Recent content by jayoungr

In isolation, it's not. But the fact that so many top people are leaving in such a short space of time seems like it might be significant. Of what, I don't know.

What "new direction" did she push D&D in?

You might think of it as not so much that she herself is tricky, but that her gifts may manifest or be used in tricky ways by those who look to her.

Rogues get extra sneak attack dice, which scales similarly to cantrips.

By "serious," do they mean in tone or in terms of commitment?

If it's not new, then novelty is not the issue. Is it so weird that some people might have a genuine preference for a different playstyle? (I personally have no particular stake in this discussion, as I feel pretty neutral on failing vs failing forward. I've played and enjoyed games of both...

Are you really claiming that AW is a more advanced, "high-level" game than 5E? Because that's what this analogy sounds like you're implying. If that is what you mean, then speaking as someone who has played both games extensively, I strongly disagree.

Yeah yeah, I'm being facetious. I know it's all deep and about relationships and the fleetingness of time and all that. But it does take place 80 years after an epic campaign and the main character is an elf mage who was in the original party.

An anime that can best be summed up by this bit of imaginary dialogue: "Hey guys, I'm thinking of running a sequel to that epic campaign where you defeated the Dark Lord. This would be set about 80 years later." "Cool! Can I play my elf wizard again?"

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Seems like these days, death threats are tossed out for everything. You sneeze wrong on YouTube and somebody sends you a death threat. For better or worse (hint: it's worse), that's the world we live in.

No wonder my friend was so upset, then. Not only was her favorite character permanently gone, but the game told her he never actually existed in the first place. Ouch.

That may affect the "whether it counts as a death or not" question, but it does mean you've functionally got a new character each time.

I've always felt that Robin Hood was at least a part of the Ranger archetype, especially the bowmanship.

The one from season 2 involves resurrection of the body but not the character as previously known, from what I understand. Which is the big reason my friend was still upset even after the campaign ended.