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A daily podcast delving into the dumbest thing on every goddamn page of the 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Handbook.
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Due to illness, there will be no new MDC releases on 1/26 through 2/1. The regular, daily schedule will resume (fingers crossed) on Monday, 2/2.
In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the advice on dungeon mapping in Chapter Nine: Adventuring in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons.
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In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the overland travel rules in Chapter Nine: Adventuring in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons.
Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729
In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the carrying capacity rules in Chapter Nine: Adventuring in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons.
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In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the opening page of Chapter Nine: Adventuring in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons.
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In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the rules for unarmed combat on page 140 of Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons.
Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729
In which I discuss the dumbest thing about turning undead, as described in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons.
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In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the rules for multi-person grapples in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons.
Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729
In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the rules for starting a grapple on page 137 in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons.
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In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the rules for object saving throws in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons.
Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729
In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the subdual damage rules in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons.
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In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the example of delaying initiative in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons.
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In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the coup de grace rules in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons.
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In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the list of combat modifiers on page 132 in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons.
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In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the illustration of size categories in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons.
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Steve Dee, friend of the show and accomplished game designer, has passed away. He recently had an impact on MDC, and on me personally, so I decided to take a moment to share it.
An rpg.net thread about Steve and his passing: https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/steve-dee-game-designer-and-community-builder-has-passed-away.933374/
Steve's blog: https://dconstructions.wordpress.com/
In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the rules for cartwheeling through opponents (including gelatinous ones) in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons.
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In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the (nonexistent) drawbacks of being stabbed, as described in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons.
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In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the rationalization of Hit Points in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons.
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In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the Partial Action rules described in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons.
Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729
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RE bugs in trenchcoats, I thought of the disguised ants in the animated series of The Tick: https://the-tick-animated.fandom.com/wiki/Ants https://the-tick-animated.fandom.com/wiki/Ants?file=Antbarbara.png
This guy is such a whiny rules-lawyer. A GM can change or rearrange ANYTHING they want. I can see this dude trying to correct the GM. Pushes his glasses up his nose, 'actually his character can't take boxing... according to page 185, paragraph 4, line 3.