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    D&D 5E (2024) Check Out The New Monster Manual’s Ancient Gold Dragon

    Man you're reminding me how cool Empyreans are.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Check Out The New Monster Manual’s Ancient Gold Dragon

    I agree that big creatues should attack fewer times and do bigger damage with each hit. Like if it was 30-40 damage a rend, that'd feel like I'm being hit by an ancient dragon. Right now, it's like being hit by literally a Large Sword, not a Huge or Gargantuan Claw. Form and function are...
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    ToV Sell Me on Tales of the Valiant

    There is no difficulty, it is basically a monster for the same game.
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    D&D 5E (2014) What 5E Product Are You Most Looking Forward To in 2025?

    Drivethru. Just waiting for the proof to get to me so we can go live. Also finishing up a starter adventure and some game aids to launch with it. Its the sequel to our setting book, SCAVENGER, which you can find on Drivethru and a fancy hard copy on ExaltedFuneral.
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    D&D 5E (2014) What 5E Product Are You Most Looking Forward To in 2025?

    I am finally releasing Crimson Catalyst this year, which is a project me and an artist have worked on for four years now, which is a Bronze Age + Science Fantasy take on 5E. Other then that, I'm looking forward to new LotR Roleplaying supplements; they are really interesting so far and IMO easy...
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    ToV Sell Me on Tales of the Valiant

    I would say, if you like the MIdgard setting or KP adventures, ToV becomes a more attractive option, as supplements and stuff they're producing tie in pretty well with their minor ToV hacks. Midgard is a fantastic setting, IMO worthy of being a core D&D setting like Greyhawk and Faerun, so I do...
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    So Much Art From the 2025 Monster Manual

    This might be the best looking monster manual ever made. I am thoroughly impressed with WotC's decision to go all in on the art here. Finally, this is a book I think will be worth every penny for the art alone.
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    ToV Sell Me on Tales of the Valiant

    Read it, tried it. Preferred 2024 to ToV; the class design was too similar to 2014 imo and I think 2014 classes were middling to ok, so ToV is the same. Only real difference is more feats. I Subclasses in particular feel anemic. Great monster book tho.
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    D&D 5E (2024) 2025 Monster Manual All You Need to Know video link is up.

    Looks good. I'll be honest, ever since seeing Dave's "Legendary Action Pool" for monsters, I've started converting all my epic encounters to that. But I do like the new WotC monsters they talk about; I think they are offering good plug-and-play pieces.
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    D&D General Hasbro enters gambling deal using Dungeons & Dragons intellectual property

    Let me know where it says I can use D&D IP in my OGL and CC content.
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    D&D General Redesigning DnD 5e with no Bonus Actions

    I think those D&D purist arguments are always weak. You don't know what D&D feels like to everyone; it feels like trying to push preferences as facts.
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    D&D General Redesigning DnD 5e with no Bonus Actions

    I think its wild that people in this thread saw Mearls post and then posted "I do not respect you, I do not like you, you are a bad designer" lmfao. Some of ya'll have not been socialized.
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    D&D General Redesigning DnD 5e with no Bonus Actions

    If you are t using his free patreon posts to inform your opinion, you are making a mistake.
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    D&D General Redesigning DnD 5e with no Bonus Actions

    The idea is to cut down on corner cases with different WIzard features and subclass features etc etc. They were very paranoid of corner cases in design, which Mearls has talked about in multiple posts. IMO I suspect its a kind of trauma from the 3E days.
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    D&D General Redesigning DnD 5e with no Bonus Actions

    E Knight would be a Fighter action to attack and cast an E knight cantrip. Easy.
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    D&D General Redesigning DnD 5e with no Bonus Actions

    You guys need to follow Mearls patreon so you can see the actual design instead of speculating about things he is actively trying to solve. Let's look at @mearls new designs. Each Class has a class aciton, like a Fighter Action or a Cleric Action. These actions are actually menus. The Fighter...
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    D&D 5E (2014) I think I prefer backgrounds in 2014

    I prefer the new Backgrounds, but do lament the loss of Personality tables and a thematic feature.
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    D&D General 5e D&D to OSR pipeline or circle?

    I'm starting to form a theory that low prep is the key that most people who are pro-OSR want, as the low prep leads to more thinking on the "texture" of the game as opposed to the mechanics, thus creating deeper challenges that require more thought from the players.
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    D&D 5E (2024) New Year Wishes For D&D in 2025?

    To get my content onto DnD Beyond.
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