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by numberthirty_Archive
japmn wrote:My review of 5th Edition:After 25+ years of not playing D&D, I just bought the new 5th Ed. I have only ever played Original Red Box/Cyclopedia rules and a short 2nd Ed. Dark Sun campaign. The last time I played D&D might have been around 1994? I put together a 5E game for Heather and my sister, whom have never played any role playing games ever. It was pretty fun. Here are some highlights:1: It started in a tavern (NO WAY!) and it was set up so that my sister, Amber (Character name "Tina") gets in a brawl with a scumbag named Ol' Donny Polczech and a thuggish Orc named Pooft. All the bait was set for Heather (PC name: Tanya) to jump in and help out Tina in the fight, but Heather looked at me across the table and said "I don't know that bitch!" and just sat and watched while Tina took out the assholes. In the process, Tanya's table got flipped over, and the barkeep tossed them both out of the bar just in time to be chased by the town guard. They both were flirted with by a bar-maid named Tracy St. Diamonds (pronounced "Street Diamonds")2: They out ran the guards, and hooked up with a Hobbit that made them roast chickens, and sold them on the idea of helping kill some baddies bothering other chicken eating Hobbits in the Shire. They (like total pros) asked for a ton of money and goodies for the services. Naturals.3: The Hobbit gave them racing tortoises to ride. Heather rode it like a pro, Amber sucked at it and had to walk for the first day, but the second day, bonded with her tortoise and was able to ride in style.4: They fought a band of Goblins, and using their tortoises as cover, took them out pretty quickly. These girls both seem a little shy of Melee combat, the shot arrows and acid from a far the entire time. Heather forgot she could teleport until the battle was over, was annoyed. The tortoises didn't take any significant damage.5: At the Hobbit Village, they were served more chicken and turned on to the idea that the Great Old Ones are returning and they now have to fight...The Booodgi, the Boogbood, the Blarrlarr, and the Brarriarrrgh!Played by these guys:And that concluded the night. It was fun. We had additional Drinking Rules! We cooked Kalua Pork, listened to Martin Denny, and drank rum drinks because it is an Island themed adventure. Had a good time.Last time I played D&D regularly, You could be a Hobbit, Dwarf, Elf, or a Warrior, Mage, Thief, or Cleric. Now you can be all those things and more in a ton of combinations. It takes forever to roll characters, but the gameplay is much more quick. It seems a little less mathy and chart based, and that makes it pretty easy to drink beer and still play a game. Pretty fun. If I was a millionaire, and never had to work, I could see having a big D&D game with other weirdo Millionaires, and have a great time. Obama and Johnny Deep probably have a great time at their game, until that lady that wrote Harry Potter gets all rules Lawyery and ruins it. Now I gotta come up with the second half and find the time to play it before we forget what happened in the first half, which probably will not happen because, this game is tough to organize if you are an adult that doesn't want D&D to be a major part of your life.