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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread Vecna: Eve of Ruin Adventure -- An “Off the Rails” Adventure for D&D's Anniversary.That’s my point, the TARDIS always goes where the story dictates, if the pilot tries to take it anywhere else it always goes wrong. -
Paul Farquhar replied to the thread Vecna: Eve of Ruin Adventure -- An “Off the Rails” Adventure for D&D's Anniversary.Are you sure they don’t have a TARDIS, because going where set up by the story is exactly how it works?
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Paul Farquhar reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D 5E Encounter Balance holds back 5E with
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Yes, but let us note something: Witchlight's approach to accomplishing this is not rules-based. Nor is it about finding ways for... -
Paul Farquhar reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D 5E Encounter Balance holds back 5E with Like.
I think the tradition of the game has been combat-heavy since 1e, and Witchlight is an interesting and entertaining experiment playing...
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Paul Farquhar reacted to Gorck's post in the thread D&D 5E Encounter Balance holds back 5E with Like.
I’d consider the Fellowship to be pretty heroic, but they sure as hell ran away from the Balrog that would otherwise have obliterated them.
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread D&D 5E Encounter Balance holds back 5E.I can jump in here. “eyeballing” I guess describes how I create encounters, having learned on 1st edition. Usually, it works well, but...
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Paul Farquhar reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread D&D 5E Encounter Balance holds back 5E with Like.
I don't see any evidence to support the claim re: "created play culture". What would you point to here? My experience is to the...
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Paul Farquhar reacted to LordEntrails's post in the thread D&D 5E Encounter Balance holds back 5E with Like.
How horrible would be a game that had some sort of hard character balance! Soft balance is perfect for me. A type of hard...
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Paul Farquhar reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D 5E Encounter Balance holds back 5E with Like.
I don't agree. From the start, WotC has tried to show that you can and should have times of mismatched power in encounters and events...
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Paul Farquhar reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D 5E Encounter Balance holds back 5E with Like.
Honestly, CR is just there to give the DM a starting point to say "the group ought to be able to handle X, and if you do Y, you're...
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Paul Farquhar reacted to Dausuul's post in the thread D&D (2024) What Should A New Core Setting Look Like? with Like.
I love curated settings and strongly dislike kitchen sink, but that doesn't mean WotC should use a curated setting as the D&D core. D&D...
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread WotC Hasbro's Tabletop Is On The Up Again.Serious card players (e.g. poker) will generally open sealed decks each game to prevent marking, so they get through a lot.
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Paul Farquhar reacted to Demetrios1453's post in the thread D&D General Which was your favourite Forgotten Realms Cosmology? with Like.
No one is sure. It might be all wrong anyway. Or the Great Wheel, World Tree, and World Axis might all be right, but no one besides the...
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Paul Farquhar reacted to Epic Meepo's post in the thread D&D General Which was your favourite Forgotten Realms Cosmology? with Like.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure the Radiant Citadel, from the 5e adventure Journeys Through the Radiant Citidel, is a city...
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread D&D General Which Adventure Paths Did You Finished.Yes, I’ve played quite a lot of all 5 compilation books, but never all the adventures in them.