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It's pretty well known that SRA is the best version of SR. "Is that true?" You say. Yes because while I love SR I hate it's system. It's a bloated mess that takes advanced mathematics (partly joking) to do combat. I say this as someone who has played every edition since basic 2E. Not to...

You are fresh level 1 characters. You are playing in a sandbox style game. You have many options to explore. Caves and temples and whatever. Riches and glory and treasure no matter where you go. One rumor says a cave full of monsters has a magic (+1) sword hidden somewhere inside. Is it...

Played in the official Icewind Dale campaign a year back and due to a massive plan that backfired, the famous Ten Towns became One Town. Basically we thought we could call the dragon back to his home base instead of running back to town and fighting him. Oops.

I've been trying to get new players for my 5.5 meat space game and it's like pulling teeth. I've discussed this in other threads so not to rehash that but as a segway to another topic: What do you want out of your D&D/RPG games? Since starting at the tail end of 2E the games Ive played in and...

I see the core book has gone from my previous DLed version of like 2 to now 4. I can't seem to find a change log / errata list. Anyone know where I might find one? I want to see whats different in my dead tree copy. Thanks!

In my attempt to try 5.5 I was trying to decide between running the Dragonlance Adventure or the Planescape one. I was heavily considering the Planescape one when I noticed that it starts at level 3. I was wanting to give my group the full 5.5 experience by starting at level 1 and heading up...

Decided to play it straight before doing houserules. Things that came up: Paladin somehow doing 20 plus damage at level 1. That's a good smite. (Healing) Potions as a Bonus Action. This was not unknown to me. Lay on Hands is also a Bonus Action. What? Healer's Kit is 5gp for TEN auto...

I know current editions tend to barely mention the Native American elements that inhabited earlier editions and their lore. But just cutting it all seems easy way out instead of re-adapting things. I’m not a scholar on Native American stuff but what would Shadowrun need to change to bring that...

I want to start off by saying this isn't some kind of issue, I just find it interesting and wanted some thoughts as this was presented in a Dragonlance adventure and not say a Faerun one. I remember when this adventure first dropped and a lot of people had issue with the old lore retcons. Me...

Potions are a bonus action (probably house rule that back). Anything else make 5.5 a little more gritty? Max monster damage? Anything else from a DM perspective? Also do I need to keep anything in mind for the Dragonlance Shadow of the Dragon Queen adventure to help it flow?

My table top fantasy genre journey more or less started with Dragonlance and Drizzt. With some Baldur's Gate 1 on the side. Then came this, the intro cinematic: EverQuest. Yes the game but WATCH the video. Yeah it's old school but think back to 1999. People still playing AD&D (3rd ed...

Woo Voltron! Even like in the 80s! ….Catalyst Games Kickstrater? naughty word

I went to a building next to the place I work and 2 guys around my age (45-55 range) where talking about D&D. One guy was telling the other about it and how he plays with his family. He also mentioned Critical Roles Candelabra Obscura (or whatever its called). He then started to explain his...

You smurfin' heard right. Now you can Smurf your brains out playing as a Smurf Smuffin' Smurf. Blow up Gargamel with Jokey's explosives. Take Papa Smurfs wood ax and kick smurf across the Dale Lands. Get Smurfed up on Smurfberries and see schooners and sailboats and mermaids. Look...

I don't know what I expected. Over all some cool stuff. I got the 1E Elf. Got some classic 1E monsters. Goblins and Bugbears and Kobolds, but I wanted like a lot of them. Which I get distribution etc... What I did not like was getting 3 Flair Snails. Really? Good distribution in a brick...

The continuing adventures (see older thread) of my OSE/BX game: The Current Mighty TBDs: Paladin Thief Ranger Druid Hireling Dwarf Dimli Hireling Wizard Presto Hireling Cleric Niko Having started their adventures dealing with issues around The Keep on the Borderlands they eventually moved on...

Reading reviews and it's a lot of gushing over how many new options and powers the PCs have. Which is grand from a player perspective. What do my fellow Forever DMs think?

If you get the reference, you have good taste. TLDR: 5E isn’t exactly wrong on survivablity. I've been running OSE IE Old school B/X with some modern flair for the last few months in a sort of sandbox style game. It's been super awesome. Most fun Ive had DMing in a long time. Easy to run...

He looks like a Jerry. Or Steve. Steve Ent. Stevent? Thoughts?

I've probably read this book long ago but don't remember it. Anyways, just started. Wizard rolling into Solace. Meets a "blonde haired blued eyed" boy named Sturm. Blonde haired? Hair can darken with age so sure. I guess. My biggest "Huh?" is when the Wiz meet Kitiara. Who is apparently...