So, after Arcane Trickster 3, I went Wizard 1 (maybe I'll add another wizard level afterwards).

the objective is to be mainly a Rogue with some added spells.

what would be good wizard spells (that I won't get from arcane trickster) to complement my Rogue build?

Ok, so a bit of Unpopular opinion here, no doubt. But I was just thinking about armor and realized the ridiculously low Strenght requirements that armor gets.

I know it's old news (with this being an outdated version and all), but why casters get everything that martials have, for free. While Martials need feats and being a little bit MAD just to have 1 daily spell or so?

I think -being generous- Medium armor should have the STR requirements that currently Heavy armor has; and Heavy armor should have slightly higher ones.

...and coincidentally, this would help a tiny bit to make STR a little bit better.

Talking about the regular sets (meaning, the once that doesn't have a class-exclussive piece), which one is intended for each class?

I know they are more general, but some are pretty clear for one class, like Arkanna for sorceress or Infernal for Necro....

is there any for druid?

So, I convinced a friend of mine to play D2 LOD with me.

Disclaimer: We are playing old D2 and not D2R, since he doesn't want to/Can't waste money on it right now, and we already own the old Diablo 2 licence.

So, we both started new characters and are going to be playing TCP/IP, Self-found style.

We are both level 25, He has a Fire Aura Paladin and me a summon Necro.

I think we are quite well in the defense department, but I was thiking what RW weapon he could aim to? Is spirit the best? or is there a Paladin-specific RW that he can work towards?

Also, any advice on build, farming spots or whatever will be appreciated!

Nada, tengo esta duda... ya me ha pasado varias veces de escuchar cosas de un determinado juego, ya sea de que es malo, o de que tiene problemas graves (por ejemplo, de ser muy defectuoso en early access, o haber sido abandonado por los devs), solo para ir a steam y ver que tiene opiniones abrumadoramente positivas.

I'm planning a dungeon and I would like to stay away from the classic "dexterity save", "Atletics check" and "Constitution Save".

What are some alternative traps or hazards there could be in a dungeon that targets some uncommon saves?

Asking for a friend (literally)

I know, I know...Darkness/Devil Sight combo.

But if I don't care to cheese my way to combat... what would be the correct use of Darkness?

I know it breaks line of sight, but I feel the spell doesn't do what it's supposed to do:

Creatures inside the darkness are all blinded, yes. But the creatures outside the darkness can't see (inside) either.

On the other hand, creatures inside can attack both, either creatures inside or outside of the darkness, by attacking the square they are, and then appying disadvantage.

Of course, the crux of the issue, is that the creature inside the darkness shoulnd't know where everyone is, at the same time, creatures outside of the darkness shouldn't know where creatures inside are, as well.

This of course pose a great complication to the Players/Dm who should have different knowledge of the situation inside and outside

• Players/Dm who's character is inside the darkness shouldn't be able to see the battle mat at all
• Players/Dm who's character is outside the darkness shouldn't be able to see the battle mat inside the darkness

But of course, because of how vision (dim light, darkness,etc), Hidding (stealth) works in 5e, creatures both outside should be able to hear creatures they can't see and "techically" could know their current position, if the creature is not in stealth. And even in stealth, the creature is only hidden if is not moving, so.... its all so convoluted!

All in all, I'm just wondering if the spell is worth it, and what could be a good/intelligent use of it.

As a tool for escape? to pose disadvantage to archers? to cut off line-of-sight to a caster?

what is the better use? what is a waste of time? how do you run it in your tables???

A friend of mine has an aquintance (who is 70+) and recently had the oportunity to play a game of (unknown) TTRPG and had her mind blown. Now is eager to keep playing.

If you had to adapt or give advice to DM a game for someone of that age, what would you say I should have to keep in mind?

Should I do anything different to a player of younger age?

I know about any player can play any game, and that there is no age limit for D&D, but old age comes with other challenges.

The acquaintance of a friend "Discovered" role playing games at the age of 70+ and now is asking my friend to play since she knows we gather often to play.

I'm not sure what game did she play, but she was delighted and wants to play again. And Now I'm being asked for suggestions. I think D&D might be too intimidating and maybe too centered around combat. I suggested 10 candles, but I was said maybe the best fit given the theme.

I was thinking something more plot-oriented. some kind of Narrative game. Maybe FATE?

What do you guys say? any similar experiences?

Nada, eso... Mi padre hace tiempo estaba muy entusiasmado y me hablaba mucho de esa pagina. No tengo demasiado conocimiento. Tenia ganas de crearme un usuario y ver... no soy un critico de cine, pero me gusta hablar del tema.

Entiendo que, al menos en teoria, el concepto esta bueno. ¿Resulta? ¿Opiniones?

Please note this is for the 2014 version of 5e. Also, all published books allowed, sans UA.

My character started as a Master of Disguise/ forgerer/ Trickster/ Manipulator/ and crazy person that heard voices and could buff allies sometimes.

...then, I started trying o get him to be more efficient, with a focus on Intelligence gathering and manipulation.

But I have noticed, no matter how much intelligence we gather or how many people we are able to manipulate, it all tends to be solved by combat either way (yes, sometimes we can get some small boon for having dound out something).

So I have tried to make him more and more combat-oriented, and in doing so, I have achieved a half-baked character that is not here nor there.

By level 5 I intend to cleanse my char, get rid of as much useless stuff as I can, as well as spells that don't scale up and get efficient stuff that I can use to win fights, with the focus on manipulation/ Intel-gathering in second place.

In fact, I think I would be very happy If I'd get to be more of a Battlefield controler than anything else.

By the way, I am the only spellcaster my party has, so... there's that too.

With no further ado, my current character:

>Halfling (lightfoot) Charlatan Warlock (4) - Great Old One
Str 10 (0), Dex 16 (+3), Con 16 (+3), Int 12 (+1), Wis 13 (+1), Cha 20 (+5)
AC 15 (Studded Leather) - Speed 25' - HP 44
Proficency: Stealth (+5), Deception (+7), Intimidation (+7), Persuasion (+7)
- Awakened Mind
- Pact of the Tome
[Feat] Feytouched (cha) - Misty Step + Gift of Alacrity
[Invocation] Book of Ancient Secrets
[Invocation] Mask of Many Faces
_______________
-SPELLS-
Cantrips:
- Prestidigitation
- Eldritch Blast
- Minor Illusion
[T] Light
[T] Guidance
[T] Taumathurgy
1st Level Spells
[T] Find Familiar [R]
[T] Identify [R]
- Detect Magic [R]
[Feat] Gift of Alacrity
- Disonant Whispers
- Hex
2nd Level Spells
[Feat] Misty Step
- Suggestion
- Invisibility
- Detect Toughts
__________________
-OTHER-
Weapon: Rod of the Pact Keeper +1
Familiar: Owl
Special Item: Studded leather armor in the appearance of a leather jacket

I was thinking about changing Mask of Many Faces for Agonizing Blast, and pick Repelling Blast as my 5th level invocation, together with Hunger of Hadar.

I have no idea what mote to change or pick. I could get rid of Investibility (as it only has backfired to us, so far), Hex or Dissonant Whispers. Dissonant whispers does good damage, but only one instnace and is very situational.

I would also love more control-y spells or something like that.

I somewhat regret to dispose Mask fo many faces, but I really feel that I NEED to be better at combat. I could also use something to help me with concentration.

What Do you guys think I should Do?

Let alone the "cold wind" that takes away the mist that Saruman had turned into, given that AFAIK, that's Eru's doing.

But let's say that things had gone different, and Gandalf or Saruman were to be captured by the enemy... is there anything that Sauron could have done to them?

Or even, what was supposedly the fate of the Balrog of Moria? Did he die? do we know?

I guess what I'm trying to ask is:

Did Saruman, Gandalf or any other being like that, had anything to fear from Sauron? Was there anything he could have done to them, beside just "defeating them"?

Continuación de esta historia, supongo....

Recientemente mi novia me confesó que viene acumulando deudas hace años.

Es una mujer super inteligente en un millon de cosas, pero claramente en esto le pifió feo.

Lo que mas me duele es el engaño, la mentira y la traicion.

Aparentemente, viene hace muchos años sacando creditos para pagar tarjetas, pequeños gastos u otras cosas. cuando no le alcanzaba la plata, dejaba de pagar, y asi se fue haciendo una bola de nieve. Solamente confesó porque quedó acorralada ya que uno de los creditos le absorbió toda la plata del sueldo y no tenia para pagar su mitad del alquiler.

Aparte de la muy obvia decepción, me siento como la mierda. Me restringí en todos mis gastos, cancelé todas mis suscripciones, mis hobbies, le cancelé mis turnos a la psicologa... pero no veo de ella el mismo sacrificio ni preocupacion. La noche que me lo contó, no pude dormir en toda la noche, y vengo con un dolor de cuello y espalda que refleja la enorme mochila que me cargue en los hombros.

Obviamente la situacion no viene bien de antes, pero ahora cargo ademas con la culpa que no se que haria ella sin mi, porque no puede pagar ni medio alquiler. Quiero que se recupere y poder seguir con mi vida, pero la verdad toda esta situacion me da mucha incertidumbre, ademas que se siente como un puñal clavado en mi espalda.

Que hago? Help!

Some time ago I took my time and designed a campaign. I put a lot of effort into it, draw maps, created NPCs, lore, cities, history, etc. This took me over a year (with moments of more inspiration and activity and some Time-out in between because of Writer's block) and when I was done, I was very enthusiastic about it. I showed what I had planned to all of my friends and such.

Long-story short, I didn't end up playing that campaign with my friends, because we couldn't coordintate a time to play as well as several inconveniences. one of my friends moved back with his family (In another state), another of my friends acepted a job in a different town, etc.

I ended up DMing my campaign with a different group. a new group. I made new friends and the campaign ended up being awesome. Of course, lots of things I had planned went into a different route. I had to create A TON of new NPCs and towns, villains, etc. The world came alive as the players played and explored parts of the map that I hadn't previously fleshed-out.

It was more than two years of game with and epic ending. and I ended up with a big-ass folder full of notes, quests, scenes, magic items, NPCs, hombrew monsters, dungeons, unused quests ideas and more....

The thing is... that campaign is done. I have good and fun memories and to me, that's cannon.

Now the group of friends in back on town and one of my old friends is insisting he wants to play that old campaign I told him about.

I know there are people that buy modules and run them over and over to different groups. But I don't know how do you do that.. I fear I will have things mixed up, as the new campaign will have it's own separated lore, and the group could take the campaign into a completely different path.

It's like... i don't know If I will be able to have those two separated campaigns in the same world at the same time, and have it conflict one another regarding lore and history.

Is this normal? has anyone else ever been in this position? how did you solve it? what would you advise me to do?

I started playing two days ago and I just realized my 19 Dexterity Fighter/Rogue Proficiency points I mistakenly assigned all the points to "long sword" instead of "long bow", and the rest to varios melee weapons. Even more, I just asigned 3rd level proficency to another melee weapon... so I have been using bow without proficency....

How do I fix this? should I restart the whole game?

I have played BG1, IWD 1&2, NWN 1&2.

I have only ever finished BG1 and NWN2.

I have played IWD 1 many times, but as far as I remember, the furthest I could go was up to a glacier where I had to collect some parts of... something.

I can0't remember if I ever got any further. I remember some giants and snakes, but I think that was way before.

Anyway... I'm not sure why, but was never able to finish the game... I want this time to be different. Please, give me adivce, either in character build, weapon, or otherwise to be more successful at this game!

Usually, when I quit a game it's because I encounter an obstacle, I get frustrated, and I give it up (sadly).