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I'm A Banana replied to the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+].Big 3 Likes: Actually thinking about game design. D&D was designed by vibes for a long time before anyone thought about the impact... -
I'm A Banana reacted to Lazybones's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with
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I like that player characters are more durable; I don't miss the one-hit-and-you're-dead style from the early editions, and the various... -
I'm A Banana replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes.I liked a lot of 13th Age's ideas. Some felt a little too "immersion breaking" for me, since I am pretty strong Actor Stance in my D&D...
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I'm A Banana reacted to Blue's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
Bit of a late reply, but this is exactly what happened. Before 5e came out, the lead designer of 4e (Rob Heinsoo) and a lead designer...
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I'm A Banana reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General 2014 vs 2024: Monster HP and Resistances with Like.
But, see, all of this? These are observations the average player isn’t going to pick up on. The fact that you can identify which saves...
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I'm A Banana reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General 2014 vs 2024: Monster HP and Resistances with Like.
They account for defenses. It’s just that they have to make some baseline assumptions, and the assumptions they make tend to try to...
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I'm A Banana reacted to tomedunn's post in the thread D&D General 2014 vs 2024: Monster HP and Resistances with Like.
Figured I would chime in because I looked at this with my dataset a while back. Comparing 2024 monster HP with their 2024 counterparts...
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I'm A Banana reacted to Sword of Spirit's post in the thread D&D General 2014 vs 2024: Monster HP and Resistances with Like.
Sigh. There is a formula because the instructions they give to their business partners instruct them to use it to determine a monster's...
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I'm A Banana replied to the thread D&D General Fixing the Offense Tunnel Vision problem.I have seen: Dodge action Disengage action Using actions to use potions (2014 rules) Using actions to cast healing spells PC's...
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I'm A Banana replied to the thread D&D General Fixing the Offense Tunnel Vision problem.The biggest impact at my table has been in hitting PC's so hard that if they DON'T choose to spend some resources on defense, they WILL...
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I'm A Banana replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Unconfirmed Dark Sun World Book.The conflict is mostly for WotC's designers: do you include the moral conflict angle in your new version of Dark Sun or not? Core D&D...
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I'm A Banana replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Unconfirmed Dark Sun World Book.These two things are in tension with each other. If Dark Sun is really about embodying a heroic character who doesn't do the Clearly...
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I'm A Banana replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Unconfirmed Dark Sun World Book.Bogeyman. The Fun Police aren't coming for your game, and this doesn't change the fact that WotC's design choices do set expectations...
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I'm A Banana reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Unconfirmed Dark Sun World Book with Like.
I think defiling should be a PC option. But not as a separate class, rather as an option for any arcane caster while they’re casting...
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I'm A Banana replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Unconfirmed Dark Sun World Book.My copy says this: If that logic extends to Dark Sun, it would be consistent if they just excluded defilers and slave-built Bastions...