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OS play isn't clever. But you are weaker You cannot power through obstacles that are supposed to be challenging without it being risky...

Tolkien, really. Humans had it rough(er) and elves and dwarves could do cool things. The game wasnt entirely top to bottom skill play...

Too much @EzekielRaiden. I have no stake in this. I'm not here to defend one style over another. Hmmm But I didn't know? I obviously...

No gawds no! I was just making passing commentary of the perception skill being considered a player skill not a character...

Never really liked her. She felt very tryhard. I didn't mind she was a woman in gamer space or used her sexuality to gain fans, but I...

I know there's a good pun/joke about phoenixes rising again but I'm too tired to think of it D:

Folks may remember Satine Phoenix from when she was an artist and minor celebrity in the D&D internet scene, rubbing elbows with folks...

But many of us did not play elves and thus the Perception skill was being attentive to the GM's words. Time moved slower, there were...

There is a different sense of accomplishment when the player solves the riddle, discovers the secret door or negotiates a tricky social...

Player skill is when the majority of the solution is derived from elements not intrinsic of the character's elements nor the standard...

Out of interest @ECMO3 having played so long with the earlier editions have you made any houserules for your 5e games that carry some of...

Same. My favorite is 1e with the following 2e rules: thief skill progression bard class THAC0 official spell schools and priest spheres

I've been playing D&D since 1981 and I love 5E. I played BEC and 1E extensively and loved those too, played 2E quite a bit and thought...

Going to give it 7, maybe it was a 6, but in general I love 5E and how easy is to modify it for house rules. why not higher or even 10...

Agreed. While a lot of people point to Tasha's as the start of the power creep, I maintain it is a more coherent "everything" book than...