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Basic Expert replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.A lot of this depends on the experience you value as a player or as a DM. A certain player desires victory more than anything. They... -
Basic Expert replied to the thread D&D General Refresher Course D&D Edition Numbers. AKA Modern D&D Is a Self Inflicted Problem..All D&D designers have struggled with optimizing the math of the game. Look at Gygax who went from the simplistic 1d6 = 1HD/1 weapon hit...
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Basic Expert replied to the thread D&D General Two Simple Ways to Make Combat More Engaging.A few of my tricks: 1. Ditch or minimize initiative. I've come to loathe WotC-style sequential initiative where everyone stops to...
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Basic Expert replied to the thread Your top 5 movie trilogies of all time, and why?.For me, a trilogy implies 3 strong movies without any major disappointments. Unfortunately, some many series have delivered two good...
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Basic Expert replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.I tend to agree. However, the modern playerbase likes the "press shiny button" modern game design while disliking the "why can't I press...
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Basic Expert replied to the thread AD&D 2E Edition Experience - Did/Do you Play AD&D 2E? How Was/Is It?.I played 2e from '88 to '92 or so, then very rarely thereafter. I played 1e for a few years previously and found 2e much improved but...
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Basic Expert reacted to ReshiIRE's post in the thread ChatGPT lies then gaslights reporter with fake transcript with
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Very irresponsible for Sky to call it a lie and imply the program has intentions. The program isn't alive. It's a text predictor that... -
Basic Expert replied to the thread D&D General Dumb Idea: Hit Points As Ablative Plot Armor That Doesn't Regenerate.If you change it to more of a hit point pool/quest model, now you're moving back into 70s-era D&D territory, where in-dungeon resting...
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Basic Expert replied to the thread D&D General Dumb Idea: Hit Points As Ablative Plot Armor That Doesn't Regenerate.I don't see any advantage to a "lifetime hp" system. There wouldn't be any tension until characters got low on hit points, then their...
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Basic Expert replied to the thread Does the Death Curve Beat the Death Spiral?.Surely a kobold with 1,000 HP would tell you it has 1,000 HP. I would. Probably can't get him to shut up about it.
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Basic Expert replied to the thread OSR How to make dungeon crawls interesting.The best, and maybe the only good dungeon crawls I've ever been involved with, have had a party goal other than "explore the dungeon"...
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Basic Expert reacted to Jacob Lewis's post in the thread OSR How to make dungeon crawls interesting with Like.
I’m not sure what specifically ties this discussion to OSR games, but I do have some thoughts on dungeon crawls more broadly. The gaps...
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Basic Expert reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+] with Like.
I think it also helps that many of the talents include an element of choice (like the ability increase ones, or a bonus to attack rolls...
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Basic Expert replied to the thread Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+].I have the rules, but I haven't had a chance to play this yet as our group has a full list of campaigns going or on the horizon. My...
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Basic Expert replied to the thread D&D General Advice for a new DM.I second most of the advice presented here. Most great DMs start off as poor or mediocre DMs and work their way up. Over the years I've...