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    D&D 5E (2024) Treantmonk's Ranger DPS video:

    I don’t think I can get this across anymore. That is not what I meant.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Treantmonk's Ranger DPS video:

    I think that because people here don't talk about being a good player, just about mechanics.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Treantmonk's Ranger DPS video:

    Once again… I am just saying I would prefer people cared about other things than this in their games. But I have a better system: come join me this friday for an online Sunless Citadel game using the 2024 rules. I am not kidding. Come see what actually matters in a game, like cooperation...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Treantmonk's Ranger DPS video:

    Oh, I agree! TM is a good one. He knows what he’s doing. It’s the talk around it that goes into superlatives.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Dungeon Masters Guide Adventures WotC live stream

    On the Sly Flourish Discord! I do one for every video and we live chat about it. This video was great, by the way. I'm definitely gonna use this chapter. They also talked a bit about encounter building. How, especially at later levels, the XP budget increases but monster power increases too. I...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Dungeon Masters Guide Adventures WotC live stream

    Are you joining my viewing party today?
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    D&D 5E (2024) Treantmonk's Ranger DPS video:

    I don't think it's that important. It's just something people like to spend more time on than being a good player. I don't mind TM, he's a good guy. Math is good for math things. My point is I want people to care less about math in D&D. Read the comment I replied to. Look, TM is great at what...
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    D&D General SPQR - Player Prep Advice - Thoughts?

    Hey folks! One of my players wrote an article on player prep, and I am curious what you think! SPQR: Player Prep Advice Just a few questions to think about: What do you do to prepare for a game as a player? What are your expectations from the players at the table, even when you are not the...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Treantmonk's Ranger DPS video:

    I am not talking about role play, I am talking about doing calculations being the optimal way to make decisions. It gives credence to looking for the highest number being THE way to play. This video is an example of making players feel like single target damage is very important. The ranger...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Treantmonk's Ranger DPS video:

    I tend to skip to the conclusions his build videos as I am not interested in however he gets to the final stats. I really dislike how optimization has to first create a very narrow set of parameters to do calculations, and then makes definitive statements that people will take as gospel. These...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Homebrew Backgrounds

    Alright, please rip me to shreds. I have attempted to "complete" all backgrounds released in the past few years that already had a 1st level feat. Any reference to a page number is from the source book. Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos Lorehold Student Ability Scores. Strength...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Homebrew Backgrounds

    Over the past couple years, WotC has actually released quite a few backgrounds that have proto-origin feats. I’m gonna see if I can roll those things up as 2024 backgrounds some time soon.
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    D&D 5E (2024) How will the 2024 rules do with monster resistances to P/B/S

    Resistance to nonmagic bps damage has been an issue for me from the start. Back when I started out as a DM, I used the DMG rules to make monsters. Their advice was to halve the hit points of a creature with such resistances. So what happened? The one character with a magic weapon just destroyed...
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    D&D 5E (2024) How will the 2024 rules do with monster resistances to P/B/S

    Same here. As long as they have a couple of magic items, they do just fine.
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    The 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide is Chris Perkins' Last Book as Product Lead

    New info from @Alphastream on his discord: Looks like he's sticking around at WotC! I hope his new role is more enjoyable to him.
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    D&D 5E (2024) How do we feel about 2024 Feats? (Origin vs Others)

    That’s true! I just wish that new DM’s don’t have to learn it the hard way like I did.
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    D&D 5E (2024) How do we feel about 2024 Feats? (Origin vs Others)

    I gave them a good read two days ago, and I think they have done a great job tidying up and balancing all the feats. Sure, there will still be feats that break the charts because of some min-maxing build, but that’s just how things will always be. The +1 to an ability score is a huge power...
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    Five Big Takeaways from the 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide

    I’m dismissive about it because I play a lot of D&D, and I find that I have different goals and experiences than you. My goal is to run a good session every week. To me a good session is when we all have fun. World building is just one of the tools in our kit. I have found that making the game...
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