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Minigiant replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.My point was that for tradition, simplicity, and lack of modular rules is that .. 5e only supported one subsystem: Vancian magic... -
Minigiant reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with
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I was going to comment about this. 5e's Sleep was excellent design, and it bothered me that it wasn't used more. I was pretty bummed... -
Minigiant reacted to I'm A Banana's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
The full take is a lot more nuanced. Specifically: The problem isn't that control spells ruin 5e, it's that they specifically ruin...
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Minigiant reacted to Rabulias's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
I like his ideas (as well as some of those in the comments), but I don't see them as a replacement. Rather, I would add these into the...
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Minigiant replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.The tripod of 5e's design hindrances Adherence to Tradition Simplicity for new players Not using the subsystems Aka building the...
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Minigiant reacted to Weiley31's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with
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Ever since Mearls said stuff like this and how Boss Monsters keep on dying, it's been nothing but chaos on. EnWorld. -
Minigiant reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Circle Magic Concerns In "Heroes Of Faerun" with Like.
Given the loosey-goosey, "you're the GM, you figure it out" design of 5e, I doubt this will be even remotely an issue. 5e is never...
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Yeah. If they don't have such terms, their own publishing can be paralyzed. Even if they never actually look at user-posted content...
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Minigiant reacted to Misanthrope Prime's post in the thread D&D General WotC is at it again with Like.
This is pretty boilerplate stuff for a social media website. If you post something on Reddit, Reddit owns it.
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Minigiant replied to the thread D&D General 5e (2014 and 2024) pacing Issues and how to fix them (+Thread).My solution is always two-fold: 1) Halve (rounded down, minimum 1) all resources that recover on long rest. 2) Fill dungeon and...
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Minigiant replied to the thread D&D General Faerie Blue / Orange Morality Systems.Some Fey corral the elements. Elementals are the elements as life. For example, there would be fiery fey who are tied to small fires...
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Minigiant replied to the thread D&D General Faerie Blue / Orange Morality Systems.Some Fey corral the elements. Elementals are the elements as life. For example, there would be fiery fey who are tied to small fires...
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Minigiant replied to the thread D&D General Faerie Blue / Orange Morality Systems.I'm a big fan of fey being tied to specific aspects of nature. Stronger the fey, the more significant the aspect. One might be tied to...
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Minigiant reacted to Scott Christian's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
It doesn't have to be done. I clearly pointed to two other areas that limit its use as well: So you don't need to do narrative every...
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Minigiant replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Psions, what would the Seer and Shaper look like?.Shapers should be able to fabricate a spear or armor with a choice of: Ectoplasm Ghostly Crystals Tentacles Possibly able for allies...