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Li Shenron reacted to Evaniel's post in the thread OD&D B3 Palace of the Silver Princess is Underrated--Appreciation Thread with
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Besides the Basic Rules of B/X fame, Moldvay wrote modules such as B4 Lost City, X1 Isle of Dread, and X3 Castle Amber--all very... -
Li Shenron replied to the thread Modules: Made to Read vs Made to Run?.I don't think published adventures are excessively narrative, but I am certainly forever waiting for someone to figure out such a good...
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Li Shenron reacted to Benjamin Olson's post in the thread Modules: Made to Read vs Made to Run? with Like.
Well the market leader is WotC, who seemingly have a suitable marketing budget to promote about three "big dumb campaign" type books a...
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Li Shenron replied to the thread Why do we need thieves??.Many systems are based on character classes or archetypes. The "sneaky trickster" who gets what they want by subterfuge is a favourite...
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Li Shenron replied to the thread Unearthed Arcana WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book..2024 backgrounds have almost nothing to do with "story"
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Li Shenron replied to the thread Circle Casting Details Revealed for Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerun.I don't understand how it works within combat initiative: "The secondary casters must take the Magic action and be near the caster to...
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Li Shenron reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions? with Like.
Yeah, same. We use full action potions and players use them quite a lot. If they don't, I think it might be related to two factors...
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Li Shenron reacted to Amphytrion's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions? with Like.
I agree with this. From a balancing perspective, it’s completely unnecessary. If anything, it makes combats longer, which is the...
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Li Shenron reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions? with Like.
I don't like bonus action potions. The characters are already indestructible and have way too many HP. There is also not a lot of good...
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Li Shenron reacted to el-remmen's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions? with Like.
Using potions continues to be an action in my D&D games, assuming it is somewhere accessible. I can imagine it being deep in a pack and...
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Li Shenron reacted to Jacob Lewis's post in the thread D&D General Combat Against Player Engagement: A Systemic Challenge with Like.
You’re absolutely right that procedural segmentation guarantees everyone a turn and helps keep things clean, predictable, and fair. The...
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Li Shenron replied to the thread D&D General Combat Against Player Engagement: A Systemic Challenge.Interesting thoughts. Keeping in mind that not all players are the same, therefore there is no solution which works for everyone at the...
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Li Shenron reacted to Jacob Lewis's post in the thread D&D General Combat Against Player Engagement: A Systemic Challenge with Like.
Inspired by another thread on the topic, I decided to take a slightly different angle and dig a bit deeper into why players lose...
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Li Shenron replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Rank 5e skills from most useful (1) to least useful (18).1- any skill one of my PC has 1- any skill one of my PC has 1- any skill one of my PC has 1- any skill one of my PC has ... If they...
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Li Shenron replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Help me Houserule 5e Equipment & Items.Some random comments... This shouldn't be too difficult. Go through the list of magic items and for each one try thinking of a...