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EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+].I find the enormous problem is that "works with a herd of cats" means teamwork is functionally irrelevant--every group can succeed... -
EzekielRaiden reacted to jmartkdr2's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with
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Found a paper on mental subtraction vs addition: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0732312301000608 It's just... -
EzekielRaiden reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
Yep. Dissatisfaction with Vancian casting was pretty rampant in 3e’s heyday in the mid-00s. It’s why you saw so much experimentation...
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EzekielRaiden reacted to Alzrius's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
It's funny that you mention that. I was at Gen Con in 2007 when 4E was announced, and in the seminar where they said that there wouldn't...
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EzekielRaiden reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with
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i disagree, stories don't have neat beginnings middles and ends, they start and stop within themselves and overlap and intertwine with... -
EzekielRaiden reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
That is not the same thing as saying they tried to recreate WoW's mechanics in 4E. At the time, WoW was decimating the TTRPG community...
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EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+].Perhaps not now. A decade ago? Whole different ballgame. Folks who hated dragonborn and wanted them to be banished from the game...
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EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+].As someone who has seen a lot of bad commentary on 4e...this is an extremely fair review (possibly even just a teensy-weensy smidge more...
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EzekielRaiden reacted to DammitVictor's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Love.
Oooof. I have got big feels on this subject. I was an ardent fan of D&D through the 90s and most of the 00s, but the mechanical paradigm...
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EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+].More importantly...it's not like D&D invented the concept of humans with a connection to dragons. Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern...
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EzekielRaiden reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General The 3.5 Binder was a really cool class with Like.
I loved the mechanics of the Shadowcaster. To me, it was a really great way to build a balanced caster that wasn't overwhelming to...
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EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D General The 3.5 Binder was a really cool class.Exactly. It is not malicious behavior that is most concerning. That's just the most obvious thing. The actual concern is people who...
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EzekielRaiden reacted to jmartkdr2's post in the thread D&D General The 3.5 Binder was a really cool class with Love.
(And @Alzrius) I may regret butting in here, but: It’s not the jerk dms we need to worry about. It’s the well-meaning dms who think...
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EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D General The 3.5 Binder was a really cool class.I mean in D&D 5e, I wouldn't put it past them. But sure, fine. Only 90% of the sheet. As if GMs have ever needed a reason for doing...
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EzekielRaiden reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
It reminds me of the man who ate three eggs, a pat of butter, a cup of shredded cheese and some mushrooms, in order, and then declared...