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Ppemerton replied to the thread D&D General Settings of Hope vs Settings of Despair.I don't think that JRRT's work suggests that "the world sucks, people suck, etc". His work is optimistic, and that optimism is...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.Well, if bows make the Goblins tougher, then shouldn't that increase their CR? I mean, isn't CR meant to be a (rough but not worthless)...
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Ppemerton reacted to SkidAce's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with
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As a side note; We only allow them (bolded) to choose from the PH. Anything else is "faith or esoteric knowledge" from specialized... -
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Quantum allies then? They have allies within distance when you go 8 encounters and are spent as well as when you do 3 encounters and...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread D&D General Settings of Hope vs Settings of Despair.I've often made this point about Planescape. But D&D doesn't have to be played with this sort of nihilistic cosmology.
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Ppemerton reacted to M.L. Martin's post in the thread D&D General Settings of Hope vs Settings of Despair with Like.
Not quite, but Tolkien looked for that ultimate triumph as both originating in and ending beyond the circles of the world. Cf. the...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.In classic D&D, clerics as well as MUs can undertake spell research, and thereby create spells that only they know (unless they choose...
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Ppemerton reacted to Yaarel's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Indeed, narratively, one can have For my D&D style, I want magic to relate to the psychological state of the mage. Being confident or...
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Ppemerton reacted to Yaarel's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with
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Are you comfortable with a long rest refresh when leveling up? When a player chooses a "deep rest" during the encounters of the level... -
Ppemerton reacted to Yaarel's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Currently, for the long rest classes, I have been counting encounters until the next level. Most levels are fifteen. There is only one...
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Ppemerton reacted to Autumnal's post in the thread D&D General Why Enworld should liberate D&D from Hasbro with
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You can’t always be ideologically neutral. Take questions like “Is this group of people we’re considering selling to a bunch of... -
Ppemerton reacted to lichmaster's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
There are many narrative ways to overcome this. In my oldest campaign I had the party encounter a demon that was much stronger than...
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Ppemerton reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
It's a fairly major issue in this particular case, since wererats in A5E are hellaciously punishing compared to 2014 wererats. I mean...
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Ppemerton reacted to lichmaster's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
One way I found to make combats more engaging and less swingy (to the extent possible by D&D) is to use alternating initiative. This...
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Ppemerton reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread Level Up (A5E) Removing Pointless Death (+) with Like.
I don't think any of my players would choose that Permanent Injury option if it meant it was ... permanent. They'd most likely chance...