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funny enough it actually doesn't. Its damage is 33....right on the bottom edge of CR 5 damage. I was surprised myself, when I saw it in...
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I for one adore that NPCs/Monsters play by different rules. Makes them much easier to create and run, IMO
Jul 16, 2025
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I'm surprised that it's the gladiator that stood out.. it's basically the same as the 5e14 gladiator- it saw almost no changes to 5e24...
Jul 16, 2025
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The Gladiator is basically a mid-high level fighter. But one mid-high level fighter is not that massive a threat to multiple Players...
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Not to mention that they lack a lot of the features that a PC has. Maybe they have one neat trick, a PC has half a dozen.
Jul 16, 2025
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Agreed. I'd rather put in the work and have NPCs that don't have weird mechanics PCs can't match (and vice versa, of course).
Jul 16, 2025
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The dissonance between characters and npc humanoids is something that bothered me and people I've played with in 5e since that first...
Jul 16, 2025
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The 2014 gladiator hits pretty hard for a CR 5 with its three attacks as well. I like to have them Shield Bash an opponent prone so they...
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Ok, so our group has been playing 2024 D&D for about 8 or 9 months now. Have been mostly enjoying it - a fine "evolution" of the 2014...
Jul 16, 2025
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Paizo's Pathfinder 2e Beginner Box was $39.99 upon its release and is still that price. It originally was out before DF's illegal...
Jul 16, 2025
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It has three separate adventures
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I'm not sure it isn't in the context of an FLGS these days. Board games are around that price. My wife is the board gamer in our...
Jul 16, 2025
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The digital+physical bundle only being an extra $5 is surprisingly nice
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I think it's going to do reasonably well if the adventure is not castastrophically bad. People buy more expensive board games than this...
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