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In 2014 DMG, there is minor magic property called Beacon - bonus action, item sheds bright light at 10 ft and dim at another 10ft. Light cantrip does same, except it't 20+20. Easiest solution - common magic item. Miner’s Headlamp Wondrous Item (headgear attachment), common (no attunement...

Yes, it's oil. But what oil? Also, what material is lantern made of? D&D is far from simulation. It's a fricking game. With magic, imaginary exotic materials with all kind of weird properties, with tech levels ranging from early middle ages to industrial revolution, with magitech (artificers...

Nope. First was whale oil then kerosene. Carbide lamps weren't invented yet, they became available after 1895.

Yes. I couldn't care less. Is it Victorian design? Yes. But with so much magic light sources and everyone and their grandma having darkvision, why not. D&D tech isn't medieval anyway. Only exception is if i run no/low fantasy, historical setting.

As it stands now, and for foreseeable future, anything other than 2014 5e is out of question, at least for games that aren't one-two shots. We are in funny situation. While they are willing to try rules light games, they prefer more crunch heavy games for longer campaigns. Catch 22 is that no...

What is so bad in Daggerhearts license? Sure, it's not Creative Commons, but then again, it makes sense to not release it in CC cause of their overall business model.

I still think that it can't hurt to ask why. It just might be burnout on d&d. 6 years of 3 games a month is lots of gaming in one specific system and more or less same type of game ( no matter how you spin it, 5e is high powered high fantasy). Sometimes, people just need something different. A...

Over last 16 years of playing with this group, almost every one of us had period when he stopped playing for some time. Be it plain burnout or just other life obligations. It happens. From the message, it seems that player still enjoys social aspect of hanging out, just not playing game...

Personally, i wouldn't want WoTC to touch DS with 11 foot pole. If they left Ravenloft alone, I would be even happier. As a fan, i would much rather see WoTC sell rights to those two IP's to someone else. Preferably someone with enough courage to make proper M or even R rated product (including...

Brom's distinct art style is half of DS's appeal. It's iconic, evocative and it fits the mood of the setting. Chainmail bikini's weren't really his style. He did blend horror and gothic with fantasy thou.

To be fair, Divinity Original Sin is rated M(17+), Pillars of eternity is rated 16+, Patfinder Wrath of the righteous is 17+, only PF:Kingmaker is 13+. So, it makes lot's of sense for DS to go that route, with 16/17+ rating, which is significant shift from baseline 2024 5e which is 12+.

It isn't. But, when you put 18+ label, you have more creative freedom to delve deeper into more controversial themes, more nuances and less clear good/evil. Also, you don't get parents bitching about what kind of materials companies "sell to kids". It's more about companies covering their...

Agree. While DS isn't 18+ per se ( it never goes into graphic details of more unsavory stuff), anything controversial by today's standards is better put in that category just to be on safe side. It gives authors more freedom to delve into darker aspects of the setting. It also gives publishers...

Voted yes. I find very few things problematic per se. Are there stuff i don't want in my games and don't want to engegage? Sure. Do i want products that have that kind of content to exist? Yes, there are others that will like that stuff. In the end, it's about brand image. WoTC D&D is PG 13...

Realms has magic items galore, Wand of magic missile 1 are minor items available by the bucketload. But rules wise, going by 3.x, it's faster to crank up Wands. Any level 1 caster with MM spell and craft wand feat can do it in 1 day for 375 gold. By contrast, musket, using crafting rules, takes...