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  1. Over the Hill Gamer

    Scenario with a Dragon's Lair?

    It is ironic but most Dungeons and Dragons adventures don't feature dragons. Too powerful. I am looking for a 5 to 6 hour adventure that features an assault on a dragon's lair, with the goal of slaying the dragon and taking its hoard. I have browsed about a bit and can't seem to find what I...
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    D&D 5E Wandering Monsters

    Do other DMs use terrain and location based encounter tables that are completely irrespective of PC level? Most random tables are level-based, meaning if you are 1st level and travel through the Great Forest you won't ever encounter a troll. And if you're 10th level you probably won't...
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    D&D 5E 5e Homebrew Rule Comments or Recommendations Sought

    We have a homebrew rule in our campaign: "Anytime a character drops to zero hit points OR fails a death save their level of exhaustion increases by 1. The exhaustion rules are on pg 291 of the PHB. The purpose of this rule is to make combat a little more gritty and to have some provision for...
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    D&D 5E Theory

    The timing of WotC's recent flurry of new character options -- feats or races and skills, subclasses, new classes, etc -- has a lot to do with complicating the character building process thereby expanding the need for dndbeyond's soon to be introduced character builder. Anyone agree? I know I...
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    D&D 5E Alternative 5e Player's Guides

    I love the 5e rules set but have become increasingly frustrated with the endless stream of feats, powers, skills, abilities, spells, etc that can dominate play. I hunger for a grittier, less powered version of 5e. I recently purchased Adventures in Middle-earth Player's Guide and adored its...
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