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AAK81 reacted to Silam's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with
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Overall, I think 3.5 is my favorite edition… it was very flexible, which gave a lot of opportunity to express a lot of different... -
AAK81 reacted to Silam's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
It’s a sensible argument, but in practice I do not think it was really a problem. Let me explain… The problem would be significant if...
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AAK81 reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
Nothing says such differences can't be negative. Bring back some actual downsides in addition to the cool powers. Dwarves suffer from...
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AAK81 reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
i think if they had been more willing to present more distinct themed settings and encourage curation in their guides they maybe...
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AAK81 reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
I'm going to add one evolution that I'm seeing in D&D... for good and bad. I think we're seeing a shift from practical consequences of...
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AAK81 reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
Since the very beginning of the hobby, D&D and computer/video games have had a recursive relationship. D&D spread on college campuses...
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AAK81 reacted to Alzrius's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
You're not wrong about that. None other than Ben Riggs has told us that WoW was the impetus for 4E's creation, and that designers were...
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AAK81 reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
That is not the same thing as saying they tried to recreate WoW's mechanics in 4E. At the time, WoW was decimating the TTRPG community...
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AAK81 reacted to GrimCo's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
Likes: Unified xp progression across all classes Milestone leveling Skills in 3.x Manouvers/stances in ToB, those were best martials i...
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AAK81 reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
The unified d20 resolution system that 3E introduced was way overdue and is a fantastic now-core addition to the game...
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AAK81 reacted to Necropolitan's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
In 3.5 Glabrezus could cast Wish for a mortal once per month. Then 4E removed it and 5E didn't bring it back. They were one of the few...
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AAK81 reacted to W'rkncacnter's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
+ascending AC. i don't know how you all dealt with thac0 before. +save consolidation (and transformation into nads) +unified proficiency...
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AAK81 reacted to THEMNGMNT's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
For D&D, I feel the unified d20 mechanic was a huge leap forward. So was putting all classes on a single XP progression and balancing...
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AAK81 reacted to Warpiglet-7's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
One reason I like this thread is that you can see that D&D lives on…it changes some but the essence lives. I also like that there are...
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AAK81 reacted to Warpiglet-7's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
I know yours is a genuine question an inquiry so will try to answer. First things first: I think 5e (gulp) might be superior to 1e in...