Recent content by Melkor

3.0 is my favorite of the D&D D20 editions. I'd happily join if such a community existed.

My gaming group and I have played two short-lived games of 3.0 over the last few years, and are considering trying a long-term 3.0 campaign over Zoom in the next couple of weeks. We have been playing together since AD&D2E came out, and never experienced all of the issues that some did with 3.0...

I am not a fan of Critical Role, and have the unpopular opinion that some of the stuff it brings to the table has actually hurt the D&D experience. I also was disappointed seeing that this book was being released and bringing Matt's setting into the realm of "official D&D cannon" (if you can...

I have played with the same DM since around 1986 - So Basic, AD&D, 2E, 3E, 4E, and 5E, and we just had to figure out a way to rationalize 5E healing where it made sense to us. In our current campaign, your character gets a Lingering Injury when you drop to zero HP. Otherwise, Hit Points just...

Hi all, Quick question. Do the Special Officer Actions on p.198 (Take Aim and Full Speed Ahead) count against the number of Ship Actions per turn listed for each ship? Thank you.

So far, I am really liking everything I am seeing with one exception. I can't quite put my finger on it, but the art seems really...simplistic.

I think what I was getting at is quite a simple concept overall LordEntrails. There doesn't seem to be any mechanical reason to attack the main body of a ship. Additionally, it would seem like it would be harder to target most of the components than it would to target the main body (with the...

Seems like (with the exception of unfurled sails) the components would be more difficult to target than the hull.

My point was it seems way easier to cripple a ship and not even have to worry about sinking it the way the rules are written.

Hi all, Just skimming through Saltmarsh, and was wondering, if you were attacking a ship with another ship, why would you ever attack/target the ships hull instead of the components? For the Galley, the Hull has AC15, 500hp, and a Damage Threshold of 20. The Oars are easier to hit (AC12)...

I have zero interest in Ravica, and not a fan of paying for the Eberron playtest material. At least for the Pathfinder 2E playtest, the PDF is free, and you get a book if you pay for something. Yeah, I know that is a set of rules and this is setting material, but still.

First 5E book I have zero interest in, and will be the first I won't be buying. Very disappointed.

The Wayne Reynolds art is one of the huge draws of Pathfinder 2E to me.

Is there anywhere you can preorder this?

Thanks for the write up. I think the two parts of the article I am most excited about are: 1) "and raised my shield as my third (which you have to do to gain its AC bonus), and used a reaction to absorb 5 points of damage with my shield at a cost of one of its two "dent" points." 2) " I feel...