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Audiomancer 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... -
Audiomancer reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread Hasbro Opens New Wizards of the Coast Video Game Studio in Montreal to Support D&D Franchise with Like.
3.5 did it as well. I have found 50 3E books. And even if couldnt keep up. I stopped buying them towards the end. 50 odd books and...
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Audiomancer reacted to Incenjucar's post in the thread Hasbro Opens New Wizards of the Coast Video Game Studio in Montreal to Support D&D Franchise with Like.
For non-completionist consumers, a deluge of books is great because there's a better selection, but the ROI is harder to justify. I am...
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Audiomancer replied to the thread D&D General What version of D&D are you playing?.Our long-running 5E (2014) campaign wrapped up over the summer. The DM is an old-school guy at heart. He thought D&D 2014 already made...
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Audiomancer reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General What version of D&D are you playing? with
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In general my idea of a good restaurant is anything better than a Taco Bell, so my standard of "good" is possibly a touch lower than... -
Audiomancer reacted to pawsplay's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
I usually only make major encounters hard. It's okay for things to be a bit swingy, when the PCs know the fate of the kingdom/universe/...
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Audiomancer reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Dude, combat has been hit point based attrition since Chainmail
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Audiomancer reacted to prabe's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
What the system was built around (at least, according to the 2014 DMG) was "Assuming typical adventuring conditions and average luck...
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Audiomancer 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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Audiomancer reacted to prabe's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
No snark: It sounds as though you reinvented/repurposed the Mythic Monsters mechanic. I've found that works well for boss-type...
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Audiomancer reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
More to the point, the problem is aimed to solve was PCs going nova and ending a fight before it was a threat. I wanted the battle to...
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Audiomancer 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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Audiomancer reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread Critical Role's Campaign 4 Opens With a Funeral and Plenty of Intrigue with Like.
Though it would be a great twist if Matt’s character is somehow forced to be teamed up with Aabria or Liam’s character.
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Audiomancer reacted to Mort's post in the thread Critical Role's Campaign 4 Opens With a Funeral and Plenty of Intrigue with Like.
Probably not, but she does love to sow some chaos.
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Audiomancer reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread Critical Role's Campaign 4 Opens With a Funeral and Plenty of Intrigue with Like.
My point is despite it being improvised, I already saw the plot evolving within the first five or ten minutes of the show, and I thought...