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MockingBird reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with
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Why are random encounters a crutch? They’re a tool the DM is fully intended to have at their disposal. There is absolutely nothing wrong... -
MockingBird reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread D&D General How Much D&D Stuff Is There Anyway? Part 1: Editions with Like.
Great article - it is really striking to see the difference in how TSR (relying on Random House advances) and WotC have approached the...
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MockingBird replied to the thread D&D General Best Adventure I Haven't Run?.Wild Beyond the Witchlight sounds like what youre after.
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MockingBird reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Actually 4e introduced it and 5e repurposed it. It means 6-8 combats with one or two short rests in between. Which the DMG explains. It...
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MockingBird reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Wow, 20 rounds of combat between long rests, with combats assumed to last about 3 rounds means they were expecting approximately 6 or 7...
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MockingBird replied to the thread D&D General What version of D&D are you playing?.I bought the three 2024 rule books but im sticking with 2014 for now. At some point ill get the chance to dig into the new books...
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MockingBird reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Here's The Covers of BOTH of November's Forgotten Realms Books with Like.
Its very clean and generic. I'm looking at some older 5E books and yeah you can spot the difference already.
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MockingBird reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Here's The Covers of BOTH of November's Forgotten Realms Books with Like.
I just really don't like the general art direction the D&D books are going in. Curls my lips in the negative way Wayne Reynolds art does.
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MockingBird reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How can I do a Charisma-Investigation (or a Strength/Dexterity-Investigation if I can't use Charisma) to find a secret door? with
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Strength works to find secret doors, holes, or passages by pushing on everything, but gives you Disadvantage on any saves against traps... -
MockingBird reacted to payn's post in the thread D&D's October Product Revealed to Be Stranger Things Tie-In with Like.
Thats a good lineup and drop date to align with the show. Good to see them taking advantage of that for once.
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MockingBird reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread D&D General Who is this made for (Not Beginners) - the New D&D Starter Set with Haha.
Come on they are just setting the expectations for new DMs. "We haven't included any rules because your players won't read them or even...
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MockingBird reacted to MonsterEnvy's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set: Heroes on the Borderlands Review with Like.
This argument is getting a bit silly and hyperbolic. The adventure has a pretty good amount of reading. It leaves some things vague...
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MockingBird replied to the thread D&D General Take A Look At The Class Boards From The New D&D Starter Set.I feel like if this was the idea they would have designed 5e24 with boards as the core concept. The starter set is just a tool to on...
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MockingBird reacted to FitzTheRuke's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Heroes of the Borderlands with Like.
Yeah, it's just that one of them literally mentioned Yahtzee. I assume that others played other games. I was honestly lucky (and...
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MockingBird reacted to FitzTheRuke's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Heroes of the Borderlands with Like.
@JusticeArman I ran it this weekend at my Comic & Game Store. Many of the players had never before touched dice that weren't d6's from...