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Well, you know my usual response to that: "You're using D&D why then?" Its been a poor choice for that from the day it came in three...

Entertaining. Basically, everyone's dead:

I like it but its more complicated so if they're terrible at rules 5.0 is easier imho.

Alright all, I as the OP have come back and let you know. WE ARE STAYING WITH 5e. Ie not pursuing 5.5e. We took a look at it and...

Wrong Corvallis - I'm in Oregon. Corvallis OR, home of Oregon State University. A college town with lots of nearby farming towns...

Nah, they just have Advantage versus Corruption and Sam only had to make the one saving throw

Sam, actually, is also exceptional. He's not of royal bloodline, but he's also not one of those dirty urban people. Tolkien has a...

Except of course the best of them, Sam, who was just a gardener.

I think all that's the determination of the GM and the style of game everyone wants to play. Is replacing the mayor an achievable goal...

I think backgrounds are a much better design space to connect PCs to the urban environment. It doesn't take much, just a few connections...

Nobody was fighting 100 to 1 against orcs armed with ranged weapons and killed 20 of them by themself. Except maybe perhaps the...

They had far fewer numbers than the orcs. FAR fewer. Also, Isildur, a dunedain, cut the One Ring off of Sauron's hand..........after...

In smaller groups, I think there's some benefit to having a bigger toolkit, but in most parties, you're going to be surrounded by people...

And don't forget that Half-Orcs apparently had no souls, and were dead dead, unable to be brought back to life. Back in the day I don't...

Yup. Still one of my favorite bands from the late 70's arena rock era