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Theory of Games reacted to Jefe Bergenstein's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Martials: damage scaling like cantrips? with
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The problem is everyone and their dog now gets extra attack, and also gets to sub in a cantrip as an attack. So for the levels people... -
Theory of Games reacted to Morrus's post in the thread D&D General You Don’t Have To Leave Wolfy Behind... In 'Pets & Sidekicks' Your Companions Level Up With You! with Like.
Has your character ever had a beloved pet, a steed, or an NPC companion that, as your character leveled up, became too weak to take...
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Theory of Games replied to the thread D&D General You Don’t Have To Leave Wolfy Behind... In 'Pets & Sidekicks' Your Companions Level Up With You!.Wasn't that the dog's name in Jaws? :unsure: Now everyone - every last PC - will have a spellcasting service animal. This should sell...
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Theory of Games reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
For me it's another area where I feel like 2E lets down new DMs by not giving clear guidance. It prioritizes "you can do it however you...
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Theory of Games reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with
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It does. And yet (anecdotally) I almost never saw them used. Probably in part because they didn't give rules for recruiting and paying... -
Theory of Games reacted to darjr's post in the thread Gary Gygax's The Hermit kickstarter is almost over! with
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Next from Gary Gygax and the Troll Lords is The Hermit. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ckg/gary-gygaxs-the-hermit -
Theory of Games replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Martials: damage scaling like cantrips?.It's why Fighters suck - Sneak Attack and some spells scale. Fighters should have scaling damage with at least one weapon type (swords...
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Theory of Games reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
The general sanitization of 2e acted to file off some of the gritty edges from 1e as well; in process changing the tone a bit away from...
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Theory of Games reacted to Mind of tempest's post in the thread D&D General Have Some Class with Like.
I loved the 5e mystic the mechanics need more time, but the thematics were pure gold to me, it was like seeing something that always fit...
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Theory of Games reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread D&D General D&D memes thread discussion… with Like.
A surprising amount of people are really, really attached to their in-game racism. I run games that are explicitly non-racist even when...
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Theory of Games reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread Toying with initiative - phased and segments with Like.
In my last long term campaign I used d6 side-based initiative, with players acting one at a time in any order they wanted on the PC...
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Theory of Games replied to the thread Benevolent GM stance.I don't see where you've clearly defined what your "benevolent stance" is. You wrote But, what does playing on the PCs' team actually...
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Neither. The average Benevolent (I would say Buddy) DM will freely admit they never or almost never kill PCs or do any real...
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Theory of Games reacted to LordEntrails's post in the thread D&D General Liquids in Bag of Holding or Portable Hole? with Like.
Why does it matter? Who cares if the bucket of pain spills? Well obviously, the players. So, what is fun or more cool? Or are you...
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Theory of Games replied to the thread Toying with initiative - phased and segments.I like GURPS: highest Speed to lowest, no rolls. Easy to use without sacrificing verisimilitude. With 5e, DEX could be used, but for 2e...