Recent content by Condiments

It is interesting hearing people's different DMing styles. One of my friends has a similar laissez-faire style to encounter balancing, and kinda just enjoys throwing stuff at us 5e. Whereas I like to be more precise. I was pretty consistently underwhelmed in my first 5e campaign DMing. By the...

If that is the extent of their monetization strategy than that isn't exactly bad is it? However, I think we need to be realistic about how far this could go, and how much this could affect the game and brand as whole. Here are potential examples: Exclusive content like subclasses, spells, and...

I don't think that is a bad take. It doesn't serve anyone being too uncharitable given WotC's recent moves regarding the OGL. For anyone looking for hope, the future definitely looks brighter than it did a month ago. If the videogame industry is any evidence, there is a lot to be worried about...

I hope WotC learns from this large mistake. However, I'm still skeptical going forward that the future of one D&D still looks turbulent. I mean, I was one of the people that thought all the hate on One D&D when it was announced was over blown until the OGL debacle... then it all sort of clicked...

For me, I would rather play a game where the core assumptions line up with my sensibilities rather than re-working it to try and fit them. I think of the strength of 5e's design is that it can appeal to so many different types of game tables, but any game can only stretch so far. I am glad that...

It's definitely been interesting watching this thread unfold, and seeing everyone's perspective from those more steeped in the D&D 5e world than other RPG communities I usually travel in. It's funny seeing modern tabletop RPGs from the perspective of "post 5e" world. To me, D&D 5e merely leaned...

13th age is excellent! So far, it has replaced 5e as my game of choice. The system just works better for me. Icons encourage player buy in for your setting. I created my own homebrew list of icons and my players are already directing the story in directions depending on their icon relations...

Even Beowulf performed superhuman acts of feats that would make a fighter blush. "There are additional examples of the use of fantastic elements in Beowulf. Beowulf single-handedly carrier thirty suits of armor from the battlefield in Frisnia and swims with them through the North Sea and the...

I apologize, I should have clarified that "3rd level" was for up-scaling shadow-blade. Before level 6, I played my character more conservatively though with the use of flame sphere, and melee cantrips he still kept up with the party barbarian with having more utility to boot. After level 6 with...

I played a mostly melee Bladesinger in my friends campaign for about a year to great success. He is currently a level 7 wizard/3 battlemaster fighter, and has very rarely been hit by enemies due to his ridiculous AC. The fighter levels have helped a bit with HP, though I'm waiting until next...

Agreed not every game is for everyone, which is why I've moved on from the edition to other games. But it's undeniable that there is an inherent tension within the game between it's leashed martial classes, and the unchecked casters. It's incredibly stressful as the levels increase to make sure...

From my general experience having been the DM of a 5e campaign from 1-15, I observed there is a general problem with how the fighter interfaces with the narrative. They can do incredible amounts of damage in battle somewhat consistently, but outside of that there isn't much to go off of. I...

So as the resident perma-DM of my friend group, I was recently volunteered to be the DM of a weekend party between my friends. I have no problem doing this as being DM is usually pretty fun, but I don't have a lot of time to come up with a one shot adventure on my own. I design content for my...

The largest problem I have with the 6-8 battle assumption, is that it comes with the idea of DMs forcing encounters or in words used here "policing the adventuring day". My DMing play-style is generally allowing the players to approach encounters and dungeons in a way that they want. What they...

I started DMing tabletop almost a year ago, and really had no prior experience before that. I was the one person in my group of friends that was going to put forward the effort to create a game. I've learned a ton in the last year that I've been DMing, and I'm a big fan of 5e in most of its...