Search results

He is being condescending, though.

Seriously. "Sorry kids, I know I'm shirking my duty as your dad, but I am hoping to get more out of this game I'm playing!" To say to someone "You have the time," without knowing a lick about their life circumstances...well, it's pretty arrogant.

True enough. I have no idea what the bar is if 5e's skill system is considered "excellent." As well, I'd ask "expands into what?"

Worth mentioning that 5e has space for such design...AiME has something similar to what you describe.

Yeah, the three pillars were definitely not given the same level of design...I hope they weren't meant to all hold up the same ceiling.

Are you sure this is what he's saying? I thought his argument was "too intellectual" for you (your words). I don't see what you wrote above as an accurate account of his argument.

Haven't we been talking about the design of the game, and not individual tables, for a while now?

I completely agree; I believe I posted earlier that I would find 5e a bizarre choice for someone who doesn't like combat. I was just trying to point out that the relative merits of robust social mechanics or thin social mechanics are irrelevant when asking if the rules set of 5e actually has...

Just wanted to say, your examples have been constructive, well-thought out, and your patience is to be commended. All over an issue which is fairly obvious: D&D lacks robust social mechanics. This statement is not up for debate; it's seen as a "feature" for those who enjoy that the "rules get...

Well, it's both a "lack" and a "choice."

So when do the PCs gain levels, then?

Same. Since we only have 2.5 hours to play a week (and it's online), it would seem a bit wasteful to use the time for an encounter like that when narrating it does the same thing.

There must be a ton of people who like the no-danger conclusion-already-known resource-saving combats though; 4e's philosophy was to expressly ignore those kinds of trivial encounters and the masses (at least appeared to) hated it.

I wonder what trying to make a character who can't contribute in combat at all would be like? A fighter who wears no armor, wields no weapons, and has put all their best stats in INT, WIS, and CHA? They're still going to get a fighting style, extra attacks, etc. though, so maybe not. A wizard...

Indeed, D&D would be an odd RPG choice (considering what's out there) if one didn't like combat.

It isn't. It is the same as my own table's experience and two others that I am aware of.

I don't know...when I watch Clone Wars, everyone they encounter seem pretty familiar with the Jedi. In the end, 20 years really just isn't long enough, especially with all the long-lived races out there.

...I didn't imply it was unworkable, did I?

4e Essentials Executioner had something like that, no? Their "dailies" were the different poisons it could make.

Well...the DMG is just under 30% about magic items. They may not be assumed, but that page count tells me they're heavily implied at the least.