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jmartkdr2 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General What's your view on a pirate-driven campaign? with
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Heh. Just to echo a few of the problems I've had with this sort of campaign: 1. The players will NOT be willing to help you here... -
jmartkdr2 reacted to aco175's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) [+] What does a non-spellcaster Psion need/look like? with Like.
I view them as just another type of magic, since it creates an effect from about nothing. If is cannot be dispelled I fear that things...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) [+] What does a non-spellcaster Psion need/look like? with Like.
This has always been an issue of psionics being shunted off to the "optional" side of D&D. D&D wants to have Psionic effects (telepathy...
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jmartkdr2 replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) [+] What does a non-spellcaster Psion need/look like?.For me at least, what makes spellcasting “casting a spell” is the components: the magic words, specific hand and finger movements, the...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to TheAlkaizer's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Modern is a definition that has to evolve. What we think of modern now is different than what we thought as modern. I know that...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to Tonguez's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Yeah I tend to agree that modern tends to refer to mechanics that allow for abstraction rather than task focus. Narrative approaches...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions? with Like.
I switched to potions as a bonus action in the midst of the 5e.2014 campaign I was running in order to get players to use their...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions? with Like.
My experience was that as character levels increased, the importance of using a potion or healing during combat fell far, far behind...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to CleverNickName's post in the thread D&D General Edition Experience - Updated Survey Results (Updated October 2025) with
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jmartkdr2 replied to the thread D&D General What's your view on a pirate-driven campaign?.One thing I haven’t figured out how to do is make certain kinds of ship-to-ship combat engaging for everyone. If the pc’s ship is in a...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to aco175's post in the thread D&D General What's your view on a pirate-driven campaign? with Like.
I always found the problem was the ship. At low levels are the PCs the main people on the ship or are they just crew. If they are...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General What's your view on a pirate-driven campaign? with Like.
Aargh, pirates are a scurvy lot of no-good scum who deserve to walk the plank or hang from the yardarm! ;) A true pirate is going to be...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to Christian Hoffer's post in the thread The Legend of Vox Machina: Wayne Brady Cast as Taryon Darrington with Like.
A new member of Vox Machina has received some surprising casting. Today at New York Comic-Con, Critical Role announced that Wayne Brady...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to Alas's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) [+] What does a non-spellcaster Psion need/look like? with Like.
I really, really liked the 3.5e "psionic focus" mechanic. The psionic character establishes their focus to acquire a persistent benefit...