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FFrozenNorth reacted to THEMNGMNT's post in the thread D&D (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with
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I love 5E. But, I've had some version of this experience multiple times. Yes, save or suck spells are partly to blame. But what... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to UngainlyTitan's post in the thread D&D (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
I agree if the DM is unhappy it is an issue but, I have also found that the DM has too much information (expecially in D&D ) to have a...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to dave2008's post in the thread D&D (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
I don't think it was an issue of fairness, but what is fun. No one, PC or DM, likes to do nothing for a turn. That being said, this has...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
I have never understood the idea of wanting to start a arms race with the players.
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
I generally don't use "Rule Zero" as a tool to undermine the players or compensate for bad die rolls or -- if we are playing RAW with...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread D&D (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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FFrozenNorth reacted to monsmord's post in the thread TSR The Full & Glorious History of NuTSR with Like.
The Grand Master of that very lodge issued a statement regarding the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. It opens pretty strongly: "The...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Er...no? I am responding to an argument which paints things like "fail forward" as deeply, inherently problematic and wrong--often with...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Well, I think there is a general point here, which is that pacing matters to pretty much everyone. It's a subjective thing, so different...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I would say it’s more like how most movies handle it. You watch the character get into a car and pull away… then they cut to a scene of...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to AbdulAlhazred's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Right, I'm not really super critical of trad play. @Gilladian ran a couple of 5e campaigns for us that I would call 'pretty trad'...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
In my case, the same thing happened with the shift from AD&D to Rolemaster. It's not a coincidence - despite all their technical...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yes, I know. That posts says nothing about "allowing" or "stopping" anything. Correct. That's a statement about what I look for and...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to AbdulAlhazred's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Eh, I think my experience is that you don't need a ton of filler. Narrativist games also tend to be pretty strong on thematic coherence...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to AbdulAlhazred's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Eh, I agree with @pemerton here, 2, socially conformant game-facilitating play is extremely prevalent. Many of the old classic pitfalls...