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Llichmaster reacted to Anonymous3's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with
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We have straight up inserted A5e monsters into 5e campaigns and they have worked wonderfully - Monstrous Menagerie is a great resource... -
Llichmaster reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
Did the other DM also have a problem with TPKs?
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Llichmaster reacted to Cergorach's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
Then I wonder, it was an adventure for the number of players and levels your group was at the time? Some people do look at the level...
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Llichmaster reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
Was the adventure in question written specifically for a5e? Or was it converted to a5e?
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Llichmaster reacted to Selganor's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
I think the "sneak attack" from the A5E wererats was the result of the advantage from pack tactics which allow them to add +2d6 damage...
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Llichmaster reacted to Anonymous3's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
Thank you. I quickly looked up Wererat - CR2; 33hp; 12AC; multi-attack (2); bloodied (bonus action attack); um no sneak attack (D14/24...
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Llichmaster reacted to W'rkncacnter's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
oh, well no wonder, then. you threw a cr 8 encounter against a level 3 party of 4 characters - that's beyond a deadly encounter by a5e...
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Llichmaster replied to the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+).That's all we need to know. 4 CR 2 creatures vs 4 Level 3 characters is really deadly encounter.
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Llichmaster reacted to Uni-the-Unicorn!'s post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
Yikes! I would find new players. I would never play with a DM who I don’t trust to play a cooperative RPG. D&D is not player vs DM...
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Llichmaster reacted to Anonymous3's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
@Retreater Would mind sharing the most recent TPK (in as few words as possible)? I'm interested in the action economy side of things...
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Llichmaster reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
Most battles should be easily winnable (no deaths) even with some bad luck and suboptimal tactics. Most players like encounters where...
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Llichmaster reacted to Selganor's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
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...
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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...