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Mustrum_Ridcully replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.Yes. They aren't casting 1st level Magic missiles or Mage Armor anymore. They could, but the lowest slot they might have is, say, 3rd... -
Mustrum_Ridcully replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.But if there are 4th, 5th and 6th level spells that serve a similar purpose to Fireball (AoE/Damage), you end up with literally "more...
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Mustrum_Ridcully replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Let's Write A High Level Adventure.So one of the challenging this is that at high levels, characters can have access to a lot of powerful magic. But it's not guaranteed...
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Mustrum_Ridcully reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Let's Write A High Level Adventure with
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An idea from a visual novel video game I recently played: Recently, the God of Death has had a soul-shaking experience that has left... -
Mustrum_Ridcully replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting.There might be a bit too much focus on Forgotten Realms or Eberrons here, and not enough what would make a 5E setting different and how...
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Mustrum_Ridcully reacted to The Sigil's post in the thread D&D General One innovation per edition with Like.
1e - Initiative Rules - declaration of intent before actions are resolved... which means Weapon Speed and Casting times for spells...
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Mustrum_Ridcully reacted to GM Lent's post in the thread D&D General One innovation per edition with Like.
Basic: Level advancement that wasn't just based on combat. I realize the system was more specific than that, XP for treasure and all...
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Mustrum_Ridcully replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting.Well, if it was to me, I think a DnD 5 setting would indeed support some cosmopolitian places where all the PHB species (and even some...
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Mustrum_Ridcully reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
I don't find the comparison of RPG design to the design of safe vehicles very compelling. I think it tends to distort rather than...
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Mustrum_Ridcully replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting.I seem to remember 3E had some rules on demographics that included estimates on classes and levels that might exist in a settlement...
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Mustrum_Ridcully reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting with Like.
That's why they call it Wizards of the Coast! 😉 Then again, I get the notion we're never going to see a setting detailed as deeply as...
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Mustrum_Ridcully reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
and it makes sense to me that trying to sculpt the wild energies of more complex and higher level magics would have a bigger chance of...
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Mustrum_Ridcully replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting.Personally, I don't really want overdefined settings - which is why I liked 4E Points of Light, but dislike Forgotten Realms, because it...
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Mustrum_Ridcully reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
It ironclad should be what you look at. Because that controls the player's experience of misfire. Absolutely not. Because if you...
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Mustrum_Ridcully replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting.But it wasn't limited by just that, so we got Warforged, Shifters, Artificiers and Dragonmarks as well. I wonder how much of that was a...