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CreamCloud0 reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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If the cook being there or not was a random encounter and not based on the failure of a check I wouldn't have a problem with it. Intent... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Who are these people, exactly, and why you are assuming they're sitting at a table with @FrogReaver while he participates in this game...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
+1 to both of these posts (I just quoted the start), which together make a pretty exhaustive case against fail forward. I'm not sure...
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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.
That's just it - the way this is being presented, it sounds very much like the GM not only won't reward you for smart play but by the...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Steampunkette's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Battlemaster and Superiority Dice are causing martials to suffer. with Like.
Allow me to gesture, broadly, toward A5e. Where all the Martial Classes get combat maneuvers and exertion equal to double their...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to ECMO3's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Martials: damage scaling like cantrips? with
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Martial damage is already top tier in 2024, and martial classes other than Ranger arguably OP in terms of damage in most games at high... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
One might could even say - the occasional frustration makes victory that much sweeter!
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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.
What about Option C, which is to have them roll because if they fail they don't get what they want (in this case, that'd be entry to the...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread D&D General Which Ranger Companion Solution Do You Prefer/Use with Like.
FF should definitely be on the Ranger spell list.
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CreamCloud0 reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I understand that this is how narrative systems do it. I don't care for this approach. I'm describing the reason for my preferences...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Right and it’s been useful. It’s teased out a lot of I’m okay with this variation of it but not with this. I don’t like that because X...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
No. The point of the check is to find out if you are successful at whatever task you attempted. At least that’s it for traditional...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
See thread title (and many comments made throughout)
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This is true. It really depends on the system. In default D&D, the skill is Open Locks, not Open Locks and Avoid Bad Stuff. The roll...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I agree and this is a conclusion we reached a couple pages ago as well. I'll say the same thing I did then--if the main conclusion we...