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AAK81 reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with
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Well, that's the thing, right? If you approached it with that attitude, it was never going to work for you. But if you had buy in from... -
AAK81 reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I ran the module that they gave in the box set and got the above results. Today I'd rather run something like Stokerverse than try to...
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AAK81 reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I know Rust monsters and flumphs are not playable species. Tortles are exotic in the sense that they are rarely being played, just...
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AAK81 reacted to Nightfly's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I generally won't allow warforged into the games I run (unless I'm actually running Eberron, obviously). I just really dislike having...
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AAK81 reacted to tetrasodium's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
This came up because of an official setting that sells well in three and a half editions so far. The setting serves a different purpose...
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AAK81 reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
Well now you're into the toolbox vs. self-contained genre option. Personally, I would much prefer a game that is internally consistent...
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AAK81 reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I think you're catastrophizing a little here. There's usually a little more going on, particularly in a gaming situation where setting...
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AAK81 reacted to Alzrius's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
Notice how your choice of language here is absolutist, rather than being an opinion statement. Well I don't know what "people" you...
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AAK81 reacted to Alzrius's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
That's how I always looked at it, that restrictions helped to create favor, because when every setting puts every choice on the table...
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AAK81 reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
Artificers were added for Eberron. Settings typically have new spells, equipment, kits (subclasses), ancestries, feats, etc. to enhance...
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AAK81 reacted to plecostomus's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
Oh yeah, I just meant this specific blog post about how mechanics are prioritized over narrative in 2024. The tables could be useful for...
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AAK81 reacted to plecostomus's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
RE- People not reading the rules when they run the game and getting confused by monster blocks - I want to share what may be an...
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AAK81 reacted to Parmandur's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
Just to zero in on this, I think this helps us zero in on what the designers are goijg for: with Claw and Bite, you had basically better...
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AAK81 reacted to Sword of Spirit's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
It's not good when it's coming from the other side either. I think the fundamental difference that is bothering me is that mingled in...
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AAK81 reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
Is that supposed to be a "gotcha"? Shadowrun is a much more narrow concept for a game than "fantasy" for D&D. The AD&D 2e Ravenloft...