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SPage 125 in the 2014 PH So for a mixed background go with a mix of appropriate skills and maybe a tool proficiencies. Your soldier...
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S5.24e's "inflexibility' with Backgrounds is only as inflexible as your DM.
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SShiroiken reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with
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SShiroiken reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with
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"Steampunk" is a specific genre, with specific elements that make it what it is. No, D&D is not Steampunk. Some of the art in Von... -
SShiroiken reacted to DEFCON 1's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
Steampunk is an aesthetic borne out of retro-futuristic technology during the Victorian era. As Dungeons & Dragons is by no means...
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SShiroiken reacted to Professor Murder's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
YMMV. I would say "no". I think the point I disagree with is how the OP frames the content of the PHB in the wider world. It's always...
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SShiroiken reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
It isn't medieval but it is definitely not steampunk. Do words no longer have meaning?
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SShiroiken reacted to Kobold Avenger's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
They outright said that default D&D is in the Renaissance at least. From the interview about the PHB, it was said to be the reason why...
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SShiroiken reacted to JConstantine's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
Is steam-powered technology commonplace? No? It's not steampunk. Even Eberron - a setting that is actually in the process of industrial...
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SShiroiken reacted to TigerDude's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Fireball Vs Chromatic Orb Late Tier 2 Thoughts. with Like.
So the consensus is damage is probably not the thing to do for spells, but the original premise was somehow that Chromatic Orb was good...
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SShiroiken reacted to UngeheuerLich's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Fireball Vs Chromatic Orb Late Tier 2 Thoughts. with Like.
That is one thing I really love about 5e. You do not need high level mooks. You don't have to fill every bandid hideout with level 5...
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SShiroiken reacted to Benjamin Olson's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Fireball Vs Chromatic Orb Late Tier 2 Thoughts. with Like.
Well all spells are "situational". It's really a matter of how often the situation they are for comes up in your game. A "situational"...
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SShiroiken replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Fireball Vs Chromatic Orb Late Tier 2 Thoughts..I feel it comes down to style of play. Control spells are overall more powerful than damage spells, but due to the limitation of...
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SShiroiken reacted to Tessarael's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone WANT to play 1e? with Like.
There are plenty of things that were ghastly about 1E. Level drain. Imbalance between classes, including poor implementation of...
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SShiroiken reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone WANT to play 1e? with Like.
A couple months ago I posted a thread about why would anyone want to play RAW 1e, and gave reasons. As a follow up to that, and after...