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Have rarely seen Reincarnate used. By the time you have the 6th level Reincarnate, you usually have available the 5th level Raise Dead. And the 7th level Limited Wish is just around the corner. Often the GM would hand wave away the can't Raise Dead that race issue to avoid the party either...

2nd the thought on Fighter, Barbarian and Rogue. Most of us have seen enough shows/movies that feature characters that stab, bash and sneak to quickly grasp the concept and imagine doing that in the middle of a game session. Primary spell casters are fun to play but require additional...

I have seen a variation of this at conventions. Players in early rounds of Game A will also schedule slots in later time slots in Game B in case they lose early in Game A. If they win early rounds in Game A, they are no shows for Game B. If you are running Game B, you quickly learn to deal...

A limited variation on the Go Back to Town Card above. IF a party encounters a situation where a nominal amount of <normal thing> is needed and no one in the party has such an thing AND the party has enough cash on hand to have purchased the thing, THEN someone in the party is assumed to have...

Suggestions for other effects: Area that prevents ranged magic. No fireball. But touch and burst spells are OK. Area that limits physical ranged weapons. Maybe range increments are decreased by 80%(Pick a number), 100ft becomes 20ft. All of a sudden, that long ranged compound strength bow is...

Ubuntu or its lighter sibling, Lubuntu. Running Lubuntu on a Dell thin client used as a media server for both ripped media and streamed stuff. No fan so silent. The ripping PC uses Ubuntu in a case that has four 5.25 bays. Odd how often a DVD/BR won't read in one drive but will be fine in a...

Many years ago, snagged a mil-surplus assault pack mollie style for not much. Plus some of the add on containers. Currently setup with two 40mm grenade pouches( 1 LED headlight), (1 loan a dice set). A 1 qt canteen carrier(normally fit a repurposed 20 oz Gatorade bottle with drink of choice)...

It is a rare game design that survives first contact with real players. Very likely that if a Neopets fan sits down in a FLGS to run a legit G rated game, that at least one player will have NO idea what a neopet is or that the neopet genre is supposed to be G rated only. Best to have at least...

Considering that the whole point of the real history spice trade was so folks could enjoy tastes from 'not here', hard to argue that any food is historically not accurate for anyone wealthy enough to afford the transport costs. Also, any PCs that are not the game's equivalent of first level...

I hear the distant hum of Lawyer Banks 1-4 coming on line.

For all the folks wondering about copyright and distribution rights for whoever buys this, don't see how it is much different then walking into a used book store and buying a PHB or Core book. Owning the physical copy of a PHB doesn't legally allow you to make and distribute copies or produce...

Version 4.1? Guess it went through several revisions. Wonder how long it was under development?

This. Was in a good group with an engaged couple. Both were good, fun players. They both left at the same time. The story I got from the GM was that her parents found out she was playing D&D and so was her fiance. Parents gave her a choice. Walk away from that evil corrupting person or be...

In my case, is it simply older eyes that can't focus close without assistance and the need for larger type. A tablet limits my explorations to a couple of paragraphs at a time. A full sized book lets me view 2 whole pages at a time. I can move my focus over those two pages far faster then I...

For me, one big advantage of physical books is the quickness of opening the book and randomly exploring. No waiting for a device to power on, dealing with the lock screen, pop up advertisements and notices about cookies. I often keep a game book nearby when watching TV. Commercial comes on...

A fair amount is luck. A lot of players don't know what they like. Especially new players. You can try training new players to like the type of game you want to run but after the new players gain experience, the likes may change. Experienced players may like one type of game but for the next...

Possible that part of the reason for the price increases is to cover the costs of the Remaster/ORC rewrites of many of the PF2/SF2 lineup. ORC remaster was an unplanned expense and the money has to come from somewhere. Could also explain why much of the lineup is staying the same price. Don't...

Instead of a simple pass/fail roll, have many degrees of outcome. No more success is you get there, fail is a life or death chance. Consider using 3d6. High is better. For an average task, keep the normal success band fairly wide. Say 7-14 is standard success. Still gives 4 degrees of fail...

Could have been introduced in a Dragon. A fair amount of the stuff in those was deemed 'official' rule content even if optional.

Probably should find out more about the anxiety thing. Is it from fear of being tagged a nerd for playing D&D, being the only one that hasn't played, having grown up in a family where D&D = Satan was a thing, or ???. Knowing gives you a better chance of addressing the anxiety. Suggest the...