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AAK81 reacted to Parmandur's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with
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I love Matt Mercer, but his skill isn't in balancing combat...it is usually in using his powers of presentation to trick his players... -
AAK81 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Agreed. Big fan of having to take your long rest at a haven myself.
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AAK81 reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
To be fair, the sudden and enormous influx of new players 5e brought to the game would have made it impossible to know what “the vast...
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AAK81 reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
When i get a minute, I will dig up the thread. But long story short, I built boss monsters as staged and tiered enemies and managed a...
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AAK81 reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with
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Or that people just don't want to play that way (with lots of filler encounters that exist basically for attrition). One thing that... -
AAK81 reacted to Mort's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
If you look at the threads here, there are MANY people who understood what the DMG said perfectly. But here is not a representative...
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AAK81 reacted to Mort's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
So the argument is, because the party will approach the BBEG with all abilities ready (e.g. fully rested) they need to be differently...
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AAK81 reacted to QuestWise's post in the thread AD&D 2E Edition Experience - Did/Do you Play AD&D 2E? How Was/Is It? with Like.
AD&D 2nd edition is the D&D version that launched my love of the hobby. I was introduced to roleplaying via Palladium Books Heroes...
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AAK81 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General Favorite Forgotten Realms products of all time? with Like.
It was a wonderful time to live through in D&D's history, that will never come again. Good thing most if it is still available to those...
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AAK81 reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D General Favorite Forgotten Realms products of all time? with Like.
2e was fantastic for this: Complete Priest's Handbook (introduces forces and philosophies, and underpowered followers of generic...
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AAK81 reacted to kronovan's post in the thread D&D General Favorite Forgotten Realms products of all time? with Like.
I know the OP is looking for suplement recommendations, but for me some of the most inspiring material has been the novels set in the...
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AAK81 reacted to THEMNGMNT's post in the thread D&D General Favorite Forgotten Realms products of all time? with Like.
The Original Gray Box. Groundbreaking for it's day. Still an inspiring read. Neverwinter Campaign Setting. Not just a great FR book, but...
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AAK81 reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D General Favorite Forgotten Realms products of all time? with Like.
Another good one I enjoyed from a lore perspective was the end of 3.5 Grand History of the Realms. A 160-page timeline of the Realms...
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AAK81 reacted to DEFCON 1's post in the thread D&D General Favorite Forgotten Realms products of all time? with Like.
I added and combined the Neverwinter Campaign Setting to my Lost Mines of Phandelver campaign (plus with the Essentials Kit) to create...
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AAK81 reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D General Favorite Forgotten Realms products of all time? with Like.
The three 2e FR god books. Faiths & Avatars, Powers & Pantheons, and Demihuman Deities. The high point in lore on gods in D&D for me...