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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books.No, I mostly agree with @Lanefan. There could be rare cases where conditions of being able to acquire the capability are so specific... -
Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books.We are talking about how NPC rules are written in general. Of course we are talking about multiple NPCs. I mean there is rather...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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All the conflict here is because everyone seems to think the answer to that question is obvious. I personally think that's a huge design... -
Crimson Longinus reacted to Benjamin Olson's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
NPC stat blocks are definitely a place where New 5e doubled down on tendencies I disliked in Fifth Edition Classic. It's not exactly a...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
For me, it’s more of a problem that a PC can’t counterspell it. I can wrap my head around the idea that it’s simply a different “spell”...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books.There is no reason one could not make these exceptional people as characters. Also, if someone is exceptional and rare, I would imagine...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books.I agree with this as well. I've said many times that CR is a joke.
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Crimson Longinus reacted to el-remmen's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
I’m away from home. But if I get a chance tonight I’ll check my PDF folder
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Crimson Longinus reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
I completely agree. There has not been a system that used CR that was actually effective at achieving what CR claimed to achieve. But it...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Sepulchrave II'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.
It really depends on your divine ontology. Maybe if the war god is killed, people can no longer commit acts of violence. Maybe if the...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards?.It is pretty reasonable take that a class based on Faustian bargain implies that such bargain matters. Like that is the core of the...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books.One thing about the NPCs using same spells, same weapon stats etc than the PCs is that it makes modifying them easier and more...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards?.Then again, having a patron is what sets warlock apart from the sorcerer, so if the patron is just some random even in the past that is...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books.What product is that?
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Crimson Longinus reacted to ECMO3's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
I am an expert on the 2014 and 2024 rules, but I for one would like less complexity in 6E. A lot of the complexity seems to serve no...