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I was using them as an example of a non-superhero setting where there are tiers of power as real things in the world of the fiction. -
Distracted DM replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) [House Rule] Dropping proficiency bonus.Just start using the full-on zocchi dice chain and get all Dungeon Crawl Classics up in here! Seriously though, I don't see PB as an...
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Distracted DM reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) [House Rule] Dropping proficiency bonus with
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I sympathize. There's only so much you or the rules can do. That's why I'm against over-simplification in general. -
Distracted DM reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) [House Rule] Dropping proficiency bonus with Like.
Yea, I always announce DC at the time of the roll, for transparency.
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Distracted DM replied to the thread Should PCs Be Exceptional?.Yeah, I really wouldn't use the Knights of the Round as an example of bog-standard knights. That's like using the knights from the Song...
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It is very weird to hear people describe a multi-session game as a 1 shot. Aside from that, lots of folks play once a month (or less)...
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Distracted DM reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread Let's Talk About Short Campaigns with Like.
Yeah like the last campaign we ran was a very long Mothership adventure which was comparable in complexity to an SF novel, and took like...
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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).To make lower level spells less effective I can think of two options off the top of my head: get rid of upcasting (doesn't really effect...
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Distracted DM reacted to evilbob'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.
I like this discussion and I'm happy to be a part of it! Getting tripped up over the exact wording of Suggestion isn't important: it's...
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Distracted DM reacted to NotAYakk'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.
"Retreat from this battle and go home, it is too dangerous" is more reasonable. Leaving a battle in the middle of a fight to go home...
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Distracted DM reacted to aco175's post in the thread D&D General Liquids in Bag of Holding or Portable Hole? with Like.
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Distracted DM reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Gunslinger Class (from Valda's Spire of Secrets) on DnD Beyond! with Like.
The PDF on their site is $10 ($9 on sale right now). You're paying $10 to Mage Hand and an additional $5 for D&D Beyond integration. If...
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Distracted DM reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Gunslinger Class (from Valda's Spire of Secrets) on DnD Beyond! with Like.
Which is a pretty good way to contain it. If not a curse, one could do the equivalent of wild magic zones where advanced technology...
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Distracted DM reacted to Reynard'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.
I don't follow how this would somehow be more reasonable. If there is anything less fun than having the wizard eliminate a lieutenant...
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Though you've got to decide what counts as "a superhero game" there; there are things like Part Time Gods, Scion, Godbound or even...
