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Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Very middling product that both couldn't do enough, while also making changes to be even less... -
Benjamin Olson reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with
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For me. For new DMs that isn't true. CR doesn't mean a whole lot. -
Benjamin Olson reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
No. Quite the opposite, in fact. Drow, not being a PC-playable option, might very well have inherent abilities that non-Drow don't...
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So one thing that can help to pare down spells is go whole hog with the whole "cast at higher levels" thing and combine spells...
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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread Acquisitions Inc. switching to Daggerheart.A lot of D&D youtubers went down a clickbait route during the OGL-gate days and got addicted to those quick and easy views. Aside from...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to darjr's post in the thread Acquisitions Inc. switching to Daggerheart with Like.
Case in point though is Professor DM who admits to the clickbait. It seems to me now his clickbait videos are now the only ones getting...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
This is all a question of degree right? It's not wild to have a specialized Oracle of the Moon Pool, it's pretty crazy to have a unique...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
Bold is emphasis. A drow can be a unique cleric of Lolth that has abilities a PC cleric wouldn't have. I have no problem extending that...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to trappedslider's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
I don't need to know what life choices lead you to chose that brand, I just want the recipe Karen!
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
99% of blog posts are way too long. And nearly every podcast needs its banter cut back by at least 50%. (The only exception is Between...
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I made the mistake of getting the 2024 DMG and MM, hoping I could salvage something from them to my liking (the PHB was an utter loss...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to CleverNickName's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
I resisted posting this in THAT thread, but I had to post it somewhere.
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I should preface this by saying that I am a DM 99% of the time. As a DM, I'm not a fan of many of the changes in the 2024 edition: I...
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I think they could have issued new printings with new art a la the black border 2E stuff and it would have been fine. The half edition...
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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Rate D&D 2024.This! I was a pretty happy 5e camper. Then the dark shadow of playtest nonsense began to cloud the horizon. I think the basic issue is...