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DrJawaPhD replied to the thread D&D General Explain 5(.5)e to me.I get what you mean here and I agree that 5e is much more "video-gamey" than previous editions. You can clearly see the influence of... -
DrJawaPhD replied to the thread D&D General Explain 5(.5)e to me.You had a great description of why so many people love 5th edition, except from your perspective the key attractions were phrased as...
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DrJawaPhD replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Circle Casting is gonna break a lot of games.I find it rather amazing that this isn't the default attitude. For all that people complain about DnD rules needing to be revised, the...
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DrJawaPhD replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Tuning big single creatures into multi-part-creatures..I've seen a couple third party content creators publish "Mythic" monsters that worked this way and looked really well designed, but I...
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DrJawaPhD reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D General Has Tiny Hut actually affected your game? Or has it otherwise mattered? with
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So what I've learned about this is that you should totally make illusory Tiny Huts to mess with enemies, because they automatically... -
DrJawaPhD replied to the thread D&D General Has Tiny Hut actually affected your game? Or has it otherwise mattered?.This honestly is a great idea and I'm going to remember to use this some time when we know enemies are nearby and need to set up a diversion
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DrJawaPhD replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Changes to the Command spell and its use at the table..As others have already noted, the spell is specifically written such that this is not true. You get 5 options for what the spell does...
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DrJawaPhD replied to the thread D&D General Circle Magic Concerns In "Heroes Of Faerun".Yeah I suppose this (and everything you wrote afterwards) makes sense, but we're both looking at the same content and many people (e.g...
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DrJawaPhD replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Changes to the Command spell and its use at the table..Command definitely has the potential to be overpowered, as do many other control spells. Careful consideration is going to be required...
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DrJawaPhD replied to the thread D&D General Circle Magic Concerns In "Heroes Of Faerun".I'm trying hard to see your side and understand the huge difference, but I just don't see it. Tomato Tomahto you're saying the same...
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DrJawaPhD reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General Circle Magic Concerns In "Heroes Of Faerun" with Like.
All of which just acknowledges what DMs have always done. Are they not supposed to say it out loud?
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DrJawaPhD replied to the thread D&D General How often do you use or encounter Dungeons and/or Dragons in your games?.Seems reasonable until you remember that players are required by law to all say "I have Darkvision" any time Darkness is mentioned
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DrJawaPhD replied to the thread Unearthed Arcana WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book..It is a correct assumption 99% of the time, because stats are highly limited and story is free Occasionally players will purposely play...
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DrJawaPhD replied to the thread D&D General How often do you use or encounter Dungeons and/or Dragons in your games?.Dungeons: approx 1 per level, so fairly common Dragons: approx 1-3 per campaign, so semi-rare but almost always present at some point...
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DrJawaPhD reacted to Mistwell's post in the thread D&D General Has Tiny Hut actually affected your game? Or has it otherwise mattered? with Like.
One of our main DMs, early in 5e, had most of the monsters in the dungeon gather in the room of our tiny hut waiting (looking first, and...