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Mort reacted to Tigris's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) New Campaign: Should I make the switch to 5.5? (SOLVED) with
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4E never threw away diversity (it actually made different spellcasters like sorcerer and wizard way more divers from one another (by... -
Mort reacted to TheSword's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) New Campaign: Should I make the switch to 5.5? (SOLVED) with Like.
All I will say is all my D&D groups have switched and none have regretted it. There hasn’t been a single comment or question about 2014...
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Mort replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) New Campaign: Should I make the switch to 5.5? (SOLVED).My experience matches @Tigris. A fully rested caster, especially beyond tier 1 play, just has so many more levers to pull when fully...
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Mort reacted to Tigris's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) New Campaign: Should I make the switch to 5.5? (SOLVED) with Like.
This is against what most people experience, but sure its possible as a GM to make adventure days really long, but thats for players...
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Mort reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) New Campaign: Should I make the switch to 5.5? (SOLVED) with Like.
It is just some small but impactful improvements that make the game run smoother, make each class have fewer amd less intense pain...
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Mort reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) New Campaign: Should I make the switch to 5.5? (SOLVED) with Like.
The difference is pretty subtle overall, but I feel like most of the player-facing rules are improved in 5.5e and most of the DM-facing...
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Dark Sun as a two-book set; "Adventures in Dark Sun" & "Player's Guide to Dark Sun" The Campaign-length adventure book? I dunno, but I...
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I like Cavill a lot, and I think he made a great Superman, but i think Snyder's well documented distaste for "optimistic" superheroes...
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Mort reacted to touc's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative? with Like.
D&D 2024 tried to correct an "unfun" rule wherein one side could be severely damaged or wiped out without having touched a die. While...
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Mort reacted to FitzTheRuke's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative? with Like.
When a combat is designed to last 3-5 rounds, having two rounds of attacks before the surprised side gets to go (as could happen in...
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Mort reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative? with Like.
I strongly suspect the point is to nerf ambush strategies. Surprise is busted powerful in 5.0. Personally, I’m fine with that being the...
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Mort reacted to Artamo's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative? with Like.
It worked fine except when other people had problems with it. I mean, this is just going to come down to anecdotes but I’ve seen others...
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Mort reacted to Aurel Guthrie's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative? with Like.
Sixth sense. They sense something is amiss, and so they prepare. Ready action to attack a hostile creature, dodge action, take cover...
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Mort reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative? with Like.
There has to be an inciting incident that calls for the initiative roll. If it is an ambush, I give the ambusher a single action that...
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Mort replied to the thread Spoilers Star Trek Academy [spoiler thread].Kelsey Grammer (Captain Morgan Bateson) would like a word! Though in today's television, you're probably right.