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Lanefan reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with
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Considering this quote seemingly came out of, was it Sid Meier that someone said? I think it's about both designers and players. It's... -
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@DEFCON 1 how do you come to terms with the fact that you as DM are essentially writing a story with all these narrative fingerprints...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.That's our fundamental disagreement, as I say that when the game state denies your involvement for however long then so be it. And...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition."Life isn't fair." gets from me the response "Deal with it." There's always going to be times when not everyone is involved at once...
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Lanefan reacted to guachi's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
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...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General How often do you use or encounter Dungeons and/or Dragons in your games?.Dungeons: constantly. Dragons: not so much. Around here, sometimes the biggest obstacle to play is food/snack preparation and...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.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...
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Lanefan reacted to TheSword's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
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’...
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Lanefan reacted to fuindordm's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
If you want your D&D sessions to feel like dramatic storytelling -- smash 'em up video games, pro wrestling, or action movies -- then...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.Not at all. Sure the lower-level parties might never get access to them, but their higher-level opponents do... :) Spells: they're not...
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Lanefan reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Damage was also much lower in 1e and 2e. 3e brought in an increase in damage and hit points.
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.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...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.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...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.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...