Recent content by Surmos

The playtest explain exactly what it means to be at full, half, and at 0 hp. They don't say it means you have to be mortally wounded in such a way that you have limbs broke, have large gashes, or have been gutted. The injury is based on how you want the cinematic to play out and that to me seems...

This edition will never sell giving they type of ability score.. Just lol. Btw also if paladins aren't LG this edition will fail. Also if Dragonborn are in this edition it will fail. Yes. Those 2 things are all it takes. These forums are hilarious sometimes.

ForeverSlayer, I generally like your threads because you tend to offer a more "old-school" point of view, but this thread just came off as silly I read it. You don't like Dragonborn. You don't want it in the book Got it. In the thread you started you had already found a way to deal with...

So for those that don't feel casters overshadow other classes as much: Are you saying that the balance of the game should be more a part of the agreement of fellow players and the DM? Not that this is bad, but I'm trying to wrap my head around your point of views.

^ I would +1 this if my phone wasn't freaking out.

I say a screw it. Put the magic items in both books. BLOW EVERYONE'S MIND! but really this makes little difference to me and I dont see it making that big of a difference in the grand scheme of the game. In most games the DM provides the items, don't they? And eventually players will know...

Love this answer. Restrictions should be table dependent. I agree that restrictions makes classes more "special" but this game is being made for as many players as possible and their different tastes. For some players they would like to play without certain inherent restrictions. This is a...

I sorta agree with this. When I first saw these mechanics I thought they were "too mechanical"and lacked flavor. This isn't the case though. More than ever it's clear that mechanics like "Favored Enemy" fit more flavor than the mechanical benefit. If it came down to it I also would rather...

I honestly believe I would rather them focus on a balanced game and a balanced set of systems as opposed to focus on a perception that could potentially knock off balance to maintain that perception. As I have said before in a previous thread, D&D does have a history and a lot of lore behind it...

VERY well stated. Even when reading some of these comments it is clear that some people never actually experienced issues as others did in regards to balance because the groups they have played with did not notice an issue with the style of game play. Now this could be because there was no...

Sorry to piggyback off your post but I had a similar experience for a long time. I noticed something similar at lower levels. Heck I even had this same frame of thinking for a long time starting back when I played earlier editions. As I've become a more open gamer in both tabletop and digital...

Question in the thread is about as direct as i can be. I’m noticing a correlation to the amount of people that like the Vancian magic system as well as the option for At-Will powers for Vancian casters. Why is this system so preferred in comparison to the AEDU(Powers) system? Especially if...