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Remathilis replied to the thread D&D General Warlocks' patrons vs. Paladin Oaths and Cleric Deities.But it can not enable them. If the DM wants to set up the paladin in the Kobayashi Maru to strip him of his paladinhood, he can do so... -
Remathilis replied to the thread D&D General Warlocks' patrons vs. Paladin Oaths and Cleric Deities.Eh... I think it was better at giving cover to the impulses a DM may already have rather than implant the desire in the first place...
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Remathilis reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread D&D General Warlocks' patrons vs. Paladin Oaths and Cleric Deities with
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In my experience the biggest problem with the classic Paladin rules was that they told uncertain and new DMs to do bad things. Not to... -
Remathilis reacted to Sword of Spirit's post in the thread D&D General Warlocks' patrons vs. Paladin Oaths and Cleric Deities with Like.
Before I tell you how I do it, I'm going to tell you why. I hate imbalance between character options. Some characters having...
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Remathilis replied to the thread D&D General Warlocks' patrons vs. Paladin Oaths and Cleric Deities.In my experience, DMs like to hide behind passive aggressive rules like losing your abilities if you roleplay wrong so they can shift...
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Remathilis reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General Warlocks' patrons vs. Paladin Oaths and Cleric Deities with Like.
The thing about BG3 is it has examples of both ways of doing it. If you want the story to involve conflict with a patron you can play as...
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Remathilis reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General Former Head of D&D Says Vecna: Eve of Ruin Was Not Going To Feature Obelisk Plot with Like.
I mean, it sounds like two slightly different versions of the same story. WotC wanted to make a 50th anniversary adventure that featured...
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Remathilis replied to the thread D&D General What Does Your Cosmology Look Like?.Depends. Mostly it's a Great Wheel. Sometimes it's an orrery of 12 planes (and a lost 13th). Even when I did design my own, it was still...
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Remathilis reacted to Eyes of Nine's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Predict WotC's 2026 D&D releases with Like.
Hmmm, I don't see Lasers & Feelings nor World of Dungeons taking over the top most played ttrpg slot any time soon.
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Remathilis reacted to Seramus's post in the thread D&D General D&D Archetypes that spread out to other settings and media with Like.
It was more of a group project, with simultaneous launches of both the Dragonlance modules and the Dragonlance novels. Weis is on record...
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Remathilis reacted to Mecheon's post in the thread D&D General D&D Archetypes that spread out to other settings and media with Like.
If they wanted them to be unique stand-alone gods, they should have given them unique stand-alone designs and not gone "oh this...
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Remathilis replied to the thread D&D General D&D Archetypes that spread out to other settings and media.I've done a lot of thinking on how the aesthetic of medieval times has moved from the more colorful costumed look to the grimmer and...
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Remathilis replied to the thread D&D General D&D Archetypes that spread out to other settings and media.Well... Final Fantasy 1 (the original NES game) borrowed very heavily from D&D as D&D was (for a brief time) a giant influence on...
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Remathilis reacted to aco175's post in the thread D&D General D&D Archetypes that spread out to other settings and media with Like.
What about the term NPC for non-player character? I know it is thrown around today in video games and even in TV shows and likely...
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Remathilis reacted to Seramus's post in the thread D&D General D&D Archetypes that spread out to other settings and media with Like.
Arcane cannot heal. D&D was not the first system to use this trope, but I think it is one of the biggest contributors to popularize the...