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Kinematics reacted to Steampunkette's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with
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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... -
Kinematics reacted to kigmatzomat's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
They gave the monsters a giant pile of hit points and yeah, people looked for non-hit point ways to win. They discouraged using...
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Kinematics reacted to I'm A Banana's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
The full take is a lot more nuanced. Specifically: The problem isn't that control spells ruin 5e, it's that they specifically ruin...
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Kinematics replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions?.In my experience as a player, I'd say less than 25% of the time (maybe as low as 10%) is there any time to prepare for a fight. By the...
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Kinematics replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions?.Another approach is to adjust the "introduction" to the battle. Don't just roll initiative and start swinging. Include the moment of...
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Kinematics reacted to Sword of Spirit's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions? with Like.
They eventually used one or two of them because they did have an opportunity to prepare (assault on the Sahuagin fortress in Ghosts of...
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Kinematics reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions? with Like.
Two things. First, "typically" means most potions are that size. If you're making all healing potions less than that, it's going...
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Kinematics reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions? with Like.
So about potions replacing spellcasters- let's examine this more closely. I'll look at the arguments in no particular order. 1: why...
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Kinematics reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) The value of Sap Mastery with Like.
So I did a similar comparison with sap and a shield vs no sap and no shield. 1 incoming attack ~45% damage taken 2 incoming attacks...
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Kinematics reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) The value of Sap Mastery with Like.
I looked at SAP Mastery and I found the following to be good estimates of it's value in the following situations. 1 incoming attack...
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Kinematics replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions?.Most likely to keep things simple in the broader range of time conversions. They want "1 minute" as a useful amount of time, and many...
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Kinematics reacted to pawsplay's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions? with Like.
I looked up some examples on Amazon, and a 1 oz perfume bottle weighs about 5 ounces. So it is actually accurate for ounce of liquid in...
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Kinematics reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions? with Like.
I've observed that same, not just in TTRPGs but in broader trends around the CRPG space. My gut feeling is that two trends pushed in...
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Kinematics reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions? with Like.
Maybe it's just my experience, but I think something shifted over the past 25 years or so. I remember back in 2e and 3e it was common...
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Kinematics 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...