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 Post subject: Re: I'm running 5E!
PostPosted: Feb 21, 2015 5:39 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: I'm running 5E!
PostPosted: May 15, 2015 5:57 am 
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I GMed my third session last night. We are gradually getting into the system and how it departs from other editions. We have decided to go with the variant rule that Short Rests take 8 hours and Long Rests take 1 week when it comes to HP recovery. I am aiming for a more gritty atmosphere and the campaign is not going to be very combat heavy.

The style is similar to the Vales Campaign, with lots of wilderness exploration and the threat of war looming in the background.

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 Post subject: Re: I'm running 5E!
PostPosted: Jul 12, 2015 11:16 pm 
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How's the game going?
You still playing 5e?


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 Post subject: Re: I'm running 5E!
PostPosted: Jul 22, 2015 6:20 pm 
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Hiya Mythlym!

Sorry it took me a while to get back to you on this one. Its been a while since we last played, but we finally managed to get a session in today and the group managed to clear out The Abandoned Elven Fort. This was a pretty classic dungeon crawl with Kobolds, Undeads, Bugbears and deadly traps of all sorts.

We are still using the 5E system and having alot of fun with it! :)

More detail on the campaign(s) here: viewtopic.php?f=76&t=8194&p=31869#p31869

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 Post subject: Re: I'm running 5E!
PostPosted: Jul 24, 2015 9:42 am 
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I will say that once characters reach 7th or 8th level I'm getting tired of GM'ing them. Seems like the fear of death has totally vanished and I'm finding that it's hard to really challenge them.

However, a few points to mention:

(1) I'm running an official adventure through the game store with official Adventurer's League rules, so I'm limited in how much I can house rule or tweak the adventure.

(2) The party size is typically 6-7, whereas I think the "sweet spot" of party size is more like 3-4. That means a lot of attack, a lot of hit points, and a lot of resources.

Still liking 5E, but I think I like it best at low-level ranges. Of course, pretty much every RPG I run I like best at low-level ranges, so why would 5E be any different? :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: I'm running 5E!
PostPosted: Jul 26, 2015 11:25 am 
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I am being really stingy with XP for this campaign, so the PCs are actually still at 2nd level. The main reason for doing this is that we are still learning the details of the system.

As I have mentioned before, I dont have a problem with high level games. However, high level games in my experience are much less about the excitement of whether your character survives the session. By this point, both I as a DM and the players themselves should have gotten to know the characters and the setting pretty well. Usually there are past events in the game that we can pick up on, like enemies being made, alliances forged and even the chance of romance with some NPC babes.

The characters should also have formulated goals of their own beyond simply gaining treasure and glory, whether it is about revenge for past grievances, ambitions of political power (building a castle etc) or something more personal.

I am curious to see how the rules will work at higher levels though. One thing I like about 5E so far is that I don't get too bogged down by details and rules to memorize and that prep time really is about as quick as it was in the early editions. I am hoping that this trend continues as the PCs go up in levels as well.


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PostPosted: Jul 26, 2015 8:59 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: I'm running 5E!
PostPosted: Dec 04, 2018 1:24 pm 
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Any updates from anyone about running Blackmoor games with 5E? I'm curious to find out more about your experiences over the past few years, especially as more character options, monsters and other content have been released for 5E.


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 Post subject: Re: I'm running 5E!
PostPosted: Dec 18, 2018 8:22 am 
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I would just say have fun. I ran a 5E Blackmoor game for a long while but have since gone back to Classic D&D.

5E Just was too easy for me. The balance between the players and monsters was too one sided in the players favor. I found myself more and more house ruling the game to make it more deadly until at the end I had a small book of house rules. Finally we just went back to the OSR and left 5E alone.

5E is a good game. It just ended up not being our game.


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 Post subject: Re: I'm running 5E!
PostPosted: Dec 19, 2018 1:46 am 
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I wish that someone official could put out a "5E Blackmoor" supplement, with monsters and such all converted to the new rules. I mean, I can always "wing it" (and often do) but it would be nice to have someone more careful with this stuff put together a well thought-out and organized conversion.

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