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Cclearstream reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E Alternate solution: Whack-a-mole healing with
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This definitely seems like it will make in-combat healing before characters reach 0 more appealing compared to healing unconscious... -
Cclearstream reacted to Blue's post in the thread D&D 5E Alternate solution: Whack-a-mole healing with Like.
It's a team game, and one with a lot of randomness. It is almost never a single PC's fault they reach zero. And if it is, it's often...
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Cclearstream reacted to Blue's post in the thread D&D 5E Alternate solution: Whack-a-mole healing with Like.
I don't have a problem with Whack-a-mole healing in the games I play or run - I like keeping the players all engaged. But I understand...
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Cclearstream reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Worlds of Design: Game Design Rules of Thumb - Part 1 with Like.
I'll still note that its all very fine to "write what you love" but even in the modern period of PDF games, there's usually some costs...
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Cclearstream reacted to Emerikol's post in the thread Worlds of Design: Game Design Rules of Thumb - Part 1 with Like.
I would say this depends. Sure if you are Wizards of the Coast, you need to be thoughtful. We have many cautionary tales to go on in...
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Cclearstream replied to the thread D&D 5E Storm King's Thunder is someone's Demonweb Pits.Tomb of Annihilation will be their Tomb of Horrors.
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CPeople expect a feature called "assassinate" to kill an enemy, not "do a fair bit of damage." 5e monsters have enormous buckets of hit...
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CPretty much this. They certainly don't really live up to player expectations. D&D 5E is a game full of total badboy badasses, it really...
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CThe challenge I find with Assassin is that the players expect everyone to be surprised on the first turn of combat... open the door...
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CGo an inquisitor. Unless you're somehow at disadvantage to an attack roll. you're getting SA every single shot. As for assassins', ask...
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Cclearstream reacted to talien's post in the thread Tracking Down the Elusive Shift: A Review with Like.
In Jon Peterson’s Playing at the World, he correctly pointed out that Dungeons & Dragons, despite being known as the first role-playing...
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Cclearstream reacted to Dross's post in the thread D&D General Invisibility, line of sight, and the frightened condition with Like.
Specific overrides general: I would say that SMA's specific description of when the saving through kicks in overrides the general...
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Cclearstream reacted to Hriston's post in the thread D&D General Invisibility, line of sight, and the frightened condition with Like.
The DMG (p. 251) defines line of sight as existing between two spaces when at least one line from a corner of one space to any part of...
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Cclearstream reacted to jgsugden's post in the thread D&D General Invisibility, line of sight, and the frightened condition with Like.
Terrifying Howl. The shadow mastiff howls. Any beast or humanoid within 300 feet of the mastiff and able to hear its howl must succeed...
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Cclearstream reacted to Bayushi_seikuro's post in the thread D&D General Invisibility, line of sight, and the frightened condition with Like.
I would think being invisible and making something Frightened of you wouldn't work per Sage Advice. However, the fear spell doesn't make...