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The Firebird reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with
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Well, I guess I was thinking a little more along the lines of the mass suggestion with that one since I was prepped to do it for a... -
The Firebird reacted to Flights of Fancy's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
That would be an abuse of the DM's power in 2014 in my opinion. If a group of PCs are invading a lair, and the DM uses a suggestion...
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The Firebird reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
I give out legendary actions to any boss monster, regardless of "legendariness".
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game).Agree that this sounds like what players are looking for in 5e. Really it is perhaps a problem with the fact that people want lots of...
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The Firebird reacted to Krachek's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
I see there the usual DnD 5ed experience since 2014. PCs are the heroes and monsters get steamrolled most the time. Work as intended.
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The Firebird reacted to GMMichael's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
Rule zero can save you from bad dice. I wonder if the player-characters would say the same thing. "Remember when we stomped that...
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The Firebird reacted to UngainlyTitan's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
I find that the players love these kinds of spells. If you really find it a problem, then talk it out with the players and agree not to...
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The Firebird reacted to Stalker0's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
I will say no mechanic will save you from bad dice at the end of the day. I mean if the dragon hadn't been stalled out by a spell but...
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The Firebird reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It also depends on how important the characters' gear and equipment are to play. In a game where gear and equipment are carefully...
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The Firebird reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Can the door not be opened any other way than by picking the lock? Forcefully-applied boots? Repeated use of an axe or hammer...
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The Firebird reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
To a point, after which enough detail gets lost or skipped that continuity starts to suffer. Given it's supposedly the GM's job to...
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The Firebird reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
What counts as dull varies rather a lot from one player or GM and another. And that mindset of which you are so fond can be applied as...
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The Firebird reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It's certainly a factor in most games IMO, but the first heuristic is the one I focus on and is far more important to me. In particular...
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The Firebird reacted to humble minion's post in the thread Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized with
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I’ve had … mixed experiences. I hosted a couple of sessions a while back for a new group assembled off a Facebook ‘looking for group’... -
The Firebird reacted to Koloth's post in the thread Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized with Like.
Agreed, but in this case as I mentioned, GG producing the new CS has enough separation from the original bad acts that I am OK with it...