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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.You’re right that earlier editions didn’t depend on the “adventuring day” model in the same way—attrition existed naturally through... -
Jacob Lewis reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with
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Ehh, you might think so, but the people that hated 4e are a much smaller portion of 5e’s audience than people who never even played 4e... -
Jacob Lewis reacted to DEFCON 1's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
This thread is a perfect example of why having the board game take precedence over the narrative is the wrong way to go for a lot...
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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.It’s interesting how this thread continues unfolding, because the variety of responses almost is the point. Every take here represents a...
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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.You’re right—D&D’s flexibility wasn’t accidental. It was a deliberate choice to stay ambiguously neutral, refusing to pick a lane so it...
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Jacob Lewis reacted to payn's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Really its because D&D has to accommodate so many playstyles it cant pick a lane. When it does, things tend to get incendiary one way or...
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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.There are many reasons why the “adventuring day” remains one of the most problematic concepts in D&D, and most of them trace back to D&D...
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Jacob Lewis reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General Edition Experience - Updated Survey Results (Updated October 2025) with Like.
I gotta admit it utterly baffles me. I mean, good grief, 4e's been dead and buried for over ten years now. Who cares? I LIKE 4e and I...
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Jacob Lewis reacted to CleverNickName's post in the thread D&D General Edition Experience - Updated Survey Results (Updated October 2025) with Like.
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Jacob Lewis reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Help me Houserule 5e Equipment & Items with Like.
Aurora's Whole Realms Catalog really seems like something to draw on here. It's like an old Sears & Roebuck catalog that not only...
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Jacob Lewis reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign? with Like.
Which, now I think on it, makes me wonder why the OP framed the question around a 60-session span (or any limited-number span) rather...
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Jacob Lewis reacted to Aldarc's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I am trying to parse this statement from Daggerheart in the context of the game. What does this mean for Daggerheart? How do these...
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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign?.That’s a fair point, and I agree—there are definitely cases where planning a campaign around a defined time frame makes sense. I’ve seen...
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Jacob Lewis reacted to GuardianLurker's post in the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign? with Like.
@Jacob Lewis You put it much better than I did. Thank you. I will also expand that a more common problem is how a system handles...
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Jacob Lewis replied to the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign?.What stands out to me about this question isn’t the choice of system, but the way it’s framed. The stipulations remove every real-world...