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Absolutely not. Aside from the fact that they're fundamentally different experiences with very different assumptions, my passions for video games remains as strong as ever, and if I had a gun to my head I'd pick them over TTRPGs in a heartbeat. The sheer breadth of the medium is amazing, and...

s'alright, none taken. In the base game I think you wouldn't bring a ton of wizards because it's so easy to burn through the HP of enemies it's not always necessary, which your HP fix would address, but that leads us right around back to the start again, so I'll need some time to think and come...

While I hate to bring it up since not every group will have it, Paladins in particular with their aura can add +5 to everyone's saves, which gives pretty much everyone a slim chance, and make those optimized around it have +16 to the roll, which means that they'll make the save more often than...

I agree with this. I was sad to find that I couldn't build an outlander themed bow paladin and make use of my smiting capabilities, which I can't find much justification for. My gut reaction is that they thought bowadins might overshadow rangers, especially with paladin of vengeance being able...

No. I would like to see more done to make solos solo, and more on general monster diversity and options in general. So if there truly is a ‘status quo’ then yes, I’m against it. Most of my arguments are centered around the belief that while I support your intentions on the conceptual level, D&D...

Neither of these are actual arguments, because “the DM can fix it” can be applied to any and all criticisms of a system, and the answer is unhelpful for all of them. The same tired line has been spouted on all manner of topics, from caster supremacy in 3rd edition to magic item lists/prices in...

It’s bad for groups to favor damage over other options because damage is already heavily weighted favorably since ‘dead’ is the best status effect and more often the desired result of the fight. If CC is so weak that people see it as not being worth the time, then they’ll focus all their effort...

Maybe we're misunderstanding each other, I'm saying that the framework of 5e makes it such that it is downright impossible for anyone, Wizards included, to make effective solos without using those methods. So the answer of "should or should this not be supported by 5th ed" is a moot one, because...

HP total is an issue, but more of one when the party is around the same level as the creature they’re facing. An enemy with a CR of 4-5+ of the party can last a while unless the group is exceptionally optimized, but then runs into the risk of breath weapons and such being overwhelming. I think...

I disagree. The various +’s only really matter if that’s all you’re looking at, once you factor in the HP, multiple attacks, increased damage, and other similar factors, I think it’s very clear what the difference is between a veteran and green character. It’s really a question of how much...

I agree, the Undying Light patron is incredibly uninspired. I'd avoid the Lucifer angle, as that's definitely stepping into the territory of the other warlock paths. I would flavor it as a Star-pact warlock from 4th edition, a central theme of which was the harnessing of cold, alien light from...

IIRC, there was a Unicorn themed spear in Baldur's Gate 2 that granted poison immunity, which others have mentioned as being thematically appropriate, and the spear is a natural conclusion on how to best turn a horn into a weapon, in my opinion. Perhaps a less common train of thought would be to...

It depends on what the enemy's behavior, goals, and purpose (as an encounter, not lore-wise) are, I think. Some of the epic level threats we've seen statted up officially have summoning abilities, like Orcus, that allow action economy to be more even between the PC group and team monster. Others...

All good, I had originally intended my first response to be more sarcastic than antagonistic, but inflection doesn't translate well from text, so I apologize for putting words in your mouth. For what it's worth, I would also really, really like a more comprehensive look at magic item prices...

Contrary to popular belief, opposing opinions aren't actually trolling. Everyone takes HP damage sooner or later, and all classes have some method of negating or avoiding it, so taking damage isn't something special the fighter can do. Since HP is most likely the usual cause of death, then you...

I find this to be a very unfair analysis. Why would the modifier ever be 0? Obviously the item it intended for someone who regularly makes weapon attacks, so it's only logical that they would at least be decent at it. It would be much more fair to assume at minimum a bonus of +3, since you can...

I'd like to see some things like templates for skeletons/zombies rather than have them waste space with a huge number of iterations. I'm also assuming that as a FR supplement it'll be expanding into yet un-updated monsters of the realms, which will be good as well. I'm fairly easy to please...

right, I meant specifically that I wasn't sure if it had been converted, not when it was actually introduced.

The fact that this is even being made depresses me, and the trailers have done nothing to alleviate that feeling. The original GitS movie was a masterpiece, still is, and was one of the defining films of 90's anime. I also hold zero faith that Hollywood idiots won't butcher key elements of the...

Well, we could use some more info really. Is this a quality attached to a weapon? Does the weapon/item granting this bonus require attunement? While this will slide it about in either direction, I would say for the most part it's balanced enough to be workable. The thing you have to remember is...