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jmartkdr2 reacted to payn's post in the thread D&D (2024) Anyone else dislike the "keyword" style language of 5.24? with
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jmartkdr2 reacted to Sword of Spirit's post in the thread D&D General Limiting Utility Cantrips with Like.
The way I deal with unwanted world consequences like mending making mundane labor obsolete, is to say that "at-will" casting is a...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to aco175's post in the thread D&D (2024) What Licensed IP Do You Want For 5E? with Like.
I could see a Star Wars (SW) or even a Pirates of the Caribbean now that they have introduced more with the musket and pistol. I might...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to rhythmsoundmotion's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
There will always be someone who reviews a new edition of a game as okay, except for some of the changes which were in their eyes a...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to Wofano Wotanto's post in the thread D&D General Which edition handled alignment best? with Like.
I had a dream last night about an imaginary edition of D&D that mashed up its alignment rules with Gamma World's radiation resistance...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to el-remmen's post in the thread D&D General Which edition handled alignment best? with Like.
I think the degree to which alignment has a mechanical aspect should depend on the setting not the generic edition ruleset. I happen to...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to BrokenTwin's post in the thread D&D General Which edition handled alignment best? with Like.
I've never really liked Alignment as a morality tool, but I did appreciate how 4E handed it, with the vast majority of people explicitly...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to GrimCo's post in the thread D&D General Which edition handled alignment best? with Like.
This is big one, DM's interpretation vs players interpretation of what is too far or how many times is too many times. Pair it with...
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jmartkdr2 replied to the thread D&D General Which edition handled alignment best?.I voted 5e because in most games it's got the 'best' alignment system by being the easiest to ignore. But one can run an interesting...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread D&D General Which edition handled alignment best? with Like.
I think alignment is nonsense so I chose 5e because it makes it optional and pretty much ignores it. The alignment system is the coccyx...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to payn's post in the thread D&D General Which edition handled alignment best? with Like.
I think best is a nebulous question and answer proposition. I went with 3E, despite thinking it has some bad flaws in alignment. Namely...
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jmartkdr2 replied to the thread D&D General Limiting Utility Cantrips.I don’t think most impulses to limit cantrips are really about balance. It’s just that some people don’t like it when magic is casual...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread D&D General Limiting Utility Cantrips with Like.
The post I replied to was literally saying "I wouldn't let mage hand disarm traps or pick locks unless the player had a good reason to...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to Sorinth's post in the thread D&D (2024) Non-Human Party - Campaign help! with Like.
By suggestion would be a human kingdom has decided to drain the wetlands and convert it to farmland. However this awakens a powerful...
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I haven't found mage hand to be that big a deal. As far as using it for traps, it doesn't seem a whole lot different from the old 10'...