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I don't find them a problem in 5e, but then, I don't allow firearms of any kind in games I run, nor do I play in D&D games that allow...

By the same (or similar) token I think it's more like the 2e era in that it's about character and not build. Who is your character...

While I think 5e is very much its own thing, it does feel a lot like 2e + 3e in a lot of ways. Granted, that is an entirely personally...

I don't find 5e to be a successor to 2e as much as it is it's own, evolved thing which has elements that came from 2e (and 3e with a...

I tend to pull mainly lore, monsters and magic items from previous editions (mainly magic items). A particular favourite of mine is the...

The movie Bright springs to mind.

Oh absolutely. There were a lot of things going wrong at that time that contributed to TSR's failure. I just focused in on the glut as...

Metaphoria: Bottles & Baskets

Oh definitely, it was a lot more than just too many settings....but, the biggest lesson was that it factionalized their consumers. Even...

I think they're (WotC) still very much aware of the 2e glut and its consequences and trying to keep that learned lesson very much in...

The original AD&D 2e branding (not the latter flat red one) has that very effect on me. I see it and....man, the memories come flooding in.

Which, to a kender, is always. ;)

Thanks for the response, but what I am really interested is the nuts and bolts of high level 5/5E encounter design, in order to get to a...

I'd probably start with said archmage really noticing that the PCs are gunning for him, and taking a far more personal interest in...

Aaaaand gonna yoink that idea for my game. Much obliged (though going to tinker it down to 1d4 per plus....since I like to save d6's...