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    Oh Captain, my Captain!

    He will be missed. The Fisher King is one of my favorite movies ever.
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    D&D 5E (2014) What's the best way to mimic a "willpower" mechanic in D&D 5e?

    This. And Charisma to not be a blubbering crybaby. :]
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    D&D 5E (2014) My New Players Have Quit 5th Edition

    Yeah, what were they thinking, there's never been an adventure module like that before!
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    Two encounters at once: what would you do?

    You ask for advice, but then raise hell when that advice isn't what you already decided you want it to be. If you've already made up your mind, why post at all? But to answer your first question, you weren't, but now you are.
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    The Emerikol Fallacy .... or .... Fallacious uses of the Oberoni Fallacy

    "During the course of the spell the recipient cannot handle obiects which weigh less than 50 g.p., for such obiects will stick to the creature's hands/feet..." Edit: Ninja'd by Tony Vargas. Merely touching a purse string or item instead of having to actually grasp it should make it easier to...
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    Just for fun. Let's have a battle royal of the big 3.

    The big 3? 13th age has a long way to go to crack the top 3. Besides, OD&D tops them all.
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    D&D 5E (2014) The Potion of Healing

    This sounds very much like something Jack Burton would say. :)
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    D&D 5E (2014) Is Anyone Unhappy About Non-LG Paladins?

    You are. Both. There should be a standard paladin and some kind of divine warrior. I think what most of us object to is the name "paladin." I'm totally on board with a chaotic good Liberator or some such, or even a chaotic evil blackguard. But a paladin, they ain't.
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    D&D 5E (2014) The "tiefling" poll.

    No option for "Tieflings do not exist."
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    So You're Just Not "Feeling It" for 5e - What ARE you excited about?

    Bennies ruin Savage Worlds for me. I hate the concept of bennies, fate/fortune points, etc. And in SW, they are so ingrained into the rules that I can't easily remove them. Too bad, it's a pretty good game, otherwise.
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    D&D 5E (2014) My New Players Have Quit 5th Edition

    Predators tend to attack weak targets, not strong ones. Doesn't matter if he knew the pc was a mage or not - no armor, no large weapons, makes for an easier target.
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    Rangers: Your Thoughts and Preferences

    1E got the ranger right. It hasn't been done right since. No class should be hardwired into fighting with any weapon(s). The 1e ranger (and any fighter, really) can be an archer, a greatsword wielder, sword and board, two weapons, you name it. He's stealthy, but can wear plate if needed...
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    D&D 5E (2014) My biggest gripe about 5e so far, as a DM

    That is not my idea of a stat block. That's the official statblock of AD&D for an orc. It worked from 1974 to 2000. What else do you need to know about an orc? You don't need his strength score for most encounters, but if you must know, it's 12. If in doubt, roll 3d6. There's a whole lot...
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    D&D 5E (2014) My biggest gripe about 5e so far, as a DM

    Why does it have to be interesting. It tells me everything I need to run the encounter. I do not need to know what an orc had for breakfast.
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    D&D 5E (2014) My biggest gripe about 5e so far, as a DM

    AD&D says hi: Orc (AC 6, MV 9”, HD 1, #AT 1, D 1-6)
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    D&D 5E (2014) Just a reality check.

    That's no reason to stop criticizing things you think are wrong with a product. If people just ignore it and don't give feedback, nothing will ever change. Even if sales were to tank, no one would know why. Feedback is important. Without feedback, maybe some suit at Hasbro thinks, "flumphs...
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    D&D 5E (2014) 5e Basic Rules poll

    I didn't vote. I neither love it, nor hate it. There are some good ideas, and it's mostly a good game, but there are too many dealbreakers for me to buy it.
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    D&D 5E (2014) DAOM IS DEAD DEAD DEAD!!!!

    ???? Lol, the man has more posts than a dog has fleas.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Great Weapon Fighting

    It would only be 3-18 vs 6-12 as it stands now. And on a greater bell curve. And I actually like greater variability. Yeah, 2-24 might be a bit much.
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