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The initial design was a miscalculation. The continuation was a corporate strategy. 5e was so popular, WOTC didn't want to fix it until...
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I don't think it was on purpose. I said that D&D 5e leaned heavily to the whims of the old school crowd due to the Playtest and they...
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Runic Wards: The monsters adds their initiative result to their saving throws. At the start of each turn, this value lowers by 5.
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20 levels aren’t exactly open ended though they are also the easier ones to balance. I just don’t think a ‘we tried’ gets you much when...
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I think it's possible that a lot of these issues are addressed by putting hp thresholds on spells...matches a lot of narratives as well...
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I'm sorry Yes you did mention SR, MR, & GMR @Zardnaar. I'd love a whole lotta of Resistances: Spell, Magic, Greater Magic, Athletic...
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This is a MtG setting, right?
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There should be a setting where dragonborn, tieflings, and goliaths are major species in the settings history because they are official...
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IMHO many existing spells target the wrong save. A lot of spells are just simply wisdom says because they are magical. Spells that are...
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I long time thought this. We should have a 5e specific setting And a 5.5e specific setting Gimme a setting where the Dragon lead...
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Because they play differently from the majority of players. I mean... the 2014 designers thought the 2014 Beastmaster ranger and Wot4E...
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I'd do multiple saves. Let me show a homebrew example from my table: Chains of Banishment 4th level Conjuration Range 30 feet Duration...
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Or you balance the game as it progresses in power. IMHO stopping the game at "level 10" is the cowards way out, openly admitting to...
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Oh I am also a proponent of 2 saving throws to get the "Sit Down. You're Done" level of effects. Fail first Charisma saving throw and...
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