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Matt makes this distinction in the full fledged video. I'm paraphrasing, but coming and saying "I'm unhappy with this aspect of 5E, it... -
Pvt. Winslow reacted to Alzrius's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with
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I'll refer you to the table of contents for the AD&D 1E PHB: -
Pvt. Winslow reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Yes yes, combat as sport vs combat as war. The problem is that control can ruin both types of play. If the players figure out certain...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Minigiant's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
My point was that for tradition, simplicity, and lack of modular rules is that .. 5e only supported one subsystem: Vancian magic...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Minigiant's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
The tripod of 5e's design hindrances Adherence to Tradition Simplicity for new players Not using the subsystems Aka building the...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to mearls's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Wow, that is the most elegant expression I've ever seen of the core tension in 5e. Having played a lot of AD&D and B/X (via OSE) in the...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to I'm A Banana's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
The full take is a lot more nuanced. Specifically: The problem isn't that control spells ruin 5e, it's that they specifically ruin...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to THEMNGMNT's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Okay, that's not exactly what @mearls said. But here's an excerpt from the latest post on his Patreon. Legendary resistance is a cheap...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General Has Tiny Hut actually affected your game? Or has it otherwise mattered? with Like.
You need to get out more. Just google large flat plains and look at all the different pretty pictures of very flat land for miles. Um...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread D&D General Has Tiny Hut actually affected your game? Or has it otherwise mattered? with Like.
My issue with it has nothing to do with players trying to figure out how to use it combat. It's that it substantially changes wilderness...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General The Beautiful Mess of 5e with Like.
Of course people make mistakes all the time. I’m saying I don’t understand the nature of the mistake he’s saying he made. If I bake a...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread Pathfinder 2E Why are all the magic items so boring? with Like.
For the same reason most 5e magic items are also boring. Interesting items have been sacrificed on the altar of balance.
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Doctor Futurity's post in the thread Pathfinder 2E Why are all the magic items so boring? with Like.
Speaking as an active Pathfinder 2E GM and former 1E GM, I always thought 2E was best characterized as "Written by GMs to make it super...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to payn's post in the thread Pathfinder 2E Why are all the magic items so boring? with Like.
I know it’s too far, but as someone who loves PF1 it has a kernel of truth to it.
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Doctor Futurity's post in the thread Pathfinder 2E Why are all the magic items so boring? with Like.
I have run a couple PF2E campaigns where I essentially ignored the level on items and starting handing out awards around 4-7 levels...