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touc reacted to Steampunkette's post in the thread D&D General 5e System Redesign through New Classes and Setting. A Thought Experiment. with
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What kinda classes would you need for such a setting? You'd definitely need to cover the 'Core Roles' of Tank, Healer, Damage Dealer... -
touc reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread D&D General 5e System Redesign through New Classes and Setting. A Thought Experiment. with Like.
New D&D would need to dump dailies or make modern AD&D 3E or advanced B/X. Its a modern design problem since 4E. 4E got it wrong as...
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touc reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Yeah, I will say one of 5e’s strengths is that it can make players feel like their characters are in great danger, even when their...
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touc reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
I mean, I think I’ve been on the same page as you regarding the analysis of how the combat is designed. I just think it’s a good design...
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touc reacted to Parmandur's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
I love Matt Mercer, but his skill isn't in balancing combat...it is usually in using his powers of presentation to trick his players...
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touc reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Oh. My. God. This is precisely and exactly what I've been arguing as a flaw in 5e's design since before it was even CALLED 5e. Twelve...
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touc reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
It would be an interesting experiment! The 1st level problem could be solved by just saying you can take a long rest when you reach a...
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touc replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily.It's wondrously simple. It removes the guess work. I'm brainstorming if this might work. Rather than the DM throwing needless...
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touc reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
It would be simple to do so. Treat the game like a game. Stop worrying about verisimilitude. Rest Update: You cannot take a long rest...
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touc reacted to darjr's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
Mearls helped design 5e and he crunches the numbers. Interesting that Johnathan Tweet chime in about timing with rests changes the...
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touc reacted to bedir than's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) The Great Wizard Extinction. with Like.
I can only comment on what's here. If you want to point out DPR, please do. But I'll still note that ignores the clear and explicit call...
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touc replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) The Great Wizard Extinction..Zardnaar, your keyboard exploded! Anecdotally, the last time I had a D&D player wizard was @5 years ago. The player, newish to D&D...
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touc replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) The Great Wizard Extinction..I blame the CR system and module writing for the decline (as I've observed at my game table since 2014) in folks who play the wizard. In...
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