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James Gasik reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with
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It exposed to me a whole bunch of issues I was only vaguely aware of. The disparity between good and bad save tracks. Disjunction as a... -
James Gasik reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with
Sad.
In the final game of one of my DMs epic years long campaign, we fought the lich who was behind most of the campaigns machination. We... -
James Gasik reacted to FitzTheRuke's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Changes to the Command spell and its use at the table. with Like.
I've found that generally my players avoid any spell that feels like a total waste when I roll high enough to make the save. Somehow, my...
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James Gasik reacted to tetrasodium's post in the thread D&D General Has Tiny Hut actually affected your game? Or has it otherwise mattered? with
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I've seen a lot of bards take it and more than one wizard player literally nope out of playing to walk next door for a hotnready pizza... -
James Gasik replied to the thread D&D General Has Tiny Hut actually affected your game? Or has it otherwise mattered?.Most problematic spells that have been with the game for a long time seem follow this particular trend that they only become problematic...
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James Gasik reacted to dave2008's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
I agree! Unfortunately the rest of your post is too long and since I am at work I don't have time to read it - sorry! Maybe latter.
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James Gasik replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.That's fine, I tend to ramble on, I'm sure most people have that response!
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James Gasik replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition."Fun" is subjective though. There is a certain class of player who enjoys finding exploits and, well, exploiting them. Out of morbid...
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James Gasik reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Earliest attribution (in the usual slightly different form) seems to be Soren Johnson, a different designer working on Civilization. Sid...
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James Gasik reacted to Horwath's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with
Haha.
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James Gasik reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
So this is sort of true, but the phrasing puts the blame on the players whereas I don't think it is their fault. What is going on is...
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James Gasik reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Wanted to come back to this. 4e did not "strip them out for the most part". A lot of the things folks want are in there. They've just...
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James Gasik replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.Maximillian's Earthen Grasp, perhaps?
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James Gasik reacted to jayoungr's post in the thread D&D General Has Tiny Hut actually affected your game? Or has it otherwise mattered? with Wow.
The most recent one was in a supplemental side aventure to Descent into Avernus called Encounters in Avernus:
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James Gasik replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.I know, but he was talking specifically about 5e Monks. So my proposed fix only works for 2024.