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Minigiant replied to the thread D&D (2024) Is it possible to balance the six abilities?.No. It's a major issue. The entire basis behind making every ability score balanced by tying them to defenses requires you to make... -
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And even then, once you have sufficient hp/defenses to last a few direct damage hits then whatever best defends against status effects... -
Minigiant replied to the thread D&D (2024) Is it possible to balance the six abilities?.Only works if you rejigger all the monster attacks evenly to all defences. Which is a MAJOR stretch.
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Minigiant replied to the thread D&D (2024) Is it possible to balance the six abilities?.The truth of the matter is that if you really want to balance the five abilities scores in this heavily combat-based game you have only...
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Minigiant replied to the thread D&D (2024) Is it possible to balance the six abilities?.Early D&D was balanced around imbalanced play. Like @FrogReaver stated, the second you added or changed a major part, it crashed. And...
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The problem is with asymmetry itself. Asymmetrical systems can only be balanced under very specific circumstances. Any deviation...
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Minigiant reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D (2024) Is it possible to balance the six abilities? with Like.
No. More like all but the class that gets the HP skill has the same hp, same for AC, mental resistance, etc. As for spells, in such a...
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Minigiant replied to the thread D&D (2024) Should a general Adventurer class be created to represent the Everyman?.The real issue is there is no word for someone who "learns on the field". A person who enters dungeoneering with little training and...
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Minigiant replied to the thread D&D (2024) [HOMEBREW] Ranger Ideas +.Are the ideas for a specific table or for public publish content? Because this is typically where the entire problem that Ranger has...
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Minigiant reacted to Theory of Games's post in the thread D&D (2024) [HOMEBREW] Ranger Ideas + with Like.
The reason HM is "Concentration, up to one hour" is Rangers can use it to track fleeing targets (Advantage with Perception and Survival...
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Minigiant replied to the thread D&D (2024) Is it possible to balance the six abilities?.In OS D&D, yeah. In old school Only 1 class could afford to be in combat. (STR class) Only 1 class could roll extraordinary skills...
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Classes are just bundles of mechanics. There is nothing stopping the designers from designing every class bundle such that they share...
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Minigiant replied to the thread D&D (2024) Is it possible to balance the six abilities?.The issue D&D has that there are basically 3 types of Ability scores 1) Ability score which has core aspects that all characters desire...
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Minigiant replied to the thread RPG Evolution: Eat or Be Eaten.In one of my dungeons, the fungi and oozes tap into the inner planes for energy and matter to grow without sunlight. Then cave critter...
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Minigiant replied to the thread D&D (2024) Is it possible to balance the six abilities?.I once toyed with the idea of a Prime score Your Prime score was a separate score that could be substituted for certain rolls of other...