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    D&D 5E (2024) Let's make 5e specific setting, starting with a pantheon

    This seems like we are going to have a giant list of gods with most not really being ones that get used. Would in not be better to have a list and then pare it down to 10-25 or so? A god of luck. Worshipped by adventurers and explorers, but especially by thieves and gamblers.
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    D&D General Mapping: How Do You Do It?

    One of my problems might be that I tend to run a bunch of 5-room dungeons and not anything longer than a dozen rooms leaving mapping a non issue.
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    D&D General Mapping: How Do You Do It?

    Over the summer I went to play golf at a course I never played before about an hour away. I went online to Google maps and used the street view to 'drive' the route before the next morning when I actually went. I was able to see the intersections and houses and places like fast food and...
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    Do you observe Thanksgiving?

    It was a three-headed chimera as large as a horse whose mythical power was to attract all the turkeys, ducks,, chickens, and cockatrices in the region to swarm in the area. It has a rechargeable Thunderous Quack power and a bonus action Squawk power that imposed disadvantage on the target. The...
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    TTRPG Resolutions For 2026

    I plan on starting the new campaign for 5.5e finally as some point in the year. I'll most likely put several things on DMsGuild. I think last year/this year I wanted to make 1/month but think it was more like 1/two months. I'm not sure if I will run an adventure at the local convention this...
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    Do you observe Thanksgiving?

    Wednesday night played D&D and combated the dreaded turducken chimera. Thursday had Thanksgiving dinner with my family. Today had 2nd Thanksgiving with my wife's family. Good week.
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    Should traps have tells?

    I have had player think of this situation and gameplay it thinking that they could survive the 8d6 damage or something. Same as jumping off a building thinking that the fall is 50ft and only does 5d10.
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    Should traps have tells?

    The movies always have the person step on a land mine and hear the click. Then there is 10 minutes of trying to figure out how to get him off or disable the bomb. Not sure how this fits into the game with checks and players interacting with the trap. I fell it make some situations better if...
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    Community and Thankfulness

    This site seems to be the only one I visit regularly and contribute to. I enjoy the people and the willingness to help others with questions. Thank you all. I feel that I quieted my self over the last couple years. Some threads I would have made a comment in might not be helpful or in the...
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    Should traps have tells?

    I like placing a trap that is already exposed or tripped by someone else. This sets up that there is traps in the dungeon and the players can react. I also like traps that cause something else than just damage. A tripwire tied to a bell that alerts the next room that the PCs are coming is...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Very cheeky WotC...

    I first read the bit about crossing the streams and thought Ghostbusters, which I'm not a fan of having that mix with my fantasy D&D. I could see some of the other stuff being updated and maybe be worth looking at.
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    Homebrew HUP's spells variants

    I would have it a different spell at a higher level. A lot of the wizard spells that are made to be self only and to only help the wizard. To let them help everyone means that the spells are more powerful and makes the wizard more powerful. There are metamagic feats that let you do things...
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    DDAL the new guidance are official. And here my handout.

    Here is a link to the guides. I also noticed this. Not that I noticed DMs looking at or caring if you have a FR character in a DL adventure. There is a lot more listed, but I just cut/pasted this part.
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    D&D 5E (2024) So the Armorer still need be Wearing before Don his armor.

    I'm not understanding the semantics you are trying to play. You gain 3rd level and you get the power to turn armor you are wearing into 'arcane armor'. Then you get to do the cool things to the arcane armor.
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