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    D&D General The New York Times on D&D

    Gosh, I would have preferred bloodline or even creature type to species.
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    D&D General The New York Times on D&D

    It just makes me think of Star Trek and Star Wars more than it makes me think of Dungeons and Dragons. It breaks immersion for me.
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    D&D General The New York Times on D&D

    I prefer all of those to species.
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    D&D General The New York Times on D&D

    I think a lot of people may have bought it because it is the 50th anniversary edition.
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    D&D 5E (2024) Rewarding PCs with Unbalancing Power

    I'm for the Griffin! Train it on the job, and quickly, before you loose your chance to feel real power beneath your command.
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    D&D General Why do good monsters exist, from a game design standpoint?

    It is fun to build and "stat up" things. This game is a hobby. Even if we aren't expected to fight them, it is still fun be able to say a solar would kick a storm giant's butt. Also, sometimes you need to sneak past them.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Skill Ranking

    I think we aren't taking advantage of tumbling enough.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Skill Ranking

    I choose Innuendo. I mean, I would choose Innuendo but it's not on the list. That's because this list has been culled a couple of times already. We've had this discussion a few times over the decades. In the end we'll have a list of 6 or 7 skills and still be confused.
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    Worlds of Design: How Subtle is Your Sorcery?

    Magic in my personal fantasy world is obvious. Verbal components can be heard from at least 30 ft. away. Similarly, material components can be seen from 30 ft; however somatic components and foci can be seen with a simple line of sight, mindful of darkness and distance.
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    Worlds of Design: How Subtle is Your Sorcery?

    I was mighty displeased when my Character was asked to make a Perception check, then a Wisdom save, and then got held by hold person. Just sayin'.
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    D&D General 5e Wands with finite charges?

    This i think is an important observation. Addressing the Original Post, it depends on what you want your game to feel like. It could make short rest healing unnecessary if you don't also take further steps as suggested in other posts up thread. On the other hand, Wands Inc. is a completely...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Seeking input re: Dwarves Riding Bears.

    They're large bears. Look their skulls. They're four times bigger than the dwarves. If those bears were to stand on their hind legs they'd be over eight feet tall. The dwarves look bigger and more intimidating because they're mounted on curse-word bears!
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    D&D General [Humor] Things You Hate About 7E

    I hate that they're charging me $4.99 for the basic greatsword. When I pay $35 for my barbarian ($15.99 basic class, $10.99 berserker archetype, $7.99 "necessary" enchantments) I expect it to come with a greatsword/greataxe/great club. No wonder so many people now play weaponless brawler builds.
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    D&D General Let's celebrate D&D having things we don't like! (+)

    I don't like that Dungeons and Dragons has become such a digital/graphical/dioramical experience. It's nice to have it as an option--rather than as the default.
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    D&D General Let's celebrate D&D having things we don't like! (+)

    I don't like not being able to tell Players they can't do our have things. Entitled little munchkins.
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    D&D General Let's celebrate D&D having things we don't like! (+)

    I don't like monks, barbarians, and artificers. 👍
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    D&D 5E (2024) You're not planning on getting 2024 D&D? Why is that?

    It's a step down on the addiction scale. I'll move on to computer games after that and then nicotine.
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    D&D 5E (2024) You're not planning on getting 2024 D&D? Why is that?

    I'm done chasing the Dragon. I'm chasing my own dragons now.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Using Zones instead of Battlemaps

    I think the original 3rd edition had a system for using miniatures without using a grid.
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