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Distracted DM replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.Is this right? I don't remember most 2e combats lasting very long either. 3e I remember being longer. -
Distracted DM reacted to Minigiant's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with
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I think the central premise as that it's easier to land control spells in 5e AND it gets easier as you level. Whereas in AD&D, you... -
Distracted DM reacted to nevin's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
and magic resistance scaled based on level once upon a time. If you tried to use magic on a creature with SR and your chance scaled 5%...
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Distracted DM reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
In the sealing of the Abyss, movement by the characters was being measured on the grid, in accordance with the movement rules. But the...
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Distracted DM reacted to Parmandur's post in the thread D&D General My Review of the Forgotten Realms Ultimate Bundle (major spoiler alert) with Like.
It is somewhat curious frok a lore nerd perspective as a 180 degree reversal of Muhorandi attitudes towards tomb raiding on prior...
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Distracted DM reacted to MonsterEnvy's post in the thread D&D General My Review of the Forgotten Realms Ultimate Bundle (major spoiler alert) with Like.
I as a Canadian had to pay customs, but I always paid a bit when doing these orders even before. Yeah it was likely GST
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Distracted DM reacted to Henadic Theologian's post in the thread D&D General My Review of the Forgotten Realms Ultimate Bundle (major spoiler alert) with Like.
This is mostly lore focused review. I find other reviews just kind gloss over it and for me its the best important part of the Bundle...
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Distracted DM replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Homunculus Servant, Conjure Constructs, Deryan's Helpful Homunculi have class restrictions that make no sense.Yeah I'm still thinking of artificers as actual item creators, like in 3e where they were just really good at creating real magic items...
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Distracted DM replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Homunculus Servant, Conjure Constructs, Deryan's Helpful Homunculi have class restrictions that make no sense.Regarding "artificers would fit into most settings," is there a magic item creation conflict of identity? A setting may be: magic is...
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Distracted DM reacted to DrJawaPhD's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Homunculus Servant, Conjure Constructs, Deryan's Helpful Homunculi have class restrictions that make no sense with Like.
Yes there are artificers in Faerun. As noted above, the Deryan's Homunculi spell is named after an Artificer from Faerun who is shown...
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Distracted DM reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Yeah fully agree. I have quite the appreciation for how the tiered system worked in 4e, how the progressive engine catered for that...
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Distracted DM reacted to Blue's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Every time I see it the clickbait nature of this post title of this gets to me. Mearls didn't say that, as the poster admitted in the...
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Distracted DM replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.We can figure out plenty of workarounds to make control spells not "ruin" it, so we know what that looks like, but they're just...
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Distracted DM reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
4e D&D also defined them in terms of what's at stake, and related stuff like what is the scope/field of action for the PCs. It can be...
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Distracted DM reacted to DrJawaPhD's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Homunculus Servant, Conjure Constructs, Deryan's Helpful Homunculi have class restrictions that make no sense with
Wow.
Tasha's had 4th level Summon Construct, which wouldn't be legal at most tables since it was reprinted in the 2024 PHB, but also it was...