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And? that is a good design? here is a crappy 3rd level feature, but hey, we added a feat tax for you at 4th level so you can give...
Oct 30, 2025
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Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition
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one other solution, yes again from 4E, reliable keyword for spell. if spell is save or suck, with no effect on successful save, that...
Oct 30, 2025
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why saves? one thing that I found very fun in 4E was, I ATTACK you with fireball, not waiting for DM to roll 11 saves.
Oct 30, 2025
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And switch to defenses which spells attack, rather than saving throws that targets must roll. Not only is it simpler and easier to...
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This, one of the good ideas of 4E. EVERYTHING is attack. and for defenses to be good: AC: 10+dex+armor(or other ability) fort...
Oct 30, 2025
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any rate of failure is bad. casters feel bad when their precious spell slots do absolutely nothing after target makes their save...
Oct 30, 2025
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or, remove ability scores from saves. all saves get proficiency bonus, proficiency gets 2×bonus, all classes gain 3 proficiencies
Oct 30, 2025
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this also, non proficient saves should get +1 at levels 5,11 and 17 that would resolve some issues.
Oct 30, 2025
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Its a consequence of crap saves combined with buckets of hp.
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why? if sorcerer wants to burn all class resources on dealing damage, he should do maybe twice that a fighter can do. d10 vs d6 HD heavy...
Oct 30, 2025
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Melissa shows how badly LTH misses the mark on wind protection
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that is absolute truth, HOWEVER; steel does become soft at around 600°C, losing about 50% of it's strength. "Alchemist fire can...
Oct 30, 2025
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there should be more focus on spells that hinder actions or make them more difficult than just removing some one from combat. it should...
Oct 30, 2025
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Has Tiny Hut actually affected your game? Or has it otherwise mattered?
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never was an issue. It's for avoiding stupid enemies and boring fights during rest. smarter opponents have ways to defeat the spell if...
Oct 30, 2025
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pilling on a bad design decision does not make original decision any better. only thing that can make any ranger subclass good is...
Oct 30, 2025
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well, maybe if damage spells did actually decent damage, people would use CC spell less often...
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