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Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) So 5E is the Successor to AD&D 2nd Edition? How and How Not? with
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I'm glad you added this asterisk, because without that the comment would be utterly ludicrous. As it is, it's merely chuckle-worthy. 1e... -
Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) So 5E is the Successor to AD&D 2nd Edition? How and How Not? with Like.
As an avowed 4e fan and longtime 5e critic: nothing about 5.5e makes it in any observable way more like 4e. I'm really not sure why you...
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Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) So 5E is the Successor to AD&D 2nd Edition? How and How Not? with Like.
Yeah...because who wants to play anyone that ever does anything interesting or cool or impactful? Let's all just play dirt-farmers who...
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Deekin reacted to DragonLancer's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) So 5E is the Successor to AD&D 2nd Edition? How and How Not? with Like.
Agreed. Not all their adventure paths were up to standard. A couple were truly bad for things like that. There was one I played...
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Deekin reacted to Chaltab's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) So 5E is the Successor to AD&D 2nd Edition? How and How Not? with Like.
I mean you say 2E was low magic but I remember how ungodly full of magic items my BG/BG2 party inventories were. Or how every Vodoni...
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Deekin reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) So 5E is the Successor to AD&D 2nd Edition? How and How Not? with Like.
If they really wanted to "neotrad" up an AP, they'd make it more like Baldur's Gate 3. Have an adventure with 4-6 "roles" to play (like...
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Deekin reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) So 5E is the Successor to AD&D 2nd Edition? How and How Not? with Like.
Well, other than The Edition That Must Not Be Named. As for your thread topic @Retreater, my position is...nuanced, I guess I'd say. As...
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Deekin reacted to Guest 85555's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) So 5E is the Successor to AD&D 2nd Edition? How and How Not? with Like.
It doesn't feel especially Second Edition to me. I think it has elements of 1E and 2E, and some general old school sensibilities, but I...
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Deekin reacted to Silam's post in the thread D&D General Path of Feats: a Superior Design than Subclasses with Like.
I didn’t know. I think I played the playtest just once or maybe not at all. But in any case, I didn’t read it in-depth. Exactly...
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Deekin reacted to Frozen_Heart's post in the thread D&D General Path of Feats: a Superior Design than Subclasses with Like.
Yeah even though neither of these two options works well for the type of character I build, I'm super excited for how this could be...
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Deekin reacted to Silam's post in the thread D&D General Path of Feats: a Superior Design than Subclasses with Like.
In the April 2026 UA, Villainous Options, we got treated to the idea of Paths of Feats. Namely the Paths of the Lich and of the Death...
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Spells and monsters for me mostly. 1E/2E has quite a few spells that didn't carry over to 5E (many are simply not needed, others are a...
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Deekin reacted to BiblioTek's post in the thread D&D General Is D&D-powered sci-fi having a moment? with Like.
It's interesting - whenever I see something about the Mage Hand Press Dark Matter setting I think back to the old TSR-created Alternity...
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Deekin reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode with Like.
i think the reasoning is that in CaT the dice are often treated as more secondary to telling a good story, whereas in Sport and War the...
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Deekin reacted to jmartkdr2's post in the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode with Like.
I feel like we're re-inventing the older "Gamist, Narrativist, Simulationist" idea but framing it slightly differently - and carrying...