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Reincarnate is and has always been, weird.
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There was a time in 3.0 where you could come back as a Dryad. I saw this happen once to a Barbarian. The DM had "her" (no male Dryads...
Mar 17, 2026
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Reincarnate is and has always been, weird.
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Reincarnate is very quintessentially part of the old "Hardcore Mode Roguelike" style of D&D. You roll up your character and see how far...
Mar 17, 2026
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Reincarnate is and has always been, weird.
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We had lots of rerolls in the 1E era until we could come back as an ogre mage, which is a grotesquely overpowered "player character...
Mar 17, 2026
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Reincarnate is and has always been, weird.
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Yes, that's what I love about it. I just wish the latest version was MORE wierd. I understand why they only want you to be able to come...
Mar 17, 2026
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Reincarnate is and has always been, weird.
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Reincarnate is just weird. Come back to life but with a random different body. Remake your character but it is sort of still them at...
Mar 17, 2026
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New Campaign: Should I make the switch to 5.5? (SOLVED)
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Alright all, I as the OP have come back and let you know. WE ARE STAYING WITH 5e. Ie not pursuing 5.5e. We took a look at it and...
Mar 17, 2026
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The problem with that of course is that it really stretches setting logic to have a significant consequence every time someone attempts...
Mar 16, 2026
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Yes, in other games (e.g. Shadowdark) I don't call for checks unless there's a consequence. But sometimes it's just hard to think of...
Mar 16, 2026
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More like, "I hate skill systems, and when they are tied to XP I can't even ignore them."
Mar 16, 2026
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For 1, they are choosing whether to prioritize timely progress vs. finding everything in every nook and cranny. The decision is not...
Mar 16, 2026
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Ha! Yeah, that's the sort of thing I see happening. The last end-of-session point I mentioned, the one about "giving in to your...
Mar 16, 2026
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I think your approach to the lock picking would have worked for both of your Awareness issues, too. They could rush through the section...
Mar 16, 2026
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I've been playing Dragonbane this weekend, and it reminds me of why I hate skill systems. First, I have to say that I love almost...
Mar 16, 2026
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I thought for a moment there were new DnD 5.5 covers..
Mar 15, 2026
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Famously, you can!
Mar 14, 2026
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