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James Gasik replied to the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e?.Sure, but then what happens with multiple bonuses or penalties? And do you use this "dice doubling" for small, situational modifiers... -
James Gasik reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with
Wow.
Someone should just replace bonuses and minuses with rolling twice and taking the best result when you've got more bonus effects than... -
James Gasik reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with
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I do this, when it seems to make sense, but there's no real way to hard-code much of it as every situation is different and it might not... -
James Gasik replied to the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e?.I had a DM who often imposed "situational modifiers" in 1e/2e games for things like "you're using a sword in kobold tunnels, -2 to hit"...
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James Gasik replied to the thread D&D General Hit Points are a great mechanic.Both games were really ahead of their time in a lot of ways. I really loved Earthdawn, and wished I could have played more of it, but...
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James Gasik reacted to Libertad's post in the thread D&D 3.x [Let's Read] The Frank & K Tomes with Like.
Chapter 13: Adventuring This chapter is quite fluff-heavy, primarily covering dungeons, fantasy ecologies, and adventure ideas and...
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James Gasik reacted to Libertad's post in the thread D&D 3.x [Let's Read] The Frank & K Tomes with Like.
Chapter 12: Magic Image is Wizard's Duel by Phill-Art A relatively short chapter, Magic is composed of both new rules and general...
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James Gasik reacted to Libertad's post in the thread D&D 3.x [Let's Read] The Frank & K Tomes with Like.
Chapter 9: Combat Basics Image is the Duel by Shen Fei This post is going to be a three-parter on account that these chapters cover a...
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James Gasik reacted to Libertad's post in the thread D&D 3.x [Let's Read] The Frank & K Tomes with Like.
Chapter 8: Money and Equipment Image taken from the Wanderer’s Guide to Merchants and Magic Besides being heavily into dark magic...
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James Gasik reacted to Libertad's post in the thread D&D 3.x [Let's Read] The Frank & K Tomes with Like.
Chapter 7: Prestige Classes Image is the Knights of Solamnia from 3.5 Dragonlance Campaign Setting The next-longest chapter in the...
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James Gasik reacted to Libertad's post in the thread D&D 3.x [Let's Read] The Frank & K Tomes with Like.
Chapter 6: Feats Link’s Spin Attack colored by Creamy423 Third Edition introduced the concept of Feats, representing special abilities...
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James Gasik reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I mean, is it "WotC's direction", or is it that 5E has simply run its course? Or some combination thereof? Or is there even no...
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James Gasik reacted to Mephista's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced? with Like.
At some point, we need to set a baseline. Now, no ability generation is going to be balanced. This isn't point buy's faults, but the...
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James Gasik reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with
Sad.
Yes. Yes I do expect that. Because I saw it. For years. People straight up telling me that I was a fool to argue that PHB dragonborn... -
James Gasik reacted to Mephista's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I remember when the paladin shifted from a mundane horse mount in 3e to a summoned beast in 3.5. The mundane concerns of caring for an...