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Mannahnin reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread OSR The Monster Overhaul (now including The Treasure Overhaul) with
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Looking over the list of summoned entities, I can definitely see giving out the ritual to summon one of these guys instead of spells in... -
Mannahnin reacted to Artamo's post in the thread D&D General Fixing the Offense Tunnel Vision problem with Like.
The problem from what I’ve witnessed in 5e is that defense is only going to delay a hit, and eventually you have to pivot to offense...
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Mannahnin reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread D&D General Fixing the Offense Tunnel Vision problem with Like.
You know, changes in perception is a funny thing. I think all too often people end up entrenching themselves into their biases and hell...
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Mannahnin reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread D&D General Fixing the Offense Tunnel Vision problem with Like.
Totally. When I did B&B 2e a few months back, I gave BBEG's special powers and traits that also helps address the issue. Particulary...
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Mannahnin reacted to Kurotowa's post in the thread D&D General Fixing the Offense Tunnel Vision problem with Like.
Some people do play with that no holds barred tactical focus. But the thing is, if you want brutally hard tactical or action combat...
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Mannahnin reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread D&D General Fixing the Offense Tunnel Vision problem with Like.
True- but to be fair, I don't know that they said that those parties that ignored the fireball-throwing mooks won their fights- so you...
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Mannahnin reacted to Kurotowa's post in the thread D&D General Fixing the Offense Tunnel Vision problem with Like.
There's some stickiness, it's just not in the PHB beyond the Sentinel feat and Protection Fighting Style. But if we look at post-PHB...
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Mannahnin reacted to Not a Decepticon's post in the thread D&D General Fixing the Offense Tunnel Vision problem with Like.
From my experience pretty much nothing you listed will work. Any debuff to the player character just works the same way as damage...
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Mannahnin reacted to Cap'n Kobold's post in the thread D&D General Fixing the Offense Tunnel Vision problem with Like.
The issue is that D&D (most editions) doesn't generally allow that level of tradeoff. If the maths that you suggest worked, then defence...
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Mannahnin reacted to jmartkdr2's post in the thread D&D General Fixing the Offense Tunnel Vision problem with Like.
One other dnd design element that makes high-damage builds more effective is the way resources recharge between battles. That means you...
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Mannahnin reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread D&D General Fixing the Offense Tunnel Vision problem with Like.
I still think the problem is that PC resources recover too quickly. If you only recovered your CON bonus every long rest instead of...
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Welcome to the second News Roundup in a 2026 that has already felt about six months long. ZineMonth is three weeks away, and I've...
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Mannahnin reacted to Retros_x's post in the thread OSR Looking for OSR that specializes in exploration and eventual founding of a keep with Like.
I agree. I think the best way is to just take the game you like the most for its base mechanics (Shadowdark in my case) and then slap...
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Mannahnin reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread OSR The Monster Overhaul (now including The Treasure Overhaul) with
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How about 12 pages of summonings, including 100 different weirdos your spellcasters can summon? The blog post labels this as a chapter... -
Mannahnin reacted to jian's post in the thread Marvel Television’s Wonder Man | Official Trailer with Like.
I think, weirdly, the Blip is often taken as an analogy for Covid in the MCU these days and that both works and doesn’t. It works...