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Xamnam reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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I think it was simple - they gave a strict by the letter ruling because there was no way to satisfy people with whatever answer they... -
Xamnam reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
I'm fascinated with this. There is no ability an NPC can have that a PC cannot? No Vistani with the gift of plot device prophecy, no...
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I think the "player skill" argument is used too often as too simplistic an explanation for how OSR and Modern D&D differ. First of all...
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Xamnam reacted to loverdrive's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I can see it being played (and even intended) that way: seeing an invisible creature is better than, well, not seeing it, but hitting or...
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Xamnam reacted to TheSword's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
It seems like what some folks want is a set of tables or formulae to calculate what the CR of creature should be based on its abilities...
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Xamnam reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
CR works reasonably well for me as long as I take a look at the party and think about party strengths and weaknesses. No two parties...
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I do play differ games. Lots of them. I like liking D&D. I don't like not liking the current version of D&D. D&D has a long tradition...
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Xamnam reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
D&D is Soul Caliber. A vaguely Renaissance/Age of exploration set world where you can have. Medieval knight in plate and greatsword, a...
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Xamnam reacted to Cadence's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I've been watching (possibly too many) British murder mysteries lately. My brain is now trying to imagine a case where someone calls in...
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Xamnam reacted to Laurefindel's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
Im surprised to hear that people never considered D&D to be medieval fantasy. Fantasy genre and subgenres are much better defined now...
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Xamnam reacted to Professor Murder's post in the thread D&D General D&D is now Steampunk (poll) with Like.
YMMV. I would say "no". I think the point I disagree with is how the OP frames the content of the PHB in the wider world. It's always...
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Xamnam reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
We apply movie logic to this. Protagonists donning bandages, slight limps etc. while fully competent in the next scene. Regardless, I...
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I like alignment as an ingredient in the kitchen-sink medievalistic modern fantasy that is D&D, like having Vancian wizards and...
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Personally, I would prefer D&D to stay more on the "crunchy rules" side. Not because I think that's better, but because crunchy games...
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I agree, I don't think you need to do anything to 5e to make it modular other make the specific modules. The fact that many people are...