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occam reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Wizards of the Coast Head Explains Benefits to D&D Franchise Model with
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No, they didn't. People online decided that's what "monetization" meant, despite zero evidence. -
5.24e almost got it right with the revised Heavy property, but they make it a Dex requirement for ranged weapons instead of Strength for...
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occam reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D General This Makes No Sense: Re-Examining the 1e Bard with
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Out of curiosity, how many languages could a Bard learn? If you read the OP (you did, right?), you saw that I was ... somewhat shocked... -
occam reacted to MGibster's post in the thread D&D General This Makes No Sense: Re-Examining the 1e Bard with Haha.
I don't think I ever saw anyone play a Bard in 1st or 2nd edition AD&D. The first time I ever played a Bard was in 5th edition, and I...
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occam reacted to Rabulias's post in the thread D&D General This Makes No Sense: Re-Examining the 1e Bard with Like.
One does not need to introduce such a magic item to have a problem. Say the player of a Fighter 5/Thief 8 "pre-bard" gets enough XP for...
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occam reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General This Makes No Sense: Re-Examining the 1e Bard with Like.
On a related to the OP note, considering how perfectly playable the The Strategic Review bard was, the fact the PHB bard was turned into...
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occam reacted to Olgar Shiverstone's post in the thread D&D General This Makes No Sense: Re-Examining the 1e Bard with Haha.
All I read here is just jealousy because someone couldn't qualify for Bard Camp.
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occam reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D General This Makes No Sense: Re-Examining the 1e Bard with Like.
As is well-known and cannot be reasonably disputed, the Bard Class started as an error. Do you know how old mapmakers would put fake...
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occam reacted to Hexmage-EN's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Ben Riggs talks to Richard Baker. Phandelver in 2018 alone sold 300k copies. with Like.
I watched the interview and am glad that Richard Baker defended his work on 4E a bit, going so far as to say that in some ways he thinks...
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occam reacted to Rabulias's post in the thread D&D General Take A Look At The Class Boards From The New D&D Starter Set with Like.
This modular approach could also lend itself to a screen or tablet very well. Drag and drop components into the base PC "sheet" and they...
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occam reacted to Morrus's post in the thread D&D General Take A Look At The Class Boards From The New D&D Starter Set with
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Heroes of the Borderlands, which is Dungeons & Dragons' upcoming new starter set, is one of the largest starter sets the game has ever... -
occam reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread D&D General Satine Phoenix is trying to make a comeback with
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Folks may remember Satine Phoenix from when she was an artist and minor celebrity in the D&D internet scene, rubbing elbows with folks... -
General points: D&D doesn't match RL regarding the importance of reach ( a few inches difference matter in RL) you only need the...
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occam reacted to Parmandur's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Ben Riggs talks to Richard Baker. Phandelver in 2018 alone sold 300k copies. with Like.
Sounds about what it should be, the While the non-Lost Mines stuff added on is not of the same caliber as the original portion...the...
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occam reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
One of the topics that comes up (you know, not often or anything ...) on D&D threads is the so-called "LFQW," or as other people like to...