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Xenolith234 reacted to Steady Vane's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with
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It is a failure of the game design when it no longer caters to the community that used to play it. This is the 4e arguments all over... -
Xenolith234 reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with
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One thing that I noticed, the difference between the Warlock's 5e14 One With Shadows invocation and the 5e24 version. 5e14: 5e24: One... -
Xenolith234 reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Love.
I mentioned it a bit later in another post, stuff like spectral wings or respeccing after a long rest. 2024 does pretty much everything...
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Xenolith234 reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Love.
EDIT: Yikes. I embarrass myself. This thread is hilarious. I remember when "The monsters know what they are doing" was a darling. But...
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Xenolith234 reacted to Nightfly's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
Whether you agree with Keith or not, I think he makes some objectively good points. Maybe I'd even say undeniable points. Now that he's...
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Xenolith234 reacted to DrJawaPhD's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
Both sets of 5e rules are much more superhero/epic fantasy than nitty gritty low fantasy, but I would agree that 2014 rules were more...
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Xenolith234 reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Love.
it’s the slight changes that push it over the line for me, spectral wings with no downsides, respeccing things on a long rest so you...
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Xenolith234 reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
That is what Keith’s post read like to me, that 2024 leaned into epic fantasy moreso than 2014 and to the detriment of everything else...
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Xenolith234 reacted to el-remmen's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I just wish they could/would make an edition of D&D that is designed to be a toolbox, with a GM (or group collaboratively) mixing and...
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Xenolith234 reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I love this, from the article, because it hits on the same pain points I have with the new edition. Especially low level, especially...
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Xenolith234 reacted to the Jester's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
There is so much power creep. SO MUCH. Every class is powered up. You could argue that martials need more oomph; but if that's the...
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Xenolith234 reacted to Steady Vane's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
His reticence on the 2024 rules reminds me a lot of A Knight At The Opera, another 5e blog that found themselves not liking the new...
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Xenolith234 reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
2014 was already borderline to me, 2024 just pushed a little farther, but that and the consequence free features of everything just...
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Xenolith234 reacted to bedir than's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
"knee jerk" isn't writing this post after playing and writing for the rule set for well over a year "lack of familiarity with other...
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Xenolith234 reacted to tetrasodium's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I think complaining about creature ststblocks with things like an 18 attrib and mundane weapon rather than a 12 & choice between useless...