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There were people giving that advice, at least by the early 1980s. It was TSR that was still driving adversarial gaming - as mentioned...
Dec 24, 2025
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I doubt it. Keith is writing a blog, not doing You Tube videos, as far as I know. His readers are 5e fans, buying his books in order to...
Dec 24, 2025
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The 2024 PHB lore text for Warlocks and Clerics, fwiw. Warlock Warlock additionally has under the Pact Magic feature: I don't see a...
Dec 24, 2025
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Cant disagree with any of that. I do enjoy the funnel but the first several games of DCC I did was straight to level 3. So, I dont think...
Dec 24, 2025
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Cool! I've been doing this for years. I also do it for ceiling heights. I put a line under the number to indicate differences in...
Dec 23, 2025
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That’s how you get a million dollar Kickstarter! The idea is to push the average ledge level up as high as possible. Only two TTRPG...
Dec 23, 2025
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They made a lot of sweeping statements about never invalidating existing books, so they will have to tread very carefully with a new...
Dec 23, 2025
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As I see it, this is just one of the trade-offs involved in game design. Sometimes, you know the game will be easier to work with on the...
Dec 23, 2025
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I doubt there's a consensus on wanting that.
Dec 23, 2025
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The first two levels are spent waiting tables. It takes time to fully radicalize a paladin.
Dec 23, 2025
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The book heavily recommends doing it. That's probably why people think it's an integral part. Also the character creation process...
Dec 23, 2025
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Funnels are optional. If you don't want to do them, start at level 1. After DCC characters level up once or twice, the lethality goes...
Dec 23, 2025
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Yeah there are a bunch of things that I don't love about 5e24, but I never had a problem with clerics/paladins/warlocks not picking...
Dec 23, 2025
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The dice rolls are very important in DCC RPG, arguably more so than in current D&D. You really get those high highs and low lows. And...
Dec 23, 2025
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But as Sly Flourish will tell you, make sure you download a backup because you never know what a hosting service will do next.
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