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Llichmaster reacted to Selganor's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with
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Have you tried compiling (or recording) one of those combats in detail (down to every roll) to do a deep dive into if it was just dumb... -
Llichmaster reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
Fair enough. Why do you think that is? Are you running challenges beyond the level guidelines? Are your players not making good tactical...
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Llichmaster replied to the thread Level Up (A5E) A5E Warlock Rules Discussion - Eldritch Grasp + Synergies.I called it a "grapple attack" but maybe it should be called a "grapple check", which is more specific. This way unintended advantages...
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Llichmaster replied to the thread Level Up (A5E) A5E Warlock Rules Discussion - Eldritch Grasp + Synergies.On top of what already said, this only works up to Large creatures. Also remember that they're just grappled, so they still have their...
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Llichmaster reacted to Sepulchre's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) A5E Warlock Rules Discussion - Eldritch Grasp + Synergies with Like.
Your player is right. If eldritch blast hits or the the targeted creature fails its save, they take EB damage and then have to save or...
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Llichmaster reacted to Uni-the-Unicorn!'s post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
I’m sensing a pattern here!
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Llichmaster replied to the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+).Swinginess is a major problem of 5E in particular IMO, and monster design, constrained to deal enough damage to end a fight in 3 rounds...
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Llichmaster replied to the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+).No, you're DMing. Dice are there to provide some level of unpredictability, not to completely condition the game No, you're DMing. Most...
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Llichmaster reacted to GMMichael's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
At first I thought, "well, yeah. Every group of PCs can just choose to give up a fight." But then I caught the "maintain narrative...
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Llichmaster replied to the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+).Hated the idea of altering, how it's altered, or the final outcome? Because as much as one can work on point 2 to improve point 3...
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Llichmaster replied to the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+).One way I found to make combats more engaging and less swingy (to the extent possible by D&D) is to use alternating initiative. This...
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Llichmaster reacted to Tessarael's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
How often is the party of PCs getting ambushed? If they're ambushed, things can go bad very quickly. In that sense, I think the D&D 2024...
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Llichmaster reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
I don't think any of my players would choose that Permanent Injury option if it meant it was ... permanent. They'd most likely chance...
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Llichmaster reacted to GMMichael's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
How do those games put the decision in player-hands? What if the GM wants them to die . . . :devil: Not going to solve your TPK...
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Llichmaster reacted to Morrus's post in the thread Level Up Gateway Level Up Gateway October Dev Update--Initiative Tracker & Encounter Builder! with
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This month on Level Up Gateway, the official character builder for Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition, even more classes are moving to level...