Benjamin Olson's latest activity
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Misanthrope Prime's post in the thread D&D General I’m Trying to Love D&D Again—and I’ve Got Some Complaints. Young Grognard posting. with
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The D&D game I joined right after college, literally everyone involved in it changed their stated sexuality and/or gender by the time it... -
I’ve seen about half of those but heard of all of them. It definitely underscores how much Star Wars changed cinema at that time, but by...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General I’m Trying to Love D&D Again—and I’ve Got Some Complaints. Young Grognard posting. with Like.
Since the dawn of D&D, "official" TSR or WotC has carried a cachet that 3rd-party material just doesn't, even when that official...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D General I’m Trying to Love D&D Again—and I’ve Got Some Complaints. Young Grognard posting. with Like.
Should be a default that everyone can sit at any table (literally and metaphorically) and be treated with respect - but the reality too...
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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread Giant He-Man Lightning Rod installed in Sao Paulo.Yep. But to clarify, as far as I can tell in the original cartoon show opening castle greyskull was introduced with lightning in one...
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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread D&D General Advice for DMing for children.I've run summer camp games for the age group, and will hopefully be running a game shop campaign for a similar age group starting later...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to M_Natas's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) The Price of a Soul (Lich Path problems) with Like.
Maybe that is what makes you a Lich: Being a conscious consumer of souls, not wasting them like the beginner Proto-Wannabe-Lich, who is...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Let's Talk About Guns in 5E with Like.
There's definitely a difference between a wand of fireballs and a gun...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread D&D General What is your favorite Fighting Style in 5e? with Like.
I use TWF a decent amount, but i hate it because it is just a patch on a penalty invented so that dual weilding needs the patch. Ugly...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread D&D General DPR Calculations Wut? with Like.
This is another reason why I'm dubious of relying on DPR math. It's always framed in "offense is always better, so DPR is always...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread D&D General DPR Calculations Wut? with Like.
I inherently have a bias against DPR calculations because as an analyst by career, I have an aversion to bad data metrics; garbage in...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General DPR Calculations Wut? with Like.
It's an assumption based on average armor classes and assumed starting primary stat numbers. It's also white room theory crafting...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General Subclass and Feat Path thoughts (+) with Like.
One of the worst things about the current incarnation of feats is just how little they tend to scale, they’re a one-and-done power bump...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Silam's post in the thread D&D General Subclass and Feat Path thoughts (+) with Like.
This is a bummer, but also an opportunity. It is seen as normal to reach 20 in your main stat by level 20. With a stat at 15 from point...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to SkidAce's post in the thread D&D General Subclass and Feat Path thoughts (+) with Like.
Oh @Benjamin Olson , I give a free feat in game to represent stuff like starting a tradition or joining a group. I just make sure they...