Lord_Blacksteel's latest activity
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Stalker0's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) New Campaign: Should I make the switch to 5.5? (SOLVED) with
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Alright all, I as the OP have come back and let you know. WE ARE STAYING WITH 5e. Ie not pursuing 5.5e. We took a look at it and... -
Lord_Blacksteel reacted to WitchyD's post in the thread D&D General Design issues with 5e with Like.
5.x having PHB spells in monster statblocks is a big part of why I am in fact running a different game: 13th Age 2e. Having to...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Mustrum_Ridcully's post in the thread D&D General Design issues with 5e with Like.
I don't think that was an issue. The trick to GMing here was - you don't need to know 100 different maneuvers. You only need to know the...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to tetrasodium's post in the thread D&D General Design issues with 5e with Like.
It wasn't as big of a deal as you suggest. On top of the experience scaling needing more and more each level 3.x experience award rules...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Corinnguard's post in the thread D&D General Design issues with 5e with Like.
All of the following base class features for the 5e Fighter (Fighting Style, Second Wind, Action Surge, Extra Attack, and Indomitable)...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Design issues with 5e with Like.
Fully agreed. A certain edition was pilloried for making everyone into spellcasters and making it so all classes played the same. 5e...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Corinnguard's post in the thread D&D General Design issues with 5e with Like.
What would also help is having mechanical class features that deal with exploration and social interaction and have them designed around...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General Design issues with 5e with Like.
In 3.xe it was a problem as the power curve was so stupidly steep in that system that being one level adrift was a big deal. It's one...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to tetrasodium's post in the thread D&D General Design issues with 5e with Like.
I did but wanted to give you a fair chance but since you like images It's hard to find a better example than ghouls for of a monster...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to DEFCON 1's post in the thread D&D General Design issues with 5e with Like.
Well, based upon all the responses we have seen thus far, the answer appears to be to never bother making a 6E at all because no matter...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to tetrasodium's post in the thread D&D General Design issues with 5e with Like.
The 5e skill system is too awful on too many levels. Dms best friend combined with bonus types was objectively better than "oh I help"...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to W'rkncacnter's post in the thread D&D General Design issues with 5e with Like.
that kind of flies in the face of 5e design philosophy (which is the only reason i didn't mention this - it's subjective whether or not...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to GreyLord's post in the thread D&D General Design issues with 5e with Like.
I feel 4e did a form of bounded accuracy better than 5e does. It's a simple...take your level and divide by 2 and you have your bonus...
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Lord_Blacksteel reacted to Stalker0's post in the thread D&D General Design issues with 5e with Like.
Often issues are often preferences in disguise, so its a short list of what I think are truly "issues" with the edition mechanically...