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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread D&D General Did 5e 2024 Not meet the economic goals set, and if not, why not?.That's because discussion of 5.5 is an Orwellian hellscape where up is down, bad is good, and more complicated is simplified. I'll... -
Benjamin Olson reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D General Did 5e 2024 Not meet the economic goals set, and if not, why not? with
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After watching the video, I agree that 2024 had financial motives behind it and was not born from a desire to fix design issues in 5e... -
Benjamin Olson reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General Did 5e 2024 Not meet the economic goals set, and if not, why not? with Like.
A few things: 1. They didn't IMO "fix" all those things in 5.5, they changed them. How one feels about it remains subjective. 2. It is...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Alas's post in the thread D&D General How do devils actually get to the world from hell? with Like.
Perhaps germane to the topic? The historical perspective from Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, Scene III: Faust. Did not [Lucifer] charge thee...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General How do devils actually get to the world from hell? with Like.
This why I preferred TSR's monster entries, particularly 2e's work. They didn't assume the only thing that mattered was combat.
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Benjamin Olson reacted to UngainlyTitan's post in the thread D&D General How do devils actually get to the world from hell? with Like.
The legacy of 3.x still haunts us, why restrict ones world building to the statblock. Just because they cannot portal back and forth in...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Aldarc's post in the thread D&D General How do devils actually get to the world from hell? with Like.
They take a Hellevator.
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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread D&D General Do THIS, WotC!.I just want a big-book of all 5th edition character options and spells, with Tasha's optional class features integrated, so I could have...
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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread D&D General Can I use your character for an NPC in my new market?.Nicondel (Nick) Riordan, a half elf with Arcane Trickster and Bladesinger wizard levels. He had a legitimate career in appraising magic...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to QuentinGeorge's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Solasta 2 and the 1/2 elf with Like.
The mechanics for half-elves are necessary to the point that the mechanics are necessary for any race. Yes, you don't need a specific...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Anthro78's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Shifts to Franchise Model, Dan Ayoub Named as Head with Like.
I don't fully understand what this means, but it being Hasbro, I await the inevitable downside.
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) The Undead Army Necromancer is not Designable with Like.
"Goon Squad" is a good description. And yes, that is what people want. Video game necromancers generally summon a range of different...
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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) The Undead Army Necromancer is not Designable.I feel like the vibe of this thread is a lot of clever people who clearly hate necromancers coming up with high concept ways to...
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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) The Undead Army Necromancer is not Designable.I really could not disagree more. There are already far too many "do one thing with a clear intended purpose and nothing more" spells...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread D&D General Hasbro enters gambling deal using Dungeons & Dragons intellectual property with Like.
I think this is making mountains out of molehills. Slot machines with licensed themes are very common. Here's an article about it...