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there are non-elf games that include Cthulhu, while nearly all elf games ALSO include Cthulhu. Ergo, Cthulhu is more over used than elves (dark, hawt or otherwise).

I am not sure of the connected here. What do you mean by "so they could better survive"?

Is there a more overused thing in TTRPGs than Cthulhu?

Did they? Was there a portion of the playtest that actively asked "Should levels 1 and 2 be useless to everyone but the newest players?"

I have done "naked GMing" before and enjoy it, but have not used it for the purpose of trying to build a foundation for a new system. Interesting idea. Again, it is waaaaay too early for that. I am just in the conceptual stage and interested in what folks think about these topics independent of...

Page 43 (as pointed out by @billd91 ) says "It is particularly recommended starting at level 3 for seasoned players." I find this interesting. If they know that level 1 and 2 are training wheels, why are they in the PHB and not just part of the starter set? What is the point of having 2 useless...

You want to use a very narrow definition that actually goes against the whole point of discussion. B&G can (and are) make a Platinum Edition of things that you decided are not "big adventures." That is the case here as well.

For the naysayers:

That is just not true. People may have moved. Someone else may have used a spell. Another spell may have reduced its number of available rounds. Conditions may have expired. It is extremely rare for the state of play to exactly the same at the end of a round as it was at the start, even if...

That is kind of the long way around, isn't it? "We recommend starting at 3rd level for seasoned players" is not really the same thing as "We DO NOT recommend starting at level 1 for seasoned players." But, yes, it is semantics and interpretation.

I voted No simply because I do not think 5.5 is an upgrade. At best, it is annoying in its small changes. At worst, it actively messed some things up. Sure, the MM is marginally better than the 2014 MM, but even then you have a TON of better MM to choose from.

Yeah, I literally said that backwords. I even contradicted myself a couple posts later. Oops.

You Said and then immediately changed the goal posts to "teens and 20 somethings."

I think that is overstating it. The PHB says "typically adventurers start at level 1" but does acknowledge that the GM may start the campaign higher. What makes you think it "does not recommend" starting at 1st level?

Worked fine for me since it was not a solo encounter.

(Note: this is a 5E question broadly and I don't think 5.0 vs 5.5 really matters here) When you start a new campaign, do you usually start at level 1? Why or why not? If not, what level do you usually start at? This question is only really applicable to the start of a new campaign. If you are...

At least insofar as the adventures go, the back catalog is still the catalog. So maybe this will be a capstone style adventure. If so, it would still be useful for it to have explicit guidance on how to weave foreshadowing into whatever adventure you run before it. "Replace the lieutenant with...

It occurs to me that there is another explanation: Deadfall, as an "adventure expansion" might not be a traditional single adventure with a through plot. it might be a book more similar to Savage Worlds "plot point campaigns" that presents a situation and gives you locations and statblocks for...

What CR is a lich?

If the offense fails to advance the ball in a (american) football game, did nothing happen?