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jmartkdr2 reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode with
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This whole presentation perfectly encapsulates why I dislike the CaW/CaS concept. I just want that noted at the outset. I just about... -
In one of the games that my group ran, we did 2d10 for skill checks while also using the alternate proficiency dice rule (instead of a...
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I ran 5e for about 5 years straight using 2d10 for Ability Checks (combat was still d20 to maintain the randomness) and I thought it...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to GobHag's post in the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode with Like.
The defining advice for War is to play at the world, for Combat it's the Challenge Rating, for Theatrical it's to shoot the monk
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jmartkdr2 reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How useful/interesting is something like this? with Like.
There were quite a few votes for 'what is this'. So maybe it's a good time to elaborate a bit on what it is. Currently I pick some...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to Aldarc's post in the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode with Like.
Yes, but I would also naturally like to think so as the OP of this thread. I'm not sure if they are concerned with mechanics so much as...
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jmartkdr2 replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) How useful/interesting is something like this?.I'm not sure this captures the way damage plays out well - rogues having big spike damage despite having low-ish average damage is...
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jmartkdr2 replied to the thread D&D General What is your favorite Fighting Style in 5e?.Depends on the class: For fighters, Superior Technique - more toys to play with. Even good with the Battlemaster subclass (although you...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to Steady Vane's post in the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode with Like.
While seemingly about combat, each descriptor more describes what the relationship between combat and the rest of the game rules is. Or...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to Benjamin Olson's post in the thread D&D General How elder scroll does species with Like.
While in principle I think it would make a lot of sense for different human cultures (which in a traditional historic or fantasy world...
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jmartkdr2 replied to the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode.I think one can argue that5e, at least, doesn't really push you toward any of CaW, CaS, or CaT - other editions certainly did, but 5e...
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jmartkdr2 replied to the thread D&D General Reincarnate is and has always been, weird..That's very true of older editions, but I think the newer versions are a lot more forgiving - ie you wouldn't re-roll stats and very...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D General How elder scroll does species with Like.
+/- to ability scores is probably the worst way to go for a cultural/sub-species these days, it would spark too much argument. If...
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jmartkdr2 replied to the thread D&D General How elder scroll does species.In addition to any implications, there's also the fact that TES takes place in a single, well-defined setting. DnD is meant to work in...
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jmartkdr2 reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General How do you do smart chaotic evil? with Like.
To my own definition: Evil: a willing capacity to harm or take away from others to benefit yourself, your goal and your desires...