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I'm looking for a monitor for my second desktop. How much better is that than the ? I got the Predator in late 2017 and it's been great.

I had a few folks chuckle at the fact that I ordered a very solid $1900 pre-built with a 3080 last month. I saw the writing on the wall and now you can't even build the same system yourself for less than $2300.

I'm definitely advocating for the former.

The best advice I can give you is to understand that in 5E, action economy is king. That said, a singular monster (even much higher 'level' than the players) is far, far easier to handle than a group of less-difficult monsters. Judging encounter difficulty comes with experience but some red...

I can't remember which summer it was but in '15 or '16 I poop-socked Black Desert for almost 4 months and I had a great time. The combat is genuinely orgasmic, but the gearing system is masochistic. The lack of a true 'dungeon' experience sucked, but once I accepted it was a different type of...

Huge fan of Struggle, but this song is particularly appropriate. Taking the time to listen to the lyrics is worth it.

Instead of playing wack-a-mole with retailers for a card, I just bought a pre-built system with a 3080. It was time because my 6600k/GTX 1080 isn't cutting it anymore at 1440p/165mhz. It wasn't much more (2k w/tax included) than what I could build it for myself.

Fuck this gay Earth.

Absolutely. The "Godhood" plot won't be revealed until a couple months in because it just doesn't make sense for an NPC pursuing such a grand plan to seek out brand new, wet-behind-the-ears adventurers. However, the NPC will be introduced quickly and I'll spend quite a bit of time building the...

In my experience, keeping a group together for any meaningful period of time is THE hardest part of playing D&D. It sucks because I honestly enjoy the game the most when we're able to weave a long, sweeping story where the players gradually flesh out their characters, the world develops around...

That's a pretty egregious error. How much experience running games does this guy have?

Dirty secret: I've never used a random encounter table in my life. My players have never been in a combat/encounter that I didn't intend to happen. Personally, I think random tables are lazy and often create unintended consequences. However, I understand why a lot of DMs use them (especially...

The lore, the 'story,' and the dungeon itself is varied and interesting, but nearly every encounter, DC, loot, etc needs attention and that's what turned me off of running it. Also, from your experience was it run as a once-you're-in, you're-in" dungeon or were you able to leave/rest/regroup...

I have every Rappan Athuk PDF and that dungeon is masochistic. I only read about 45 pages of it before I was like -- "Nope, not running this without some heavy, heavy modifications." The core book is like 600 pages. Maybe, it gets better further in?

Coming from the Jogger nogger. Son.

No. I've never actually played a game online. I'm not against it, but I've just always played in my home.

"In your opinion." Nearly everything published by WoTC for 5E is done with the consideration that players are 'magic(item)-poor.' Magic items definitely do have an objective, profound impact on 5E games unless you're allowing players to exploit some of the more suspect RaW. For example -- if...

This is the PDF I was referencing earlier in the thread. There are also a few others, but this one is great. If you want a copy, let me know. https://www.dmsguild.com/product/300395/The-Armorers-Handbook-Equipment-Upgrade-and-Rune-Magic-System I have this and it is an amazing campaign...

I've read a bunch of the comments from backers and it seems that fulfillment is a significant issue right now. The site says they'll make the minis available at retail when backer fulfillment is complete. I'll probably just wait until then.

Goddamnit, I hate that I missed this Kickstarter. I would have been in for 3x full sets.

Unless my memory is failing me or we're just talking about different people -- Brenlo definitely worked on the EQ team, but I'm not sure in what capacity. I just remember him as a big, fat fucker. That, and he's the one who approved my invitation to the Summit. I never got rid of my account...

I won't buy one unless it's IPS or better and my best friendly ardently argues his (TN) purchases are just as good. They're objectively trash in comparison and I have no idea how he can make the argument. I really believe it's his ego talking because he's competitive about stupid shit and my...

I haven't played a Wizard I created, but I found Gale to be dead weight for 95% of the time. Though, to be fair, most pure casters don't really start to come in to their own until level 5 and the way BG 3 is currently balanced exacerbates some of the fundamental issues casters face. For example...

I agree that Rogues are amazing in 5E. In fact, Rogue/Swashbuckler is my favorite class to play. I really enjoy the Corsair/Ship Captain narrative. Referring to my concerns - the vertical nature of the world and necessary implementation of the rules has created some odd (probably unintended)...

I have that book and it's pretty useful. Some complain that there isn't enough crunch in it, but I think it's fine. There are several other similar files on the DMsGuild that I find just as, if not more, useful. In fact, DMsGuild is an absolute treasure trove of amazing content. The problem is...

The document that they can draw from is only the core mechanics of 5E and not even the entirety of that. They're doing the best they can with what they have. Not to mention they're a tiny studio funded by a Kickstarter. The game is amazing given their circumstances.

I had no idea Astarion was a rogue so I made a Drow Rogue (Thief subclass) myself. I proceeded to shoplift everything from everyone. Sneak/hide is busted in the way that it's implemented. Sneak attack is incredibly easy to perform and repeat throughout an encounter. Furthermore, the additional...

Ya, Wyll. I know my post sounded 'racist' but the truth is I just never bothered inviting him and your post reminded me that I knew nothing of his story.

I have a standard Gtx 1080 running on a Predator monitor (27" 1440p 165mhz) and I plan to upgrade completely when the dust settles (probably early 2021). I genuinely don't understand all the hysteria with these cards. The cards we have available now run shit more than adequately.

I've played the EA for 80+ hours now and that dude has never been in my party.

I played the Demo. This game is definitely worth your time if you're a D&D fan.

That's a monstrous sum of gold, even for a noble. An average of half a million gold a year is absolutely ridiculous. The monthly cash flow is enough to fund an entire army of 20,000 (or more) while still allowing the noble to live a bourgeois lifestyle. Regardless, you have to give your players...

Well, those are a few of the specific magic items necessary to make that happen so it's less difficult for me to believe it was accurate. A lot of DMs don't quite understand how 5E is balanced. I dislike the inherent stinginess of 5E when it comes to magic items and other loot because it...

Well, I suppose the show gets a pass, but the "White people bad" narrative has gotten beyond tired.

I love these nostalgia threads. Partly, because I didn't have the foresight to hold on to the thousands of screenshots I took during my 'career.' but I wish I had kept in contact with more of the people I played with. So, I'm left with just a fading memory and all of your posts bring back so...

I haven't read any of the thread but wanted to post anyway. I guess I enjoyed S2, but can we just stop with the White Supremacy narrative in every other show? I legitimately almost stopped watching the series the moment they suggested Stormfront was a Nazi. For people that aren't delusional...

If it was 5E, I'd like to see the way that 34 was calculated. It's extremely difficult, if not impossible to get an AC that high at any level without some wacky homebrew rules or a misinterpretation of the official rules. In the bounded system of 5E, a 34 AC makes you impossible to hit for the...

5E isn't the only system where gold has caused DM's a headache; it's been a 'problem' for a long time. The DMsguild has a lot of files that offer fantastic material which solves many of the problems related to gold. For the life of me I can't remember the names of the files right now but I'll...

I'm excited about the game too, but I'm cautiously optimistic. The MMO industry over the last 5 years has made me terribly jaded.

It's probably odd, but the voice of that guy grates on me hard. I listen to some of his content, but I cringe the entire time.