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  1. ChrisCarlson

    D&D 3.x Thoughts of a 3E/4E powergamer on starting to play 5E

    Please read this post and let me know if you think that person is taking things entirely too seriously.
  2. ChrisCarlson

    D&D 3.x Thoughts of a 3E/4E powergamer on starting to play 5E

    O_O Do you think the general attitude you are presenting (especially the bolded above) is a good example to be setting for your stepson*? I am speaking from a genuine place when I say, perhaps not playing is the better choice... (*and yes, I have an, at one time, impressionable stepson of my...
  3. ChrisCarlson

    D&D 5E (2014) Mostly Useless Things in 5E?

    Should an otherwise uneducated barbarian be less apt to be able to climb/swim, intimidate, befriend animals, or have sharp senses? Cuz not all skills are book learnin'. That being said, we have a houserule that, on top of everything as normal, you get your INT mod +1 additional languages. Like...
  4. ChrisCarlson

    D&D 5E (2014) Weak Saving Throws

    Red herring, huh? Are you sure? I'd bother to go back and quote every instance where you mentioned a previous edition or compared 5e to one, but that'd be a lot of work considering how many times you did it in just this thread. So pardon me if I just say, "go back and read for yourself." It...
  5. ChrisCarlson

    D&D 5E (2014) Is Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wilting a good spell?

    Undead don't kill people, necromancers kill people!
  6. ChrisCarlson

    D&D 5E (2014) Weak Saving Throws

    So this is all just a big "I don't like 5e and won't play it" complaint? Okay. Then there is no conversation worth having AFAIC. Go find something you like and have fun playing that. I believe the issue is that you are carrying water for previous edition(s) and dragging preconceived...
  7. ChrisCarlson

    D&D 3.x Thoughts of a 3E/4E powergamer on starting to play 5E

    I'm not at the table, and I'm no expert, but having read your various comments I just want to say that I hope you are presenting yourself as an open, upbeat person during the game, and when discussing it with others. Rather than some bitter, grognardian curmudgeon*. Because you have at least one...
  8. ChrisCarlson

    D&D 5E (2014) Weak Saving Throws

    Then problem solved. In order to remain consistent, just remove every spell or creature that has the potential to force a weak save you don't want. Because if you "have to" present an analysis based on things that are optional being excluded, all spells and creatures are optional on an...
  9. ChrisCarlson

    The surprise round and you

    BTW, you can't cast silence on an object. It is a fixed area that does not move. Just sayin'...
  10. ChrisCarlson

    D&D 5E (2014) Weak Saving Throws

    If the point of expending a particular instance of an ASI is to bolster a weak save, the Resilient feat is far more impactful that just adding +2 to the stat in question. So you are going to hamstring yourself then complain that you are hamstrung? I will never understand the point of that...
  11. ChrisCarlson

    D&D 5E (2014) Weak Saving Throws

    Resilient?
  12. ChrisCarlson

    D&D 5E (2014) Is it houseruling to let a torch set fire to things?

    Dirty houserulers! We hateses them, we does!
  13. ChrisCarlson

    D&D 5E (2014) Is Warlock broken?

    I just wish some people would bother actually playing certain things before going around making bold assertions as to perceived inadequacies...
  14. ChrisCarlson

    D&D 5E (2014) Tweak to TWF rules

    Just curious, are you saying those without the feat or fighting style still use a bonus action as normal? And if so, can a character who does have the feat or fighting style still use a bonus action to make yet another off-hand attack?
  15. ChrisCarlson

    D&D 5E (2014) Tweak to TWF rules

    Spreading damage isn't necessarily the same as splitting damage. Just sayin'...
  16. ChrisCarlson

    D&D 5E (2014) Is Warlock broken?

    Yeah. In fact, one of the most mentioned warlock-cheese tactics is the darkness/devil's sight combo. Yet the darkness spell does not scale up with level. Funny that. Me too.
  17. ChrisCarlson

    D&D 5E (2014) 5e's stumbles

    And neither do you have a choice. Despite it being a past edition of D&D. Your prejudice for it cannot mandate others to include it when discussing what they enjoy about D&D.
  18. ChrisCarlson

    D&D 5E (2014) What single new class would you like to see?

    Interesting. That's probably the biggest complaint about the ranger beastmaster...
  19. ChrisCarlson

    D&D 5E (2014) As a DM, do I kill the entire party at the end? Im torn?

    Having done this before, myself, I can say it worked out great for us. But YMMV.
  20. ChrisCarlson

    D&D 5E (2014) Is Warlock broken?

    Burning Question of the Day: But can elves maintain concentration during a long rest? They do not sleep and instead go into a semiconscious trance...
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