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Thank you for that breakdown. That does indeed seem worrysome, but the PC is indeed still vulnerable to a number of other effects that bypass hit points. But yeah, I would say Defy Death probably needs some kind of minor nerf. Also I noticed a lot of people are missreading some AC rules. A lot...

Ok, so we're 8 pages in and we've yet to see anything that actually breaks the game. The sneak attacks and multiattacks were discredited or misunderstood. I just see two powerful exploits (the unkillable fighter/paladin and the extremely high AC dwarf ranger). For the first one I haven't...

We are going to continue the current Pathfinder campaign/experiment which is going strong. I want to run a campaign of LotFP or S&W sometime this year, too. Finally, buying and running 5e when it comes out will almost certainly going to happen.

Like someone said, zombies are a modern invention in the first place. I'm ok with undead not being imune to sneak attack. Same for golems. Flesh glems have stitches and bindings you can cut, clay golems should have an inscription on their forehead or some equivalent, metal golems have olts and...

I think the problem is the misapplication of DCs, not the numbers themselves. The character you describe, with the +4 bonus, that's what we would call an "average" adventurer, right? So let's measure stuff off his baseline. If an action is so simple or routine that failure would be...

Yeah, that's what I was going to say. What if this is not, you know, a desperate and fumbling move by the WotC, but simply an experiment. Because they are doing well enough that they can afford experiments. Like, not apocalyptic at all, for a change? Lots of people run games off laptops or...

First a preface: I would agree with the other posters saying that 3.x (especially high level 3.x) is extremely taxing and tiresome. All activities, no matter how much you love them, can get "old" after a while. In that spirit taking a break, consuming some passive media, getting inspired and...

I'm very much late to the party here, but RPGs being closer to art than science (a view that I'd subscribe to), doesn't preclude them from "moving on". Art has moved on. Art, graphic design, music, sculpture...these are all different now than from what they were like in the 70's, the 30's, the...

The reason why "casters" is synonymous with "wizard" is because we're talking about the core game here. Clerics can wade into melee, but only specific builds post 3e can also cast well in melee. They have lower attack bonuses, worse HP, worse AC than fighters and can't take as much punishment...

Something like...uh...this?

So I was just browsing through the Legacy of the Crystal shard bestiary (which made me pine for the Icewind Dale videogames) and I noticed something I consider to be a problem. There is a number of NPC spellcasters in the Bestiary. They have their spells listed, but you need to reference the...

Druid can kick pretty much everyone's ass in a straight fight, except maybe the cleric. But I think many people here are underestimating what wizards can do a very high levels. Practically anything a druid can do, the wizard can counter it and hit back harder. The druid can hit you very hard...

While I see a number of small fixes to rather obvious problems from the previous packet, overall I am massively disappointed. I literaly went from "best iteration of D&D ever" to "I don't want to play this". Sure, I'm overreacting, but stuff like the new Two-weapon fighting rules make me so...

Saves have a DC, which means they're like Checks.

Ugh, I was a big fan of Next up to this packet and was looking forward to seeing more levels. I'm massively disappointed. They removed basically all the possibilities for fun combos with Specialties and Expertise dice. Why is Jab gone? Why can't I make an Archer cleric anymore? Two-weapon...

Level 1 PCs are better than the average person. That much should be clear. The average person doesn't stand up to monsters, can't cast spells, and doesn't own swords and armour. The PCs are probably stronger, tougher, quicker, smarter, wiser and more charismatic that the regular person in the...

To me personally... It feels the most like late 80's D&D. Specifically the Rules Cyclopedia and maybe 2E. But mechanically it adopts a lot of 3E stuff, mainly the unified core mechanic. However, it is also being balanced and streamlined in a way similar to 4E, avoiding everything that made 3E a...

Prayer says "[target gets these bonuses]...provided it is not under the effect of bless". That means target doesn't get the benefits if it's already blessed when you cast it. It says nothing about Bless dispelling Prayer. If anything they need to add a line about how lower level spells do not...

I feel your criticism is perhaps a bit contradictory. You say that they feel like they should be in a campaign tailored to them. Then you say "pick one". Well, that's the point. It's assumed that Wizards, Clerics, Rogues and Fighters will be in most campaigns. The rest you pick and choose what...

Seriously, when did we start calling Wil a douchebag and hypocrite? Did I miss a memo? I don't get it.