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Yeah I like pretty much everything about them except for the extraordinary heights and weights of some (at both ends of the scale, but particularly large/heavy) which seem like they create... unnecessary challenges.
Really like the montages!
Really not loving the art, but that's subjective (plus, I've seen most of it their other products). There are A LOT of monsters w/o art, and odd places in that book where there is just a third of a page with nothing. (hahahaha, in the other thread I said I liked the art!).
The lack of an intro adventure hurts my soul (you know what I mean). I just don't get this at all.
Now that I've stared at the monster blocks more, I like some of the layout more than I thought. But there is still something missing for me (like the shading in 4e?).
The order of the character book seems off, like all the stuff at the beginning of the character section seems more like rules? A lot of rules seem jumbled close together. I could have used more whitespace or sidebars or something. I (this is a very personal preference) vastly prefer picking class first. I'm not sure it matters.
The softer tan in the character book is much easier to look at online than the bright white of the monster book.
I like the rivals section.
Really not loving the art, but that's subjective (plus, I've seen most of it their other products). There are A LOT of monsters w/o art, and odd places in that book where there is just a third of a page with nothing. (hahahaha, in the other thread I said I liked the art!).
The lack of an intro adventure hurts my soul (you know what I mean). I just don't get this at all.
Now that I've stared at the monster blocks more, I like some of the layout more than I thought. But there is still something missing for me (like the shading in 4e?).
The order of the character book seems off, like all the stuff at the beginning of the character section seems more like rules? A lot of rules seem jumbled close together. I could have used more whitespace or sidebars or something. I (this is a very personal preference) vastly prefer picking class first. I'm not sure it matters.
The softer tan in the character book is much easier to look at online than the bright white of the monster book.
I like the rivals section.
Looking at the 13th age preview PDF.....they use a lot of words, Draw Steel a lot of symbols and stuff, for abilities (or whatever you want to call all the things a PC can do)......and I'm not sure which I like more? I think Draw Steel, but I also think it is so much easier to look at 13th Age.
Just looked at some 4e stuff....and, ya, if Draw Steel used some shading that would be helpful on these old eyes. I really think if I ever played this, I'd want cards (like we used in 4e). Heck, I feel that way for some of my players in 5e also......
Just looked at some 4e stuff....and, ya, if Draw Steel used some shading that would be helpful on these old eyes. I really think if I ever played this, I'd want cards (like we used in 4e). Heck, I feel that way for some of my players in 5e also......
The usual: creatures can have vulnerability or immunity (somewhat poorly named, more like resistance) to various damage types. The Dragon Knight's ancestral trait Wyrmplate gives them immunity equal to their level to a chosen element, for example.
It looks pretty rare, but I could have missed it. Thanks.
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