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CreamCloud0 replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.Probably not if they come at such consistency that it prevents them from getting their long rests in, oh no, the bounty hunters who are... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Mort's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with
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The disconnect seems to be: There are some who believe narrative consequences are not "true" consequences and that players can just... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
I am not sure that the failure of 4e means that we can draw this conclusion, there was more ‘wrong’ with 4e than the tight balancing...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
My favourite version of D&D is 4e D&D. It's maths is tight, it's game play is pretty intense, and it does not require the GM to...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to SkidAce's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Bad guy takes over kingdom, outlaws adventurers. Hunts characters with full resources of kingdom.
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Mort's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
The DM is IN NO WAY blocking player action/limiting player agency. The group can rest if the wish, but there are logical consequences...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Mort's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
It matters because the players want to complete the quest. If they don't, why exactly are they playing? This, again, assumes complete...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Mort's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Of course the players have to "choose to care," Player engagement is absolutely key in any gaming experience. System design can...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Mort's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
You've completely lost me. I just don't understand. The players are presented with the choice of failure of their objective if they...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Stalker0's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Welcome to 4th edition! :) In seriousness, that is most how 4e worked. The rituals were usable more often but they cost gold to use...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
tight rules do not mean things have to be challenging, it just means they are pretty predictable 6-8 encounters per day does not feel...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to payn's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
That unreliable combat math is exciting because its not predicable across the entire adventure. Adventure day is a marathon not a sprint...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Right. A lot of players will just happily vote for more power for their characters. And I am not sure this necessarily makes them...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
And I have seen enough complaints now that I don't actually think 5e will last. It had a good run. Folks have seen the cracks now...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
I'm sure it was. With a player base as large as D&D has, every single rule will have 20+ different versions of feedback, some...