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Episode Synopsis
Episode 115 of Mastering Dungeons!
This week's main topic: 5E Revisited - Chapter 7 Using Ability Scores! We look back at the 2014 5E Player's Handbook. What have we learned, what would we change, and what might the next edition of D&D hold? In our News segment we look at Dragon+ removal, Hasbro selling eOne, 6E OGL rumors, landing a job with Paizo/WotC, and more! Listeners ask us about crafting rules, useful backgrounds, and playtesting.
News Segment and Listener Questions
00:00 Happy Tofurkey
01:35 Crafting Rules?
09:52 Useful Backgrounds?
14:04 Playtesting?
23:55 Dragon+ Removed
31:51 Hasbro Selling eOne
35:12 6E OGL Rumor
43:21 Landing Paizo/WotC Jobs
48:16 WizKids Movie Minis
Main Segment:
5E Revisited - Chapter 7: Using Ability Scores!
50:31 Ability Scores
54:33 Dump Stats
1:03:13 Advantage/Disadvantage
1:09:26 Proficiency Bonus
1:14:19 Passive Checks
1:18:10 Checks and Saving Throws
1:20:00 Shout-Outs
Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
This week's main topic: 5E Revisited - Chapter 7 Using Ability Scores! We look back at the 2014 5E Player's Handbook. What have we learned, what would we change, and what might the next edition of D&D hold? In our News segment we look at Dragon+ removal, Hasbro selling eOne, 6E OGL rumors, landing a job with Paizo/WotC, and more! Listeners ask us about crafting rules, useful backgrounds, and playtesting.
News Segment and Listener Questions
00:00 Happy Tofurkey
01:35 Crafting Rules?
09:52 Useful Backgrounds?
14:04 Playtesting?
23:55 Dragon+ Removed
31:51 Hasbro Selling eOne
35:12 6E OGL Rumor
43:21 Landing Paizo/WotC Jobs
48:16 WizKids Movie Minis
Main Segment:
5E Revisited - Chapter 7: Using Ability Scores!
50:31 Ability Scores
54:33 Dump Stats
1:03:13 Advantage/Disadvantage
1:09:26 Proficiency Bonus
1:14:19 Passive Checks
1:18:10 Checks and Saving Throws
1:20:00 Shout-Outs
Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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