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Peter fails my cutline on both counts - nothing over 13 AND average under 10.0 - so he'd be allowed to reroll if so desired. Change...
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5 sessions is more of a single adventure or maybe two, but it's not a campaign. Campaigns last significantly longer than that. Random...
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If by "prior editions" you mean 3e and 4e, sure. Only extreme or near-extreme stats mattered in 1e-2e for bonus/penalty purposes; 7-14...
Jan 18, 2026
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This assumes the two (or more) disparate characters are going to last the entire campaign, which for various reasons is a faulty...
Jan 18, 2026
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Never mind the gray area where something is partially AI and partially human-created. A musical example might be a piece where the...
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I also didn't start from a place of already knowing what I like back then, but I can't go back to being a new player with no experience.
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Harry was a wild mage as a kid; keep in mind he had to go to school for seven years in order to learn a) how to control his powers and...
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I strongly disagree with the idea of the Wizard, Artificer, Bard, and to a lesser degree Ranger or Druid, being simple. Like, a simple...
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The really nasty design chore there would be trying to even vaguely balance the simple version of any given class with its complex...
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At their 'beck and call'... not 'beacon call', assuming you meant 'quickly available'.
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but would that actually make them a 'simple caster' or just a regularly complex class with simple casting capabilities?
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Warlock, however, comes with all that Patron baggage attached; which not everyone wants or needs. Strip that away and you're on to...
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How can that be, given that the caster's player (as was already pointed out [edit to add] by you!) ideally has to become familiar with a...
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If one has time to think it through in depth, e.g. between sessions, mulling over various ideas can be really inspiring. On the fly in...
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