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Yup. I literally do this with NPCs all the time. What @EzekielRaiden is saying makes zero sense to me.

And? That's a very strong feature, not a bug. So the PCs' foes are never intended (or allowed?) to be another party of adventurers?

No, I mostly agree with @Lanefan. There could be rare cases where conditions of being able to acquire the capability are so specific...

Even at the lowest levels the differences in rules-style-tone-intent between a 1e-like game and a 4e-5e-like game are big enough that...

Early in the process one of the questions I specifically asked was whether I'd be able to play characters from different previous...

WotC could still do this and without a whole lot of work on their part. All they need to do is track what's on D&DBeyond and each month...

I still maintain, however, that it's possible to get the fanbase to settle for two official versions: very broadly a 1-2e-like (more...

People call DCC close to 3e because it uses fort ref and will saves and gives you a base attack bonus with ascending ac. But really...

Well, then, I have to seriously question the quality of the comb they were using. All I remember from the Next process was an initial...

Skeletons and zombies are types of creatures in the setting. Minions are a type of creature in the game. Apples and oranges.

While I'm critical of Minions for reasons I have explained upthread, I am not critical of 4e overall. I loved the Book of Nine Swords...

Yes. Otherwise, why bother? You don't have to have that rule; there's nearly always ways to tweak or re-do it such that it does make...

No, that's not sim, IMO it's naked gamism, designed to create a specific sort of challenge, plus a dash of narrative mechanics (to...

My main objection to minions is that in many cases they're out of play too quickly, e.g. when the minion is a big creature (a Giant, a...

Not for the first time, I wish this site had a facepalm emoji as a 'like' option.