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Offline Kikkenass

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First time running 5th Edition and need some advice!
« on: January 01, 2016, 01:42:37 PM »
So my long time D&D 3.5 group is making the plunge into 5th Edition. I could use some advise, I got wrangled into running the game and I know ZERO about 5th edition. I have the PHB and the Starter Set so far. Any advice is welcome. How different is 5th from 3.5 as far as game mechanics. I know there are advantages and disadvantages, what is the best way to use them? Can someone explain to me how Inspirations work? I am reading over the PHB and I will be getting the DMG soon but any advance help I can get is appreciated.

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Re: First time running 5th Edition and need some advice!
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2016, 03:16:56 PM »
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Advantage/Disadvantage's reroll mechanic alters odds by about +/- 3 so it's a little more then 3rd's +2 Circumstantial Bonus. An important thing to note through is the Lucky Feat allows you to pick any three dice rolled with Disadvantage. And the Bard's Inspiration after the 4th level of so becomes per Encounter instead of per Day which helps a bit.