Questions relating to Dungeons & Dragons as a whole, or to multiple versions of Dungeons & Dragons.
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Resisted energy types and immunity
I would like to know the distribution of energy resistances and immunities in 3.5 monsters, and especially the four basic types fire, cold, electricity and acid.
It is often said that fire is most ...
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Glossary of Common Dungeons & Dragons Terminology [closed]
This is a Community Wiki containing a list of terms specific to the D&D game with which outsiders looking to enter may not be familiar.
Dungeons and Dragons may share some terminology with the ...
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Where do you find Dark Sun Minis?
Apart from picking up the old 2ed Dark Sun miniatures off ebay, does anyone have any suggestions for a line of mini's that work well thematically for Dark Sun?
Perhaps a line of primitive or aztec ...
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Updating a couple of old Arduin magic items
So here a couple of magic items from the old Arduin books that I'd like to use in more recent D&D. How would you update (or stat) these?
Stasis Bag - a sort of super bag of holding. It's size ...
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Is there a (semi-canon) concordance between the peoples of the Forgotten Realms and their “real-world” equivalents?
I think there's no official stance on this, but I wonder if there's an accepted, semi-canon list of the peoples of the Forgotten Realms and their real world counterparts (that most likely inspired the ...
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Does Elemental Spellcasting stack with Draconic Power?
The 'Elemental Spellcasting' feat (Planar Handbook, p39) raises the Caster Level for specific elemental spells (fire, cold, etc). by +1.
The 'Draconic Power' feat (Races of the Dragon, p104) raises ...
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Does Constitution influence Charisma?
I was looking around and notice that low constitution monsters usually are ugly (like skeletons)
after all low constitution make you ugly, right?
So, it's that a case where Charisma can be influenced ...
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Effective use of many close combat characters?
In systems with a square grid, it seems that melee/close combat characters are limited by their numbers. In one of my games we currently have more than five melee characters, and are now being ...
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What is the size or scale of the world of Greyhawk?
I'm looking to run a campaign in Greyhawk, but I'm not sure of the actual size of the place. I have found several maps online, but not one map has a scale of any kind that I can see. I know I've ...
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Monsters with negative HP
I'm not sure I remember correctly, but I think a certain, early Ravenloft Monster Manual featured a creature (some kind of a goblin?) that had negative HP, as in it operated (lived) with negative HP, ...
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Does Binder's Pact Augmentation DR/— stack with DR/— Gained From a Vestige?
I am wondering if the damage reduction/— granted by a Binder's Pact Augmentation class feature stacks with the Vestige's Arete damage reduction/—.
Arete
Damage Reduction: Your body becomes ...
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Plot granted special ability standards?
For the campaign in question, I'm running one person through a dungeon inspired by Vagrant Story. Clearly some things from the video game can't be emulated, and many of those are integral to the game: ...
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If A Changeling becomes a Succubus, can she fly?
If a Changeling becomes a Succubus, can she fly?
More broadly, does a Changeling gain the racial abilities of any race he or she is mimicking?
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Are D&D Miniatures compatible with D&D HeroScape?
Or are they two completely different incompatible things? Are they at least the same size/scale?
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Dungeons and Dragons vs. Dangerous Journeys [closed]
First off, I don't think I've ever played "real" D&D. I'm usually DM and try to focus on the imaginative side of the roleplaying, sacrificing certain rules and concepts to make this happen. So ...
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Ways to add the [Good] Descriptor to Spells for Arcane Spellcaster
The 'Consecrate Spell' feat from Book of Exalted Deeds adds the [Good] descriptor to spells cast. Is there another way to achieve this for arcane spellcasters, e.g. as a prestige class feature?
The ...
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What temperature can Endure Elements withstand?
The D&D spell Endure Elements can prevent five hit points per round of damage. What temperature range does that correspond to in both directions? That is, how cold an ambient temperature does it ...
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Do any editions of DnD have race/monster stats for Moggs?
I always liked including a variety of sub races or demographics for the major nations and races in my games.
I'd always wanted more variety to goblins; not goblin-oids (Bugbears/Hobgoblins) but plain ...
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Where can I download “Expedition to the Ancient Academy” podcast episodes?
I want to listen to the following podcast featuring early edition D&D:
http://robertsongames.com/dnd/robertson-games-podcast
But I can't find the actual audio files anywhere. The podcast is in ...
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I need help with a 3e-4e merger homebrew system (specifically fighters)
I am trying to create my own RPG system, similar to 4e and 3e, and hopefully a happy merger of both.
For casting classes, there are 4 tiers of spells per 10 levels, totaling 12 tiers of spells ...
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What materials create the highest quality items? [closed]
I'm wondering what materials would be considered the best for creating top-quality items?
For example, in real life, things like diamonds or titanium alloys are considered hard/strong.
In role ...
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Which D&D spells are most likely to encourage creative role-playing?
Beyond the Cantrip/Wish spells, which are fairly open ended, which other spells are most likely to encourage creative role-playing in a D&D session?
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What makes a creature Aberrant?
Aberrant creatures are native to or corrupted by the Far Realm. But what other than origin makes something thematically of the Far Realm?
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What is the current state of affairs of SpellJammer?
Is there an expectation of anything happing with it in the future?
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Better Weapon Focus
Last time a played DnD it was 3.0, I remember, the Weapon Focus feat, thinking ti is kind of dull, but sometimes prerequisite for more advanced feats.
So I would changed it in a way like:
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Is there an area of Feywild in the Underdark?
I'm considering running a campaign where I want the players to transition from the Feywild to the Underdark.
I've read through the Faerûn campaign setting and I can't see anything. The reason I want ...
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Is it possible to start a character with tremorsense? What kind of negative stats would I need to take? [closed]
I'm starting a campaign and I think it'd be cool if I could be a human and have tremorsense. I know it'd be hard, but I'd be willing to take a lot of negative stats to counteract that. If it'd be hard ...
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Configurations for D&D dungeon tiles?
I'm looking to pick up some of the D&D dungeon tiles sets. I'm wondering if the sets come with recommended designs for the tiles, or are their sites online where people have provided possible ...
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What was the inspiration for the Oriental Adventures classes?
DnD Character Classes all have some observable sources and influences:
In the Oriental Adventures books there are a bunch of new classes, including Samurai and and Wu Jen.
But what are the ...
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Tabletop RPG for a poor enthusiast? [closed]
I love tabletop RPGs, but I don't have the resources to go out and buy rulebooks and DMing guides and kits. Are there any free (open-source, for lack of a better term) D&D clones I can get my ...
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What effect does being slowed have on overland movement in D&D 4e
On page 336 of Heroes of the Fallen Lands it states that if a character tries to carry 20 times their strength score then they are slowed.
I know during combat being slowed means you can only move ...
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What is the relationship between minotaurs and dwarves?
I'm creating a minotaur barbarian and I want him to be wielding a Mordenkrad that slowly increases in magic level (DM permissible) I read in the description that the mordenkrad come from dwarven ...
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How can I download the Dungeon and Dragon pdfs?
Several answers to What kind of take-away/offline material does D&D Insider (DDI) give you? mention PDFs of Dungeon and Dragon.
Where can I find the link to download the pdfs?
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About monster definition and distinctions
I was having a discussion with some guy and I argued that I think D&D made distinctions between monsters and regular characters since earlier editions, and it even employed different mechanics. ...
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The first sold copy of D&D was to Chaosium's founder: were Chaosium's games influential on early D&D? [closed]
Alexander Dotor once interviewed Greg Stafford, during which Greg Stafford stated the following:
Greg Stafford: I knew about D&D. I had a friend in Lake Geneva who was
picking up abelt ...
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Where do I find the Lord of the Rings miniatures for D&D
Years ago we used to have wonderful 25mm miniatures that we used for our D&D games. I seem to remember they were based on the Lord of the Rings. They were grey rather than silver and were ...
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Mixing Essentials and Core D&D, is it ok? [duplicate]
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How compatible are D&D 4th Edition and Essentials? Can you use Essentials encounters with 4th edition characters?
Here is my situation, I wanted to get my daughter ...
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Get started with RPGs [duplicate]
I don't know anything about RPGs, but I would like to start with Dungeons and Dragons. Where do I begin, what do I have to do?
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What's the youngest age to play D&D? [duplicate]
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When and how should I introduce my kids to RPGs?
Hi there,
I have four kids aged 11-6. I used to play D&D when in my teams and loved it, and would like to introduce ...
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Dungeons and Dragons 1 hour game advice [duplicate]
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Is it practical to run a weekly lunch-hour game of D&D with my coworkers?
Other than don't use the system what advice do you guys have for playing Dungeons and ...
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Which book were the Pegataur Ranger rules in?
I remember from many years ago, I had a pegataur ranger in a DnD campaign. I can't remember which version of D&D it was from, or which book it was from. Any ideas?
I do remember that the book had ...
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D&D 3.5 mounted movement in battle
If my gnome rider has the dodge and mobility feats does my riding dog mount gain the benifits of the feats in battle movement?
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Enhancement Bonus = Crit Threat Improvment? [closed]
In the AD&D Second Edition book Player's Option:Combat and Tactics, an enhanced weapon (+1 bonus or better) also improved the critical range by that much. So if I had a +2 Longsword (19-20 x2) it ...
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What is a good way to get a large range of fantasy miniatures? [duplicate]
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Where can I find fantasy minis on the cheap?
I am looking to start a collection of miniatures. I mostly want one or two of a lot of different creatures, such as for ...
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Spell to change the appearance of minions?
In old-school DnD, what spell would a wizard (or illusionist) use to change the appearance of his minions? For example, if a wizard had a bunch of bugbear henchmen, what spell would she cast to make ...
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Running a business in a D&D 4e game? [duplicate]
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Are there any games that include a good rule system for running a business?
My group is looking to set up a trading post in our game where we can sell our loot through, ...
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How can I make combat run more efficiently? Our encounters are taking way too long [duplicate]
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Speeding Up Combat
I'm thinking of starting my own campaign with a few of my friends with me as DM, primarily because I wasn't extremely impressed with the campaign my ...
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What alignment could this PC pass for? [closed]
I don't really trust anyone or anything at all because they all tend to oppress my freedom to do whatever i want to do which is what i long for and really only care about despite seeming like i don't. ...
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Old School gamer attempting to get back into it…with some trepidation [closed]
I use to play D&D since Version 2, when it was banned at schools because it was thought to be devil worship, then later after a few people went a little nuts and used their "character personas" as ...
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Pathfinder or Myth & Magic [closed]
What system would be more enjoyable to players and DM's: Pathfinder or Myth & Magic? Trying to avoid the glut of 3.x house-ruling and fixes, yet find certain aspects (ascending AC, 3x Saves) more ...
