JonBeowulf
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2024-05-10, 06:17 PMJonBeowulf replied to a thread Players want to overthrow a king and install democracy. What can go wrong? ;) in D&D 5e/NextShe gets my vote! I think that'd be a freaking blast -- both as a DM and a player.16 replies | 1681 view(s) -
2024-05-10, 11:07 AMJonBeowulf replied to a thread Players want to overthrow a king and install democracy. What can go wrong? ;) in D&D 5e/NextDancing on the very edge of what's allowed here, but democracy without the checks and balances of legislative and judicial branches does not work and...16 replies | 1681 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 02:57 AMI'd drop the cost of the second copy by at least 50% if I didn't waive it entirely. You're building something specific and should be able to use...3 replies | 747 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 11:15 AMPreach it! We got enough problems here and we're the only sentients present (for now). Having 4-8 should be enough to eliminate the cry of fantasy...92 replies | 6073 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 11:01 AMJonBeowulf replied to a thread Town under active attack - moral/emotional random events in D&D 5e/NextYou can never go wrong with the crying child in the middle of the road with something barreling toward it. Add fire and make running through the...4 replies | 659 view(s)
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2024-05-05, 09:58 PMOrb spiders only. I don't mind the fuzzy ones much. Now if the DM throws an giant orb spider with clown makeup at me, I'm logging off / going home....12 replies | 1491 view(s)
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2024-05-01, 11:46 AMJonBeowulf replied to a thread DM Help Why does creature Type do nothing? Would the game break if it did? in D&D 5e/NextEasy fix... if you're going through the trouble of putting generic keywords on creature types, then don't use the creatures that violate the rule...21 replies | 2483 view(s)
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2024-04-29, 11:37 PMJonBeowulf replied to a thread DM Help Why does creature Type do nothing? Would the game break if it did? in D&D 5e/NextThis right here is the sweet spot. Don't follow the 80/20 rule and think it's gonna be good enough (<cough> 3.5 <cough>). It must be the minimum...21 replies | 2483 view(s)
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2024-04-29, 12:27 PMJonBeowulf replied to a thread DM Help Why does creature Type do nothing? Would the game break if it did? in D&D 5e/NextFor me, this is "six of one, half dozen of the other". Knowing that "all have trait" is easier than looking at a stat block to see if this...21 replies | 2483 view(s)
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2024-04-27, 02:01 PMI've never done it with 5e games because most of my players were new to the hobby and it was part of how they learned to play... I mean, it's right...21 replies | 3076 view(s)
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2024-04-27, 09:44 AMIn short, because PCs are special and nothing else is. Functionally, it's so players have a safety net when things don't go their way. ...21 replies | 3076 view(s)
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2024-04-24, 07:16 PMAre you looking for spells known? In which case, yeah, straight Wizard. Collect all the scrolls and do what you gotta do to grab some of those...20 replies | 2982 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 10:19 AMI want one.12 replies | 1857 view(s)
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2024-04-22, 01:02 PMAgreed! I've run PotA twice and hated it both times. Also never finished it -- once was a TPK and the other was the players getting pissed at each...14 replies | 1893 view(s)
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2024-04-21, 05:21 PMWell... if you don't like the players that much, lure the PCs into a fight they can neither win nor escape. The subsequent TPK solves all your...14 replies | 1893 view(s)
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2024-04-21, 09:06 AMCharacter creation in both D&D Beyond and Roll20 are solid so you could use either as a reference and make your own doc. During creation IRL, I work...5 replies | 2004 view(s)
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2024-04-20, 10:02 PMJonBeowulf replied to a thread Speculation Not every DM loves a page worth of backstory, but I do... in D&D 5e/NextAnother point, making a player who doesn't give half a crap about how their character ties into the world submit a backstory just creates annoyance...21 replies | 2327 view(s)
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2024-04-14, 10:35 PMJonBeowulf replied to a thread DM Help Running an AD&D adventure ("The Ghost of Harrow Hill") in 5e; any advice? in D&D 5e/NextI've done it with Dark Clouds Gather. You have a ton of work ahead of you. You'll need to rework every encounter to ensure it's the appropriate...8 replies | 860 view(s)
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2024-04-14, 01:19 PMI don't have the spell in my games. I've used Wish as a reward at the end of a save-the-world campaign. The party got the standard 3 wishes and...52 replies | 5121 view(s)
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2024-04-13, 02:49 PMJonBeowulf replied to a thread Can a creature take 1/2 (or even 3/4) cover inside a bag of holding? in D&D 5e/NextI gotta stop posting so early in the morning. I took the 2' diameter line and then mentally pulled it into a circle... making a 2' circumference....13 replies | 1666 view(s)
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2024-04-13, 02:01 AMJonBeowulf replied to a thread Can a creature take 1/2 (or even 3/4) cover inside a bag of holding? in D&D 5e/Next2 feet in diameter isn't very big. A sizable percentage of adults wouldn't be able to squeeze in there naked much less with adventuring gear on. ...13 replies | 1666 view(s)
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2024-04-12, 04:23 AMJumping in to say that the caster cannot reform an SB that's been hit with DM because DM ends spells. The spell is gone the same as if concentration...145 replies | 8447 view(s)
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