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When the system is designed so that on average a pc only needs an 8 or so before magic items lower that to 7 or less advantage is... -
This is why I try to ask students I've worked with about their hobbies and interests, so I can give them real connections, not just...
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Deekin reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) DnD 5e designer [Mike Mearls] explains how INDIE RPGs are taking over with
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Small world! What did you do after that/where did you find games? I didn't get down to Salem, but in the '85-'87 range I was able to... -
Deekin reacted to Parmandur's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) What would 5E be like if the playtest's modularity promise was kept? with Like.
WotC succeeded in making a modular system, as can be seen in hiw they are swapping out rules module by module now. I think theybalso...
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Deekin reacted to Indagare Nogitsune's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Let's Talk About Guns in 5E with Like.
Fire lances were used by the Chinese from the 10th to 12th centuries which were effectively flame throwers with the option to do...
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IME, 95% of the time a player wants a gun in my fantasy games, going back decades and not specific to D&D, they want a ranged weapon and...
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Deekin reacted to GravyFingerz's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Let's Talk About Guns in 5E with Like.
Sniping someone from far away feels like a situation that crops up when the story demands it, and I don't think you would have enough...
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Do they, though? Warcraft has plenty of guns and I wouldn't say it really disproportionately imposes a genre on things, outside of other...
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Gunpowder weapons dates from the 10th century and hand cannons were widespread in China/Vietnam by the 13th Century and reached Europe...
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I am not sure about this part, fully agree with the rest. In the end not being precise makes it for me too unreliable to be useful in...
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Basically, when your chance to hit is really low, advantage almost doubles your hit chance. But since your chance to hit is so low...
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Basically at the extremes it's less valuable. If you need a 20 to hit, rolling an extra die for advantage doesn't make you much more...
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If you want to know how much good advantage would do, and you know your chance to succeed (expressed as a decimal), call it P, then you...
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Sure, but a control spell is just a spell that prevents or hinders enemy actions, which means its mathematical expression is an increase...
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I highly recommend people check out the first couple of years of Alarums & Excursions, if you ever get the chance. You will see the...