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    D&D General Has Tiny Hut actually affected your game? Or has it otherwise mattered?

    I'm still not sure what stops the party from going "oh look, we are being attacked", fight the monsters, and then recast Tiny Hut and go back to resting after the encounter. If the answer is "there's too many enemies", ie, overwhelming force, then nothing was going to save them. I keep getting...
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    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 when they become easier to cast. Light was once a 1st-level spell. Rarely used. Goodberry has been a Druid spell for decades, but it always had this...
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    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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    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 curiosity, I've watched YouTube videos about the video game speed running community, and the way they "play" games is a combination of ridiculous skill and doing...
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    D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition

    Maximillian's Earthen Grasp, perhaps?
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    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.
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    D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition

    Oh yeah, they can use Stunning Fist multiple times a turn, can't they? Figures you can't give martials good things.
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    D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition

    I had an idea. What if using Legendary Resistance to save against a limited-use effect (like a spell) doesn't cause you to lose a use of the effect?
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    D&D General Has Tiny Hut actually affected your game? Or has it otherwise mattered?

    That's why you always also use Alarm to ward any possible approaches to your resting spot!
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    D&D General Has Tiny Hut actually affected your game? Or has it otherwise mattered?

    Uh, ok. Go through the Monster Manual again. Note how many monsters are presented with spellcasting. Let me reiterate the point I am making. Imagine this mysterious creature, the Novice DM. He's got the core books, he's ready to start running adventures for his friends! The books tell him...
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    D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition

    Ninja'd, I was right in the middle of cropping this:
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    D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition

    I recall a time when an alternate system (Psionics) was found in the AD&D core books. I don't see why an alternative would "have no place" in the core books.
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    D&D General Has Tiny Hut actually affected your game? Or has it otherwise mattered?

    Well, except that the caster has to stay inside the hut or the spell ends.
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