Q1 complexity should be a base 5, but there should be charachter options that bring that up or down.
Q2 20 levels is fine, but levels after 12 should be moderate growth with limited HP and such. Low 1 to 4, mid 5 to 8, high 9 to 12, epic 13+
Honestly I have less mechanical issues with 5e...
I rarley do more than cursory enforcement at the table.
At first I loved that VTT made light amd vision matter, until I realized it made Datk Vision even more powerful because when the rules were enforced PC without it were at such a disadvantage.
People dont like adventures because of there boorish anti social behavior. Its a stereotype passed down from the previous generation.
In the old days Charisma was the universal dump stat and it soiled the reputation of adventures as crude rude and full of attitude.
Seriously though if the...
I feel like someone needs to extrapolate what ship travel would look like in am actual magic heavy world. Its hard to think it would look anything like real world ships.
But i guess its no diffrent than castle that are worthless in a magic rich world looking like our castles.
Im anti AI.
technology has been killing jobs for thousands of years. Thats not necessary my issue with AI.
This is ethical use of something that is inevitable.
I dont like it but I hate it less than most uses of AI.
Dex being the best stat is a conspiracy to keep folks from working out in real life so we will be un prepared for the lizard people invasion. WOTC is literally trying to kill us by making us undervalue strength.
Agreed the Gorge feels like the set up for a good old fashion site based module.
I saw and and really dont remember much about it. But maybe it would make a good minature skirmish game.
I dont know enough about his work to know if his style is what I would want for D&D moving forward.
As a co writer hard to know what parts are his and what parts were others.
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