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EzekielRaiden reacted to Bacon Bits's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with
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I mean, Draw Steel did fix this. 1. Long rests no longer set the party to max effectiveness. They set you to base effectiveness. 2... -
EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.It's nice of them to finally admit this. But yeah. I was making noises about this way back when it was still called "D&D Next." More...
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EzekielRaiden reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Love.
It would be simple to do so. Treat the game like a game. Stop worrying about verisimilitude. Rest Update: You cannot take a long rest...
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EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.Saying "no" to your players is not automatically railroading. However, saying "no" to your players is quite common with the more...
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EzekielRaiden reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with
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But if the PCs are aware of that pattern as you suggest, why wouldn't they act on that knowledge? -
EzekielRaiden reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Love.
The above is far from the "different strokes" attitude @DEFCON 1 proposed and that you liked. Looks more like you think anyone who...
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EzekielRaiden reacted to bedir than's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
I'm sorry, I could get more detailed, but I do feel at this point the nitpicking is going to continue no matter how thoroughly I type...
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EzekielRaiden reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Then you have time pressure. And the GM should provide these instead of blaming the players for wanting to take a rest. My point was...
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EzekielRaiden reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
So my issue with this is that the character and player decision space becomes divergent. Like the characters cannot make plans based on...
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EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions?.Sure. And games like Shadowrun have the idea of a slap-patch. It's not beyond the pale. It's just not aesthetic like potions are--so...
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EzekielRaiden reacted to kigmatzomat's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Ooh, I love role-playing characters. "Hey elf, when can you cast spells again?" "Tomorrow after I have got a full night of reverie."...
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EzekielRaiden reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Pretty sure that's just one subjective interpretation of how to translate the mechanics of spellcasting into the setting.
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EzekielRaiden reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
You realise that there is a lot of overlap between these categories? The people designing games are the same people who you find...
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EzekielRaiden reacted to MichaelSomething's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Isn't that just a perception check?? Measuring and understanding endurance is a skill; abeit one that not everyone has...
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EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.So, just so we're absolutely clear: Wizards literally have no idea when their spells become available. It just happens, spontaneously...