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That would not be a nerf to Shield, that is a nerf to AC. Which means Shield is the only way AC might still function.

Hey I can do 5d12 damage at level 1. It just takes me 6 or 7 rounds.

Wait until you have several books and want the equivalent of PDF's Ctrl+F. Or if you want to use the index that's in the printed copy. There are things I like about the D&DBeyond format, but it's much harder to use as a reference for something you only partly remember. The fact that the...

Given it's history, I think lose/lose might be in Hasbro's mission statement. They seem to make bad decisions more often than they make toys.

I don't really buy this one. We don't know what spells look like. We don't know what saving throws are like. We don't know what the experience of resisting Hold Monster or Maze or anything like that feels like. It's not automatically unrealistic because the game is mute on that narrative. That's...

I have not actually experienced the whack-a-mole problem at our table, so for us it seems to be a solution for a problem that doesn't exist. I don't feel we need it. I'd still prefer a penalty like, "If you stop being unconscious in combat, you become surprised." But I'd even more prefer a...

The problem here is the knock-on effects from raising the overall difficulty of encounters this way. And with how variable damage is in D&D, that means you're very likely to have adventuring days where attrition is uneven from hard encounters. In effect, higher difficulty days mean you're going...

Sorry for the delayed response. I simply can't participate here as often as others. For the most part, things that I want addressed were unlikely to ever be addressed in the first place with a point revision. I know that, but it doesn't fix the problems as I see them. The biggest issue is...

Yeah. Even if I'm not excited to play it, I know that I will play it at some point. Also, it's nice to see what people are complaining about. I'm planning to get the core books, which will be my first D&D purchase since 2021. It's likely to be my last purchase until 6e unless things change...

Eh. It's different but it doesn't address the problems we've had or that I think are important. We'll play it, but we're looking at different games. Gloomhaven and MCDM are both on our list. I'm picking it up not because I'm excited, but because it's D&D.

Spells are busted.

I think the charitable reading is a little more believable, but I tend to be more charitable than people deserve. I tend to think nearly everything Gygax published through the mid to late 70s was initially created for his own campaign, and I doubt he considered anything about how the people at...

I think the things @Snarf Zagyg has quoted are far more damning than anything in the quoted article/thread. It's Gary saying, "No, no, I'm a proud, unapologetic sexist in the 21st century." But... that they made Tiamat an evil girl and Bahamut a good boy doesn't really feel very sexist. The...

No, not particularly. It would mean that I would want to know more about the cultures of the world. I think a game without race mechanics and with deeply cosmopolitan cultures or monocultures would make me question the races existing. Our table has been very happy with the disconnect of race...

I have to say I find this thread really hilarious. When I reacted negatively to how heavily marketed and tiered the Kickstarter was on the DC20 KS, the general response was, "No, no, that's totally normal for Kickstarter. It shouldn't bother you at all." "Oh, but it's digital and that makes it...

I'm mostly opposed to it because WotC got upset and didn't want us to call it 5.5. And when they called it One DND and we started to call it 5.One or 5.1 they got upset and said no don't call it that. So now that we've settled on 5.24 or 5e24 they want to come out with a new branding and call it...

Sure. But what he said is largely edition agnostic: "[D&D's] premise is that each player character is above average — at least in some respects — and has superior potential. Furthermore, it is usually essential to the character’s survival to be exceptional. As [the game] is an ongoing game of...

Maybe, but I don't think Gary Gygax agrees. AD&D 1e Player's Handbook, p9: "The game's premise is that each player character is above average — at least in some respects — and has superior potential. Furthermore, it is usually essential to the character’s survival to be exceptional (with a...

Wherever the cattle roam, obviously.

Yeah, no mention of Iuz is what I found most interesting. Edit: Oh, no, he's there. Just above Whyestil Lake. No shade on From the Ashes, but I always felt like it made the setting a little too much grimdark when I'm generally happier with a points-of-light. I predict WotC will immediately...