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Kkigmatzomat replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards..Being a but pedantic, but 5e was an increase in complexity... from 4e. 5e didnt swing as far back as 3e's very granular crunch. As a...
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Kkigmatzomat replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards..As the DM in 2 of the 3 campaigns that went 1-20something, I disagree. I had a blast both times. I relished my players freaking when I...
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Kkigmatzomat reacted to J-H's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with
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I think part of the "problem" here is the trouble people have keeping track of their spells. That's not a "the spells are bad" problem... -
Kkigmatzomat replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards..As apparently the only person on earth who has had a campaign go 1st to 20 (or higher) in 2e*, 3e, and 5e, I pity the rest of you who do...
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Kkigmatzomat reacted to HatWearingFool's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
I think D&D spell style makes it hard to cut down on the number of spells without significantly changing the feel of magic. It's a...
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Kkigmatzomat replied to the thread D&D General Adventurers a distasteful necessity.The "roman soldier who bought a farm" story, which is not "a tale as old as time" but is around 2,000 years old. I agree, some of the...
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Kkigmatzomat reacted to aco175's post in the thread D&D General Adventurers a distasteful necessity with Like.
I might allow the peasants to love the PCs and the nobles to not like them after they saved the town from whatever. The locals want the...
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Kkigmatzomat replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Tools for Running Larger Battles Efficiently.A fairly simple way to handle large forces is to reduce the units to a single CR and have those face off. Ie 10x goblin warriors is...
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Kkigmatzomat replied to the thread D&D General One innovation per edition.As a forever DM here's my takes BECMI - yay, rules for my toys! AD&D 1e- rules for social interactions (honorable mention: splitting...
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Kkigmatzomat replied to the thread Resource Management, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying About Rations and Love Mana.Note that the OP was also in the context of wargame-style rpgs. The term "campaign" is a vestigial sign of most fantasy rpg's wargame...
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Kkigmatzomat reacted to BlackSeed_Vash's post in the thread D&D General I Just Want To Teleport and Stab Things with Like.
Maybe check out the 2024 Archfey Warlock In addition you get to add a rider effect whenever you cast Misty Step. At 6th level you can...
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Kkigmatzomat replied to the thread When and where did you learn about Greek/roman and others mythology?.US - probably 4th grade in an extracurricular program. Other kids had some from comics (Avengers had both Thor and Hercules) and movies...
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Kkigmatzomat reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread When and where did you learn about Greek/roman and others mythology? with Like.
Clash of the Titans for sure and then the D'Aulaire's Greek myth book. Probably second grade.
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Kkigmatzomat replied to the thread D&D General Ignore the boss, kill the minions.This is a variant of "geek the mage", where you take out a (relatively) fragile enemy who does damage. Its a very useful tactic where...
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Kkigmatzomat replied to the thread Resource Management, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying About Rations and Love Mana.The "amateurs" quote is properly attributed to USMC General Robert Barrow, who in 1979 said "Amateurs talk about strategy and tactics...