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I don't really agree with this, mostly because people are not useless typically. While one character might be better at combat and... -
Lanefan replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced?.Some would call that spotlight sharing: everyone gets their moments. Meh, if the players want to split the party I'm fine with that as...
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Lanefan reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Hardcore Mode Thoughts? with
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The spell slot idea is indeed a fine one! I've toyed with the idea of bringing back energy drain in the form of draining feature uses... -
Lanefan replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Hardcore Mode Thoughts?.I really like the spell-draining idea. Yoink! :)
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General How Did You Generate Your Most Recent Character's Stats?.The chooseable options are the basics; if you want something special you have to roll for it and may or may not get it...this time. I...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General How Did You Generate Your Most Recent Character's Stats?.This tangentially raises another point: with point buy or standard array something I like to do becomes impossible: that being to gate...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced?.I have a hard time believing this, provided the rolls were done honestly and witnessed. I once watched in awe as a player of mine...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced?.If 4e was all that was out there and I was brand new to RPGing, I wouldn't have much of a choice. :) Similar to when (with a few niche...
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As a retired IT person, filtering is one of those thankless tasks that gets the most attention when there is an oops. Delicate balance...
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Lanefan replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?."Wipe them out. All of them." - Palpatine/Sidious.
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Lanefan reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with
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Oh worse... They love gungans so they picked up one of their own and now have her as a permanent crew of the ship I now have to... -
Lanefan replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced?.The question then becomes one of whether they should cater to that player psychology or try to incrementally change it such that a...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General How Did You Generate Your Most Recent Character's Stats?.So you're not a fan of dynastic teams, then. Fair enough. Except that in the situation where the PCs are intended to be reflective of...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General How Did You Generate Your Most Recent Character's Stats?.Because getting the character into play gives it a chance to work out OK despite its stats (believe me, some do!). If it doesn't...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General How Did You Generate Your Most Recent Character's Stats?.Sure, I'm fine with that. There's ways of doing it that aren't too obvious. :)