Demetrios1453
Hero
It was probably completed before the new stat block format was finalized. One thing about DMs Guild products is that they are often updated for things like this...
D&D 5E The Minsc and Book product
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teitan
Legend
He was reanimated from a statue in the first issue of the current run of D&D comics, Legends of Baldur's Gate. It's not the same Minsc, kinda. They aren't sure.I know about that bit of lore... but -look-.
This is a man in his mid to late 30s, possibly early 40s.
This man has only recently vanquished Puberty.
According to the story it was, in fact, the real Minsc and Boo that had been petrified at some nebulous point before the "Statue" went up.
I'm just here making fun of their artistic choice to make him look young and very different while trying to pass him off as the same character.
His tattoo is even on the wrong side, for d20's sake.
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darjr
I crit!
Ope! I already own it! And it is awesome!Dungeon Masters Guild
www.dmsguild.com
and it came in super handy recently. Someday I’ll tell you the story.
Thanks for the kind words. I never really know if people use this stuff.... Other than creatures of ebberron, where I get the occasional question.
dave2008
Legend
Make me wonder if the artwork got flipped.
Demetrios1453
Hero
Something that just struck me, thinking over my earlier post about how it would be nice to have a mini-campaign setting for the region is - maybe, with the Baldur's Gate III CRPG releasing next year (hopefully), this is a trial balloon for that or something similar, to be released around the time of the game's release...
Dragonhelm
Knight of Solamnia
I would like to hear a bit about the Knights of Bahamut.
Demetrios1453
Hero
Interesting... I went to check out the reviews and see if there might be any updates, and it's saying "This title is not available". It might just be temporarily down, but there's plenty of room for speculation until (if) it reappears!
(My guess is that they are going to go through and update the stat blocks, which might take a bit as there are a lot!)
Also, interestingly (as it showed up in "other products you may like" on the "product unavailable" page), there's a campaign guide to Rashemen I hasn't heard of before, with Ed Greenwood listed among the contributors...
(My guess is that they are going to go through and update the stat blocks, which might take a bit as there are a lot!)
Also, interestingly (as it showed up in "other products you may like" on the "product unavailable" page), there's a campaign guide to Rashemen I hasn't heard of before, with Ed Greenwood listed among the contributors...
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Leatherhead
Possibly a Idiot.
So, two questions:
Why was it taken down?
Anyone know what happens if you had purchased the Print Copy?
Why was it taken down?
Anyone know what happens if you had purchased the Print Copy?
Urriak Uruk
Gaming is fun, and fun is for everyone
If it was taken down, it's back up. I see it just fine, with the print copies too.
Minsc and Boo's Journal of Villainy (5e) - Wizards of the Coast | D&D 5th Edition | Dungeon Masters Guild
Minsc and Boo's Journal of Villainy (5e) - All proceeds from this journal benefit Extra Life. Extra Life unites thousands of gamers around the world to play games
Alzrius
The EN World kitten
Apparently it's back up now (affiliate link):
www.drivethrurpg.com
Minsc and Boo's Journal of Villainy (5e) - Wizards of the Coast | D&D 5th Edition | DriveThruRPG.com
Minsc and Boo's Journal of Villainy (5e) - All proceeds from this journal benefit Extra Life. Extra Life unites thousands of gamers around the world to play games
cbwjm
Legend
It is a great little product, I still need to really read through all of the lore in the book and have more of a read of the factions, but I did check put some of the stat blocks. I like how Mephistopheles stats are an homage to his 3e stats, he looks like he'd be a beast to fight. The art in the book is top quality, the wolfwere, a monster I'd completely forgotten about, has got to be one of the creepiest things I've ever seen.
BlivetWidget
Explorer
Probably my favorite part as well (and as you pointed out, easily made setting-agnostic). I feel like I'm having a brain fart though on Candlekeep perks (p34), Arcane Secrets. They have the recipes gated behind Arcana roll bonuses, which quite quickly climb to +12 and +15. Without optional rules (multiclassing or feats) isn't a +11 the best Arcana roll bonus a wizard can get? +5 INT and +6 proficiency? I know the library isn't exclusive to wizards, but it seems weird to have 60% of the list be off-limits to even the most powerful archmage.
(On a side note, I don't know how the Archmage in the MM has an Arcana skill of +13, but "monsters" don't have to follow character creation rules, so I figured they just gave it expertise because they wanted to.)
Let me know what I'm missing here!
Weiley31
Legend
Well, it would make a ton of sense for an Archmage to have expertise in their chosen life's work.
Maxperson
Morkus from Orkus
There's the Skill Expert feat in Tasha's, so they can hit +17 with that. It also doesn't say that Guidance isn't allowed. It just says that you have to have that bonus to find it, though I probably wouldn't allow that given the timeframes.
BlivetWidget
Explorer
But like I said, that’s an optional rule, which seems like a strange requirement. I agree with you wrt Guidance, not just because I believe they are looking for a maintainable stat, but also because it’s not a skill check, it’s a stat gate.
It would also make a ton of sense if PC wizards could get expertise in Arcana without optional rules, and yet here we are… I’m just trying to figure out if a PC wizard with base rules is limited to the first few items on the list, or if I’m missing something (seeing a number that high instinctively made me wonder if I'd been calculating stats wrong for years).
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Blue Orange
Gone to Texas
Next we're going to see a travelogue from the clerk in Pool of Radiance.
(No, we're not.)
(No, we're not.)
