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CreamCloud0 reacted to ECMO3's post in the thread Unearthed Arcana WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book. with
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It is not this one thing that matters so much, it is that the background system is so screwed up. The best Monks are Sailors and the... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to MGibster's post in the thread Unearthed Arcana WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book. with Like.
Because it's D&D. It's the same reason I saw an awful lot of Sailor backgrounds in D&D 2014. It wasn't so much about optimizing for...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Necropolitan's post in the thread Unearthed Arcana WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book. with Like.
That's not how it works. It doesn't matter how good the story is if the mechanics make it not fun to play. Just look at 3.5, mechanics...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to ECMO3's post in the thread Unearthed Arcana WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book. with Like.
Because they make the stat bonuses part of the background. If the background was only about story (like it was in 2014) it would not be...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Teemu's post in the thread D&D General Has Tiny Hut actually affected your game? Or has it otherwise mattered? with Like.
I've had it used by both a wizard and a bard in two separate 5e (2014) games to very good effect. The real power of the spell as a...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Call it "most successful strategy" then.
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Minigiant's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
4e's Hit/Defense scaling was too high. 5e's Save/DC was too slow because it handed out proficiency and expertise too infrequently...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
It exposed to me a whole bunch of issues I was only vaguely aware of. The disparity between good and bad save tracks. Disjunction as a...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Was it pointless? Was it really? Because it seems to me that we're running into the precise problems caused by having a system that...
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CreamCloud0 replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.so, is not the root of the entire issue here the casting/existence of mordenkainen''s disjunction? that it's a Bad Spell? if it hadn't...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with
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And I say a game which is designed to make this happen even a tenth of the time is a badly-designed game. Like it is literally... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Blame Mearls is convenient. He was only one guy though he's just giving insight on the process.
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Zaukrie's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
People think PCs need more power against bosses? Wow, that's a new one. He's not "complaining". He believes they are broken, from a...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
I think this shows why I don’t have much respect for Mearls as a game designer, compared to others in the D&D design alumni. Legendary...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D General Has Tiny Hut actually affected your game? Or has it otherwise mattered? with Like.
Most problematic spells that have been with the game for a long time seem follow this particular trend that they only become problematic...