D&D General 6E But A + Thread

[EzekielRaiden]

What do you mean "demand of myself"? I make houserules and write them down all the time.

Playtest documents are....literally nothing like "written down house rules" beyond....the fact that they are written. Are you seriously claiming the two are identical?

 

[Scribe]

Ever notice how people only demand playtest rules when it's something they question? I never see you demand this of yourself, for example.

I didnt read it as a demand, more a 'look forward to seeing it if you put it together'.

 

[Faolyn]

Ever notice how people only demand playtest rules when it's something they question? I never see you demand this of yourself, for example.

But I'm pretty used to double standards at this point.

...why would someone demand to see the playtest rules they themselves wrote?

 

[dave2008]

If a designer does this, they're an a#$&@%e, plain and simple.

Do you think I don't know what it's like to be treated like a second class citizen? Come the frick on, Dave. I'm a 4e fan. 5e, and especially its fans, will take every opportunity to remind me that I'm a second-clsss citizen now. I wouldn't inflict that on my worst enemy.

Do you not see that is what you are suggesting? At least that is how I see it. Unless you have a draft you can share I will not believe it otherwise.

 

[BookTenTiger]

For me, my dream 6e would include...

• Asynchronous class design: playing different classes should feel radically different and fun in different ways
• Moving almost all damaging abilities to the martial classes (spellcasters would still buff, impact the environment, curse enemies, etc)
• Getting rid of the monk, and making it a variation of the Fighter class
• Replacing barbarian, ranger and druid with a wilderness-focused class that could go combat, exploration, or magic based
• Introducing an intelligence-based expert class that could include the artificer, the commander, and the Psion
• Having enemies be fun, easy, and interesting to run
• Combining everything into 10 levels
• Including explicit rules support for different versions of D&D: an exploration focused campaign, a campaign based on running a tavern, a political intrigue campaign...

Those are just some ideas off the top of my dome! Obviously this would be a sizeable departure but I would find it fun.

 

[Reynard]

• Moving almost all damaging abilities to the martial classes (spellcasters would still buff, impact the environment, curse enemies, etc)

While this is an interesting idea,I am wondering how exactly one would overhaul the combat system in order to make these inherent support casters feel just as important and impactful as the damage dealers.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Playtest documents are....literally nothing like "written down house rules" beyond....the fact that they are written. Are you seriously claiming the two are identical?

What are you demanding of me?

 

[Zardnaar]

While this is an interesting idea,I am wondering how exactly one would overhaul the combat system in order to make these inherent support casters feel just as important and impactful as the damage dealers.

You can do that ready.

Direct damage kinda sucks. Just don't pick those spells. Its a better option right now.

 

[Reynard]

You can do that ready.

Direct damage kinda sucks. Just don't pick those spells. Its a better option right now.

Except people like blowing stuff up.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Except people like blowing stuff up.

That doesn't make combat characters better than support. Also not a general truth.