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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread Draw Steel General Thread [+] with
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We did a one-shot to test it out tonight, using the Codex VTT, I ran the "Road to Broadhurst" 'conventure,' as they call it. I think the... -
AdmundfortGeographer replied to the thread Draw Steel General Thread [+].No experience with either, but if it helps an immediate choice, in a recent twitch stream demo-ing Codex one of the developers in chat...
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to gnarlygninja's post in the thread Draw Steel General Thread [+] with
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An exchange from my last session: "I'm gonna use [ability]. What's the range on that?" "I don't know, it's your character." "Where do I... -
AdmundfortGeographer reacted to tetrasodium's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
A few people spoke positively about spell point variants. I've played with and run games that used it occasionally since the 3.x...
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to Gimby's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
For a magic system designed for this purpose, this is certainly something that can be answered. Perhaps combat magic is powered by the...
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
As far as I can tell, they are. The issue seems to be that you want them connected only in one particular way, as in one specific form...
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AdmundfortGeographer replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.To me the rules do not simulate fiction, fiction emerges from the play. A caster is not doing anything to charge up. Like they aren’t...
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AdmundfortGeographer replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.A variation could be to import a Draw Steel-fication where higher level spells are unlocked for post-initiative casting after a certain...
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Except there aren't any in that adventure...* And saying "well the DM has to modify the adventure" is all well and good, but why does...
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to Not a Decepticon's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
I like how Draw Steel fixed this issue by have PCs start at middle of their pwoer and make both sides stronger the longer the fight goes.
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to tetrasodium's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Evidence flatly contradicts this and demonstrates the Way design sets up the gm for failure. PCs and wildly overpowered by expectations...
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to The Glen's post in the thread D&D General Where to start with Mystara? with Like.
Okay this is kind of my specialty. First off what edition of the game are you trying to run? The 2nd edition Mystara books were...
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
I think it's a pretty natural upshot of combining resource-based play with GM authority over pacing. Originally, D&D was not designed...
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to ffanxii4ever's post in the thread Draw Steel General Thread [+] with Like.
Yeah, partly due to not having a null result, where nothing happens, and partly due to even Level 1 characters being able to have potent...
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AdmundfortGeographer reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Diplomacy- Still the best way to start a Friday night with five friends and end on Sunday afternoon with no friends.