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I would be OK with that. I think damage should be dealt by the fighter types and magic is there for all the other things (no, magic is there to counter magic). Based on what you describe, you have seen some really f*up groups (excuse my language). While I have seen some - to me - strange...

We had a full campaign and in most if not all fight we started totally rested. Combat was just not the focus of the story. Urgency and danger can be conveyed without battering players down to single digit hp. In most if not all group I have played so far, none enjoyed the wargame aspect of D&D...

I said that is has a role, but the adenturing cleric has not literary backup. Friar Tuck is a monk (in a D&D class way too) Saints come from various background. Two of the Hungarian kings are saints, and none would fit the cleric role (one could fit a paladin though). The miracle working hermit...

I admit I hate the strategic resource management part of D&D. We never ever do 6-8 encounters a day. 1-2 most likely. My grievance with the system is the meta thinking on the behalf of the players: they want to foresee when to use their resources. (we only play level 1-5, so resources are always...

But then are wizards fighting men who can sometimes cast fireball? I imagine them as the bookish type who were for some reason dragged around but still does not like close combat. Raistlin was not with a shield. Dandelion in the Witcher books did not much fight (ok, he was a bard/rogue, but...

Paladin was this narrowly defined class, but clerics were also narrowly the mace swinging Templar/Hispitaler type of christian holy man. In 5e with oaths paladin is more of a champion of a cause. Arcana Unearthed / Arcana Evolved (from Monte Cook) has a champion class which is actually a much...

I'm also against most characters having weapon proficiencies. Anyone can take up an axe and a shield. That does not make anyone a warrior. Ask yourself the question, how many of you actually had any weapon training in his/her life? (and we are the subsection of society that are actually...

I think this topic is important! Not that anyone would like the cleric as a class to go (I certainly don't), but I would prefer a bit more focus. There is a dearth of clerics as @Chaosmancer wrote in the literature. Even D&D literature is not very keen on clerics. Goldmoon comes to my mind...

Wasnt somethig like attuning used in Earthdawn? It was actually a long process to unlock the full potential of a magic item. I do search for mechanisms. I'm still searching for a magic system with spells and mama point to replace the Vancian system of D&D

most talks focus on arcane magic, but IMHO the biggest change is divine magic. Divine magic is more accessible as there are more people willing to devote itself to a deity than to decades of mind twisting study. And this devotion has a very tangible feedback: divine spells. Now, there is no...

Can you be more specific on what aspect is not for you? I just want to understand the downside of it amids the cheering.

For me, EnWorld is the only international D&D/RPG forum that I read, so I like if a diverse array of RPGs/ D&D variants are discussed. I have Level Up, and for me they are not in competition (will have both)

Is it? I kind of expected many more topic on it here. This is all about the next edition of 5e, so ToV included.

It was always about the creators. As creators lost faith in the OGL as a safe harbour, there is a niche for a safe one. I mostly just read gaming stuff, but I keep tab on the development of this license as I might need it in the future.

Werewolf is about horror stories for adults. It parallels their (our) life. You play a superhuman who could take on anything 1:1 but the larger world conspires against them. They fight a loosing war, even if they win all their battles. So while one can play Werewolf as a straight territory...

I hope for a brand new system. I'm excited.

I came to AD&D in 89/90 so it was 2e in full swing. Hungary being former Soviet Block, anything from the USA was hard to get. There were some 1e books around thus we could glimpse some of the changes. We always thought that the main reason for the edition change was option (d): catering to the...

You can always look at Rokugan. I actually like its 5e book. It also has mention of some other countries that are inspired by other Asian cultures.

This also exists in Europe. When I admitted that I play with friends at my parent-in-law village, most thought that I gamble. Gambling is the only playing that grown man do. (so basically card games and slot machines) And when I started RPG, we had like 2 girls sometimes showing up, and a...

Thanks! I might understand it a bit better.