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I'd say that Starfinder 2e is just around the corner.

2 - it looks to be better than the current game, but a lot of the changes are fiddly first-draft type of stuff, just as you'd expect from band-aid quick-fixes for a product that is rushing towards its deadline. Now, I'm not going to buy any books or Beyond subscriptions, knowing that my money...

BG1, BG2, BG3... all great. BG4, produced as soon as possible, without an engine that's ready to go, by some randos, to checkmark the list of things WotC execs think are important... uhhhhh (that said, Owlcat is good, and they have the engine, and they work surprisingly fast... but they have...

Random duration invisibility ended randomly.

That's my worry, yes. Even my complex boardgames all the time group doesn't want to reference 20+ separate tables, even if they all have the same structure (and even if they are sort of fine with hundreds of individual DnD spells, which boggles my mind). One solution would be to have PbtA-ish 7...

Each action has its own outcome table. They're not on the level of PbtA moves, which tend to be a lot more inventive and often with a theme-reinforcing list of outcomes to pick from, but they are a solid comparison.

This is a solid decision, but also, like, really obvious - PbtA moves are just a good design base (though using them just to say you do 3/4/5 damage is not exactly thrilling). Actual Rolemaster/HARP-like tables? Now that would be exciting! It's very possible their follow-up video on this topic...

Two more sample critters:

I'm quite worried that this book continues the trend of more bigger numbers on everything... Like how, instead of what was in their actual campaign, the Drakkenheim book ramped everything up to 'you face an average of 20 gnolls and 5 wargs to make sure the random encounter would take forever to...

Each class, caster or not, should play differently from others that nominally do the same thing as they. From my viewpoint, all the casters are already the same, because they're using the same spells (down to spell level!) and VSM restrictions and spell slots are interchangeable between classes...

Yeah, DLC basically has to be worked on during development, because otherwise it takes forever to come out, risking missing the impactful window. Elden Ring made an unexpectedly big splash two years ago, and we're still waiting on its DLC (omg it's been two years already?). And there's so much...

As just a mod user: once you download BG3 Mod Manager and Script Extender and BG3 Mod Fixer, you're good to just start adding stuff, and all you have to worry about is when the mod was last updated, and load order for mods that change the same things... And of course, Script Extender being the...

FWIW, the internal file structure of BG3 is a mess, so I don't think Larian's tools are on the level of 'here, you can license our engine/tools for a DnD project', even if they wanted to go in that direction to maintain an income flow while they work on other projects. It also has weird...

I just really wanted to agree with this. I still haven't seen the end of the game, all these months in... But I can understand them not wanting to add new systems (which might break other stuff), when modders can do a lot already (note: not expecting the modding tools to change that too much...

But necromancer sells cheap potions!

Defensive (Parry) does unlock with any weapon skill being 12, so as a very small niche it's easier to qualify for if you didn't start with Evade 12... But yeah, parrying as an investment is just so bad defensively compared to evading, because you need a second feat (Shield Block, 2 more WP...

I'm already running a Drakkenheim campaign with all of the new rules in. We keep forgetting some changes (and the Human keeps forgetting their inspiration), and the players really are not trying to make use of weapon masteries, but we'll see if that improves. Because It is admittedly more...

Well, yes. Anything on top of full casting should be just a ribbon... I do wish the Druid class wasn't forced to pull double-duty like that, just because of tradition. Or we at least got bolder subclasses that turn you into a half-caster but make the shapeshift go wild. Or that the Wild Shape...

Class features are not written with the optional multiclassing in mind. But... this abomination can do whatever it wants.

All I know is that... Same stat block printed twice, but with different official critter names at the top = good Same stat block you can adjust to cover multiple animals in one go = bad