Benjamin Olson's latest activity
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Retreater's post in the thread D&D General About to run Storm King's Thunder; Any tips ? with
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It really fell apart for us. Here's my advice. You really need to change the meeting of the giant in the floating tower. It's set up to... -
Benjamin Olson reacted to eclair~'s post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Is 5E better because of Crawford and Perkins leaving? with Like.
I don't think it's necessarily one or the other, that being on the designers or being on corporate. Corporate could have dictated a...
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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes.Multiclassing (along with subclasses) is the cornerstone of the character build mini-game, and, as silly as it seems, the character...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Not a Decepticon's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
I personally like multiclassing. All fun builds I want to try include it, I do not think I would liek the game so much if it was removed.
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Benjamin Olson reacted to eclair~'s post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
Yeah, we're not going to bother with this anymore. Anyone who's been burned by the 2024 changes knows how much it screws with the...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Cadence's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
Why can't people only be getting together to play D&D instead of RPGing? Going the other way, why stop at RPGing and not expand to all...
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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread D&D General Wild Magic, Yea or Nay?.I love it in principle, or at least in theory. In implementation, I think it generally leaves a lot to be desired. Part of the problem...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General Wild Magic, Yea or Nay? with Like.
None of the poll options quite express my opinion on the matter, which is that I really like the idea of wild magic, but I pretty much...
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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard..Personally I find improvising things with consequences for a narrative I want to keep consistent, while also juggling a bunch of rules...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
A few things. Work vs hard work. No, running games isn’t that hard. But it is work. A lot more work than most players realize. A lot...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to Retros_x's post in the thread D&D General Oh Please give me some Happy Backgrounds!! with Like.
I see why and the dark backstory trope is funny to grating sometimes depending on the level of edge the player inserts, but on the other...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to TheSword's post in the thread First foray into paid DMing - 16 session in. with Like.
And that is totally great. It’s a choice that people would only take if that wasn’t the case. @Benjamin Olson ’s points are all spot...
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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread First foray into paid DMing - 16 session in..I mean, I think if you read the thread that becomes relatively clear. Common reasons to choose to pay for a DM (many of which we've...
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Benjamin Olson replied to the thread What's the best potato?.Potato quality is a direct function of how much fat and salt as been coaxed onto or into them, with more equaling better (within...
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Benjamin Olson reacted to TheSword's post in the thread First foray into paid DMing - 16 session in. with Like.
I think everyone has to weigh their spare time vs cash flow. I do think the most important skill is to be able to interact maturely...