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EEric V reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with
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Our last D&D session went like this (I wasn't the DM). We had found ourself mired in Shadow Fey (Kobold Press's Midgard setting)... -
EEric V replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game).I sympathize with the whole of your post, but this part right here? This is what made us switch game systems. I was converting all my...
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EEric V reacted to UngeheuerLich's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
No. You are the DM. Talk it through with your players. Tell them the spell sucks and you won't play it that way or you need to do what...
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EEric V reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
Uggg as a DM your hands are tied by these spells. The best tactical option for the enemies may be to cast suggestion and take a PC out...
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EEric V reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
That's... entirely not the point here.
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EEric V reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
One, picking the lock in a fail forward game is generating the result fully using a mechanic. Two, a random table is the most...
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EEric V reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
"Fail backward" would be, "not only did you not succeed, but now things are worse than if you hadn't tried at all." You want a...
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EEric V reacted to FrozenNorth's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
No, it doesn’t. You’re changing the example to justify your conclusions. The example was that a rogue PC unexpectedly decided to break...
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EEric V reacted to FrozenNorth's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
So, if you roll a cook on a random table, does it suddenly become less implausible? The criticism that was made against « fail forward...
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EEric V reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I disagree. When you have more time to think, you can make encounters that better reflect your interpretation of the world. But, at no...
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EEric V reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
So you never, ever make up anything by yourself, is what you're saying? Yeah, I'm going to say that really misses most of the point...
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EEric V replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Sure! In fact, here it is again, with some bolded parts to help you understand it wasn't an absolute truth. "Yes, actually. Those...
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EEric V replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.....where am I dressing it up as objective fact?
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EEric V reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't think that @pemerton is using a different definition of fail forward. I think that it can be used in a variety of ways, and...
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EEric V replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..So that's similar to what was called "competitive play" back in the day.