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The issue with Twilight Clerics and other WOTC-published broken stuff (Silvery Barbs) is that they're all considered default in D&D... -
I think the problem is fairly obvious. The casuals and theater kids aren't causing balance problems because of the design. The power...
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You don't need a power gamer to understand the issue with rests. They don't even follow their advice of 6-8 encounters in the APs. Your...
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This is the issue with D&D, and likely any game that strives to be the 'kleenex' of RPGs. There is no possible way to 'balance' the...
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Focusing fire isn’t a new concept. It’s made explicit in the 4E Player’s Strategy Guide. And has been common practice at tables with...
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Exactly. Use the right tool for the right job. It's not meant for hitting 1-2 big bags of hit points, it's meant for quickly clearing...
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That and information. In MtG, it's rare that a counterspell comes out of nowhere. You know what colors your opponent is playing, and...
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Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Refresher Course D&D Edition Numbers. AKA Modern D&D Is a Self Inflicted Problem. with
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I believe I had replied. In brief, I believe 2e is your favorite (and I'm pretty sure you've specifically said so), and 4e is (by far)... -
Which is funny because if I recall correctly counter spell was mostly shifted to the side and relegated to older formats and they made...
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In their defense, we (the folks who playtested D&D Next) really stressed that as something we wanted to be possible.
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Deekin reacted to UngainlyTitan's post in the thread D&D General The Beautiful Mess of 5e with Like.
I have a player that loves fireball, always plays wizards in a group that tend to be caster heavy and in my experience over the last 10...
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Oh! Ok, so he’s not saying that they didn’t intentionally overtune blast spells, but rather that their initial math probably lowballed...
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His main argument is that after seeing the game in action blast spells, particularly AOEs, are underpowered in general and that fireball...
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IIRC the original claim was that they wanted players to preferably pick the iconic spells, so they tuned the formula so that the other...
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A gameholecon panel. Recorded by Mike Shea. A recording of the "Beautiful Mess of 5e" Gamehole Con seminar recorded on 15 October 2025...