from that dangerous bank?" Check the calendar... oh yup...
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    D&D 5E (2024) No 5.5 AP Yet?

    Yeah honestly I like stuff that's very specific and knows what it's about. Make me something with a lot of flavor, then let me adapt it to my own needs/genericize it when necessary.
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