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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread D&D 4E Rambling thoughts about D&D 4th Edition.Obviously, different classes have abilities and powers that exert some kind of control, or does extra damage, etc. These aren't... -
Jacob Lewis reacted to jgsugden's post in the thread Wizards of the Coast Says That China Tariffs Will Have Minimal Impact on D&D with
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And yet Canada provides 70 to 80% of the US softwood lumber. The US is incapable of producing enough lumber to meet our needs. If we... -
Jacob Lewis reacted to jgsugden's post in the thread Wizards of the Coast Says That China Tariffs Will Have Minimal Impact on D&D with
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There are a lot of people making dumb statements. They don't factor in the indirect costs, for example. Last I checked, they print... -
Jacob Lewis replied to the thread D&D 4E Rambling thoughts about D&D 4th Edition.Roles are expressed as ideas, interpretations of their expected behaviors and tactics. This is translated into game mechanics, which...
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Jacob Lewis reacted to Nightfly's post in the thread D&D (2024) WotC Announces April 22 Release For 2024 System Reference Documents with Like.
ORCUS is incredibly impressive, but it isn't a retroclone in the same sense that OSRIC is, because it had to rename and re-do...
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Jacob Lewis reacted to Art Waring's post in the thread D&D (2024) WotC Announces April 22 Release For 2024 System Reference Documents with Love.
Appreciate the update, but for those of us who have been following this closely, we have been waiting since Kyle Brink announced that...
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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread Psionics--the Poll!.Thematically speaking? If psionics has a distinct place in the setting that adds to the narrative of the game world, and not just...
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Jacob Lewis reacted to Nightfly's post in the thread D&D (2024) PC Gamer: It's clear Hasbro, the custodians of D&D, have no idea what to do with Baldur's Gate 3's success with Like.
I play and run a lot of games with strangers on Warhorn, Discord, etc. and more than once I've encountered players who are surprised...
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Jacob Lewis reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D (2024) PC Gamer: It's clear Hasbro, the custodians of D&D, have no idea what to do with Baldur's Gate 3's success with Like.
If we were comparing WotC launching a brand-new edition or alternate product (e.g. GW8e) to BG3, then sure, this reminder would be...
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Jacob Lewis reacted to KYRON45's post in the thread D&D (2024) PC Gamer: It's clear Hasbro, the custodians of D&D, have no idea what to do with Baldur's Gate 3's success with Like.
Don’t get me wrong; I want D&D to succeed. But I think we’re past needing WotC for that.
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Jacob Lewis reacted to SteveC's post in the thread D&D (2024) PC Gamer: It's clear Hasbro, the custodians of D&D, have no idea what to do with Baldur's Gate 3's success with Like.
I think this piece is pretty much spot on. WotC appeared to have a plan for the continued development of 5.5E after the books launched...
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Jacob Lewis reacted to Scribe's post in the thread D&D (2024) PC Gamer: It's clear Hasbro, the custodians of D&D, have no idea what to do with Baldur's Gate 3's success with Like.
I think the article says it pretty much perfectly.
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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread D&D 4E Rambling thoughts about D&D 4th Edition.Interesting. Maybe you could throw in a little XCOM2-style pressure? The kingdom is preparing for an orc invasion and can only make so...
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Jacob Lewis reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D 5E Rate Your 5E Rules Expertise with Like.
Publishing your own rules in no way means you've mastered the existing ones.
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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread D&D 4E What AI thinks about 4th Edition.Basically, yes. But it depends on a lot of things, like what model and which AI program are you using? There isn't just a single "AI"...