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    D&D 5E (2024) The Undead Army Necromancer is not Designable

    I went back and re-read the OP and there isn't any mention of profit making in the post. It's a call to simplify and shorten the length of a necromancers combat turns. A complex 25 skeleton wielding high level necromancer isn't undoable....it just might be incompatible with the direction that...
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    D&D 5E (2024) The Undead Army Necromancer is not Designable

    There are so many things that players choose not to do because they might disrupt the flow of the game. I don't see it as being a massively different expectation.
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    D&D 5E (2024) The Undead Army Necromancer is not Designable

    NOTE: I've long since given up on 5e being a system that is simulationist enough for my tastes. This post is just about what I'd like to see that would fit within its rules framework I'm all for individual undead, not swarms or spirits or area affects. Here at my concessions ... 1. It...
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    D&D 5E (2024) You're not planning on getting 2024 D&D? Why is that?

    Thanks! I have a whole shelf of 3rd party books. Monsters for days! But the OP is "Why aren't you buying 2024" and my answer would be there is no indication that they are going to support their product with content I find valuable. 3rd parties help....but that's also giving credit where it...
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    D&D 5E (2024) You're not planning on getting 2024 D&D? Why is that?

    I own it. It's fine at making 5e just a shade more complex and with a few more moving parts but it involves replacing the chassis you are playing on to accommodate the additional bits. I just want more base classes, spells, magic items, monsters, etc. All the content I can plug into my...
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    D&D 5E (2024) You're not planning on getting 2024 D&D? Why is that?

    I don't think people really care to hear my tale ..but I'm one of their kong time customers and I think it's worth telling. I immediately loved 5e. I thought it was the best combination of ease of play versus crunch....when it came out. Over time I her dissatisfied with the lack of additional...
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    AD&D 2E Infinite Elf Generator/Xp mill

    Im the 2e necromancer splatbook it mentions that they would gain 1xp for digging a grave. Presumably they are allowed to use tools to do this...so that should apply to a shovel or a skeleton they control wielding a shovel. Insert massive field of animated skeletons repeatedly digging graves...
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    D&D 5E (2014) [+] What can D&D 5E learn from board games?

    With respect ....using Monopoly and what it offers as an example of what boardgames in general have to offer ...you might not be very familiar with modern boardgaming. How about we start by making combats in 5e actually interesting from a gamist standpoint? When my DnD character learns a new...
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    How I'd fix Star Wars

    If he was able to do something only because of the presence of the force....and he would not have been able to do it without the presence of the force .. he used the force. Like when I swim I use the water.
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    How I'd fix Star Wars

    Yea, no. I know how WW2 ended but that doesn't mean you can't tell a good WW2 story.
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    D&D 5E (2014) When Did 5E Peak Quality Wise?

    The second definition of Quality on Mirriam-Webster is "degree of excellence". This definition incorporates objective traits like book bindings, paper stock, and proofreading. It also incorporates subjective traits such as appealing art, interesting story, and engaging mechanics. If one were...
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    D&D 5E (2014) When Did 5E Peak Quality Wise?

    My actual answer to the OP is that 5e peaked just before they announced "No psion class because learning things is hard". That limited WotCs creative range for everything that came after.
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    D&D 5E (2014) When Did 5E Peak Quality Wise?

    A straight line peaked when it started.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Rest Variants (DMG pg. 267)

    I've never heard a good explanation on how casters only getting spells back once a week doesn't paralyze the pace of the game.
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