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    D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily

    Some of it is the freedom that comes with role playing. Folks are like, "I can haz rat bastards as PC?" You see it in video games a lot where open worlds begun and folks do awful things to NPCs. Part of it is simple guilty pleasure in engaging in things typically out of bounds by game design...
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    D&D General Combat Against Player Engagement: A Systemic Challenge

    You are on to something here. I run a lot of Traveller and I tend to have narrative driven combats a lot more than I do with D&D/PF. Part of that is the Traveller system is different. At first, I thought I was more comfortable experimenting as a GM with how to run the game. Then, I realized a...
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    What makes a teaser or trailer work for you?

    Pretty much this. The trailer leaves me wanting to see and find out, not like I got everything I need in 90 seconds. A good one to pick on is the recent Chris Pratt sits in a chair movie. The trailer basically gives away the entire plot and the impression it leaves is that this is a feature...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily

    Oh its 2031 now? A better guess than the 2026 folks were chirping about last year.
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    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    Imma just refer to it as I.C.J from now on lol.
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    D&D General Combat Against Player Engagement: A Systemic Challenge

    I guess I take issue with the idea of "wasted turns." The character tried to connect with the enemy and end the fight, but didnt accomplish that and now the fight rages on. It actually feels a little worse for a caster becasue they dont get to at will all day long (in most editions) with their...
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    Streaming services, which do you have or are you getting rid of?

    There is more than meets the eye behind that WB/P merger that I cant really go into. All I will say is it would not mean better quality programming for folks, maybe just higher quantity for a time.
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    D&D General 5e System Redesign through New Classes and Setting. A Thought Experiment.

    I know the history. It just surprises me how nonchalant WotC was about the change over. Then again, many a gamer didnt think much differently. I remember the "Paizo announces adventure path, setting, and continuation of 3E" thread where posters here at EN World were laughing about how "Paizo...
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    D&D General 5e System Redesign through New Classes and Setting. A Thought Experiment.

    Well, that was because Paizo had to build a bridge WotC burned the old one down. I get why they did it. They just assumed everyone would eventually shut up and play the new edition. Its just interesting how confident they were that things wouldnt play out any other way.
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    Streaming services, which do you have or are you getting rid of?

    If you got prime there a series from MGM+ (didnt know that was even a thing) called From thats pretty engaging. Horror unexplainable phenomena genre.
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    D&D General 5e System Redesign through New Classes and Setting. A Thought Experiment.

    Yeah the approach chosen of light a match toss on bridge behind you was certainly a choice by WotC in 2008.
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    D&D General 5e System Redesign through New Classes and Setting. A Thought Experiment.

    It certainly wasnt for me, I dont need to go into all the reasons I disliked 4E. Though, I can agree it would have generally go over better with that approach.
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    D&D General Combat Against Player Engagement: A Systemic Challenge

    I was very surprised to find the opposite. I started playing online during the pandemic and actually enjoyed how on task the games were. I returned to in person recently and we barely get anything done. I enjoy the game but feel like I’d get more out of it if it was online.
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    Spoilers Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    With the occasional evil alien possession.
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    Streaming services, which do you have or are you getting rid of?

    Eh 15 bucks a month is worth it to me to not sit through 3 min ad breaks and see first run films and shows right out of the theater.
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    Battletech Public Playtest Thread

    Got a playtest round of two varieties in last night. Playtest packet 2 rules along side my salvage op mission for the up coming KSAGG convention. Game was 2v2 16 mechs one lance per player. Team A trying to steal salvage from Team B. Whatever salvage you dont steal when the time runs out scores...
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    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    So, we've had a few layoffs over the years /knock on wood. I managed to survive them. I asked a friend in HR once how they decide. He looked over my numbers and said my severance would be like 14 months with all my years and vacay. Im too expensive to lay off I guess. /knocks on wood again.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily

    Proficiency without level is pretty nice variant. It stretches the encounter ceiling and gives the PC room to punch a little above their weight.
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