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Distracted DM reacted to DeviousQuail's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Have you seen "Squished Leveling" in DND? with
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Before I start, I found my "squished leveling" variant in an old notebook of mine recently. I wasn't able to find a similar "squished... -
Distracted DM reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
Well last week I used a refluffed death knight as an avatar of Myrkul vs 10th level PCs (CR 17). With a +7 iirc wisdom save, 3...
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So my buddy and I switch off being DM. He likes long-running campaigns (our current B/X-OSE game is on session 52), but every 6-8 months...
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I love running a long sandbox campaign and see where it goes. I react to the players and let them drive. It's my world, but i let them...
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Distracted DM replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Best 5.5 Mechanic They Should Use More IMHO.Actually @dave2008 had some interesting takes on improved versions of magic resistance that might be worth a look, if you like the...
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Distracted DM reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Best 5.5 Mechanic They Should Use More IMHO with Like.
Greater Magic resistance on the rakshasa. Basically they automatically make their saves. Spells with attack rolls automatically miss...
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Distracted DM replied to the thread GMs: When Is Enough Enough?.Not exactly- I'd prefer to be running DCC, but DnD5e is what my players prefer and I like my players enough to keep running DnD5e.
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Distracted DM replied to the thread GMs: When Is Enough Enough?.The long-term years-long campaign is an idealized romantic notion perpetuated by media (stuff like CritRole) and ads (this canned...
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One constant i've discovered in gaming is a lot of folks say they want a long campaign; few actually do. RPG is a tough nut to crack...
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Distracted DM reacted to Nightfly's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with
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This perfectly describes my upcoming ruleset, Oubliettes & Otyughs. I'll be self-publishing it in the next 2 to 40 years, so keep a lookout. -
Distracted DM reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
It stops being creative when they do it every time, which there is very little reason not to do.
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Distracted DM reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
Not sure how much of a difference that makes. IMO, if the GM is unhappy you're not going to have a great game.
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Distracted DM reacted to dave2008's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
Never played with a warlock PC.
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Distracted DM replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game).The Warlock has thus far been the most surprising: One with Shadows is infinite Invisibility casts, they don't even have to stay in...
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Distracted DM reacted to Flights of Fancy's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
We just started looking at Daggerheart via the SRD. Oddly enough, it has many things my DM's homebrew uses, but also obviously includes...