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ProfessorDetective reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting with
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A specifically urban setting would be cool but I am not sure how well 5.5E (or any D&D) maps to urban adventures. -
ProfessorDetective reacted to Maenalis's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting with Like.
I want a new Ptolus, or Sharn from Eberron, or Absalom from Golarion..., but with "modern" sensibilities and a "working" economy.
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ProfessorDetective reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting with Like.
I can get behind this for no other reason than I think we’re better off when people are creating new settings - not just rules but the...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting with Like.
Between Realms threads and Dark.Sun speculation, I am more and more convinced that every edition of D&D needs a(t least one) bespoke...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Dire Bare's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
It's a play style, or genre within fantasy. Nothing wrong with enjoying such a diverse adventuring party, but nothing wrong with...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Epic Meepo's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
You ninja'd me by about 30 seconds. I was also thinking this thread was going to be about using a circus troupe as a framing device...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to DEFCON 1's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
This is one of the advantages of playing in a game with a DM who takes a more active hand in establishing setting expectations. If they...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Gradine's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
I was a bit disappointed because I thought this thread would be talking about circus troupes as a framing device for an adventuring...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
I used to feel this way too. If it helps, I justified it to myself by saying, they’re adventurers. They’re already a rare bunch just by...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Burnside's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
Depends entirely on the tone and setting of the campaign. Fine for some campaigns, wrong for others. Expectations (and how much exactly...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
I agree that it can be kind of frustrating sometimes. But I fear it's just a question of play style clash. Some players want to play the...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Bravesteel25's post in the thread D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties with Like.
I have always felt it a little jarring when I am in a party that has characters ranging from a talking bird to a centaur with nary a...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Oofta's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Cantrips, a Curious Thing with Like.
We have at-will cantrips because people don't like playing a wizard that has to revert to using simple weapons or darts. You either...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Seramus's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Cantrips, a Curious Thing with Like.
Yeah. I used to throw three darts a round and I'm genuinely happier throwing elemental bleps. I just wish martials got to keep their...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Cantrips, a Curious Thing with Like.
Yes, the evolution of cantrips is very curious as well. In the beginning, they were "minor spells"; according to the 1e Unearthed...