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occam replied to the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun.This was exactly the situation in the original Dark Sun boxed set: only members of the Defiler wizard subclass used defiling magic... -
occam reacted to Parmandur's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with
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Fiend pact Warlocks are not necessarily in league woth the Devil, nor Grwat Old One Warlocks with Cthulu, they just have a connection... -
occam reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
I mean, that's somewhat consistent with the original box set. The default wizard was the preserver and the defiler was a wizard with a...
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occam reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
I'm more disappointed in the remake of Harry Potter, considering that there isn't enough time between the movies and the series to do...
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occam reacted to pukunui's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
Nope! The AD&D 2e version has elemental-themed specialty priests (earth, air, fire, and water), wizards, druids, rangers, templars, and...
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occam reacted to Demetrios1453's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
The real issue with Spelljammer was the page count. Give it say 32 more pages and use that for ship-to-ship combat rules and sample...
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occam reacted to Eubani's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
Is it me or if equipped correctly and played in the right way the Gladiator subclass could be used as good Swashbuckler substitute?
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occam reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
Mad Max: Fury Road is "hopepunk" so that's not the chilling threat you seem to think: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopepunk#Examples...
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occam reacted to bedir than's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
Spelljammer wasn't destroyed, nor did it invert the expectations of the past setting. Ravenloft is not a joyous, happy filled fun zone...
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occam reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
Help me understand, because I feel like I'm missing something. How does refining Dark Sun take away anything from you? I'm an old...
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occam reacted to mamba's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
will it be the same, no, obviously not, but I am more curious about it than any (non-core) book released in 2025...
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occam reacted to WanderingMystic's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
As much as I am hoping for setting books I feel that they could take this one, the horror ua and maybe a new draconic is and put those...
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occam reacted to WanderingMystic's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with Like.
Honestly I am enjoying all of these options. The sorcerer is a great option for anyone who wants a darker more necromantic option. The...
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occam reacted to Christian Hoffer's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Releases New Unearthed Arcana Subclasses, Strongly Hinting at Dark Sun with
Wow.
Wizards of the Coast has released four new D&D subclasses for playtesting, all of which have heavy thematic ties to the post-apocalyptic... -
I also think we need to take the notion that D&D was meant to be some sort of Conan simulator with a big grain of salt. What became...