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I've always loved the phrase "Optimizing your fun." Minimizing the things that are not fun, and maximizing the things that are! -
James Gasik reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Snarf's Complete Two Weapon Fighting and Grappling Guide with
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Hello! My name is Troy McClure. You may remember me from such scintillating dives into the rules of AD&D as Item Saving Throws: How Evil... -
James Gasik reacted to Boldo's post in the thread RPG Evolution: What Do You Mean, "Run"? with Like.
Something important that is blamed on players despite being a mechanical failure is that several systems, most notably the d20 system...
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Not sure what this is about, but I have had thoughts on this for some time. I decided long ago that it is not worth my energy or effort...
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@overgeeked Your definition of "optimizer" from the previous thread is both ridiculous and insulting, frankly. You're straight-up...
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James Gasik reacted to SteveC's post in the thread D&D 4E What AI thinks about 4th Edition with Like.
I wouldn't have put it in quite the same way, but yeah. I think that the Saving Throw system for 5E is harsh. I would love to hear the...
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James Gasik reacted to Garthanos's post in the thread D&D 4E What AI thinks about 4th Edition with Like.
yeh 5e's broken arsed saving throw system where half of your saves get effectively progressively worse
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James Gasik reacted to Garthanos's post in the thread D&D 4E What AI thinks about 4th Edition with Like.
Roles in MMORPGs are just descendent of roles less explicitly described in D&D (Gygax for instance very much emphasized the fighter...
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James Gasik reacted to SteveC's post in the thread D&D 4E What AI thinks about 4th Edition with Like.
I think this is part of the knowledge that was lost after 4th edition. In 3X, there were big differences in saves, but you could at...
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James Gasik reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread D&D 4E What AI thinks about 4th Edition with Like.
Yup, good summary. Building on it a bit... 4E "Trained" for skills giving a flat +5 bonus is a pretty different concept from 5E...
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James Gasik reacted to Maialideth's post in the thread ToV Skill challenges from Tales of the Valiant with Like.
Sounds like a good call to skip it. If it feels tedious and you are close to ending the session, no one is going to be very creative...
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James Gasik replied to the thread ToV Skill challenges from Tales of the Valiant.I just ran Sea of Bones, which has a few "skill challenges" in it. The first happens in the midst of battle, which proved to be kind of...
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James Gasik replied to the thread RPG Evolution: Problems with the Staff.Not a staff, but in a Pathfinder 1e game, I played a character who wielded a lucerne hammer. We were in town, and the DM told us the...
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James Gasik reacted to talien's post in the thread RPG Evolution: Problems with the Staff with Like.
Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Fantasy narratives often imbue characters with powerful staffs, portraying them as tools of authority and...
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James Gasik reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread D&D General Rogue as Assassin and Rogue as Jack with Like.
The Assassin Concepts - Heroic expert in asymmetrical combat, with a mystical twist. Light esotericism with select ritual spells and...