What is missing in 5E that you had in other editions?

lowkey13 · May 17, 2019

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Gradine · May 17, 2019

Major NPCs that are just the designers' names spelled backwards?

Draegn · May 17, 2019

[MENTION=6799753]lowkey13[/MENTION] Do the tables you miss include the roll a d12 for a date chart? Is this what dual rapier wielding gnome paladins have to do?

lowkey13 · May 17, 2019

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Swarmkeeper · May 17, 2019

Retreater said:
I guess the big difference is "in print" where I can thumb through it at my FLGS or conventions. The DM's Guild material is also heavily skewed to the Forgotten Realms, so if you're wanting something other than vanilla, high fantasy, you're out of luck. The creativity and diversity we saw in the d20 era with products like fantasy products like Ptolus, and also different genres like Mutants and Masterminds, Delta Green - we just don't see that these b days.

There is www.drivethrurpg.com for your non-FR needs.

A search for 5e with Dungeons & Dragons selected as the Rule System comes up with 4,004 products.

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ccooke · May 17, 2019

Stalker0 said:
4e bloodied condition and mechanics for it.

I find it interesting that the gaming group I play with who least liked 4e have adopted bloodied as a soft condition (in the sense that with PCs and a lot of creatures, "lost half their hit points" is a thing that you can imagine being able to work out. "How's it looking" is always a question when people are planning out what they're doing.

Of course, there's little mechanical support for it as there was in 4e (although there are a few things with magic, items and subclasses).

Nebulous · May 17, 2019

I miss gradients of Damage Reduction and Vulnerability, instead of a flat half damage or double damage. In the same vein, I miss that especially tougher foes needed a +2 or +3 weapon to hit, instead of just "magic weapon", or they had gradients of spell resistance instead of a flat advantage on saves.

cmad1977 · May 17, 2019

Nothing that brought any remarkable value to the game.

The Crimson Binome · May 17, 2019

Tangential to the usual point, I miss being able to cast a cure spell that felt like it had a tangible effect. It just doesn't feel satisfying to heal damage, when you know the damage is going to heal quickly anyway if you just ignore it.