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CreamCloud0 reacted to Mistwell's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Can A Spell Caster Out Damage a Martial Consistently? with
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Every level of Champion is both 1) something really useful, and 2) boring. Improved crit (twice) Advantage on Init Added Fighting Style... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
Wow.
I disagree here. Killing a character is permanent, yes, but taking them over and making them act in ways contrary to what the player... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Exactly. People might not like D&D played that way, because they're attached to the principle or aesthetic of "everything in the...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I've certainly used it in 3.5, PF, 4e, and 5e. It's fairly trivial to use. "Oh, you failed your arcana check to identify the runes...
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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
Sad.
You can't just arbitrarily change the scope. The player has only 1 PC and has lost control over 100% of the characters he controls... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
How do you think I found the example? An example that did sort of make sense to me (which I thought I mentioned long, long ago) was a...
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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 Like.
What strawman have I used? The example I got was from a blog. I was not the one that came up with it, I never said it was a good...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'm sorry, but there are all sorts of games that do exactly that. You get hit, take damage, and the mechanics tell you how you react...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Just because @Faolyn did ask for a citation, I'd point this out: So, it's not like I'm pulling this argument out of thin air. @Faolyn...
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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.
In fairness, I've DMed and played with one or two players who seemed constitutionally incapable of doing anything the least bit gonzo...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
But that NPC will likely only be present in the campaign for a tiny fraction of time. That PC will be present (barring unforeseen...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Ok, let's back up a second shall we? We're all DM's. All of us here are running games. So, that means that every single poster here... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
You YOURSELF said this. We cannot have mechanics which force any sort of action on the players because you yourself said it won't work...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
No. It really isn't. You're mixing successes and failures. The attack roll tells you to succeed. The NPC's persuasion roll tells you...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
FWIW, I've kinda come around a bit on how say Blades encodes this whereas at first I really hated the idea of being all "ok you have...