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I had not thought of that! Next time...
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I’m currently playing a Druid/Barbarian (path of the beast). My character tries to control his temper for the most part, only going into...
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I was going to try and respond to specific parts of the OP, but I kind of have the reverse situation. I don't know what playing old D&D...
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Those kinds of powers did exist in older versions of the game. They just didn’t exist for Fighters, and might or might not have existed...
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Obligatory comment about how we are in a golden age of old school gaming, with tons of systems, settings and so. many. adventures.
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I get that. Lots of choices.
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It's all good. Different doesn't mean worse, or bad. It's just... different.
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This probably isn’t what you want to hear, but… the things you dislike about it are exactly what make it so popular. Most people who...
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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...
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I think with as many games, getting the right group who is positively invested makes a huge difference in attitude. Bad attitudes often...
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5E (I'm not quite sure about 5.5) had a lot of encouraging to come up with your own description of how a certain ability worked or...
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I am actually finding much to consider in the thoughts of those who love this version of the game. So, I guess it's just regular...
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Also, if you think 5E has too many options/choices, you can always stick to just the original PHB. (And, did you ever try 3.X?? It has...
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Understandable. Spellcasters have I win button in older D&D. One way of dealing with that is I win buttons for everyone. 5.5 is full...
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I've always gravitated towards rogues and skillmonkeys. And I have many complaints with 5e, but on the whole I find it fits my style of...
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