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Crimson Longinus reacted to cbwjm's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with
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I oscillate between preferring NPCs (as in other humanoid wizards, fighters, paladins, etc) to be built like PCs and to be built like... -
Crimson Longinus reacted to pukunui's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
I agree for the most part. Where it breaks down for me is the new spellcaster design. Not giving them spell slots is one thing, but the...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
The problem.here goes well beyond NPCs. The lack of detailed mobster creation rules in either (or both) the DMG or MM is a major...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
My priority in making NPCs, as always, is doing my best to represent mechanically whatever the creature is supposed to be in the...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to pawsplay's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
5e already leaned into a distinction between PC stat blocks and NPCs. The 2024 revision has deepened this divide; whereas giving...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Jfdlsjfd's post in the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth? with Like.
Atheism is modern in the sense that it is the result of scientific method. "You claim there is a God, so you need to prove it". It makes...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Jfdlsjfd's post in the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth? with Like.
I think the problem is the other way round. D&D's initial approach to religion was inspired by polytheistic gods as superficially...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
Well, I think the reality of it is pretty comprehensible to anyone who is or has been religious, if they can suspend disbelief enough to...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll).Yep. I commented on this on another thread yesterday. And the easiest way to get the players to adopt such a historical mindset is...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
I've always felt the biggest thing you would need to emphasize for a more historical game is just how strongly people believe in the...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread Morality of mind control….This question makes only sense if one assumes a moral framework in which things are good or evil independent of the context. Another...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards? with Like.
I think the proper term for warlock magic would be witchcraft.
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Crimson Longinus reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards? with Like.
i will admit, even within the sole confines of 5e's spell slots and levels i think there's surprising room for making different...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Simon Collins's post in the thread What makes Arthurian fantasy its own genre, different from more traditional D&D-ish medieval fantasy? What are some Arthurian-style plots? with Like.
On a separate note, in an attempt to answer the OP's query, the following are three major related themes of the Arthurian genre that I...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread D&D General 6E But A + Thread with Like.
Less magical more grounded.