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Distracted DM reacted to Afroconan's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Tyranny of Dragons 10 year anniversary Beadle and Grimm’s Legendary box set with
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Hoard is a railroad, which, for an adventure that was meant for newbies is not that bad*. Tyranny was more open, although it could... -
Distracted DM reacted to Flexor the Mighty!'s post in the thread OSR How to make dungeon crawls interesting with Like.
I always tried to make the non combat stuff as much a part of it as the combat. lots of traps, lots of situations based around logic...
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Distracted DM reacted to Gus L's post in the thread OSR How to make dungeon crawls interesting with Like.
While the While this might be a way to play a dungeon crawl, it's certainly not the only way (as others have suggested). The key to...
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Distracted DM reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread OSR How to make dungeon crawls interesting with
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I think Overgeeked's use of "kick in the door" may be informed by the default expectation in OD&D that doors in dungeons are always... -
Distracted DM reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread OSR How to make dungeon crawls interesting with Like.
I always plan a few encounters that clearly aren't "a bunch of bad guys to fight". Weird dungeon merchants, freaky riddles in the dark...
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Distracted DM reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Thoughts on Infinite Staircase? with Like.
It’s arguably the best of the original stories (and the last written I think). If you have read the module you will know the gist. Conan...
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Distracted DM reacted to pukunui's post in the thread D&D General Odd Speak with Dead Question with Like.
I would say if you've got both spells going, then sure ... but I'm not sure that the door would be able to provide any useful...
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Distracted DM replied to the thread OSR How to make dungeon crawls interesting.I will say that this heavily depends on the GM- some folk would rather have to come up with reasons for random encounters and reaction...
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Distracted DM reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread OSR How to make dungeon crawls interesting with Like.
The things that make a dungeoncrawl interesting tend to be the things that make D&D interesting in general. Factions, mysteries...
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Distracted DM reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread OSR How to make dungeon crawls interesting with Like.
Reaction rolls. Sometimes you kill the monsters with dungeon politics.
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Distracted DM replied to the thread D&D General Eberron - why don't you run it? [-].Because I'd rather run my own setting and pluck inspiration from stuff like Eberron, curated to my own needs.
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Distracted DM replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) 5e 2024: How does sleep deprivation work?.The 2024 PHB doesn't give any penalties for not sleeping, except that you're not going to gain the benefits of a long rest. edit: I see...
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I agree. I hate it. It's so bad in Magic the Gathering. When it started it wasn't so bad, it felt like it would be one set. I saw some...
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It isnt a WOTC IP, but I think He-Man/MOTU in 5E could be fun. Go full Barrier Peaks with sword and sorcery, lasers and loincloths...
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Distracted DM reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread WotC D&D Universes Beyond with Like.
WotC appears to be at least considering creating a Universes Beyond-style line of D&D products. If, like me, you don't play Magic: the...