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SkidAce reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Nothics should speak Common and other languages with
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I think the real answer is to have a D&D "latin" -- that is, a lingua franca among lore keepers, going back millenia. -
And Anathem is a big book, to be dense. Just saying.
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Thinking more on Anathem, and it is really striking to me how much of a throwback sci-fi novel it is in terms story structure. When you...
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SkidAce replied to the thread What are you reading in 2025?.I felt Anthem was worth it. But yeah...its dense.
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I'm still reading Anathem. I can admire the complex world-building and ambition, but...man. There is so much exposition, and that's not...
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SkidAce reacted to BenjaminPey's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Circle Casting is gonna break a lot of games with Like.
I don't see this breaking too many things at a quick glance, though I'm not an optimizer by any means and I'm sure there will be some...
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SkidAce 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.
I'd love it if the designers were more open about how and why they make some of the decisions they do. In part, I'd appreciate that...
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SkidAce reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General Who put all this Sci-Fi in my soup!? with
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In the Doomfarers of Coramonde (Brian Daley) a wizard attempts to summon a tank to fight a dragon. They end up with an APC and it's crew... -
SkidAce reacted to Yaarel's post in the thread D&D General Who put all this Sci-Fi in my soup!? with Like.
I am a fan of novels by Stasheff. Things like flying by rocket to a planet of witch cultures, whose magic is explained by actual science...
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SkidAce reacted to môrgondír's post in the thread D&D General Who put all this Sci-Fi in my soup!? with Love.
Nine Princes in Amber would be the fantasy standout or exception to my general preference of 'lack of advanced technology in fantasy'...
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SkidAce replied to the thread D&D General Who put all this Sci-Fi in my soup!?.This is the Way.
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SkidAce reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Tuning big single creatures into multi-part-creatures. with Like.
My gut reaction is that it sounds like a neat idea for truly colossal creatures, like a great wyrm or the tarrasque. Something that is...
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SkidAce replied to the thread D&D General Has Tiny Hut actually affected your game? Or has it otherwise mattered?.Or just build the fire upwind and enjoy the shenanigans. I did that during a training exercise (smoke, no fire). "I told you not to...
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SkidAce reacted to dave2008's post in the thread D&D General Has Tiny Hut actually affected your game? Or has it otherwise mattered? with Like.
My wizard stopped taking the spell. So no, it has rarely had any impact in our games. I do think the spell is a bit ridiculous, but it...
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SkidAce replied to the thread D&D General Has Tiny Hut actually affected your game? Or has it otherwise mattered?.Usually, in various groups over the years there has been one full caster wizard/mage per group. Plus a cleric, then the usual roles get...