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    D&D 5E (2024) The Great Wizard Extinction.

    I always wonder why party synergy is so rarely discussed. Individual characters can't stack buffs like older editions, but multiple people can still stack buffs on one person, and the result is often outrageously strong in some cases. Of course, you can never count on what another player might...
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    D&D 5E (2024) The Great Wizard Extinction.

    I go the other way. I value abilities/utility in the exploration and social pillars quite a bit because you usually win combat. You don't always win combat, and sometimes a few DPR might mean the difference between life and death for a PC, but 5E is built around the idea that you are going to...
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    The Mighty Nein Animated Series to Debut on Prime Video on November 19th

    It might be true, but the video is just rampantly speculating based on a lack of images. They don't know anything.
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    D&D 5E (2024) What should the 15th Class be?

    A dedicated Summoner, as in a pet class that focuses on a single powerful entity. Not just a Beastmaster Ranger, but a core class that can have a variety of flavors of Pet, from a large animal, to a swirling elemental, to a shambling corpse, to clanking golem, to a cackling demon, etc. A...
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    D&D General What is your favorite d&d world's one unique thing.

    Dragonlance is probably my favorite, and I look back upon it fondly with nostalgia tinted glasses. I understand it is not as unique or interesting as many other things today, but it was such an important fantasy touchstone for me growing up. There are so many things I DO like about it, but if I...
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    D&D General What if every dragon was unique?

    I personally think this is the best approach. You take something familiar and add a twist or tweak, some unique elements. You still have the base involved in some manner, but you've made it yours. This always feels like the best compromise between the two extremes of "Mass Produced Identical...
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    D&D General What if every dragon was unique?

    You absolutely could, but the main advantage of having specific kinds of dragons have specific kinds of attacks and personalities is Branding. And I don't mean just IP Branding, but "Communicating a large amount of information with just a few words." When I say Black Dragon, you don't know...
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    Critical Role Critical Role Campaign 4 Episode One +

    This is a known issue, and BLM catches a fair amount of flak for it. It's probably his only real "Flaw" in my book, and he famously did it over 100 times in a single hour during Calamity. But he's also one of the best comedic improvisers I've ever seen, and just generally a rockstar in a lot of...
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    D&D General Dumb Idea: Hit Points As Ablative Plot Armor That Doesn't Regenerate

    I don't have one. Things get really strange when someone starts rigorously scientifically testing the world. Best you can do is hover somewhere around plausible deniability. :geek:
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    D&D General Dumb Idea: Hit Points As Ablative Plot Armor That Doesn't Regenerate

    How long you last in the acid pool, I suppose!
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    D&D General Dumb Idea: Hit Points As Ablative Plot Armor That Doesn't Regenerate

    What kind of IC justification would you use for such a thing? That they are "Fated Ones" designated by prophecy or something similar? And that new Fated Ones only appear when the old ones die?
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    D&D General Dumb Idea: Hit Points As Ablative Plot Armor That Doesn't Regenerate

    I wonder if you could devise a spell to locate these fated individuals, and have them at the front of your armies? :geek:
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    D&D General Dumb Idea: Hit Points As Ablative Plot Armor That Doesn't Regenerate

    The nature of a Tank is to take hits, and not necessarily be so invincible that enemies simply ignore them. This does very strange things to anyone trying to fill that niche.
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    Pathfinder 2E Skill feats shouldn't give you abilities that normal people have

    It's a problem with Feats and things like them in any system. Before a Feat is introduced, most DMs assume you can do something a normal person can do. They assign a difficulty and arbitrate it however they feel - this tends to go well, but certainly does introduce a big helping of "DM May I?"...
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    D&D General Wild Shape: Inefficient or Useless?

    100%! Pocket druid is absolutely a thing, riding along on the rogue as they sneak about, or hiding in the pocket of the bard when they meet someone important, etc. Also works for the NPCs! You hear a hushed conversation in the next room; you kick in the door and storm in, only to see a lumbering...
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    D&D General Charisma Checks gone Horribly Wrong - Can you Relate?

    I assume a "Filter of Awesome" is being applied. If your roll is outstanding, then what your character says is probably far more eloquent and persuasive (or intimidating/deceptive/etc) than what you actually say. The same way I assume a player with amazing social graces OOC doesn't sound nearly...
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    D&D General Wild Shape: Inefficient or Useless?

    The sheer amount of shenanigans you can get up to in the Exploration Pillar more than justifies wild shape. In fact, most druids could get up to far more shenanigans if they were not being considerate of their fellow party members (like rogue scouting). Heck, you can even sneak a little Social...
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