Tag: Gaming

  • I finished reading the 5e players handbook

    I finished reading the 5e players handbook

    So I finished reading the Players Handbook and I’m quite excited about the idea of running a 5th edition game. I nearly wept tears of joy when I saw that Wizards no longer had 1d4 for their hit points.

    The one thing I’m missing now is a game to play in. I’m running a game for my son, but I don’t have a game I’m a player in at the moment. The new rules look like fun and I’ve already made up a Warlock character for myself. I normally like to play Rangers or Rogues, but Warlocks look fun in the new rules.

    For my son’s game, I think I’ll give them the chance to hit the “reset” button on the game. We are currently playing D&D 3.5 edition rules, but in making the switch to the 5th edition, I think I’ll let them go crazy and completely redesign their characters if they want. 5th edition is like a whole new game so it seems silly not to give them the option of trying out all the new stuff.

  • better late than never

    better late than never

    I finally got around to buying a copy of the 5th edition of Dungeons and Dragons after playing D&D 3.5 on and off for years.

    (I’m pretty sure it’s okay to use this picture. It’s off the official D&D media page)

    I started reading the Players Handbook this morning and there’s plenty of things different already. I like the “advantage/disadvantage” system of rolling an extra dice for some tasks and choosing either the highest of the two (for advantage), or the lowest of the two (for disadvantage).

    I haven’t finished reading yet, and I still have the Dungeon Masters Guide (DMG) and Monster Manual to go (do you actually read the Monster Manual? Or just refer to it?)

    Once I get my head around the rules, I plan to migrate my sons game from 3.5 to 5.0. It should be fun.

    I guess my only hesitation is that I have so many 3.5 supplements, and now I’m back to only having the core 3 books again for 5.0.