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I'm not up on 5.5e optimization, but I'd guess that multiclassing would provide more benefits than using a feat for masteries- depends on class ofc but in 5e I had heavy optimizer players taking dips for stuff like armor proficiency (1st level artificer, the rest wizard, so they'd get armor and...

Wow, I loved Reaper Man but I totally forgot about the

It's been too long since I reread the Discworld books, which one made you think Fantasy Mall?

That makes sense, though I never equated the ttrpg market with "make a quick buck." 😆

It's funny how true this is. We play A5E , but someone wanted to make a 5e24 character with weapon masteries... They have yet to remember to use them (and this is an optimizer character-build-loving player). It's early days in the game, so it could just be an adjustment thing, but still... Funny.

You can't please everyone, but I think it's easy to forget that The Internet is not one conglomerate of fans that hate everything released... Some people will cheer the new release, others will want old stuff brought back. They're typically not the same people.

Yeah I'm wondering if spell upcasting needs a buff in general in 5e, after seeing (I think) mearls say something about it.

I like the literal tiny hut idea, but AFAIK 2e's was a force bubble. Leomund's Tiny Hut (Wizard Spell) Maybe you're thinking of something else?

And the martial maneuvers a la 3.5e Tome of Battle (y) Though I don't imagine they dropped Fireball's damage to 8d6 because it's OP, rather that it makes it a flat-out better choice than similar aoe spells (lightning bolt). Just guessing there.

Oh hey, I had something similar with an ice devil/gelugon-descended NPC! ... And the PCs killed her.

That's something I had considered (pretty sure Drizzt did something like that vs Icingdeath... wait he doesn't have lightning bolts! Can't remember how he did that), how did you rule the stalagmite, btw? Dex save vs half, did you really fluff the damage up or?

So as I understand it, in order to make your virtual model, to then pay to have made, you need to pay for access to those CritRole options, which seems ridiculous since you're going to be buying the mini.. why not just charge more for the mini? Well, the answer may be... that they want to...

Can you elaborate on "forced casters to work more strategically?" A couple examples maybe? I'm also wondering how to get players to think that way, it definitely seems like a learned behavior... I've had some that would just repeatedly throw their hands up when the same tactic wouldn't work...

Someone expresses a concern about product ownership vs licensing for use, and your reply to them amounts to "nothing matters, we're all dust in the wind, enjoy it while it lasts."

Just a quote from a Let's Read on it: It doesn't read as particularly imbalanced.

As many here mention, the modern one would be Rise of the Drow- but beware, it is massive.

Relevant part from the Questing Beast video, though I think it's a worthwhile and relatively quick watch/listen: Later on he has both good and bad things to say about the long-form adventure in the book. Overall he seemed happier with it than he was with the one-pagers, though it still had a...

Yeah this probably deserves its own thread, but the Epic Destinies section really push the "OC" direction of play- that is, it's the players' world and the DM is there to help them live out their fantasies. Just like some players plan their character out from levels 1-20, now they can plan out...

I'm not sure what you mean re: convoluted or detailed adventures. DnD5e is primarily what I've been running. In-person the fanciest stuff I used were my hoarded horde of minis. I got most of the "juice" from my in-person interactions, face to face, and improvised most of it. I had lots of books...

The point that stood out to me in his review was that these adventures are linear, scripted back-to-back combat encounters; there are incredible one-page dungeons out there, the format is great, but these designers didn't know how to actually write good one-page dungeons. The bar he set for...