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Granted. My thought is that the designers saw an unintended consequence to the rule, then actively decided that it did not matter.. If changing the wording, or making the rule more complicated, might have other unintended consequences, or create a barrier to entry, there would be no reason to...

idunno, but I tend to be a bit of an optimist. The way I interpret it... "Minor" changes are automatucally incorporated into the free Basic D&D pdf. Typos, wording, clarifications, etc. I am more than okay with this. There will be ongoing/yearly surveys and feedback mechanisms. For things...

Honestly, what's the issue? So what if you can chain short rests? So what if a fighter can heal back to full in 2-5 hours? This is the equivalent to complaining that everyone is healed back to full after a long rest. And if you don't want to play that kind of game, a gritty oprion is in the...

I'm more than happy with the thought of "chaining" short rests to regain abilities, whether it be Second Wind, spell slots, lay on hands, or whatever... I don't see the bug, and my interpretation of the designer's intent isn't, "Well, if you want to play it wrong, go right on ahead!" but...

Wow. I've seen D&D and ENWorld through 3.5 edition changes (->3e, ->3.5, ->4e, ->5e). This is no bag on anyone in particular in this thread but... Amazing how the arguments and dialogue are the same... only the actors change.

I'm going to guess that this is exactly the case. Notice that the Second Wind healing amount is the figher's hit die. I imagine it was just simplified for the Starter Set and the pregens.

Another thing that really irks me about the Human +1 everything is that for the history of D&D a 10-11 stat has always represented a true average, a true normal. Expectation Value of 3d6 is 10.5. If Humans automatically are assumed to get the +1 everything (even if in the advanced rules the...

Love the character sheet. The design, as well as the hints at the mechanics and character creation. A little disappointed in the prominence of "Skills," purely on a percentage-of-the-page basis. Just a little, as this might be more of a "Intro/Starter" character sheet, as well as the...

This.... Makes almost too much sense, it's scary. Scary good? Especially with the hype of the so-called Tyranny of Dragons, aka the first D&D release....

I would be up for a two hour one-shot, pick-up, played-once-and-never-again. Partially for the novelty, although I would have to wrap my head around it, and keep my mind open past the assumption of long campaigns. With that said, I would absolutely, definitely, all day every day any day, be up...

Kind of an interesting "argument," especially considering we are positing most of the same thngs that developers were in their cubicles.... First, "replayability" only twice of a Starter Set at 8 hours a game is equivalent to playing Settlers 8-9 times. Second, the (primary, assumedly) purpose...

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1) I'm more than okay with "duelist" rules and zooming into solos whule combat rages independently, around them. It's cinematic, it's exciting, it's great story-telling. I could not care less if it doesn't match reality or the normal mechanics. 2) I don't see spellcasters casting ten spells...

First, given the situation of multiple combat encounters, repeated use of magic missile makes sense (especially if magic missile happened to be the only combat spell the player knew/memorized) Second, given the supposed module nature of 5e and openness to house rules and DM interpretation, I...

Something to keeo in mind: the current concept and plans for the 5the iteration of D&D would not exist (presumably) without 4e. Funny how things work out like that. I like 4e. If I sat down for 25hours and thought about it, or had a blog, I might even prefer 3e (or 3.5?!?!). At any rate, I'm...

According to the most recent playtest document?

Things I'm keeping in mind: BnN, and Amazon, are not the most accurate when it comes to pre-announcement info. They could have been placeholders, the price could have been inaccurate, even the titles! Who knows? Without a page count or description, I'm hesitant to determine the accuracy. A...

Maybe I've just missed the emails? Or has there been any news on the Kickstarter front? I was hoping to see those custom dice soon (have they been ordered, are they on their way?) Plus, has there been any word on the T-shirts? I was hoping to proclaim ENWorld's success at some upcoming Cons...

I really doubt this issue has anything to do with "balance" or "fairness" or "effectiveness." Granted, I have not read the entirety of this thread. I should finish it soon, and I've read severl like it over the past few months. The true issue is "fun." In this post, I'm going to define "fun"...

Preface: I'm a fan of wizards and of spellcasting, and I'm a fan of "apprentice levels" and not having full-blown class abilities until a couple-few levels in. Given that, I truly like the idea of "subclasses" beginning at the same level, instead of every class being different, or "complex"...