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In terms of modular design, the idea was to keep each segment of the game as independent as possible. If we could carry over only the...
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Well there's no way to prove that. I'll be going "Bah Corporate WOTC bad" without a lick of evidence not ability to get any. That's not me
Nov 7, 2025
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My guess was Corporate crunch and 5e's thinner schedule . I mean that was the reason the the 2014's DMG bad layout, I'm balanced roots...
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At not point did I claim designer laziness. I have theories but they are far and away from designer work ethic. But again without being...
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IIRC Both Mearls and Cook stated the desire. I could be wrong. But that's not the point. Point is no one did it.
Nov 7, 2025
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I don't know the reasoning. That's impossible to know without being in the room. We do know they wanted it We have the quotes. We do...
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I am starting to think you think my theory is based on me thinking the 5e designers acted maliciously. I don't. I FULLY believe that...
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Yeah. At Gamehole Con, Mearls stated that damage spells were too weak. They needed to boost spells up to the level of Fireball or...
Nov 7, 2025
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Now to switch it up a bit. At a certain point if you are arguing so hard against my theory then you have to eventually come up with a...
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Scry and fry is not really the issue. The issue is that Power attackers, Buffed CoDs, and Control casters wrecked the poorly made...
Nov 7, 2025
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Why they didn't have little text block with different spell lists under caster monsters is beyond me. Or different weapon/armor set ups...
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I agree on most of it not really existing in actual 3.5 play, which is light-years more than can be said about the game breaking 5e...
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I disagree with all of this ;) You would be stupid to not keep your / at least one control spell around, why waste it on mobs in the...
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Sure. But when someone does speak that way, one should think that the information is very easy to find. Most of the written information...
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