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James Gasik reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with
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James Gasik replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game).I don't know why I said 2024 when I meant 2014, oops. The 2024 version is this, apologies: Mind Blast (Recharge 5–6). Intelligence...
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James Gasik reacted to Seramus's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with
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I find D&D far better at generating stories than generating fair and balanced encounters. Some of the most memorable moments in the game... -
James Gasik reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Wow.
It's so freaking slow. And not easy to grasp. Here are the steps in order: Determine if a side is surprised. Determine distance...
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James Gasik reacted to fuindordm's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
Being more lenient with thieves comes with age... I was harsher when I was young and my friends would try to convince me that their...
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James Gasik reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
Makes sense. As Max and Sacrosanct illustrated, a fair number of DMs ruled more harshly, which strikes me as pretty brutal given how...
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James Gasik reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with
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Which is funny, because every game of 1e and 2e I ever played, the DM always set the trap off on a failure. One of those things where no... -
James Gasik reacted to billd91's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
After Take 10 debuted in 3e, one of my players cottoned on to the possibilities of speeding play with it while finding traps. As they...
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James Gasik reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with
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Judging by the letters section of Dragon magazine, I can only imagine what an internet forum would look like if it existed back in the... -
James Gasik reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
So basically, it comes down to how 1e rules were written so poorly* that everyone had their own house rules and/or ignored rules to make...
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James Gasik reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Wow.
Yeah, Climb Walls seems at first glance to be the one thing they're actually competent at, but once you look at the full rules in the...
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James Gasik reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
Some folks really like playing on hard mode. Your Mileage May Vary as always. :) Individual tastes always vary. Though whether...
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James Gasik reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Sad.
I think this is highly variable from table to table. Given the DMG example of such a pool, and the one from B1, it's highly likely that...
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James Gasik reacted to billd91's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Haha.
"But my clone is different."
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James Gasik reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with
Love.
You won't get hate from me. After all, this is hanging on my wall ;) That being said, while I like Elmore and Easley, I much prefer...