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Benjamin Olson reacted to Stormonu'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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Very much this. In 2014, eyes were starting to turn towards D&D, it was showing up increasingly in many areas over the years (Sarah... -
Benjamin Olson reacted to Juxtapozbliss's post in the thread D&D General Did 5e 2024 Not meet the economic goals set, and if not, why not? with Like.
Not only is “improvement” subjective, I also personally and subjectively feel they ruined it by turning Inspiration into Heroic...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Amphytrion's post in the thread D&D General Did 5e 2024 Not meet the economic goals set, and if not, why not? with Like.
I dislike most of the changes, and therefore my groups are not converting. Anecdotally, no one in any of the 3 games I DM has inquired...
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And does backflips into bow shots, into power landing pose. Its clearly not going for 'gritty realism', its over the top Fantasy.
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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?.They shouldn't replace options with completely different options. Leave the option out, don't confuse everything by declaring up to be...
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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...
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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 Like.
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...
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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...