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Micah Sweet reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with
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You can have social contract and conventions to avoid such things, but I generally feel it is awkward and bad design if the system... -
Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.I prefer the RP part too personally. But technically the G is just as important.
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Micah Sweet reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
I don't see this as the problem that you do. A table can enact story cohesion, social fun and narrative pacing, while ignoring player...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.I have seen more than one group try to do this; as has been said,, the game mechanics incentivise it, so by that metric it is...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Jacob Lewis's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
It’s interesting how this thread continues unfolding, because the variety of responses almost is the point. Every take here represents a...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Mustrum_Ridcully's post in the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right with Like.
If you want players to switch weapons more, it might be a good idea to give weapons benefits against particular type of enemies. Some...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Staffan's post in the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right with Like.
I have a vague recollection of a similar mechanic being present in original Diablo. Something along the lines of being able to mend...
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Micah Sweet reacted to DEFCON 1's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
This thread is a perfect example of why having the board game take precedence over the narrative is the wrong way to go for a lot...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Stalker0's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
I had a game where I asked the players if they wanted to ban Tiny hut in this short series of adventurers I was doing. They decided to...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Jacob Lewis's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
You’re right—D&D’s flexibility wasn’t accidental. It was a deliberate choice to stay ambiguously neutral, refusing to pick a lane so it...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with
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People keep saying that, but it simply wasn't true. I've been playing since 1983 and my first experience with PC power having to be... -
Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.The problem IMO is, video games have taught players to more or less expect infinite resets. If any problem can't be fixed with a night's...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Yes. Just ban it. I however find a lot of GMs are for some reason reluctant to ban problematic spells and features. And regardless, it...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
That the game has been designed to work roughly like Mearls says has been clear from the get go. That most people actually do not play...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right."Works" in what sense? Obviously it depends on your goals. If your goal to allow for anyone that could be available, weighted by...