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Deekin reacted to DEFCON 1's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with
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Yep. And in truth for me, none of that has ever bothered me at all. But we hear all the time from people here on the boards that the... -
Deekin reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
not to mention, when resolving improvised spell uses magic tends to be given far more rope on what it can be used to achieve by GMs...
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Deekin reacted to Minigiant's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
There there is no section of "fighter" fans openly calling for the nursing and limitation of the fighter class. The people demanding...
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Deekin reacted to DEFCON 1's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
Absolutely. Which is why whenever the argument occurs here on these boards about how high-level Fighter abilities should be fluffed...
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Deekin reacted to Belen's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
To be fair, they did remove the main controls on the spells that forced players to use them sparingly. Caster fans use to moan about how...
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Deekin reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
It seems like you’re still missing the point I’m trying to make. It’s not about what specific effects casters can use. It’s about the...
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Deekin reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
I do think, though, that one way to solve the divide would be to make martials not just provably better at combat but obviously better...
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Deekin reacted to TorgoTheWhite's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
To me, it is this uneven ease doing your thing and the outcry if the act of actually doing magic was more limited. The old superhero...
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Deekin reacted to Minigiant's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
And that essentially is the source of "wizard supremacy". Like most supremacy, it's about keeping a group down more that pushing a...
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Deekin reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
Why would people complain when they're winning? Besides, "wizard fan" isn't really a nuanced take. People who prefer caster supremacy...
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Deekin reacted to DEFCON 1's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
At 20th level, of course they should. There's no point in having your game go to 20 if you aren't. But that then means the 20th level...
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Deekin reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
i think it's because it's not about doing more damage, yes, martials have decent damage numbers, BUT, the casters don't really trail...
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Deekin reacted to I'm A Banana's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
A lot of the fighter/wizard squabbling is about genre and aesthetics more than it is about balance. It doesn't matter how much a fighter...
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Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General What You're Missing with Torches in B/X D&D with Like.
Well, the other advantage is torches are hard to break and more efficient in a coin-per-hour sense. The trade-off is that their flame is...
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Deekin reacted to Olgar Shiverstone's post in the thread D&D General What You're Missing with Torches in B/X D&D with Like.
Torches and flasks of oil were staples in my early D&D days. Nothing like getting three torches deep into a dungeon and tying to decide...