D and D rations? Why leave home without a Cleric? I would always want a Cleric in my group.
Do you always want to play a cleric, or is everyone expected to take a turn? Not trying to be snide here, it's just that "always bring a cleric" feels so forced.
I mostly prefer to play a Wizard. It seems like a bad idea to not have a Cleric in the group.
A lore-bard can pull it off. 1 level of life cleric multiclass dip does help for the disciple of life feature.
Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
Thank you for your time and please have a very pleasant day.
Tracking hints like rations and arrows does change the game- typically for the better as it opens up possibilities for the characters. If you are glossing over the travel and exploration aspects of the game yo are actually missing a lot both of roleplay chances and of combat chances. Caitlin was talking about growing up hunting etc in Appalachia, I spent years in my youth doing survival camping and hiking and foraging is NOT a trivial task this is exactly why a ranger can forage and guide at the same time - they are specially skilled for it. Even then they can only do it in their favored terrain. AD&D had regular and iron rations but 5e only has rations which I treat as something close to iron rations. At high levels yes you have greater access to both spells and magic items making exploration/travel/survival far easier (as it should be) then again you may also have access to flying carpets, griffons, etc but they all have limitations and can be lost ( I really don’t want to think about the amount of meat needed to keep a griffon flying a man in armour etc around all day needs just to stay healthy) if all you are interested in are the combats then yes you can skip pretty much everything else but the more you put into the game in the way of chances for activity the more you and your players can get out of the game.
But yeah, I agree with ya Wi1dBi11, in that I also kinda treat ‘rations’ as a cross between hard tack and lembas bread.. It’s great, can last forever, but also spoilable in certain environs. However after a week or so of living off it, the player with the noble background should complain while the urchin is happy to share crumbs with their mouse.
I remember a campaign I played in in the late 80s where a Faerie Dragon continually ate any form of “sweet” consumable our party had.. followed us around for almost a week sneaking treats and leaving the party more confused than in a bind.. but if we had not been kinda descriptive of our rations/drinks/what we were carrying, the DM would have lost that narrative opportunity.
One of the things I like to do as a GM is reward the PC that does a lot of shooting with a quiver or bucket that doesn't run out of ammo.
Then they feel that they have earned the right to no longer track ammunition expenditures.
Cleric food is a 3rd level slot. That will take more thought than Goodberry.
I like the Goodberry spell. Goodberry might not be the better option when you do an extended stay in a dungeon. With Stone Shape and Wall of Stone I intend to own the dungeon. When I can, I will use the area as a weapon. I do not expect to play at or below level three most of the time.
Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
A lore-bard can pull it off. 1 level of life cleric multiclass dip does help for the disciple of life feature.
Thank you for your time and please have a very pleasant day.
One of the things I like to do as a GM is reward the PC that does a lot of shooting with a quiver or bucket that doesn't run out of ammo.
Then they feel that they have earned the right to no longer track ammunition expenditures.
Cleric food is a 3rd level slot. That will take more thought than Goodberry.
"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
-Ilyara Thundertale
nods, it takes me to level 7 to get goodberry with additional magical secrets.
I get other things earlier like purify food and drink, (and prestidigitation); so I can like un-spoil old rations and make hardtack soft & tasty.
Thank you for your time and please have a very pleasant day.
Tracking hints like rations and arrows does change the game- typically for the better as it opens up possibilities for the characters. If you are glossing over the travel and exploration aspects of the game yo are actually missing a lot both of roleplay chances and of combat chances. Caitlin was talking about growing up hunting etc in Appalachia, I spent years in my youth doing survival camping and hiking and foraging is NOT a trivial task this is exactly why a ranger can forage and guide at the same time - they are specially skilled for it. Even then they can only do it in their favored terrain. AD&D had regular and iron rations but 5e only has rations which I treat as something close to iron rations. At high levels yes you have greater access to both spells and magic items making exploration/travel/survival far easier (as it should be) then again you may also have access to flying carpets, griffons, etc but they all have limitations and can be lost ( I really don’t want to think about the amount of meat needed to keep a griffon flying a man in armour etc around all day needs just to stay healthy) if all you are interested in are the combats then yes you can skip pretty much everything else but the more you put into the game in the way of chances for activity the more you and your players can get out of the game.
Wisea$$ DM and Player since 1979.
Not Caitlin.. just a random Cat (in black)
But yeah, I agree with ya Wi1dBi11, in that I also kinda treat ‘rations’ as a cross between hard tack and lembas bread.. It’s great, can last forever, but also spoilable in certain environs. However after a week or so of living off it, the player with the noble background should complain while the urchin is happy to share crumbs with their mouse.
I remember a campaign I played in in the late 80s where a Faerie Dragon continually ate any form of “sweet” consumable our party had.. followed us around for almost a week sneaking treats and leaving the party more confused than in a bind.. but if we had not been kinda descriptive of our rations/drinks/what we were carrying, the DM would have lost that narrative opportunity.
I like the Goodberry spell. Goodberry might not be the better option when you do an extended stay in a dungeon. With Stone Shape and Wall of Stone I intend to own the dungeon. When I can, I will use the area as a weapon. I do not expect to play at or below level three most of the time.