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SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread D&D General Adventurers in Faerun-The Book of Low and Mid Level Adventures? with
Haha.
Back in the day. CMI part of BECMI didnt sell as well. All the big selling AD&D adventures are mostly low level. Exceptions are Tomb... -
SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to Not a Decepticon's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Haha.
That's just how ttrpg fandom is these days. Children no longer obey their parents and everybody is writing a game.
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to I'm A Banana's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with
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5e is actually VERY modular, and I think that was the intent. For instance, it's not hard to rip out the skills system, or the Hit Die... -
SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
For the bolded to happen the overall design would need to be a whole lot more modular than it is. Modular design is antithetical to...
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to ECMO3's post in the thread Unearthed Arcana WOTC still can't get the backgrounds right in the new FR book. with Haha.
The new Background system is as screwed up as ever. Best example - Dragon Cultist Background which boosts Dexterity, Constitution and...
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SI haven't watched it (and I don't have an hour to spare as it's nearly 11pm and I need to go to bed!) but yes--this is a fundamental...
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Legendary Resistance may be a bit of a kludge but most of the solutions I'm seeing aren't really an improvement. Legendary Resistance as...
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
"Given the opportunity, players will optimize the fun out of the game." Paraphrasing.. who was that? Matt Colville maybe?
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.The Incapacitation tag is working as intended then. You simply aren't meant to be able to use control effects against higher level foes.
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to Sulicius's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Blogofholding has done a pretty good job at mathing it out.
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast replied to the thread OSR New edition of OSE in 2026.In their announcement NG stated they will no longer be printing any of the versions of the corebooks besides the two new tomes. Once...
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to Aldarc's post in the thread Contemporary Simulationist TTRPGs [+] with Like.
FWIW, I think a fair number of players approach APs in a similar way: i.e., "beating the adventure path."
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast replied to the thread OSR New edition of OSE in 2026.I hope the changes to the Knight removes the "Suicide Geas" the class comes with. The knight must always fight the strongest foe in an...
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast replied to the thread OSR New edition of OSE in 2026.Relevant XKCD That said, I am looking forward to the starter set, I think that will be very helpful since right now the GM guide for...
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SSpellObjectEnthusiast reacted to aiouh's post in the thread OSR New edition of OSE in 2026 with Haha.
Finally, someone made a definitive revised version of old school medieval fantasy roleplaying