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Pvt. Winslow reacted to TheSword's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) How To Make High Level 5E Work.For You + with
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I found one of my posts from a couple of years back about the Seven Maxims raised in AD&D’s High Level Campaigns accessory. It contained... -
Pvt. Winslow reacted to Azzy's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Saying "google it" or waving your hands nebulously in a general direction doesn't cut it. Show me the money. If you make a claim, cite...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
People just can’t help themselves eh? Gotta throw shade at fans of a game. I love the declaration that 5e wasn’t designed for “real”...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Ah the old "if you don't agree with me that this game is bad, you're a insert derogatory statement". There's enough social division and...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Teemu's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
I didn't read the whole thread, but I think Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire had a really good solution for control effects and bosses...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to kigmatzomat's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
My personal experience is that zero war gamers are mellow. They are the most meticulous and uptight types I have ever met. Statistics...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Swarmkeeper's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Another point to be made here: that was some very weak sharing of spotlight going on there by players and DM alike. Some of those...
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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.
The idea that players will optimize the fun out of a game is an old one. For a TTRPG, the design challenge comes in finding ways to give...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Flying Toaster's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Interesting that the Civilization games came up in this conversation. Turn-based 4X strategy games for desktop PCs would not seem to...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Flying Toaster's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
PCs getting taken out of action by all-or-nothing control spells was never any fun, but at least in early editions like B/X or AD&D the...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
so, is not the root of the entire issue here the casting/existence of mordenkainen''s disjunction? that it's a Bad Spell? if it hadn't...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Alzrius's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
You had two 20th-level wizards in your group, and that was the best they could do? No one cast vision ahead of time to try and figure...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to DEFCON 1's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
And you know what your story actually upholds of my opinion? That the D&D board game can be really stupid sometimes and being beholden...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
In the final game of one of my DMs epic years long campaign, we fought the lich who was behind most of the campaigns machination. We...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Zaukrie's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
People think PCs need more power against bosses? Wow, that's a new one. He's not "complaining". He believes they are broken, from a...