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ProfessorDetective reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting with
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But those things arose out of the design constraint of including everything that exists in 3e. Like, the magitech wasn’t just a whim... -
ProfessorDetective reacted to UngainlyTitan's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting with Like.
The "If it exists in D&D it exists in the setting" is the minimum needed to get it out the door at Wizards given the lessons learned...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting with Like.
I actually think 5e has its own setting. Kind of. It’s just an extremely broad meta-setting, in which all the various D&D (and some MTG)...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Davy Greenwind's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting with Like.
I mean...Radiant Citadel is a new setting that expresses the 5e ethos...though it's a little thin. Hopefully they explore it more
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting with Like.
In theory, but Eberron was designed the other way around, and it’s one of the most beloved D&D settings ever.
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Demetrios1453's post in the thread A Deep Dive into Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerun with Like.
There's a whole side bar on that deities do not have defined gender, but due to the Time of Troubles and other godly manifestations...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread A Deep Dive into Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerun with Like.
Gods can manifest as whatever gender they want. Sure, you can have multiple gods of the same thing, that’s been the case at least since...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to aco175's post in the thread A Deep Dive into Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerun with Like.
Thank you for listing the name of the book before you started to use the abbreviation. I struggle with the new book coming out and all...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to brimmels's post in the thread A Deep Dive into Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerun with Like.
One of my long frustrations is that even though Faerun is huge and has room for expansion (the unexplored continents in addition to...
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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.
That is interesting. I do not own either of those books. Can you tell me a little bit about them? (I am familiar with the setting via...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to OB1's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting with Like.
I’d argue that Exandria/ Wildmount is the bespoke 5e setting.
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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.
I don't think that is a compelling argument or has any real examples to back it up. You CAN create bespoke emchanics for a setting of...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to LuisCarlos17f's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting with Like.
3rd Ed had got Eberron and 4e Nentir Vale/Points of Light but a 5e setting should be designed to allow space for future crunch like new...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting with Like.
The core rules of 5e are deliberately genic and open to interpretation. This is one of the reasons for it's popularity. Settings tend to...
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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.
Every edition of D&D does things slightly (or not so slightly) differently, with different emphasis and design goals, and a different...