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Sidebar: I play with a group of deaf and hearing players. The deaf PCs do not talk in-game with words but still communicate. Presumably so do the Kenku, otherwise, I'm not sure how they do anything?

I had a quick read and here are some brief thoughts: * the class has a lot of new rules that are a little complicated. About the same as magic, however, everyone at the table already knows a bit about magic. Hence, it will slow down play. The class usage will depend on your DMs and your...

Wow, good list. Just wanted to say I appreciate the hard work. Very helpful for potential character builders I presume...

By print run, it sounds like you want to know how many times has the book been batch printed (i.e. 15 batches of 5000 books for a total of 75000 copies sold). That info will never be released. Do you actually want to know how many print versions of a specific book (e.g. PHB v1.00, v1.01...

Are you the DM looking for tips, or a player in the group? Experimentation is key, either way. Daylight/nighttime, in scabbard or wielded, used in unintended fashion (e.g. swords used only as a blunt weapon, or thrown), arcane or divine or other. Are the player and the DM colluding? Is the...

I am an actual patent attorney with a science PhD who has also worked on copyright issues and even some ip disputes for games. However, I am not your attorney. A lot of your questions are too vague and the answers are product specific. Happy for you to PM me if you have longer questions. You...

Have a reference city map, or at least sketch something of a city on a grid with some notable locations. Knowing relative distances will keep the adventure off rails Start with a friendly NPC guide until the players know the lay of the city. Get some rumours started. It skips the tedious...

Simple ship rules - http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/172599/Pirate-Adventurers-5E Skyships for 5e - https://olddungeonmaster.wordpress.com/2015/05/24/5e-skyships/ I found when using skyships, you really have to lean in and make them feature. They are either a plot device or at least half of...

Altitude limit was a thing in for PC pixies in 4e (walk 20' fly 30'). Altitude Limit: You fall at the end of your turn if you are using your racial fly speed and are more than 1 square above the ground. A pixie could permanently float at a height of 5' and fly 30' in any direction during its...

If you are a player - very powerful If you are the DM - not too much As with anything D&D, it depends on character level, adventure type and your DM. It won't help with traps, social encounters, AoE spells, high level monsters, evil casters, homebrew monster items (everyone in this town wears...

That is actually a very good business model for both D&D players and 3rd party developers. What does Wizards know about programming a character builder? Hasbro does make D&D profit from selling the fanbase. The RPG delivers the audience they on-sell. Good RPG=more fans=more licensing...

Seems like a big dip for only two smites per day (4d8/day) and 10hp from Lay on Hands. Especially with the Str 13 and Cha 13 requirements.

Well huh, I wonder what wavelength the light is. Probably non-ionising as it doesn't do damage (it can attack the darkness), so >300 nm I guess. The name suggests it is visible to humanoids during daylight, so probably <700 nm. If the sun in the realms is like ours, the most intense colour...

What procproc said. Hopefully it is just my poor use of words. You can be confident that any titles and mathematics are fine to use. Sufficient spells are OGL that effectively all spells that could fit into D&D are fine, including text. The textual brevity also supports this. It would be...

Multiclass into Knowledge Cleric 1 for two new languages.

I find this too. Especially in regards to non-combat situations. Some players just dominate others, usually to the detriment of the game. Happens all too much at the FLGS and turns off new players looking for a group.

Actual ex-copyright/patent attorney here. Have worked on board games and copyright issues with apps vs content creators (I crushed many dreams or thieves, depending on POV). However, I am not your attorney. I would have charged you about USD2000-5000 for advice and assessment, 10k per year to...

If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. The excuse of "The Greater Good" really covers everything. One little "evil" action to remove a big "evil" is good, right? You might have saved many lives with that tiny bit of "evil". Sleep poisons, especially darts...

Psionics and the Mystic - Take Two (02/01/16), http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/psionics-and-mystic-%E2%80%93-take-two Released 01 Feb 2016 but not on the list. Also does not show up on Wizards website when searching for "Unearthed Arcana", despite including the title, subtitle and pdf...

For some reason there are never spellbooks! Perhaps they are satisfied with their memorized spells and don't need to prepare others? Other options (again DM depending, but a great backstory may help): *Buy a scroll *Buy spell casting services in town to make a scroll (1 hour, 10 gold + service...