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CreamCloud0 reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D General Edition Design Philosophies as Seen Through Magic Items with
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It's true that the magic items in D&D have generally simplified in how they work and most of the 'gotcha' items are gone or much... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Xenolith234's post in the thread D&D General Edition Design Philosophies as Seen Through Magic Items with Like.
I maintain that while the 5e magic items are streamlined, they ended up fairly lame as a result. Can’t have any lingering impact on the...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to el-remmen's post in the thread D&D General Edition Design Philosophies as Seen Through Magic Items with Like.
This post helps to explain why nearly all magical items in my 5E games are bespoke and frequently split the difference between their...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Pamphylian's post in the thread D&D General Edition Design Philosophies as Seen Through Magic Items with Like.
I have a theory that you can learn a lot about a fantasy TTRPG’s design philosophy by looking at its magic items. Further, you can...
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CreamCloud0 replied to the thread WotC Why WotC SHOULD Make A New Setting.Okay, maybe as someone who has never cracked open a lorebook I don’t have the grounds to be saying this but I’m gonna, even if those...
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CreamCloud0 replied to the thread Looking for a good paladin example (TV/Movie).Okay, weird pull and definitely not some of the paladins of previous editions but hear me out, the guardians from rise of the guardians...
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CreamCloud0 replied to the thread WotC Why WotC SHOULD Make A New Setting.i disagree that multiverses are a flawed concept but i do acknowledge that not every setting needs to be part of one.
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CreamCloud0 reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread WotC Why WotC SHOULD Make A New Setting with Like.
As someone who loves bright worlds and cosmopolitan worlds, i disagree. I think PoL-Land would sell really well, because while it is...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Frozen_Heart's post in the thread WotC Why WotC SHOULD Make A New Setting with Like.
Nerath has always been my favorite core setting, but I feel it goes directly against what a modern audience wants. Modern DnD is bright...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General How do you do smart chaotic evil? with Like.
You may note that I have not cared a ton for alignment as a structure in most editions. And that's entirely because the convenient...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General How do you do smart chaotic evil? with Like.
And yet even Jack (who I agree is CN) has some long-term planning underlying his whims - he knows where he wants to end up but his...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General How do you do smart chaotic evil? with Like.
I knew a guy who believed the ideal society would be a libertarian one with no laws or regulations. He considered taxes a form of theft...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General How do you do smart chaotic evil? with Like.
Keep in mind also that those definitions are trying to portray evil in the most negative light possible, in order to make evil...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to TorgoTheWhite's post in the thread D&D General How do you do smart chaotic evil? with Like.
This is true... one could say, if arguing personality and "smart" in absolutes, that LE are incapable of being "smart" as well...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to nevin's post in the thread D&D General How do you do smart chaotic evil? with Like.
Well first of all you have to understand Alignment isn't personality. It also isn't Intelligence. A CE can be smart enough to avoid...