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But just think with affirm or a similar payment plan service it could be a few dollars of impulse purchase instead ; ) (this is a joke, I find the advent of payment plans for such simple things horrifying, if probably sometimes useful for a host of reasons)

A lot of the AOE spells do pretty well against single bosses too, strictly speaking single target spells are better but you can't always get them at the perfect level and perfect scaling (since Paizo doesn't grid fill spells that way)-- the line spells are generally pretty close. Chain Lightning...

If anything I think it'll give each AP a more festival atmosphere, in terms of release hype, just because it won't be a continuous bleed, and people will have more time to digest each thing before the next thing comes out-- whether or not they make it through all three volumes in that time.

Hmm Primal isn't a huge debuffing list (as opposed to like damage-with-weaker-control-effects and healing) but 5th and 6th does include Grisly Growths, and Wall spells. if used well, the wall spells can, in general, be much stronger than slow (wasting multiple actions for the creature to bust...

I will say, I disagree, I know they're meta in other similar games, but I find that it's no great loss to skip out on some spells for those targets in favor of non-incap equivalents. Like, yeah, if you could get them on a boss it'd practically end the fight, but that was also the problem they...

Notably, as you progress along the learning curve, the element of luck they're discussing doesn't persist. Speaking from experience, my players handle the +4 solo bosses fairly consistently, they remain scary but can be finessed. REALLY bad streaks can still get you though. I should also...

You don't need a mystery or a gm designated investigation to pursue a lead. The strategic strike feature brings you up over a class that doesn't get a damage bonus the same way rogue sneak attack does. The strength of Devise is also that you can guesstimate whether you hit before you commit...

Yeah, I really value your input whenever I see it too. My contention in general is more about when we're collectively allowed to make an observation about and where the burden of proof for 'well reddit/enworld/etc is just different' arises.

It's a tad frustrating to live in world where your eyes always lie, the people around you are the exception, and the majority is apparently very, very stealthy. I say this not as a criticism of your position but as a kind of reflection on the discourse as a whole's ability to percieve of and...

I think a lot of it does come down to how you perceive the before and after of the OGL, my perception is that DND took a big hit from a mixture of that and lukewarm reception of the 2024 rules, but has the sheer numbers that a big hit can be reconciled with continued success and visibility...

Gee Golly, what a cowardly, vapid, statement. Leaving the conclusion of the post up but using @Morrus 's warning to avoid having to defend it is... I'm bewildered.

My take (and I'm not really caught up on the discussion) is that I broadly agree about the OGL and 2024 triggering a major generational shift in RPGs, and I think that he's sort of the right about people bifurcating toward rules-lite games on the one side and more complex games on the other...

There has to be something the law deems problematic at play, you can't sue someone for say, not giving you a job without a law that sets a criteria for why it would be a legal problem that their not giving you the job would have to meet. If you're going to sue someone because you injured...

Civil litigation concerns crimes, the crime is what makes the act wrongful in the first place, you can't be held responsible for damages concerning something you have a legal right to do. The distinction between a 'civil' case and a criminal one is merely the goal of the litigation-- a civil...

I'd strongly recommend Rival Academies, its a delightful read.