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I view HP as mostly luck in games I run, but they also represent bruises, fatigue, and minor cuts and scrapes. I kind of like the 4e... -
They should have renamed it to "restore vitality" or something long ago. Or changed the way hits, misses and damage are defined explicitly.
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It is not a bad way to view HP, but ever since I read the War Spell series by Georg Huff and Paula Goodlet, I have started to think of...
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It’s not even vaguely a D&D variant. General TTRPG!
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Mannahnin replied to the thread D&D General Why do we color-code Dragons?.In some of my groups we've made a general practice of more experienced players usually playing older/or more knowledgeable characters...
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Mannahnin reacted to mixmastashizz's post in the thread D&D General Why do we color-code Dragons? with
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No one, not even me, is saying that I think players are encouraged to go off and look up adventures and read the monster manual between... -
Mannahnin reacted to Jacob Lewis's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
@Pamphylian I think you’ve put your finger on a real throughline in D&D design, not just a quirk of 5e. From the very beginning, the...
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Mannahnin reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
Shadow of the Weird Wizard, check that out. Level Up is 5e with more 3e options, and Bo9S-Tomb of Battle martial maneuvers.
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It is, but also because there's an extra step between non and Darkvision, low light. And one extra step beyond that called Greater...
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Mannahnin reacted to Pamphylian's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
I have, it's great - my table of players/DMs does like the slightly chunkier character builds of 5e though. I think the ideal would be...
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Mannahnin reacted to DEFCON 1's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
I don't mind at all that the game includes rules for aspects of D&D that might get ignored by 90% of the playerbase but be vitally...
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Mannahnin reacted to MichaelSomething's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with
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Which is why I advocate that D&D needs to purge the weak from our ranks. To return it to it glory days when the strong played how they... -
Mannahnin reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
Oh, you might be able to - but you'd have to make your own rules for it; the "vehicle" rules in Saltmarsh and Spelljammer for...
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Mannahnin reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
Pure and simply, the community has become too wound up about balance and expedience. Can't have a pet monster or follower trivialize an...
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Mannahnin reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
It is possible, but campaign frames are pretty strong, thematically, and should keep stuff generally in line. Also, the players are not...