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Mistwell reacted to Chaltab's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with
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Honestly I kind of expected a more.... thoughtful take from a storied blog like this rather than knee jerk gloom and doom about how PCs... -
Mistwell replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) So, what does the Artificer "replace"?.It depends on level. At 10th and 11th level, they do a whole lot more than they do at lower levels. Their homunculus spamming 10...
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Mistwell replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes.I was going to disagree, because of multiclassing dips. But then I saw your rationale, and the things you'd want to see at 1st level...
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Mistwell replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes.If you're not reviewing the subclasses, you're not reviewing the class. Subclass design is now integral to the class design itself. This...
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Mistwell replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Is 5E better because of Crawford and Perkins leaving?.I quoted the only time you mention the word stingers. No matter how many times you claim you've said this three times, you really...
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Mistwell replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Is 5E better because of Crawford and Perkins leaving?.I looked pretty extensively as well and cannot find even a hint of it. This is literally the only time you even mention the word poison...
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Mistwell reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Yeah some of his multiclass builds are crap until lvl 8 or 12. Our groups tend to use spells like spirit guardians and try to get 1-3...
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Mistwell replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.I like Colby Poulson's (D4 Deep Dive) content too because I find him entertaining. But his assumptions are just nothing like what our...
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Mistwell reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Well 5.5 campaign 1 was more combat focused stress test. Short/long tests are consequences based. I ran up to 9 encounters. New...
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Mistwell reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
One of the guys I used to play with was DMing for 4 different groups. He had a huge map of the Forgotten Realms in his bedroom and used...
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Mistwell reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Well I started making a living off of it after I left my law job post-COVID, so the time commitment makes sense when it's your primary...
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Mistwell replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.This is really noticeable for wizards at lower level. I am playing one, and took a dip in Ranger for armor proficiency and a few more...
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Mistwell reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
I agree with you about damage spells being fun and being used by experienced players. That has been my experience as well. It's not...
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Mistwell replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.I game twice a week and have consistently since before 5e. I...don't think I could handle 3-6 games a week (and turned down a third)...
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Mistwell replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.I agree that creatures intended for boss fights do on average need more magic resistance, better saves, more legendary resistances...