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    D&D General D&D/TTRPG as therapeutic escape

    One of my players has been attending by Discord the last couple of weeks. He recently had a terminally ill family member move in with him. That family member went on hospice recently with a very short time left to live. He was late logging on to the game last night after making the drive home...
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    D&D General What's beyond the Gate?

    Time travel to the past!
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    D&D 5E (2024) Man I hate the organization of the 2024 Monster Manual

    I have the 2014 monster cards and thought they were great until I realized that they didn't include any of the beasts or NPCs. I did just realize that they're an alternative that I can sort and hand to my kids after pulling out all the yucky stuff that they are not ready to see (devils...
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    Jess Lanzillo Departs Wizards of the Coast

    I've been with the same company for 21 years (I'm 42, so...) but I think a 4-5 year turnover is pretty normal.
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    D&D General Which Ranger Companion Solution Do You Prefer/Use

    My son is having fun playing his 2014+Tasha's Beastmaster. His bear has its own mini and everything. It goes down sometimes, but since it scales with levels, it's up to 65 or 70hp and AC 17 at this point. He can also use its bonus action to have it attack twice for 1d8+7ish (don't recall)...
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    D&D 5E (2014) My Take on the Modron (Houserule)

    I might want to add THP on too. A lot of the monodrones, duodrones, etc. have sub-Fireball level HP if I recall correctly.
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    D&D 5E (2014) My Take on the Modron (Houserule)

    The average on a d20 is 10.5. Half of the rolls should be 10, and half of them should be 11. Perhaps the Modrons get the 11s and their opponents get the 10s? It's a slight edge while maintaining something approaching statistical fairness.
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    D&D 5E (2014) My Take on the Modron (Houserule)

    That does sound fun. My other problem with the Modrons is that they are all very low CR in the MM.
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    D&D General Campaign epilogues

    There was a great "how to do an epilogue" discussion about 4 years ago that I used to help shape the ending of Against the Idol of the Sun, but I don't remember enough details to find it. Include a Fallout-2 style ending recap where you give a few details about what happened to all the major...
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    D&D General How to DM, best resource

    Eh, probably not. The only WOTC-written adventure I've ever played is RHOD. I may start him with a few short one-shots from the DM's Guild, but he and his little brother have been doing their own adventures together for several years, including a long running "button quest" with buttons, their...
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    D&D General How to DM, best resource

    Is that due to adult content (language/concepts), or just length?
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    D&D General How to DM, best resource

    Thanks everyone. It sounds like Justin Alexander's book is going to be the way to go.
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    D&D General How to DM, best resource

    If your 11 year old wanted to be a DM, what is the one best resource you would point that kid to? I know there are several books out there. There are also a number of websites, although some (Angry DM) are not child appropriate. I'm specifically wanting something that covers the basics of...
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    D&D 5E (2024) A Different Way To Run High Level Monsters

    Here's how my dragon encounter went. This is in my Baldur's Gate II game. The party is 14th level: Cormak (storm cleric), Ludwig (arcane trickster), Mergand (Bhaalspawn sorcerer; crits on 19-20, heals with magical kills, etc.), and Korgan (13th level Champion fighter). They have a lot of...
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