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D&D 5th Edition.

Started by Darrin Kelley, March 20, 2017, 06:40:12 PM

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Llew ap Hywel

#15
March 22, 2017, 03:37:05 AM
Quote from: Darrin Kelley;953162Well as I have run around the net. Looking for info and contents of the three core  books. I have managed to find quite a bit of the info I needed to make an informed purchase decision.

It has been helpful.

I'll be getting the core three books, the DM's Screen, and Volo's.

I haven't yet been convinced on Sword Coast, I need more research there before I can make an informed decision.

If you're playing specifically in that area of FR it's a resource .

Otherwise your looking at an arcane domain, Storm sorcerer path and some spells from memory .
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Omega

#16
March 22, 2017, 05:27:30 PM
Quote from: Darrin Kelley;953162Well as I have run around the net. Looking for info and contents of the three core  books. I have managed to find quite a bit of the info I needed to make an informed purchase decision.

It has been helpful.

I'll be getting the core three books, the DM's Screen, and Volo's.

I haven't yet been convinced on Sword Coast, I need more research there before I can make an informed decision.

If you have any older FR background books then you can likely pass.

The book is written as a series of travelogues by various adventurers and to me, someone who knows very little of FR. I came away with very little impression of the setting still. Stuffs changed but theres so much prose and so little data. You might find the new paths and backgrounds interesting. Or not.

I can probably do a quick rundown. Still working on a full review. But its low on the to-do list.

One other thing to possibly pick up though is the free Elemental Evil Players guide PDF WOTC released free instead of as a sourcebook. New races and such mostly.

Darrin Kelley

#17
March 22, 2017, 07:30:17 PM
Quote from: Omega;953272One other thing to possibly pick up though is the free Elemental Evil Players guide PDF WOTC released free instead of as a sourcebook. New races and such mostly.

I'm greatful to know it was a free download. Because I couldn't find it when I looked through available books to buy.

I downloaded it immediately. It seems to have some nice stuff in it.
 

Skywalker

#18
March 22, 2017, 10:21:44 PM
Quote from: Darrin Kelley;953284I'm greatful to know it was a free download. Because I couldn't find it when I looked through available books to buy.

I downloaded it immediately. It seems to have some nice stuff in it.

Most of it is printed in Princes of the Apocalypse campaign book.

Robyo

#19
March 23, 2017, 12:41:11 AM
Adventures in Middle Earth: Player's Guide is probably just as useful as Volo's Guide, if not more so, but mainly if you're interested in a low-magic setting. It's got a bunch of new feats (virtues), and some neat subsystems and heirlooms. It is 3rd party, but the production is top notch.

TrippyHippy

#20
March 23, 2017, 03:48:40 AM
The codebooks, particularly the Player's Handbook, are packed full of material and character options that you never need to own another book. That said, the Mastermind and Swashbucker Archetypes for the Rogue Class are found in the Sword Coast book, and for me they are pretty common archetypes in fantasy literature and I wish they had been in the core.
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Darrin Kelley

#21
March 23, 2017, 11:26:11 AM
I added Sword Coast to my list of stuff to buy.
 

Omega

#22
March 23, 2017, 05:04:30 PM
Just be prepared for a let down. Or at least finding 75% of the book useless. Most of the maps sure are.

Though it was interesting to learn that elves (just high elves?) at age 150 go blind and instinctively leave the world for some hidden land.

Shipyard Locked

#23
March 23, 2017, 05:32:57 PM
Quote from: Omega;953400Just be prepared for a let down. Or at least finding 75% of the book useless. Most of the maps sure are.

I just borrowed a copy, took photos of the four or so pages that were actually useful for my campaign and transcribed them over a lunch break.

Quote from: Omega;953400Though it was interesting to learn that elves (just high elves?) at age 150 go blind and instinctively leave the world for some hidden land.

Wait, what!?

Black Vulmea

#24
March 23, 2017, 05:36:34 PM
Quote from: Omega;953400Though it was interesting to learn that elves (just high elves?) at age 150 go blind and instinctively leave the world for some hidden land.
My character concept: guy who mugs blind elves.
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Omega

#25
March 23, 2017, 09:00:04 PM
Quote from: Black Vulmea;953403My character concept: guy who mugs blind elves.

After 150 years they should have lots of loot!

Omega

#26
March 23, 2017, 09:09:44 PM
Quote from: Shipyard Locked;953402Wait, what!?

Just pulled out the book and re-read the entry.

All elf races. Not sure if all elves have it happen though. When they reach a certain age their eyes change and they can only see Evermeet and are drawn to it.

crkrueger

#27
March 23, 2017, 09:57:53 PM
Quote from: Omega;953414Just pulled out the book and re-read the entry.

All elf races. Not sure if all elves have it happen though. When they reach a certain age their eyes change and they can only see Evermeet and are drawn to it.

Jesus Wept that's idiotic.
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#28
March 23, 2017, 10:59:19 PM
Actually, you should consider Tome of Beasts.

5e was, well, not exactly playtested thoroughly (admittedly, that would be a huge task), and there are lots of little issues; the Monster Manual, while functional, is more like a manual of monsters written for an older set of rules, unaware how things have changed. Tome of Beasts has monsters made well after the main 5e rules came out, so it has lots of curveballs to toss at adventurers, with attacks that aren't laughable nearly so oten.
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#29
March 23, 2017, 11:44:15 PM
Quote from: Omega;953400Just be prepared for a let down. Or at least finding 75% of the book useless. Most of the maps sure are.

Though it was interesting to learn that elves (just high elves?) at age 150 go blind and instinctively leave the world for some hidden land.

Every time I think the Forgotten Realms can't be a dumber setting, I get proven to be an unimaginative idiot.
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