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CreamCloud0 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with
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You don't think the DM using these spells as written against the PCs is fair? The players may not like it, but I don't think you can say... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
One thing I forogt to mention: we are playing this campaign as a way to put D&D2024 through its paces. Therefore, we aren't going to...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Theory of Games's post in the thread D&D General The joys of playing a PC with low stats with Like.
This 100% :love: IMO Having the best scores you can get is important, even if they only translate to low bonuses. Better than low...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General The joys of playing a PC with low stats with Like.
The lure of not having flaws that affect your PC negatively is strong.
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CreamCloud0 replied to the thread D&D General The joys of playing a PC with low stats.too true unfortunately
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CreamCloud0 replied to the thread D&D General The joys of playing a PC with low stats.isn't this sort of thing what the Flaws part of BITF's were meant to invoke? except nobody ever used them
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Herschel's post in the thread D&D General The joys of playing a PC with low stats with Like.
A low stat can be fun, but it's also a challenge for the DM to not be an unintentional jerk, especially with ability-based saving...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Jefe Bergenstein's post in the thread D&D General The joys of playing a PC with low stats with Like.
Except it doesn't really. How do you determine what a 6 vs 9 Int vs 10 character could solve? That's sort of like saying "use your...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Chance for a warlord? with Like.
Isn't this just the Ranger problem again? The Ranger existing doesn't prevent any other character from saying they are a...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to robertsconley's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Thanks for the clarification, but I think this cuts to the heart of the issue. You're saying that you're fine with players doing what...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to robertsconley's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Let’s not reframe the issue. The core fact remains: without you as the referee, the campaign doesn’t happen. It doesn’t matter what...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
The poster to whom I was replying specifically said (paraphrased from memory) if there's no consequences for failure, just give them the...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
What I want is for the players to explore the world as they see fit through their PCs. That's all. I have said this many times. I...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to robertsconley's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Sure, as long as it’s acknowledged that you’re putting your thumb on the scale so the campaign reflects your creative agenda as well as...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to robertsconley's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
So when players are engaged in what they want to do, even if it's aimless wandering or just in-character fluff with no real stakes or...