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James Gasik
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I think you're thinking of this...
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Wouldn't that depend on the deity. They aren't all the same are they?
Sep 15, 2025
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There's a deity in 2e's Legends & Lore whose priests are granted the power to cast Commune once each day. I rather doubt that they'd be...
Sep 15, 2025
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well then either get fighters their magic items back (as opposed to relegating them to an optional part of the game) or adapt some of...
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and then they'll go back to adnd where a fighter can shrug off an adult red's breath attack before proceeding to solo it in a fight like...
Sep 15, 2025
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Specific subset, ie, the people who want to be "Everyman Fighters". I can't speak to martial players in general because the only real...
Sep 14, 2025
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Weapon Masteries come to mind. I have heard people say they are unneeded, slow down or complicate play, or are unnecessary power creep.
Sep 14, 2025
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The kind of people I'm talking about do not want any superhuman abilities on their Fighter at all. All stop. No jumping 30' into the...
Sep 14, 2025
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Perhaps we should take a minute and look at the modern Commune, then? Commune Level 5 Divination (Cleric) Casting Time: 1 minute or...
Sep 14, 2025
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I think that depends on the God. A Trickster deity might be highly amused by watching their servant exploit the system!
Sep 14, 2025
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I've found it's often less about what makes sense or would be balanced, and more to do with some people really wanting to play a mostly...
Sep 14, 2025
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This argument never makes sense to me. A non caster fighter exists in the same world as the casters. By a certain level has seen what...
Sep 14, 2025
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So I've talked a few times about what I'd want in a 6e game. Often enough that at 3am this morning I was plagued with thoughts of game...
Sep 13, 2025
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When the alignment system came about the games were just moving from wargame to roleplaying game and what that meant was still a little...
Sep 13, 2025
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They don't have to predict the future. They can know which card is on top, which is second, third, etc.
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