Not Another D&D Podcast Tortle Tank: Birthday Spells, Necromantic Healers and The Potion of Last Resort
Apr 4, 2025
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Birthday Frequency and Metagaming
- Campaigns can span varying lengths of time, making birthday frequency unpredictable.
- Players might metagame their character birthdays for advantages.
Randomized Birthdays
- DMs should determine character birthdays randomly to avoid metagaming.
- This preserves the spontaneity of organic in-game birthdays.
Necromancy and Healing
- A necromancy wizard argued that healing spells should fall under necromancy, not evocation.
- This led to a revised spell list, proving useful in the campaign.