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Deekin reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread Unearthed Arcana WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book. with
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i really think putting prescribed ASI in backgrounds must've been one of the most braindead decisions the Wizards design department... -
Certainly. I would say that the ethos (good word!) of early-edition D&D tended toward: Logistics-focused play -- your items and...
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Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General 5E species with further choices and differences with Like.
I fully agree. As said above: being 3PP, it may as well not even exist, as far as what is actually accessible to me as a player. It...
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Deekin reacted to niklinna's post in the thread Drifting games, genre limitations, and fruitful voids with Like.
I think regarding PbtA moves as "what you are allowed to do" (implying you are not allowed to do anything else) kinda misses something...
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Since you are asking for opinions, rather than objective analysis: I'm not someone who is particularly fond of 5e. I've made that...
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Deekin reacted to Mustrum_Ridcully's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Pun pun was white room, I am fairly certain we did Scry and Fry in some campaigns. And the DMG also contained a wealth by level rules...
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Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Okay...how about, y'know, the whole "we literally licensed out books to others" thing? Because that's a literal actual business thing...
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Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Circle Casting is gonna break a lot of games with Like.
Alright. Your position absolutely came across as "anyone who listens to people who really try to test the rules is wrong". That's a...
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Deekin reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) How To Make High Level 5E Work.For You + with Like.
Total tangent, but you really shouldn't have many prisons in a high-level game. By that point, raise dead and resurrect are common...
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Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) How To Make High Level 5E Work.For You + with Like.
Whereas I see it as a GM getting tripped up by the ways that D&D characters can invalidate one another's abilities, and trying to keep...
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Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) How To Make High Level 5E Work.For You + with Like.
Ruining an entire arc is unlikely. The example given was "awesome, my backstory really specifically matters for this scene! This is a...
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Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) How To Make High Level 5E Work.For You + with Like.
Unfortunately, at least on this axis, you're running into fully intentional aspects of the game design, that we were told about...
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In 3e Orcs invaded Rashamen or Thesk(can't remember which) with the Zhentil Keep army. The Zhents abandoned the orcs when they left and...
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Settings either evolve with the player base or die from lack of use. Some evolve very slowly (but surely) due to a more niche audience...
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Deekin reacted to Cergorach's post in the thread Wizards of the Coast Re-Registers Dark Sun With USPTO with Like.
What I'm saying is that WotC did something new, and imho it wasn't the runaway success everyone expected. Two editions later it's just a...