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--- 5erules [2022/01/28 11:37] – jims
+++ 5erules [2022/08/21 12:42] (current) – 50.45.185.57
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 ======== 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons ========
-This page details how I use the 5th edition rules.  Comments welcome.
+This page details how I use the 5th edition rules.
 ==== Included Rules ====
-Race and Class options are only allowed from the following books:
+In general, rules are only allowed from the following books:
   * Player's Handbook
   * Dungeon Master's Guide
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   * **Races**: Only races from the Player's Handbook are allowed with the following exceptions and notes:
-    * Dragonborn, Tieflings, and Drow (Dark Elves) are //highly unusual// and will be met with stares and/or hostility everywhere they go.
+    * Dragonborn, Tieflings, and Drow (Dark Elves) are //very unusual// and will be met with stares and/or discrimination everywhere they go.
     * Orcs are allowed as a player race -- though they will be met with some suspicion in certain "civilized" towns.
     * Goblins are allowed as a player race -- however they are //highly unusual// and generally hated by everyone.
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     * [[Egyptian]] -- also worshipped in [[Backbone]]
     * [[asgardian|Norse]] -- also worshipped in [[Rota]]
+  * **Level Advancement**: Players can expect their characters to advance levels slowly.  Expect to be at first level for "a few" sessions -- and do not expect them to ever reach double-digit levels.  //(Unless I change my mind)//
+  * **Economy**: A quick rule-of-thumb is that one gold piece is equivalent to $50 in real-world spending.  Thus, a Longsword costs $7500 equivalent (and is therefore considered an expensive accessory).
+  * **Languages**: Not everyone speaks Common, but everyone has a native tongue.  //(Needs expansion)//
+  * **Flanking**: Let's try using the DMG Optional Rule: Flanking (p.251)
 === Persistent Damage ===
-  * Any time a character takes damage, they incur one point of "Persistent Damage" for each die rolled against them.
+  * //Sadly, playtesting determined this rule to be cumbersome and it has been jettisoned.//
-  * This damage is part of (not in addition to) the normal hit point damage they take and needs to be kept track of separately.
+  * <del>Any time a character takes damage, they incur one point of "Persistent Damage" for each die rolled against them.</del>
-  * Each point of Persistent Damage reduces the character's maximum hit point total by one.
+  * <del>This damage is part of (not in addition to) the normal hit point damage they take and needs to be kept track of separately.</del>
-  * <del>If the total of Persistent Damage equals the character's total hit points, they die.</del>
+  * <del>Each point of Persistent Damage reduces the character's maximum hit point total by one.</del>
-  * Magical healing (except for Healing Word) restores one point of Persistent Damage for each die rolled.
+  * <del>Magical healing (except for Healing Word) restores one point of Persistent Damage for each die rolled.</del>
-  * Hit dice rolled after a Short Rest has no effect on Persistent Damage.
+  * <del>Hit dice rolled after a Short Rest has no effect on Persistent Damage.</del>
-  * A Long Rest restores ONE point of Persistent Damage.
+  * <del>A Long Rest restores ONE point of Persistent Damage.</del>
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