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SkidAce reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative? with
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And it's not even just that. I can have a non-surprised PC walk 10 feet into a room and see 10 orcs who are 60 feet in. Initiative is... -
SkidAce reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative? with Like.
I mean sure. You can do group stealth checks, too, which can mitigate the clankies. But then, why What's the point? I don't mean that...
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SkidAce reacted to touc's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative? with Like.
D&D 2024 tried to correct an "unfun" rule wherein one side could be severely damaged or wiped out without having touched a die. While...
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SkidAce reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative? with Like.
The whole point of surprising your opponent is to, as far as possible, trivialize the combat. Why is this a problem? And yes, it...
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SkidAce replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative?.I prefer my ambushes to be "L" shaped and involving simultaneous grazing fire over the area. :p
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SkidAce reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative? with Like.
I am not sure i have ever followed the exact rules in any edition. It is just one of those things I think the fiction itself determines...
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SkidAce replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative?.We normally do the out of sequence, sucked for the party when the "ninja" also won initiative.
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I have found housing to be surprisingly sticky. Once the skeptics in my guild tried it, several of them went berserk for weeks, working...
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Man what a trip through time 😆 I appreciate a necro this powerful. Especially about moorcock!
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SkidAce reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread My Changing Thoughts on Science Fantasy Games with Like.
My thoughts go to the "Dying of the Magic" sort of worlds. Science is on the rise, and magic is becoming less common. People can't...
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SkidAce replied to the thread World of Warcraft: Midnight.Thats how it starts...
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SkidAce reacted to M_Natas'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 think the problem isn’t that published adventures have to be railroads. It’s that most of them are written as pre-planned stories...
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SkidAce reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Faerun: What Do You Think the Surviving Shades Are Up To? with Like.
Theres a dude who may or may not be Karsus in my campaign. PCs have been meeting him since lvl 1. Last seen blowing up a goblin fort...
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SkidAce reacted to OB1's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) D&D Beyond's Development Roadmap Is A Complete Rebuild Of Platform with Like.
Guess we just have fundamentally different views of how goods product Maps is. You see it is a limited and flawed piece of software, I...
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SkidAce replied to the thread Fighting the Gray Tide (Miniature Painting).I like the way the wings look charred and crispy near the back edge.