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Lanefan reacted to Alzrius's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with
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You had two 20th-level wizards in your group, and that was the best they could do? No one cast vision ahead of time to try and figure... -
Lanefan reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Blame Mearls is convenient. He was only one guy though he's just giving insight on the process.
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.Perhaps and understandably unclear in my post to which you refer, I was speaking about the game (both at-table and in-character) rather...
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Lanefan reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
I'm not entirely sure that suffering known consequences in a game in which you know the rules going in and willingly participate even...
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Lanefan reacted to Ziran's post in the thread D&D General Metal Miniatures Based On the 1977 D&D Basic Set Box with Like.
Hey there, this is Justin and i am the producer of the Holmes Boxed Set - Sirius Metal. The box set was my entry point into the game...
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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.
I would add to this, in a simulationist and "skilled play" orientation, the dungeon should react to the players. Inhabitants notice the...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.I disagree with the bolded, in that a player can decide going in whether or not it's going to be fun no matter what the game or system...
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Lanefan reacted to Steampunkette's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
The idea of "Dungeon as Encounter" or "Dungeon as Boss" isn't "Megadungeon". It's "The dungeon itself, independent of the enemies...
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Lanefan reacted to dave2008's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Look I am not pushing back against the general idea. I am just pushing back that anyone should play a game like D&D in a manner that is...
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Lanefan reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
I guess during session zero for my next campaign, I'll just ask the players if they want "epic boss battles" or not, because if they do...
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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 Like.
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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Lanefan reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
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Lanefan reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
@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...