D&D General Things That Bug You

[iserith]

Do you have any particular publications or product lines that demonstrate the sort of good organization you're talking about?

Neverland and Hot Springs Island are organized well and have good layout in my view.

 

[J.Quondam]

Neverland and Hot Springs Island are organized well and have good layout in my view.

I'm not familiar with Hot Springs Island, but I definitely agree on Neverland.

 

[not-so-newguy]

Alignment

Low hanging fruit, I know. The weird thing is I would be disappointed if the powers-that-be nixed it from the books altogether. It's a convenient shorthand that I use personally as a DM and, occasionally, as a player.

 

[kenada]

Do you have any particular publications or product lines that demonstrate the sort of good organization you're talking about?

Not the OP, but I’m a fan of the way the keys are done in the OSE adventures published by Necrotic Gnome. They’re succinct and easy to reference during play. They even note the monsters on the maps, which strikes me as a form of adversary roster.

 

[J.Quondam]

Not the OP, but I’m a fan of the way the keys are done in the OSE adventures published by Necrotic Gnome. They’re succinct and easy to reference during play. They even note the monsters on the maps, which strikes me as a form of adversary roster.

I don't have OSE yet, but I am really looking forward to getting it later this year when I can. I've heard a lot of great stuff about it, especially in the ease-of-use department.

 

[Lanefan]

In D&D 5E, the assumption that the standard party will have four characters is dumb. It causes way, way more problems than it solved.

Specially when you have six players.

DM at start of each session: "OK, you lot, you know what to do: each of you roll a d20 and the two lowest rolls have to sit out tonight..."

 

[kenada]

I don't have OSE yet, but I am really looking forward to getting it later this year when I can. I've heard a lot of great stuff about it, especially in the ease-of-use department.

It’s quite nice to use at the table. I’m also looking forward to picking up physical copies when the advanced tome comes out and the box set gets a reprint.

 

[Minigiant]

The "all science is arcane magic" thing bugs the hell out of me.

Turning all smart people into a "caster of spells" is very limiting.

 

[Shiroiken]

Insect Swarms

 

[Charlaquin]

then what is it supposed to be?

Old school rogues (thieves, that is) were quite bad in a fight. Maybe on occasion they could backstab an enemy who wasn’t aware of them, but in open combat, they would run and hide, or they would die. But you were ok with that because wasn’t their job, it was the fighter’s job. The thief’s job was to open locked doors and chests, find and disarm traps, and sneak into the dragon’s treasure hoard and back out again with the most valuable stuff they could carry.

Keep in mind, this was back when you got experience for recovering treasure from the dungeon, not from killing monsters or completing quests. There was no expectation of balance as we understand it now. A balanced party was one where everyone had a different role to fill. The thief stole, the fighter fought, the cleric healed, and the magic user used magic.