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DM ignores you hits everything else. Also you run out of spells fast. The again if its 4 round combats. -
Mort reacted to dave2008's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with
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Again, I think you are the only one saying that. There is a difference between pointing out reality and discussing the things thar are... -
Mort reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Upthread you've called for statistically valid surveys. Are these observations of yours statistically grounded? I'm not seeing what...
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Mort replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.You're missing a major part of the 5e market, young people. When my son was in 7th grade (about 6 years ago) he joined the D&D club, it...
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Mort reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
A “drastic shift” is a bad idea. When people buy a game called D&D they expect to be able to play D&D, not some other game, no matter...
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Mort reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General What's your view on a pirate-driven campaign? with Like.
Aargh, pirates are a scurvy lot of no-good scum who deserve to walk the plank or hang from the yardarm! ;) A true pirate is going to be...
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Mort replied to the thread Critical Role Campaign 4, Episode 2: Celestial Horrors and Powerful Houses Emerge as Potential Threats.I think Campaign 1 had some things really worth emulating. For example, the way Mercer world builds. Starting small and then expanding...
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Mort replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) There is sauerkraut in my lederhosen: Snarf's Guide to Using (and adjudicating) Skills in 5e.I've always been a big fan of alternate abilities for skills, as long as there's a good explanation and it's not absurd. Sure that means...
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Mort reacted to Clint_L'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 Like.
So, that's a challenging party composition for a DM, and it's about a lot more than secret doors. All kinds of lore-based plot hooks and...
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Mort reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) There is sauerkraut in my lederhosen: Snarf's Guide to Using (and adjudicating) Skills in 5e with Like.
I haven't posted an essay in a while (I've been writing a lot recently, but, you know ... stuff I have to do), but two recent threads...
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Mort replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.At the end of the day, it's usually about space issues, pretty hard to fit everything in. WoTC picked a side. They wanted to present...
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Mort replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.Unlike prior DMGs, the 5.24 one seems much more a new DM primer than a DM Toolbox. From what I've seen "alternate" rules are all but...
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Mort reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Two Simple Ways to Make Combat More Engaging with Like.
If you want combat to be engaging, it has to be worth engaging with. Create genuinely varied terrain which actually affects...
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Mort reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
There are reasons, but not good ones. The 5 minute workday has become a thing because 1) DMs are out there that don't run a world that...
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Mort replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.It's sad you assume such an adversarial relationship. I guess I've played with the same group of players for a long time. We all trust...