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We were never gonna get a compendium. It doesn’t make sense for new players or from a business perspective. We got upgraded system that took the best from the supplements to date. In such a way that you can largely still use anything they didn’t include. Sounds like a win win. If the changes...

I’ve only ever had one TPK. A party of 4th level players were attacked by a spellcasting Drider. It went first and were all bunched up. It fireballed them. They all stayed in the same position. It fireballed them again. Unlucky saves and a good roll for damage. Game over.

Yes. It was either overpowered or underpowered depending on whether you guessed the spell level right. With no mechanic to work out what level of spell was being cast. It was a game of battleship where the DM can see both sides of the board and gets to decide where his battleships are after the...

With my rating I think how likely am I to recommend it to someone else. Not as opposed to other games but in isolation. I guess that’s the same principle. If I’m rating a restaurant I don’t mark it down because there’s another restaurant in town that I happen to like as well. Folks of course...

I mean we’ve been playing it a lot throughout the playtest - trying things as they were released and switching to the new rules felt really organic. Our main group of longest term players (all 20+ years) see it as overwhelmingly positive. Things I see as straight upgrades Weapon Masteries...

It’s really ironic actually. The WFRP 4e system gained a lot of tweaks and adjustments over its release. Adding options, tweaking rules and adding alternatives. Similar to Xanathar’s and Tasha’s et al. The WFRP community has been asking for an updated 4.5 set of rules to bring it all together...

I think it absolutely can. I actually use Counterspell now as a wizard PC and as a DM. I would never use it before because it required this silly guessing game about the level of the spell. Now it’s usable. I think I would agree with @Gladius Legis , every change is an improvement. Don’t get...

I would actually rate 2024 the same score as D&D 2014, Pathfinder 1e, 3e and AD&D. Because all those systems were great for me at the time I played them. Each absolutely captivated me at the time of playing and continued a lifelong love of D&D I do a lot of work with 1-10 scale surveys. It’s...

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As I said in the Poverty Thread, it’s rich, inspiring, and vibrant. Best three books we’ve seen in the 40 years of there being 3 books. If the FR and Eberron books are as good I’ll be a very happy bunny.

It’s a +9 to hit so realistically you can half that number at the levels that an Archmage kicks in. It’s a versatile power but a well placed cone of cold could do more depending on the size of the party. It might vary with various protections and damage soaks. Honestly I would be customizing my...

You know what, the more I consider it, the more I think ‘Poverty’ is such a poor choice of words to describe any of the Core Books. They are rich, lush and abundant. I’ve never seen such generous core books for art, inspiration, and choice. Pretty much every aspect I’ve seen improves on what...

As with many discussions like this. It was an Internet forum problem and certainly not one I saw with my players. They know that as a DM I’m a gift, munificent even. I’ve seen many discussions where DMs found it frustrating though and that sentiment often pervaded the boards. Don’t get me...

Our group had a disagreement about an NPC Mage casting misty step or casting Counterspell and then dropping a fireball. The spell ability nature of that sparked a a bit of a debate around the issue. I then pointed out that one of PCs had Fey Blooded. If monsters can have legendary actions - the...

I was very active on the Paizo forums for the decade or so I played Pathfinder. What I saw a lot of was players wanting to tell their DM they had got it wrong. “That monster can’t have passed that save because they only get X Fort save modifier, and they can’t have the feat that boosts Fort...

I’ve done it both ways with kingdom building (PF1) and without (5e) My honest opinion is that the kingdom building in Kingmaker and the Ultimate Campaign book is a hot mess, that very quickly goes down a rabbit hole. The calculations/bonuses and maths are quite oppressive. If you have a...

The Top Content DMSGuild bundle looks amazing. I’ve heard very good things about Call of the Deep. Plus the expanded products and loot tables. Count me in. 2nd humble bundle in one month. I’m still reading the 6 Witcher books I got. Won’t ever play the system but the lore and style will...

3e did it too. I didn’t like the result then either. Return on investment - pages in a core book and time - isn’t worth it. IMHO. Better to say - adjust an existing stat block. It has the same end result. Ask everyone who has ever created a stated monster or NPC in a TTRPG game or product...

It seems like what some folks want is a set of tables or formulae to calculate what the CR of creature should be based on its abilities - or able to reverse engineer a creature from a chosen CR. The problem is that any such calculation requires the designers to decide AC16 = 1 point = Con 18 =...

They absolutely can be. Luckily NPCs stand outside concepts like class which is great. I usually run the defilers as whole separate to the templars. Who hate and fear them both for the power their master has permitted them to wield and the free rein they are given. I like the approach that a...