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  1. Maialideth

    D&D (2024) Fireball is a C Tier Spell

    Edit: I just noticed you guys already covered this :) however, I think mostly about how Fireball melts gold, not as much about other items. Cone of Cold was to prevent all the coins from melting into huge lumps. Compare Fireball which specifically states that it damages items, and highlights...
  2. Maialideth

    D&D (2024) Fireball is a C Tier Spell

    AD&D 2e Cone of Cold didn't damage items (but only did 1d4+1 cold damage per level). Fireball caused all exposed items to roll save vs magical fire, unless they were worn by a creature and that creature made a successful saving throw. I actually thought the Fireball thing was an older rule, but...
  3. Maialideth

    D&D (2024) Fireball is a C Tier Spell

    Which is exactly why Cone of Cold was invented and was a higher level spell than Fireball, it didn't damage all the valuable loot. The way things are now, I don't see any reason why Cone of Cold couldn't be a 3rd-level spell with same scaling as Fireball and Lightning Bolt. I don't feel that...
  4. Maialideth

    D&D (2024) Fireball is a C Tier Spell

    I think the problem with Fireball isn't whether it is overpowered compared to other classes, but that it is overpowered compared to other damage spells. Neither Lightning Bolt nor Cone of Cold compares to Fireball because they are even more situational and scales nearly equally to Fireball, so...
  5. Maialideth

    D&D General Why did you have to cancel/reschedule your most recent session?

    I (the DM) found out the day before, that there was a leaky water pipe in my basement storage, so I had to clean out a lot of damaged cardboard boxes and contact my insurance company.
  6. Maialideth

    D&D (2024) My preferred way of playing D&D 2024 is... miniatures or not?

    I started using minis, when the pre-painted D&D minis came out for 3e. I don't think the AD&D 2e books mentioned using minis, so it never occurred to me that it was an option. Besides, Warhammer 40k took all my budget for minis anyway. Now, I only use theatre of the mind for small...
  7. Maialideth

    D&D General Entrance Themes!

    When I had a larger group of players, we would create a pre-game playlist where each player sent me a song that represented their character and situation in the game, and I would choose a song that represented the campaign. Then I would start the playlist when people started showing up before...
  8. Maialideth

    D&D General Ysgard - How to use?

    I recently started a Planescape campaign, and sent the level 3 players to Ysgard to fight frost giants. Ysgard's schtick is that anyone who dies in battle is resurrected at the next dawn without any consequences. So it is easy to create "suicide" missions or maybe battle arena fights. Ysgard...
  9. Maialideth

    D&D (2024) What is With Poison?, and Other PHB Conundrums.

    Poison in the PHB feels like a carrot dangling in front of the players. Only when they take it, it turns out to be rotten and not worth the effort getting it. But the monsters' carrots (poison) is awesome (cue sad trombone for player characters). Poison immunity is probably the most common...
  10. Maialideth

    D&D (2024) Durable + Periapt of Wound Closure Barbarian

    Remember that Durable also requires a Bonus Action to spend the hit dice... BA for barbarians tend to be quite valuable in terms of damage and rage. And as mentioned above, just challenge the rest of the party... if the barbarian is the only party member surviving, he'll feel the pain as well.
  11. Maialideth

    D&D (2024) D&D Monster Manual (2025)

    I'm looking forward to see the 'bloodied' condition abilities. I think it was a great idea in 4e, so I'm thrilled that they brought it back.
  12. Maialideth

    D&D (2024) 2024 Impressions and Surprises from real play Experiences

    I really like how barbarians work now. The ways they can keep their rage going works great and with Primal Knowledge, they can also use rage outside of combat, which is even better when playing with a small group of players. I also think the Rules Glossary is great. Some things could be better...
  13. Maialideth

    D&D General Need AD&D research assistance re: Towers on edge to Negative Energy Plane?

    Maybe Return to the Tomb of Horrors 2e adventure? There are mysterious towers in the Negative Energy Plane there. I think it's the city of Moil maybe...
  14. Maialideth

    D&D (2024) Reworked…revised…redone….but

    What I mean is, how will DnDBeyond specifically handle old sub-classes for 2024 classes like Cleric or Wizard that chose sub-class before level 3 in 2014... If I wanted to play a Necromancer wizard using the 2014 necromancer and the 2024 wizard, will that be implemented in DnDBeyond...? Jeremy...
  15. Maialideth

    D&D (2024) Reworked…revised…redone….but

    I wonder how DnDBeyond will handle the backwards compatibility...
  16. Maialideth

    A Preview of The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977

    I picked up my copy a couple of hours ago, and it is massive and gorgeous. The loose back sheaf flips to a character sheet :)
  17. Maialideth

    D&D General Tangent from Vecna - How Many Actually Good Adventures Are There?

    Return to the Tomb of Horrors is excellent. Night Below - after the first book, though I don't remember if it was actually good, but we enjoyed it back in the day. House of Strahd - I loved the suggestions for how Strahd could mess with the characters in several locations in the castle. Curse...
  18. Maialideth

    D&D 5E New Monster Manual Cover

    Boo is just below the beholder's tongue, to Minsc's left. Edit: Didn't see the image with the red arrow. Never mind me :)
  19. Maialideth

    D&D 5E Here's All The Loot In B&G's Vecna: Eve of Ruin Platinum Edition

    Yes, in Planescape. All the monsters with legendary resistance had reactions instead of legendary actions. Some had more than one reaction per round, and more than one option to choose from, with different triggers for each reaction.
  20. Maialideth

    D&D (2024) Take A Closer Look At The 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide

    I haven't, mainly because I'm kinda allergic to anything related to Magic the Gathering :ROFLMAO: though I have to admit that Ravnica had some ideas that I've used for my game. I'm assuming you have something specific in mind? I must admit I have no clue what is in that book except an owl PC race.
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