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Lakesidefantasy replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced?.That balance comes through sacrificing diversity. With the Standard method we would never roll the same set of scores twice in our... -
Lakesidefantasy replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced?.FIGHT CLUB!!! There 54,264 different combinations off ability scores. So I think the probability of two people rolling the same set of...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to Hawk Diesel's post in the thread D&D General A Way for Players to Roll Hidden Checks with
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Something I have previously struggled with as a DM is how to hide the success or failure of a check from the players. Obviously, there... -
Lakesidefantasy replied to the thread D&D General Blending individual checks into group checks.Hmm, interesting.🤔
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to mellored's post in the thread D&D General Blending individual checks into group checks with Like.
IMO, multiply the DC and add the results. I.e. DC 15, with 4 people = DC 60. Then add up the 4 rolls. Effectively turns it into the...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to Basic Expert's post in the thread D&D General Blending individual checks into group checks with Like.
Presumably, in the situation of a Strength check to open a door, the consequences of the individual forcing the first check is that the...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to Sorinth's post in the thread D&D General Blending individual checks into group checks with Like.
While I get the appeal for transitioning into a group check, I think the root problem is the DM didn't follow the advice of when to call...
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Lakesidefantasy replied to the thread D&D General Blending individual checks into group checks.Checks benefit from consequences and time pressures, etc., but I think this misses the point. Players often see an opportunity to throw...
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Lakesidefantasy replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced?.This is why I focus on "dump" scores rather than low scores.
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General Blending individual checks into group checks with Like.
Found it. Though, I slightly misremembered; if everyone in the group has a better than 50% chance of success on the task, then adding...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General Blending individual checks into group checks with Like.
There was another thread about this idea once before where the OP did the analysis, and the conclusion is what I’ve been saying, that...
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Lakesidefantasy replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced?.This is true, they both have the same problem. But we don't talk about Flight Club here.° Point Buy tacitly promises us that we can...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced? with Like.
I've got to say back in the days that I still played games that used random generation, I didn't see appreciably less of this with...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to Rocker26a's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced? with Like.
I think a lot of my problems with Point Buy is how it can impose on a given character from a roleplay perspective. It means you've...
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Lakesidefantasy replied to the thread D&D General Blending individual checks into group checks.I'm interested in reining-in the Chimera. I see this sometimes with skills like Deception and Persuasion. For instance when one...