Recent content by James Gasik

.That having been said, Halflings in many settings live in or near Human communities, so it's quite possible they have coexisted for some time, and perhaps evolved from similar ancestors. Halflings as a Human subrace isn't the worst idea ever. Though given how Halflings worked in AD&D, there...

So while looking at this, while you do gain a potential stat boost, plus the advantages of your other forms, it very clearly states that the DM has the option to take control of your character should your alignment change due to the curse (I'm not sure what "embracing the curse" entails- not...

Until you decide to remove Halflings or Gnomes from the PHB, then the smallfolk players will come out of the woodwork in droves.

I've been brainstorming a lot with regards on how to make downtime more useful- I hope my players actually approve! There's always the chance they might decide to take a month off to pursue downtime activities of course, lol, but Xanathar's came through with a great solution for that- downtime...

So one of the characters in my new game chose the Urchin background. Their feature allows then to quickly navigate from point A to point B in urban settings. At first blush, this seems ok to be used in a wide variety of locations- urban sprawl is fairly universal. But then I got to thinking...

With Session 2 a week away, I'm getting ready for session 2, which will involve a crazy Paladin, a friendly Half-Oger (his spelling, not mine), and, presumably, Jermlaine, Giant Rats, Harpies, Not-Wererats (yeah, I don't want to deal with were-rat-ism, thanks), and Duergar... Unless they make a...

I think you did, but my oldmanitis may have kicked in.

It's not Ravenloft, but if you want another potential Ravenloft themed adventure, how about Night of the Vampire? Andru Vandevic would be right at home in a Domain (and probably belongs in one)!

Huh, I thought I just made this thread a few weeks back. I guess I should have looked harder and just necromanced this one.

Yeah well, like I said, it depends on which version of the rules you go by.

Well sure, but we still had Cure Light Wounds. If a PC drops to 0*, they're unconscious and bleeding out. If you're able to talk, you're obviously at positive hit points. *Or just dead, depending on what version of the rules you go by. So someone being able to gasp out their final breath, or...

. The Witch looks super cool. One of my players in my new game is playing one for the first time, so I'm looking forward to see how it works out.

Both! And there's no reason for it, it's not like every monster has a great Dex save, yet it's failure rate is truly impressive.

Honestly, having played spellcasters in many games where enemies almost always make saving throws, it was actually refreshing to have my spells work fairly often. Except for sacred flame, of course. I don't know what the problem with that spell is, I think it's cursed.