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Crimson Longinus reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General Settings of Hope vs Settings of Despair with
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I prefer settings of Despair with bright spots that the players can make a little bigger. I guess I feel it helps me establish stakes--a... -
Crimson Longinus reacted to Shiroiken's post in the thread D&D General Settings of Hope vs Settings of Despair with Like.
I reject the premise, but only because of my preference for Greyhawk. There's plenty of Hope and Despair to be had, but they are not...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Gradine's post in the thread D&D General Settings of Hope vs Settings of Despair with Like.
Community building is such an under-utilized concept in TTRPGs when it have such a strong thematic component to any given campaign
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General Settings of Hope vs Settings of Despair with Like.
I think both pure hopeful and pure despairing are too limited. Analyzing human interaction using game theory (also a limited lens, but...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Gradine's post in the thread D&D General Settings of Hope vs Settings of Despair with Like.
Settings of Despair that my players must turn into Settings of Hope has been my bread and butter for years and I don't see that changing...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread D&D General Settings of Hope vs Settings of Despair with Like.
I run my campaign worlds like I see the real world: people are complicated, so are their social systems, and sometimes they do bad...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread D&D General Settings of Hope vs Settings of Despair with Like.
Almost all of my campaigns have been a middle ground between the two. Even Ravenloft. Evil is meant to be defeated but it will return...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General Settings of Hope vs Settings of Despair with Like.
This is a long and somewhat rambling essay. Recent World Events have gotten me thinking about worldbuilding and the nature of D&D...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Mustrum_Ridcully's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Kinda the real question is: Can they do more than the the spells and abilities can do that the players get back by resting? The best...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.Enemies making preparations, calling reinforcements and advancing their nefarious plots whilst the PCs rest is obviously something that...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Rocker26a's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Convince me that the Ranger is a necessary Class. with Like.
Splintering off a bit here, but. I don't think signature class features have to be equally strong necessarily, but I would advocate for...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Minigiant's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Convince me that the Ranger is a necessary Class. with Like.
Because Rage is worth more than Sneak Attack but less than Smite. That's the issue. You can't make an Action, Rage, SA, FE, and Smite...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Minigiant's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Convince me that the Ranger is a necessary Class. with Like.
That's the point. In order to get a satisfactory version of Rage, sneak attack, and smite, you have to make them difficult to be used...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.I once accidentally made an encounter slightly harder than intended when I by mistake added four Orcuses instead of four orcs.
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Minigiant's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
I'm not talking about damage. I'm saying a caster monster sleeps and get 10 strong spells. They can shoot 5 of them at you on 1...