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Xenolith234 reacted to SkidAce's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with
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Xenolith234 reacted to M.L. Martin's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with
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WotC has been pushing "D&D as its own distinctive genre/game/brand" for a quarter-century now, from the design of 3E to the 'make it... -
Xenolith234 reacted to Belen's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
There are a subset of folks who think everything that WOTC produces should be legal in any game and that a DM should never be allowed to...
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Xenolith234 reacted to The-Magic-Sword's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
Looking back at this thread, I think that one major thing is that this is, in some ways, an outgrowth over how the concept of an...
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Xenolith234 reacted to M_Natas's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
For me personally that is ... problematic. When you come to the table, your character concept completely planned out, down to the feats...
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Xenolith234 reacted to M_Natas's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with
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Which I find a ... bad suggestion. Levels 1 to 3 feel quite different from the later levels and skipping the first levels make the game... -
Xenolith234 reacted to Scott Christian's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
His points all hit home because he uses excellent analogies like Living Color, Messi, and Hafþór. ;) No, in all seriousness, his...
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Xenolith234 reacted to teitan's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
He summarized my exact feelings. Like I read 2024 and i want to like it but it’s a LOT like reading 4e to me. Like this is a great game...
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Xenolith234 reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I have repeatedly stated throughout this thread that these sorts of things should be established clearly up front. In the case you...
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Xenolith234 replied to the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24.This is a very weird, niche situation you’re proposing. Pretty sure this is all discussed at session zero/campaign setup and proposal...
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Xenolith234 reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
GMs sneak-writing on your character sheet is shifting the goal posts to another galaxy. No one in this thread is suggesting that a GM...
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Xenolith234 reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
If someone can't take rejection, I would encourage them to continue to develop games that match their inspiration and vision, rather...
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Xenolith234 reacted to Scribe's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
Frankly, thats not what you are saying. The setting is what defines the options available. The players choose from the options...
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Xenolith234 reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I think it's something about our hobby. In popular fantasy and sci-fi media, it's mostly human-centric (or nearly so, with your typical...
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Xenolith234 reacted to SkidAce's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
If you knew ahead of time, would you have played in my all human campaign, where the goal was to highlight the class and things you...