Questions tagged [dungeons-and-dragons]
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Forgotten Realms maps, why the changes of scale?
Recently, I went looking at various maps of The Forgotten Realms, from generally looking at Faerun, to looking specifically at The Sword Coast.
From what I can find, in 2nd edition, this map features ...
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How to Train a Wolf in Dungeons & Dragons from dead to new? [closed]
In one of my D&D games I tamed a wolf. But in the last game he died. How can I now tame a wolf, but for a new character?
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What's the history of Spell Slots in D&D?
I was thinking about how Final Fantasy 1's magic system is straight up Spell Slots (with no upcasting), but came out in 1987--at which point I'm pretty sure D&D still had Vancian magic.
The ...
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D&D Fighter (Brute) damage increase [closed]
I couldn't find anyone mentioning anything to do with this at all.
I am assuming it is definitely not how I'm reading it, however:
Why does it sound like the fighter brute stacks damage on every hit?
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Parody of early D&D rules set, and specifically character creation, as part of a web novel of some kind
I'm looking (with no luck so far) for a story I read online at least a decade ago. It had some specific interpretations of early D&D rules that are, at best, controversial but I'd like to ...
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What is the origin of the Dancing Sword?
Most magical swords in the game either have a special name, like the frost brand, nine lives stealer, defender or holy avenger, or they follow a naming pattern of "Sword of X", for example ...
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What is the origin of the Deck of Many Things?
The Deck of Many Things has appeared in every edition of D&D so far, and while the exacting particulars have varied, the overall feel of the deck has remained consistent: the rules for how to draw ...
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What early D&D book features a black-&-white illustration of Ao playing a board game with Tiamat?
I don't know that the image was explicitly labeled "Ao & Tiamat" (spoiler: it wasn't), so it could have been almost any giant humanoid, playing a board game with a multi-headed† draconic ...
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Is there any explanation or discussion regarding the change in the Bard class from its AD&D1ed orignal implementation?
If I recall correctly, the Bard in AD&D1ed was a true dual (triple) class character who had to progress as a pure fighter, then a pure thief, and then finally could begin to progress as a bard. In ...
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Looked at a different rolling (3d6, 3d6, average) for D&D characters in AnyDice and the result didn't come out as expected. What am I missing?
One of the historical dice mechanics in AD&D that can be used is: 3d6 twice for each attribute and pick the best of each pair of rolls.
Normal 3d6 once gives a mean of 10.50. Rolling two sets of ...
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What gods/deities live in the Nine Hells?
In Forgotten Realms lore, what gods or deities make their home in one or more layers of the Nine Hells? (Asking for all editions of the D&D).
I get that each layer is ruled over by a "lord&...
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Can my username include a D&D monster?
I had planned on creating a Twitch/YouTube channel. My username on PS4 and other places contains the name of a D&D monster (the bugbear.) Would my channel ever be in danger of action against it ...
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What is "Vancian" magic in D&D?
In discussions of D&D, especially discussing older editions, the term Vancian sometimes comes up: "Vancian" spellcasting, "Vancian" magic system. But this word doesn't actually ...
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Awakened forest/valley/piece of land. Was there any official monster like that?
The question is about DnD, any version.
Was there any official monster ever published that had a description of being an awakened piece of land in general (with whatever the land had on it) and could ...
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Do lycanthropes age faster based on their form?
Many lycanthropes take the form of short lived creatures such as rats. Lycanthropes fully become the animal they change into during the full moon, that is to say all statistics not solely physical ...
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