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WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book.
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That's not how it works. It doesn't matter how good the story is if the mechanics make it not fun to play. Just look at 3.5, mechanics...
Nov 5, 2025
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WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book.
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The Cult of the Dragon is a dragon cult based on at least one massive lie where leadership depends on the ability to inspire awe and...
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Oh, nah. For me it's about changing some spells and cutting others. It's not "Tradition is Bad!" it's "Tradition can occasionally lead...
Nov 5, 2025
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He's correct about the end result (Legendary Resistance is a cheap trick shoved in to deal with design faults), and the initial impetus...
Nov 5, 2025
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I reckon it's like racing. There's definitely a lot of skill involved, both on the part of the drivers and the pit crews. But if you...
Nov 5, 2025
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The spell list -really- needs to have a lot of the tradition cut out of it... but. I don't think control spells are the real issue...
Nov 5, 2025
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Pathfinder 2e's spell degrees of success/failure handle these spells interestingly- if a creature succeeds vs the Paralyze spell (their...
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The thing is, competitive play sucks now. It’s a coin flip, followed by two people playing solitaire, where the person who won the flip...
Nov 5, 2025
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I mean… yes, that is true, and anyone vaguely engaged in charop circles knows it. This reasoning for it, though, is frankly nonsense. I...
Nov 5, 2025
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I mean, I'm not sure he's wrong at all.
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We'll see if his hot take stands up to a few rounds of Suggestion and Modify Memory.
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Circle Casting is gonna break a lot of games
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Not to overgeneralize, but I've seen that older gamers (like us) are used to houseruling and ignoring rules because AD&D was such a...
Nov 4, 2025
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I wont say exclusively, but you need some people looking out for broken stuff and poorly worded rules. A white hat munchkin if you will...
Nov 4, 2025
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Absolutely not. Testing and Project management is my actual day job. I also happen to be a game designer. There are generally two types...
Nov 4, 2025
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Just like silvery barbs was ignored and forgotten in a month or two?
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