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JJefe Bergenstein reacted to Basic Expert's post in the thread D&D General Dumb Idea: Hit Points As Ablative Plot Armor That Doesn't Regenerate with
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If you change it to more of a hit point pool/quest model, now you're moving back into 70s-era D&D territory, where in-dungeon resting... -
JJefe Bergenstein replied to the thread D&D General Dumb Idea: Hit Points As Ablative Plot Armor That Doesn't Regenerate.Not that poster but the loss of healing, punitive nature of melee vs ranged (which is favored enough), punishing martial characters who...
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JJefe Bergenstein reacted to Seramus's post in the thread D&D General Dumb Idea: Hit Points As Ablative Plot Armor That Doesn't Regenerate with Like.
The nature of a Tank is to take hits, and not necessarily be so invincible that enemies simply ignore them. This does very strange...
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JJefe Bergenstein reacted to CleverNickName's post in the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right with Like.
Several years ago, when 5E was brand-new, I created a new magic item. It was a longsword whose blade had been forged from strange blue...
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JJefe Bergenstein replied to the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right.I suspect you're going to be bored with this in about two fights, once they have the order of operations down. If you don't like 5E...
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JJefe Bergenstein replied to the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right.I have a feeling that variety you crave by enforcing weapon swaps is going to be played out by the third battle and you'll just be...
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JJefe Bergenstein replied to the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right.If a master swordsman breaks their blade 3 times as often as a novice, that ain't V-tude.
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JJefe Bergenstein reacted to Eubani's post in the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right with Like.
I Ah verisimilitude, when you get tired beating martials with realism use verisimilitude as the excuse. Its funny how casters always...
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JJefe Bergenstein reacted to BookTenTiger's post in the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right with Like.
I say turn it from a punishment into a reward. When a character rolls a 1 on a Weapon Attack or Spell Attack, they can choose to break...
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JJefe Bergenstein reacted to Eubani's post in the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right with Like.
Are you a card carrying member of the Spellcasters Supremacy Society? There is already a wide enough gap between casters and martials...
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JJefe Bergenstein reacted to Reef's post in the thread D&D General Who is this made for (Not Beginners) - the New D&D Starter Set with Like.
It’s not that your experiences and opinions aren’t valid. It’s just that when a new book comes out from WOTC, your opinion is...
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JJefe Bergenstein reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D General Who is this made for (Not Beginners) - the New D&D Starter Set with Like.
Moving to an actual piece of bad visual design: it's a little awkward that the rules for concentration ask you to cover them with the...
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JJefe Bergenstein reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General Who is this made for (Not Beginners) - the New D&D Starter Set with Like.
I mean, the trailer is all about sharing the game with your kids.
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JJefe Bergenstein reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General Who is this made for (Not Beginners) - the New D&D Starter Set with Like.
The trouble with ignore is that sometimes people have something interesting to say (or just something I agree with).
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JJefe Bergenstein replied to the thread D&D General Who is this made for (Not Beginners) - the New D&D Starter Set.My experience differs.