iserith
Magic Wordsmith
It's not always +5/-5 on rolls. I'll let one of the math guys or gals explain if they are up for it. [MENTION=16814]Ovinomancer[/MENTION] for example.
D&D 5E 5E's "Missed Opportunities?"
It's not always +5/-5 on rolls. I'll let one of the math guys or gals explain if they are up for it. [MENTION=16814]Ovinomancer[/MENTION] for example.
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The only thing I don't like about Inspiration, and the only thing in 5e I houserule, is that Inspiration should allow you to re-roll any d20 roll, not roll with Advantage. The psychological difference is big.
MarkB
Legend
That's not just a psychological difference, it's a utility difference. It lets you only use it when you actually need it.
Which isn't a bad thing. Anything that makes it more effective is good.
Mistwell
Crusty Old Meatwad (he/him)
I disagree. They feel pretty well developed to me - it's just that they are not primarily about "abilities" but are instead role playing hooks. Used that way, they function pretty well. Particularly since it's often those role playing traits which get you inspiration...
I keep hearing this, and I just don't get it. We've used them for 5 years now. We don't forget them, ever. We don't fish for them (unless you call "role playing to your background traits" fishing), but they're quite handy and they come up every game. Some of our best moments of gaming in 5e revolve around inspiration - either gaining it, or more often using it.
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André Soares
First Post
Advantage/Disavantage helps making the dice always relevant. In older editions, with broken builds and stacking bonuses, in higher level challenges the Dice was almost frivolous, as your static bonuses were enormous.
ad_hoc
(they/them)
We don't add to them, we replace them.
And I've actually found the 1st party adventures to have too many magic items.
LordEntrails
Hero
Well, as I think others have pointed out, all those things the OP doesn't like really isn't a problem with 5E, but rather either;
- an approach the OP prefers that fails to utilize these things well
- or a personal preference against the things not liked
It's all good, however people want to play.
- an approach the OP prefers that fails to utilize these things well
- or a personal preference against the things not liked
It's all good, however people want to play.
billd91
Not your screen monkey (he/him)
I'm doing the same with my Age of Worms adaptation... except for a few specific, plot-related items.
pukunui
Legend
This is how all the groups I play with / DM for use inspiration.
I’m loving the idea mentioned above to just let the players use it whenever they can apply a trait. I might try that.
Very true. I'm not claiming anyone who enjoys 5E is having "badwrongfun."
If anything, I'm just surprised that I've stopped enjoying it as much as I did initially.
Perhaps it's burnout with the "sameness" between editions. (Oh, here's another update of Against the Giants, Temple of Elemental Evil, Tomb of Horrors, Ravenloft, Forgotten Realms, etc.)
Perhaps it's just looking back to the rules of previous editions and other systems with rose-tinted glasses.
Perhaps it's feeling jaded that D&D seems to not support my style of gaming anymore as more players enter the hobby with their expectations of play (for example, the Critical Role fandom and I are often at odds in what we consider good games.)
Perhaps it's that there are a few legitimate criticisms of 5e that can make it a better fit for what I enjoy.
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