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DeviousQuail reacted to Alzrius's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with
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Fun fact, Set 5: Immortals (1986) let characters who had become immortals (i.e. gods) increase their ability scores up to a maximum of... -
DeviousQuail reacted to Willie the Duck's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
I like that there are now dwarven wizards, (playable) elven clerics, and non-human paladins. I like that being an elf is no longer a...
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DeviousQuail reacted to Artamo's post in the thread D&D General [+] For (hypothetical) 6e: Which arcane caster class should be the "simple" one? with Like.
I think just as there is a Champion subclass for the fighter that really gets a new player going quickly with a decently powerful...
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DeviousQuail reacted to Twiggly the Gnome's post in the thread D&D General Hypothetical: D&D without ability scores (or bonuses) with Like.
Probably the the easiest thing is to make the classic 6 things among many that one can be proficient in. To make it less flat, I'd make...
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DeviousQuail reacted to Kurotowa's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Playtests Four New Mystic-Themed Subclasses with Like.
Okay, gimmicky and slightly inefficient build idea, but hilarious and not too much weaker. Menagerie Warlock. Vestige Warlock with both...
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DeviousQuail replied to the thread D&D General Non-Generic Core Classes and Races.Gate Worlds Stargate meets fantasy age of exploration. Okay, I'll do more. Remnants of the age of myth, it was thought the gates...
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DeviousQuail reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General Non-Generic Core Classes and Races with Like.
Archipelago World Making peace with nature and spirits in a vast shallow sea dotted with thousands of islands. The inhabitants of this...
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DeviousQuail reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread D&D General Non-Generic Core Classes and Races with Like.
Okay a follow-up to this thread. What if we pick an elevator pitch for a setting and make a list of ancestries and classes for that...
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DeviousQuail replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) How I would do 6E..1. Complexity I think my 6e lands between 5e and Level Up. Probably closer to the 5e end of the spectrum. 2. Level Breakdown It would...
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this. make every damage fixed with degree of attack beating AC increasing damage. beat AC by 5, +50% damage beat AC by 10, +100% damage...
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My own preference would be to get rid of the damage roll, keep the to hit roll, and have a base damage modified by degree of success...
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DeviousQuail reacted to jmartkdr2's post in the thread D&D General Fixing the Offense Tunnel Vision problem with Like.
One other dnd design element that makes high-damage builds more effective is the way resources recharge between battles. That means you...
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DeviousQuail reacted to Kurotowa's post in the thread D&D General Fixing the Offense Tunnel Vision problem with Like.
Non-damaged based offensive actions have two major downsides. One is that they have to be pretty strong to be worth doing instead of...
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DeviousQuail replied to the thread D&D General How Did You Generate Your Most Recent Character's Stats?.This is a cool setup I haven't seen before. Theoretically, an 18, 18, 17, 17, 16, 15 is the highest possible if you allow a total bonus...
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DeviousQuail reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General How Did You Generate Your Most Recent Character's Stats? with Like.
Oh, and the actual best method to generate stats: Stat Draft...