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I think there's a misconception that if you're running games for pay, you're going to avoid killing PCs because you're afraid of what'll happen, that they'll leave the game, etc... but the desire is for the right players to find the right GMs for them- so while they may be unhappy if a character...

Some of us have turned it into a full-time profession, but IME it's definitely more of an exception (I think it's mostly luck, finding people that're willing to pay a high price and value your skills). And like any other entertainment job, it can be volatile (even if they love your games...

Whenever anyone talks "pro GM(ing)" I imagine that they're referring to the paid occupation... but yeah some folk might just be referring to "being good at it."

You're far from the first person that got screwed up by BG3's (many) house-rules.

That's probably worth a discussion thread in and of itself.

I did a brief search. Protective spirits flit around you in a 15-foot Emanation for the duration. If you are good or neutral, their spectral form appears angelic or fey (your choice). If you are evil, they appear fiendish. When you cast this spell, you can designate creatures to be unaffected...

If you've been to conventions, you've been at panels where they'll handle different topics of the tabletop industry- some of those are aspects that a DM touches on, or some of them are flat-out DM-tip panels. At most, you might pay a tad over $100 for a 3-day pass for said convention (of which...

Yeah that's my problem with modern (3e+) DnD- it becomes difficult to run a consistent setting that isn't over the top high fantasy.. but it's a bigger problem (IMO) with 5e because the PCs can punch so far above their weight class even in tier 2, but especially at tier 3 and after. One...

Ha, if you think Tales of the Valiant is bad, don't look into Level Up A5E; I really enjoy a lot of it, but it provides players with WAY more tools and fun bits n bobs- it basically has 3.5e's Tome of Battle built into it; martial maneuvers (all non-casters get them to some degree) can be...

I guess tell them he's not a fighter- he's a warrior! Maybe that's why it was so easy for him to get 15 hit dice :'D

I think they're complaining about the lack of consistency in the book. On the other hand, I guess it shows that they're made by different designers, or they have different themes in which some adventures alignment may be a feature, and others it may not. Or it's just random and inconsistent, I'm...

How does that factor in when figuring the party's side of things? They have a CR 3 sidekick, for example. Does it count as a level 6 PC in the party?

Can you elaborate on that? Yeah it's a toughie when it's baked into the system like that. How do you fight it? Any examples? I very much appreciate your insights on the matter!

I see where you're coming from, but that's assuming that PCs and NPCs are built with the same rules again- which they are not. And we touch on the "levels aren't a real thing in the world... but would I know that that gladiator is more powerful than that veteran? What separates them? What about...

I'm surprised that it's the gladiator that stood out.. it's basically the same as the 5e14 gladiator- it saw almost no changes to 5e24. The thug NPC statblock became pretty infamous at our tables. CR 1/2, 30hp, 2 attacks, pack tactics. But really, they have 5 hit dice. If we called them...

Not to mention that they lack a lot of the features that a PC has. Maybe they have one neat trick, a PC has half a dozen.

Older editions' descriptions of Hold Person are starting to look more and more attractive. 2e, for example:

I'm going to assume "campaign framework" could also be called "campaign outline." High-view bulletpoints and suggestions of 3 eberron campaign ideas. "In chapter 3 of The Chimes of Midnight campaign, the big threat is the Villainous Enclave mentioned in chapter 2- they take control of a...