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Rian_Lightblade posted to TopCheese's forum thread.

Forum Topic: Starting HP

October 9, 2012 at 10:27am
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Playtest Update www.wizards.com

September 25, 2012 at 11:25am
Rian_Lightblade posted to skrapsan's forum thread.

Forum Topic: Dice rituals/superstition.

September 13, 2012 at 12:03pm
Rian_Lightblade posted to shamurai7's forum thread.

Forum Topic: Copper as the standard currency.

September 12, 2012 at 12:29pm
Rian_Lightblade posted to Webster's forum thread.

Forum Topic: Ask a quick question, get a quick answer 2

September 12, 2012 at 11:32am
Rian_Lightblade posted to CondorDMaDnD2ed's forum thread.

Forum Topic: DMs Needed But How To Get Them?

August 17, 2012 at 1:21pm
Rian_Lightblade posted to riotcontrol's forum thread on the DnD Next group.

Forum Topic: Do you have to take a Specialty?

August 16, 2012 at 5:51pm
Rian_Lightblade posted to kitman's forum thread.

Forum Topic: Skills should also be from class

August 16, 2012 at 5:27pm
Rian_Lightblade posted to Ranger-of-Cormyr's forum thread.

Forum Topic: Finesse weapons

August 16, 2012 at 5:20pm
Rian_Lightblade posted to Fflar's forum thread on the DnD Next group.

Forum Topic: Starting Hit Points: too few, fine or ?

August 16, 2012 at 11:32am
Rian_Lightblade posted to Archon007's forum thread on the DnD Next group.

Forum Topic: A plea to the testing community

August 16, 2012 at 11:28am
Rian_Lightblade posted to Jadebrain's forum thread.

Forum Topic: Need help forming quests in a Steampunk-inspired setting

August 15, 2012 at 4:27pm
Rian_Lightblade posted to onceMoreIntoBreech's forum thread.

Forum Topic: Am I the only one who sees a problem with the Hit Points?

August 15, 2012 at 1:30pm
Rian_Lightblade posted to Edymnion's forum thread.

Forum Topic: No !@#$ing Subraces!

August 14, 2012 at 10:08am
Rian_Lightblade posted to stoloc's forum thread.

Forum Topic: I still hope 5e encourages cooperative play

August 7, 2012 at 1:50pm
Rian_Lightblade posted to WotC_Trevor's forum thread.

Forum Topic: Playtester Profile - Tracy Barnett

August 3, 2012 at 10:53am
Rian_Lightblade posted to DanTracker's forum thread.

Forum Topic: What does video-gamey actually mean?

August 3, 2012 at 10:40am
Rian_Lightblade posted to his forum thread on the DnD Next group.

Forum Topic: The hype for play testing was too much!

May 31, 2012 at 11:41am
Rian_Lightblade added a comment to The_Jester's blog post.

Looking at the Playtest Process
Old news: the D&D 5th Edition Playtest starts on May 24th, as mentioned here....

May 24, 2012 at 6:02pm
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eleusis_

Nice post.
I think it's understated that the purpose of a playtest is to test a system. Classes can and should always be customizable. While a good DM uses house-rules to fit his players and to enrich the rp-experience, however, the need of house-rules is an early sign of a bad system. I'm with The_Jester, you need a minimum of 2-3 sessions of playtesting before you start house-ruling, hating or giving change advice.

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May 24, 2012 4:18 PM PDT

Apocalypse_Incognito

I downloaded the new playtest this evening, looked through some of the rules, and was surprised how bare-bones it is. Being that this is my first playtest experience, your blog entry serves as a fine guide.
Kudos.

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May 24, 2012 10:52 PM PDT

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Forum Topic: Surprised!

May 24, 2012 at 4:47pm

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