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Crimson Longinus reacted to Frozen_Heart's post in the thread D&D General Settings of Hope vs Settings of Despair with
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I'm not sure how this reflects on me, but I've always preferred to play in more grimdark settings, as well as settings with less... -
Crimson Longinus reacted to Frozen_Heart's post in the thread D&D General Settings of Hope vs Settings of Despair with
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I think this is exactly where I am right now. I used to think that maybe humanity was inherently at least neutral, with the average... -
Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.Yeah, I am too much of a simulationist to be comfortable with this. I think things like how spells get refreshed etc should be things...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.PCs might. The players definitely can't; that would be insane amount of tedious combat gameplay.
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Crimson Longinus reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Yeah, either you're always going to have to deal with 300 goblins with rest or 300 goblins without rest, right? Do3s anyone really...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.So what does this mean for the setting? NPCs tend not to gain levels, or at least not as fast than the PCs. Do they never regain their...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread D&D General Settings of Hope vs Settings of Despair with Like.
Settings of Hope strike me as inherently unrealistic and break my suspension of disbelief. Settings of Despair are more realistic and...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread D&D General Settings of Hope vs Settings of Despair with Like.
Tolkien believed in both. My main point was that a world where even the noblest intentions cannot save it might not look like what you...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.Which is drawback of simplified enemy statblocks. If they have proper PC-like features this can also inform what they can do out of...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General Settings of Hope vs Settings of Despair with Like.
Quite. Hope Setting: "We don't need to do anything, the gods will sort it out anyway." Despair Setting: "There is no point in doing...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to TheSword's post in the thread D&D General Settings of Hope vs Settings of Despair with Like.
Using that standard I also stand firmly into the middle. Though to be honest I apply that to all settings including Forgotten Realms and...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread D&D General Settings of Hope vs Settings of Despair with Like.
What's really ironic about this paragraph is Middle Earth is a setting of despair, where things are not fundamentally good, and in fact...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Tonguez's post in the thread D&D General Settings of Hope vs Settings of Despair with Like.
Even in the depths of grim dark despair, people can find small victories, acts of perseverance, friendship and humanity that bring hope...
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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.
Not to get too political, but a lot of us are very literally having our human rights taken away right now. If you’re not feeling the...
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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.
Ah, ok, this context helps clarify your question a lot! Given these definitions, I have a rather strong preference for what you’d call a...