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I'm a nobody but I'll agree with Mearls. "The dungeon is the boss monster" is one of the most obviously true statements about D&D that...

Dungeons: constantly. Dragons: not so much. Around here, sometimes the biggest obstacle to play is food/snack preparation and...

Given my druthers I'd get rid of spell concentration as a game mechanic entirely (other than for a very few spells, all of them...

I do think have having solutions to combat situations that aren’t always death are not necessarily a bad thing. Death is a ‘full stop’...

If you want your D&D sessions to feel like dramatic storytelling -- smash 'em up video games, pro wrestling, or action movies -- then...

Not at all. Sure the lower-level parties might never get access to them, but their higher-level opponents do... :) Spells: they're not...

Damage was also much lower in 1e and 2e. 3e brought in an increase in damage and hit points.

I wouldn't! I and the party would hail it as an easier-than-expected victory, maybe even an upset against the odds, cheer, and happily...

So if they can't do damage and they can't cast save-or-suck (which includes anti-buffs), what's left? Buffing allies? Boring boring...

All this does in principle is nerf lockdown spells even more, to the point of what's the point? Sorry, but lockdown is and should be...

That was often my strategy as well, with a healthy dose of milling so I could run the opponent out of cards. Didn't work very often...

I had a Red/White/Blue deck back in the day full of multi-lands and every counter for a specific type of card that you could cast -...

I'm fine with spells that break the combat system and do things other than straight h.p. damage, even if-when those spells become I-win...

IMO, they deliberately design away from that unfun playstyle now.

It's the same problem as Magic: The Gathering. It's often a better play to nullify your opponent than to defeat them quickly (unless you...