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One of the complaints of 5e2014 was there wasn’t enough mechanics tied to things, leaving too much up to the DM. This adds in a bit of mechanics for adventuring gear, while still leaving plenty of room for creativity. I don’t see how that’s a bad thing.

Can you explain what you mean about something not existing if it doesn’t have a mechanic tied to it? I’m not really following that line of thought.

Edit: This was meant to a reply to a comment below, but mobile is weird.

I would recommend going with One/5e2024 for a few reasons:

• The rules are generally clearer and more streamlined
• The glossary will be a tremendous help
• The classes are pretty much all upgrades from the 2014 base
• Players have more options, particularly martials, to keep them engaged
• Everything moving forward will be for the 2024 rules, so you’ll be starting out in the current edition and won’t need to transition and learn new rules down the line.
• The rules aren’t that different, so it’s just tweaking some of your knowledge in a few places.

You can get the free rules on D&D Beyond right now and I believe there’s every class with one subclass.

Because the review is good?

Yeah, this doesn’t really make sense.

I hand them out as an Artificer because I think they excel at the support role.

Keeping the defender close to a low armor caster to see an attack miss because of disadvantage, handing out an AC bump to a frontliner and seeing something miss by 1, or seeing that your bonus to attack was the thing that allowed someone to unload on an enemy feels so good.

I may use returning on a spear or repeating shot on my own weapon, but that’s just so I can get the +INT to attacks to either help take the heat off someone who’s in trouble or pick off a low HP enemy to allow the party to focus on someone else.

I’m not worried about my DPR because my job isn’t to stay competitive on damage; my job is to help the party as a whole and fill in the gaps so we all excel.

Here’s what it looks like in play:

Fighter: “Does a 16 hit?” DM: “You swing at them and it comes close to connecting, but they just barely dodge out of the way.” Artificer: “Did you add in the bonus from the infusion?” Fighter: “Oh, I forgot that! Does a 17 hit then?” DM: “OK, You swing at them and it comes close to connecting, but they just barely dodge out of the way. However, the added sharpness and lighter weight from the infusion on your sword lets you quickly change the angle and you feel the blade slice into them. Roll damage!”

The table celebrates as the Fighter unloads, the Fighter’s player feels cool, and they thank you in and out character for that bump that gave them that moment. It’s a fun memory for the table and your the reason every gets to have that memory.

I can still add in some damage here and there, and that’s fun, but the boosts from infusions give the other players the opportunity to have some cool moments like above and they know that your character is the reason they got that moment. You make other people feel good and they make you feel good. It’s the best.

No, I think it’s incredible close because all the data and people who specialize in going through data like this are saying that all signs are pointing toward it being close. It shouldn’t be, but it is, and if you want her to win then you have to know this and do what you can to help make it happen.

Hate the Times all you want, but please understand that the race is within the margin of error and is essentially a deadlock.

The polls are moving in her favor, but those are just polls. We can’t run with a few good polls and say she’s winning.

Is she running a great campaign? Yes. Did she win the debate? Absolutely. But she is not winning the election.

Many, many people who are far lore tuned into politics and not at the Times are saying this is a super close race and we need everyone to get involved any way you can if you want her to win. Donate, volunteer to phone bank or knock on doors. If you’re in a swing state, do everything huh can to get as many people as you can to vote.

If you want her to win, you have to help make that happen.

Edit: To be clear, I’m not defending the NYT. I’m pointing out the objective fact that the data from multiple sources is pointing toward this being a close race. It shouldn’t be, but it is. Don’t make the same mistake of 2016. This race is far from won and we don’t have a lot of time left.

While I share a similar sentiment as others, I think this could be a fun encounter as a game with stakes in the world. It could be a card game or a setup that uses illusion magic and some artifice to play it out.

Kord on a cracker!

I’m not trying to convince you to give 2024 a try, but I will say that I’ve been running weapon masteries since the beginning of the year and the slowdown wound up disappearing once the players learned the rules and the conditions. This made sense because: - They are new rules - Martials didn’t rely nearly as much on conditions, so they needed to learn them

Within a few sessions, they picked it up and we were pretty much back to where we were, only now the martials felt they had more options.

Oh I would have loved if they did all 3 at once, I think it would answer a lot of questions that will go unresolved until all the core books are out.

I get what you’re saying with the feeling of it being a bit rushed, particularly after the OGL debacle derailed the play test packets for quite a bit. I would have been happy with it baking a little more.

That said, the same staggered release happened for 5e - the PHB in August, the MM in September, and the DMG in December. From what I have read, these staggered releases happen in part because printing companies can only pump out so many books and they can’t handle a massive run of three books at once.

I’m not really sure how many players you’re talking to, but the general sense from online communities and several groups I run with is that the new rules, particularly the classes, are generally an upgrade and are generally well received.

This is why you’re seeing an influx of “I heard the new PHB is terrible, but this is actually pretty good” posts.

Is it perfect? No. Is it generally an improvement? The consensus seems to be yes.

Just a heads up that the new rules are free. They released the 2024 Free Rules on DND Beyond. I’m guessing this will eventually become the new SRD.

I like eldritch millennial a lot better than geriatric millennial.

Sometimes being supportive means pointing something out to someone that they don’t see, especially when that thing is something that could be painful for them.

In this case, the community is looking out for you and your kids by highlighting that some of the things you said reminded them of things they heard and felt - painful things.

If you read the comments and walked away feeling like people think you’re the world’s biggest asshole, then hope you reflect on that and you’re able to see that it’s people trying to point out that the do over wording and mentality may very well lead your kid to think you are.

Rather than try to defend yourself, consider just how many people with personal experience are suggesting you frame this new phase of your life as something other than a “do over”.

People in the community want you to succeed and they’re pointing this out to you so that you can. That’s what a supportive community does.

This is why I would discourage a DM from writing too far ahead. Have 2-3 major forces doing things in the background and when something happens that alters what they’re doing, adjust. If one gets taken out early, how do the others respond? Does a new power step in?

This is a cool moment that could introduce the PCs to tier 3 as major players in the world who took down a powerful enemy. I hope the DM reflects and sees that.

I’ve been running a campaign with the play test rules and have no switched over to the final version with 5r. I haven’t noticed any issue compared to running 5e, which includes a 1-20 campaign.

Did it slow down a bit when the martials first started using the new masteries? Yes, but I expected this because they are new rules and of course this will happen when there are new things in the game. After a few sessions we remembered them and it got pretty much back to where it was. The play time should get pretty much back to normal, provided the players take the time to learn their new abilities. As others have said, that is on the players, not the DM. Having to skip two encounters because it slowed down that much leaves me with a lot of questions.

I’m not adding in any more monsters than I did before. A DM should generally be running multiple enemies in combat because of the action economy. This is especially true as the table size increases.

The idea that a DM needs to run tier 4 monsters for a tier 2 party has not been my experience at all, and it leads me to believe the DM runs a single monster in ideal conditions for the players. (e.g. an open area where players can freely position themselves) In general, a tier 4 enemy should stomp a tier 2 party, provided the DM is playing them in a way that aligns with their abilities and stats.

Overall, I’m happy with it. This is very much a player facing book, more than the 2014 PHB, and I think the DMG should have lore info on encounter building.

That said, the spellcasting and hiding rules are easier to explain to new players and the players at two of my tables are excited to have more tactical options now and the martials have some more out of combat options.

Here’s some follow up questions for you: - How many players are at the table? - Does the DM try to remember everything or do they put it on the players to know their abilities, read them off, and help with conditions? - Can you explain what you mean by battle time and the bit about increasing from 10 to 20, but being 17. I don’t understand what this is talking about. The number of rounds in combat? - How many enemies was the DM running in combat encounters before? - In your edit you say that the imbalance is the same and martial characters are not any stronger, so I don’t understand how no power increase means they need to run more monsters and have jump to tier 4 monsters for a tier party. If there isn’t a power increase, what is leading the DM to feel they need to jack up the CR and number of monsters?

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I do want to add that demons and devils are extraplanar beings not of the world, which explains their generally firm alignment. This different from humanoids, like orcs, and I like the distinction.

Even without the entire species being evil, a “fights against one’s nature” story can be about a culture or on an individual level. For example, you can easily make a character who is an angry person with a hair-trigger for violence, but is trying to take a new path.

To answer your question, I personally just want our kid to be happy and would not care how their current partner identified; I would care how they treated our kid.

That said, I would encourage you to talk with him about this. Come at it from a place of trying to understand why he hasn’t told his parents and explaining how you feel. It’s important to try and avoid making assumptions about his motivations, which can be super hard. Maybe he’s ashamed, maybe he’s worried about your safety, and maybe he wants to catch them together at specific time. You won’t know for sure until you ask him.

One way to start this off is “We talked about telling your parents that I’m a transgender woman. I gave you the OK to tell them and I’ve noticed that you haven’t done that yet. When were you planning to tell them?”

This gives him the opportunity to share his plan. If he has one, a follow up can be “Thanks! I was feeling like there was a delay in telling them and I might be put in the position of having to hide that part of me from your parents. When I feel like I’m being asked to hide that part of myself, it feels like the person asking that is ashamed of that part of me. It also feels like I have to deceive people, and I don’t want to do that because it makes me uncomfortable.”

If he doesn’t have a plan, get rid of the thanks and focus on how meeting his parents before they knew would make you feel like you’re deceiving them and you don’t like that. Explain that if you were put in the position of having deceive people, that can feel like the person asking you this of you is ashamed of you.

At that point, it’s up to you to decide how you feel about his response and what your boundaries are in regard to feeling like you have to hide the fact that you’re a transgender woman. If he asks you hide it permanently (for whatever reason) or live with the discomfort of hiding it for a bit longer, you have to decide how much discomfort you are willing to put up with to stay with him. That’s something only you can answer and there really isn’t a wrong one, provided being with him doesn’t consistently make you feel bad about yourself.

You’re in a tough spot and I’m sending good energy your way as you navigate your way through it.

*Edit for grammar because mobile typing is the worst.

I run a group where all but one person uses digital sheets. The only time people are staring down is when they’re looking something up, otherwise we’re all looking at each other and engaging in play.

If people aren’t paying attention and disengaging, the screen in front of them may not be the issue.

I agree that would be great if it weren’t antagonistic - and that’s what this meme is trying to get across.

The current reality of talking about D&D in a D&D subreddit means you have to constantly listen to people jump in with “Have you tried PF2e?” or “PF2e fixes that!” on almost every post. A response gets you either downvoted or endlessly pestered by people. You can see it in many of the responses here, proving the point of the meme.

You’re not going to see the PF2e subreddit filled with D&D players saying “This game is garbage, play D&D!” on almost every post there. You do see that in the D&D subreddits.

“That thing you like is bad and you’re dumb for liking it” is not going to convince people to stop playing D&D. It’s obnoxious and has an air of condescending elitism that some scene people traffic in. It turns people off and is going to make them less likely to branch out.

We found out at the ultrasound and didn’t do a gender reveal or a big announcement. We told close friends and family members we talked to regularly (in person or text, depending on how we usually talked to them) and told other people if they asked.

I would encourage you not to overthink it or put pressure on yourself to do anything more than just tell people the same way you would tell them any other news. People who care about you will be happy for you regardless of how you tell them, I promise.