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Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal
Favorite #1: Summons are played in combat by the other players. You can play a summoner, but the other players don't lose focus time in combat. Please make sure to have stat sheets to hand out for the common ones I may say arrive. (This doesn't apply to long term summons like Find Familiar or Find Steed.)
Favorite #2: Players award Inspiration to other players. Just makes it flow better. But I have mature players I've been gaming with for years.
As you can see, neither addresses mechanics. I do use some of the official variant rules like using different ability cores for skills. I have one mechanical houserule, but it doesn't come up often:
Wild Magic Sorcerer Tides of Chaos changes from "DM" to "DM or any player" can activate. So yes, others can call for a surge if they think it's appropriate. Or funny. Or epic. Did I mention funny.
I may have houserules and/or class/race availability to support a specific setting, but that's outside "favorite".
Favorite #2: Players award Inspiration to other players. Just makes it flow better. But I have mature players I've been gaming with for years.
As you can see, neither addresses mechanics. I do use some of the official variant rules like using different ability cores for skills. I have one mechanical houserule, but it doesn't come up often:
Wild Magic Sorcerer Tides of Chaos changes from "DM" to "DM or any player" can activate. So yes, others can call for a surge if they think it's appropriate. Or funny. Or epic. Did I mention funny.
I may have houserules and/or class/race availability to support a specific setting, but that's outside "favorite".