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[+] For (hypothetical) 6e: Which arcane caster class should be the "simple" one?
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I think sometimes defini I don't think we need a fighter of the complexity of the 0e or 3e Fighter or Thief. "Simple" I think will...
Jan 27, 2026
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[+] For (hypothetical) 6e: Which arcane caster class should be the "simple" one?
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The classes are still far more simpler than something like a Wizardthat already has to think about 9 spells, each with its own rules, at...
Jan 25, 2026
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Well that clears you of any need to participate further! More seriously, I dont really see the point here. I mean if you want to call...
Jan 25, 2026
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The "Ease of Long Rests" as a metric for describing campaigns / DM styles?
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In soviet D&D, rest takes you!
Jan 24, 2026
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Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
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Well, not so many any more... ;( I actually wouldn't mind a Sam Witwer live action Darth Maul, but animation could be fun, too. The...
Jan 23, 2026
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The "Ease of Long Rests" as a metric for describing campaigns / DM styles?
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I voted 1. We rarely have multiple combat encounters per day, and often have some overland travel. In our D&D 5 Eberron campaign, we...
Jan 23, 2026
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Yeah, to connect Feats (such as Ability Improvement) to character level, like Proficiency Bonus does, is probably a better design.
Jan 23, 2026
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Found a paper on mental subtraction vs addition: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0732312301000608 It's just...
Jan 23, 2026
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Interestingly, 4E NPCs, despite being differently derived then PCs, actually usually share the race's special ability. And I think it's...
Jan 22, 2026
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another issue could be that people do not like vancian casting in the abstract, but that does not mean they will prefer your specific...
Jan 22, 2026
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But "once per day" is already a "cooldown", so maybe they didn't see the forest for the trees, and though they had found something new...
Jan 22, 2026
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How I would do 6E.
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Alternatively, the cost of the counterspell/disruption is lowered. Losing your action and the spell slot is a pretty significant...
Jan 22, 2026
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The 3.5 Binder was a really cool class
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Maybe with a meta-mechanic like compels in some games I've read about on EN World? You stat with 1 "Wild Flow" point at session start...
Jan 22, 2026
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Hypothetical: D&D without ability scores (or bonuses)
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I think that any negative modifier is already something that makes things more complex, because always adding stuff is easier than...
Jan 21, 2026
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Hypothetical: D&D without ability scores (or bonuses)
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You "need" a +4 to hit because you want something to say "you're good at hitting stuff with X". Sorcerors get +4 to hit with spells, +2...
Jan 21, 2026
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