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Yeah, the endless repetition of the same character optimizations get tiresome. System mastery is not particularly entertaining the sixth time around. Honestly, I think it's time for a discussion with your play group. Tell them you're burning out on 5e D&D. Tell them that while you could...

I'm fairly certain that someone high up at WotC said -- in later interviews -- that 3.5 was planned from before 3.0 was even released. It was always going to happen. WotC decided the only way they could justify buying TSR in the first place was to sell two editions worth of D&D books. 3.5...

Another positive review: ‘Dungeons And Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Review: Chris Pine Leads Group Of Unsung Heroes In Adaptation Of Famed Table-Top Game – SXSW

Especially odd given the things on the first page that didn't age well. Like Han Solo's "made the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs" being retconned in 2018's Solo to make sense.

I'm pretty sure that's exactly how they billed 2e, 3e, 3.5e, 4e, and 5e. And while they'd use words like "improved," "redesigned," or "revised" instead of more ambiguous terms like "homogenized," I definitely recall them billing literally every new edition as more balanced and streamlined. Even...

This largely mirrors what I've found. The difference between AC 20 and AC 22 isn't a whole lot. But the difference between AC 20 and AC 25 is quite a bit. That said, I really don't like giving out +X items anymore, whether they're armor, shields, or weapons. I'd rather give out +0 items and...

A large table with Leonard at the head as DM. Sheldon, Penny, Howard, Raj, Amy, and Bernadette are there, all players, all arguing with Leonard or each other. Finally Leonard stands up and says, "That's it! I'm switching to Pathfinder Second Edition!" Everyone turns to him and gasps. Cut to black.

Really the issue is that AD&D saving throws are a totally different scheme. They're orthogonal to 3e and later saves or defenses. R/S/W is easier than Spell. IIRC, it's literally Spell with a +1 modifier across the board. It's similar to how 5e wands have a fixed, lower DC. It's supposed to...

This is the best answer. If the scene is supposed to be a trap, then the trap shouldn't spring until the end of the scene. It shouldn't spring until the PCs have realized that a possible danger actually is a real danger. As it is, even if we assume the mistake wasn't a mistake and the poison...

I would go with Githyanki Oathbreaker Paladin/Hexblade Warlock. The weapon is, obviously, a silver sword.

I'll admit that I can no longer really remember if they were on Apple II or C64 because we didn't have either of those. We had an IBM PCjr. I can only list the games I played at my friends' homes. I definitely recall liking Lode Runner, Impossible Mission, and Taipan! a whole lot, and I'm pretty...

I believe that what they ended up publishing is the design they they thought was best. I don't believe that the design they started with is what we should consider when looking at the game critically. Their decision to present skills as they did is also equally a part of the design. After all, a...

I don't buy that. You want me to believe that they took that rule, and then explicitly labelled it Variant under it's own special heading. Meaning, not the assumed, default rule. Then, they took each skill and placed them explicitly under a specific attribute. Not just on the summary chart of...

Yeah, when I hear "balance" I think of the ability of the GM to translate a desired campaign narrative into a design idea for a scene, and then... the scene plays out as desired. Balance is when the GM wants to plan an encounter to accomplish something and -- with minimal information about the...

As far as I know they did errata the Weapons table to remove Unarmed Attack from it. Like it's gone from current printings, it's not in the SRD, and it's not in D&D Basic. The whole weapon attack vs melee weapon attack vs unarmed attack vs attack action vs attack roll vs attack thing is some...

I agree with a lot of the design ideas they're making, but I have, overall, been very disappointed in their actual implementation of them. Fixing the power imbalance of summoning and shapechanging? All for that. Actual implementation? 😴 I can't swim until what level? I can't fly until what...

In this sense it does seem like MCDM is leading the charge here. Matt has said they're trying to design a cinematic and tactical fantasy adventure TTRPG from first principles. So they've specifically discarded as much of the 1974 game as possible. That said, I'm not sure what the hobby as a...

Maybe, but before it was totally worthless because the healer's kit was literally 10 potions of Spare the Dying for 50 gp.

The only new save I like from 5e is the Str save. We've always had "Str checks" in the game since at least 3e where your Str or Athletics score is a de facto saving throw. It makes sense to need it. I just wish 5e used it more consistently than it currently does. That said, every time I've...

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