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February 1983. As we step into a new year of gaming Ian Livingstone wonders what might come next. With Treasure Trap starting (or at... -
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TSR Inc. published Dragon #102 in October 1985. It is 100 pages long and has a cover price of $3.00. This issue features gully dwarves... -
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Micah Sweet reacted to bsss's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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Clearly this approach has to have limits, though. If a monster has, say, a fear aura, as a player it is your agreement to acknowledge it... -
Tessarael replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Breaking The Eldritch Knight (Eberron).To clarify, the Potent Dragonmark feat is only available at character level 4+, and it gives you one extra spell slot to cast a spell... -
tetrasodium replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) This Feels Like 4E.Yes. Explicitly clear Is Jeremy Crawford in the weapon mastery announcement video itself not authoritative enough source for you on... -
Micah Sweet reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
can you imagine the rage if GMs RP'd NPCs with anywhere near the same level of 'free will' against checks as the players do? "but i...
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Lanefan reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative? with Like.
This nonsense has a Viva la Dirt League skit written all over it. Another 2024 5E "improvement" no one asked for. So the party sets up... -
Lanefan reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative? with Like.
But we have the stealth versus perception part to generally handle that narrative element of being noticed and that gets resolved before...
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Lanefan reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative? with Like.
There has to be an inciting incident that calls for the initiative roll. If it is an ambush, I give the ambusher a single action that...
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Ssaviirkad replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative?.I wouldn't even say that. It's taking a different approach to accomplishing the same objective. Combat in 5e is initiated by some act...
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FitzTheRuke replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative?.@mearls has a neat approach in his Moldvay project, where he's given the ranger the ability to grant their Stealth result to allies. I... -
Nightfall Games announces their feature title will be paired with Pinnacle Entertainment's storied game engine to create Savage SLA... -
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doctorbadwolf replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative?.I personally give advantage on attacks against surprised creatures in round one, and the condition ends at the end of the round. Also... -
Reynard replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative?.I am not sure i have ever followed the exact rules in any edition. It is just one of those things I think the fiction itself determines...
