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    Why do RPGs have rules?

    Page 110 DMG 1ed However, it is your right to control the dice at any time and to roll dice for the players. You might wish ta do this to keep them from knowing some specific fact. You also might wish to give them an edge in finding a particular clue, e.g. a secret door that leads to a complex...
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    Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3

    The film is cool.
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    D&D 5E Halflings are the 7th most popular 5e race

    There are some 1 like the only one Rogue-Minotaur. that would be an ingesting case to study!
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    D&D 5E Warlock Mechanics - The best representation of modern fantasy archetypes in Dnd

    Warlock is the best class to run a single class adventure, especially in a sword and sorcery style. Warlock can blend into Cleric, fighter, roguish, wizard style. The actual pact magic allow few casting of big spells, that has his own flavor and fantasy style. The class itself create his own...
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    D&D (2024) What spells should be dropped?

    Shield Spirit guardians pass without trace healing word
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    Shadowdark looks so good!

    Average of 6 x 3d6 is 11,11,11,10,10,10. in term of dnd 5ed point buy value it is 15 points. I use value for 5ed, there may be a more accurate table and values. 15 points can give the following scores who are around average SD method and would make decent SD character, 15,12,10,8,8,8 bonus 0...
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    Shadowdark looks so good!

    If someone want to avoid frighten usual 5ed players you can use point buy. The average for 3d6 six time is 15 points. Ex.: 15,12,10,8,8,8 for an awesome +0 bonus. Choosing his background won’t break the game neither, nor giving average hit points instead of rolling.
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    D&D (2024) Do you actually like weapon masteries?

    With a good approach a Fighter or Barb will now take as much time as a caster to play his turn in a fight! Even if not as flashy as high level spells, mastery will require a continual management that will help to pretend play a more complex character. mastery will also provide his burden of...
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    D&D (2024) Why is wotc still aiming for PCs with 10 *real word* feet of range? W/o vision range penalty/limit rules for the GM?

    To answer the OP: Theater of the mind is a valid tool to run a fight and lots of people play dnd the ride Pegasus and shoot arrows and spells in amazing fights.
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    Shadowdark looks so good!

    I think that room can be made to make the game less lethal! The game allow a pulp mode: There are no maximum luck tokens a player can have. Players start every session with 1d4 luck tokens. You can use a luck token to turn a hit into a critical hit. You can use a luck token to take an extra...
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    Shadowdark looks so good!

    It is my own questions these days, is it enough? for session with most role play, talking, and social interaction, SD can do quite the job. Ability check are easy, PC are more skilled in some task with their class and background. Even some spells can be used in such session like charm person...
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    D&D (2024) The New Warlock spell progression + Eldritch Smite Invocation

    For a half caster, spells are crappy to do damage. Smite is almost mandatory for the new Warlock.
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    OSR Let's make Shadowdark classes!

    Class design fighter. best armor and weapon. Best hit points Weapon mastery : Bonus to attack ranging from +1/+1 to +6/+6 at level 10. priest Best armor and weapon Medium hit points Cleric spell list : more oriented toward combat and protection. Wizard Weakest armor and weapon Weak hit points...
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    OSR Let's make Shadowdark classes!

    there is no damage bonus from ability in SD.
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    D&D (2024) One D&D Overly Complex

    There is also mastery like cleave that will go meeh as the PC level. Cleave, dealing 8 at main target and 3 at an adjacent one is cool at level 1. Later on PC will deal 20-30-40 damage at main target and still 5 at cleave target. Preety meeh. Complexity should pay back on a reliable way.
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    Shadowdark looks so good!

    I have been appealed with the game at first with small details, like the mirror image spell, while there is is image the attacker hit an image. So easy. The zone of truth is brillant, Target cant speak lie. Not the usual maybe he succeed or not his save Or use another fooling magic. I also...
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    D&D (2024) One D&D Overly Complex

    Complexity is a thing, managing it is another. Complexity is not a problem when the flow of the game is fluid and cool. For sure during a fight players will have more decision points. Each barb and fighter attack will have some effect, Warlock, sorcerer will have more spells to manage, wizards...
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    Shadowdark looks so good!

    It’s one of my crush for the book!
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    D&D (2024) New One D&D Playtest Includes 5 Classes & New Weapon Mastery System

    It’s the last one! let a little bone for all optimizer to chew! They already shut down SS, GWS, sorcadin, sorlock. action surge no more apply to spell. But I think they will eventually shut down that cheese one too.
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    Shadowdark looks so good!

    Actually I’m reading SD and the new playtest for 5ed, quite a difference in evolution.
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