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AAK81 reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Preferences in a New Official 5.5e Specific Setting with
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Golarion is IMHO world building done to perfection. Rather than a multiverse of settings that don't have anything in common, you have... -
AAK81 reacted to Corinnguard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Preferences in a New Official 5.5e Specific Setting with Like.
In addition to every region of Golarion getting a supplement which contained the lore of that region, Paizo had its' Races of Golarion...
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AAK81 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Preferences in a New Official 5.5e Specific Setting with Like.
Heh. That's always a problem - nailing down what "low magic" actually means. :D Honestly, while I'm not a Pathfinder player, I find...
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AAK81 reacted to whimsychris123's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Preferences in a New Official 5.5e Specific Setting with Like.
What I'd like to see is a 200+ page book of just maps and random tables. We'll call the setting Bygone Empires. This kind of sourcebook...
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AAK81 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Preferences in a New Official 5.5e Specific Setting with Like.
Now, if we're talking about a wish list of what we personally would like to see? Me, a 2024 setting would be small. I don't want a...
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AAK81 reacted to Fifinjir's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Preferences in a New Official 5.5e Specific Setting with Like.
With the specification of including everything in the PHB and MM, I think mythic fits best. God, titans, and other great powers are...
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AAK81 reacted to FitzTheRuke's post in the thread D&D General Frustating Misunderstandings About Warlocks with Like.
You got me there. You can no longer trust Google to answer a fact-based, real-world basic piece of information with the truth. I suppose...
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AAK81 reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread Critical Role Tell me the selling points of Tal'Dorei / Wildemount, without mentioning Critical Role, Matt Mercer, etc. with Like.
I mean, that’s like one of the key fundamental building blocks of European fantasy. The specifics of what technology the preceding...
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AThere’s always a niche for crunchy games. The goal isn’t to do what everybody else is doing and struggle to stand out from the...
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AAK81 reacted to Seramus's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Resting in a "Place of Calm and Safety" probably qualifies as overt fiat, but I try to be somewhat liberal with it. Yes, the inn back at...
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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.
Rolls for random encounters at regular intervals. That makes it the player’s choice if they want to risk taking a long rest in a...
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AAK81 reacted to darjr's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
I’d argue that for those folks it isn’t a better game experience. These things are subjective.
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AAK81 reacted to QuentinGeorge's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
I use my own slightly tweaked variant of the gritty resting rules, but the fundamental issue is that the decision on long rests is...
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AAK81 reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
yeah, but usually a welcome one. No one is really expecting anything negative from going to a haunted house ride either, and they are...
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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.
Yeah, I will say one of 5e’s strengths is that it can make players feel like their characters are in great danger, even when their...