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Previously I have mentioned a few things. Basically I have argued that martials should focus damage while spellcasters focus control. Crunching numbers we couldn't cone up with a spellcaster that could consistently outdamage the meta martial builds for damage. Those builds are dual wielding...

Well its an improvement over 2014. There's only 4 classes i wouldn't play 1-20. Theses clases are. 1. Barbarian The Barbarian has been a bit of a one trick pony since 3.0. It has been buffed in 5.5. However its still focused on melee and it has weak defenses eg wisdom saves. At higher...

For those of you who don't know the 5.5 fighter has been buffed. Since 2E the fighter has lost the amazing saves it had back hen. Various other indirect nerfs hurt it as well. Eg lots of magic items. It wasn't to unusual to see +2 weapons in lvl 1-3 modules, +3 and 4 ones turning up level 4-8...

6E or homebrew. So I'e started a stretching Bounded accuracy thread. This one's about conceptually ditching archetypes. Main reason is you're the one writing this and its more work. Do you prefer a one true way design a'la OSR/Shadowdark or something sort of build options (feats, talent...

So I 5.5 my players are hitting lvl 11 probably tomorrow. Assuming they defeat Banes avatar. 5E conceptually was to reduce number porn. 3.5 needed this. ACs however are still fairly low on CR 13+ monsters eg 18 or so. If I was doing homebrew or 6E I would stretch it a bit. Thoughts on...

Pathfinder Weapon Badly converted to 5.0. I'm tweaking an adventure (level 11). Its a Bhaalist weapon vs a Vampires weapon and the level 12 part has a few fiends. I want to dump the must be used by a Rogue part. The Hollow Blade Very Rare Weapon (requires attunement) The hollow blade is a +3...

A few questions 1. Has anyone done 5E kingmaker. 2. Have you used bastions or considered it in 5E. 3. Did you use the city building rules in the AP or revised ones in 3.5 or Pathfinder? Recently bought a fantastic condition PFKingmaker set. Maps are still sealed.

So I have covered the Dragon Sorcerer and Chromatic Orb abuse a bit. I like it as a hybrid controller/striker hybrid. My players have been using spells that target wisdom a lot. Hold spells, command, sleep, Hypnotic pattern, tasha laughter etc. There's heaps of them. Zards tastes lean...

So last session a player lent e tge alt art copy of Tales From Infinite Staircase. WotC usually has excellent production values and this was impressive. Read some of the adventures I'm familiar with 4 of them and have played 3 iirc. Overall happy with them. Anyway the loan turned...

So there's a gamestore I found in little old NZ. It has some older PF APs for $60 USD. Bagged with the players guides. Kingmaker Hells Rebels Hells Vengeance Shattered Star Iron God's Council of Thieves Giant Slayer Second Darkness I've mined some of these and played first half of...

So found a awesome store today. They had a shelf of older material from 3.5 and Pathfinder 1E. Kingmaker $60 USD complete and a copy of Shackled City for $40. Shackled city came home with me. Thinking of running it for 5E. Has anyone tried it or played it originally in 3E or Pathfinder...

A While Ago I posted about how I thought Chromatic Orb May Be Good and Fireball was a C tier spell. Alot of this is due to hit point inflation. Fireballs good at fodder clearing my counter argument is it's still pointless at that due to so many classes having fodder clearing abilities via...

Well next session the PCs are fighting Baneites and an avatar of Bane. I've previously posted a version before. At level 9 they defeated an Avatar of Myrkul which was a reskinned and tweaked death Knight. AtM its tougher than a Nalfeshnee at CR 13 and I have assigned it a +5 proficiency bonus...

After some advice on a this NPC. Intended role. Elite Bhaalist assassins that lair in Baldurs Gate and guard Bhaal's Avatar. Bhaals Avatar will probably be a buffed version of this. Its probably proficient in to many saves but Ive been having Reapers of Bhaal and CR8 assassins getting wrecked by...

So my campaign will be winding down soon around level 12. Started with 5.0, switched to 5.5. Basic BBEG have been the Ebon Triad. They're heretics of the dead 3, Bane, Bhaal Myrkul. They believe they're aspects of a god named Zeon. He's a scam though. I've left it open ended about who Zeon...

So thinking about a campaign with a Dragon as a villain front and center lije Strahd. Im thinking of making them a child of Tiamat. Stat wise red dragon or silver or gold but make it a prismatic dragon. Instead of 5 heads the Scion can change breath weapons after a long rest. . Anyway evil...

So I've got a new player joining at level 10. He's experienced and showed me his character sheet etc. He needed some magic items. I said wishlist very rare, two rares and not to worried about uncommonss. Think I vetoed a rod but okayed a frost brand or belt of giant strength 23. Of course he...

I'm thinking of buying the pocket edition of RotRL for use with 5.5. I can convert easily enough. What other 1E APs were compiled into a single book and are readily available still?

Few years back WotC released that number from Beyond. 10% make it to 10, 1% epic tier. Older editions not sure but TSR alumni are on record saying higher level stuff didn't sell well. There was a big drop off in BE and CMI apparently for example. This raises interesting questions about...

So a while ago I posted about an avata of Bane. Here is what I have cooked up. I used the archpriest as the base of the template and tweaked it. I added a retributive strike ability and some legendary actions. Used some abilities from the Arch hag as suggested tweaked and Rakshasas greater magic...