D&D (2024) DM's no longer getting crits on PC's

[doctorbadwolf]

Then let me play with critting monsters. Don't force-take them from me as the game's default.

I mean, go ahead?

I’m not gonna change how I run crits, but I will adopt nat20 passing saving throws and see how it plays.

 

[James Gasik]

I mean, go ahead?

I’m not gonna change how I run crits, but I will adopt nat20 passing saving throws and see how it plays.

I've been asking for nat 20 auto succeed on saves ever since I realized it's possible to have save DC's that are impossible to succeed against. That's just bad design, IMO.

I'm less thrilled about it for standard ability checks, but gamers seem to already believe natural 20's and 1's have mystical powers.

 

[Charlaquin]

Folks are A-ok making sacrifices on the altar of balance in the name of fun.

That implies a dichotomy between balance and fun, which I personally think is false. But it doesn’t really matter. People like symmetrical crits, so it doesn’t matter what design utility this change brings; it’s undoubtedly going to get torn apart in the survey.

 

[Charlaquin]

@James Gasik you did get that I was joking, right?

 

[payn]

That implies a dichotomy between balance and fun, which I personally think is false. But it doesn’t really matter. People like symmetrical crits, so it doesn’t matter what design utility this change brings; it’s undoubtedly going to get torn apart in the survey.

No not really, balance absolutely matters, right up until it interferes with fun.

 

[Reynard]

It’s a smart design decision that will make the game easier to balance… and has a 0% chance of making it past the first round of feedback.

I don't think people want balance. They want to complain about lack of balance.

 

[payn]

I don't think people want balance. They want to complain about lack of balance.

Balance in some things, but not all things.

 

[James Gasik]

@James Gasik you did get that I was joking, right?

I did, yes, lol. Although I know some posters who would say that unironically!

 

[Reynard]

Balance in some things, but not all things.

Mostly I want balance in things that might hurt me but not so much in things that might benefit me.

 

[James Gasik]

Hm. Might have a point there, Reynard. 4e attempted to balance classes against each other, and despite years of listening to people bitch about the horrible balance of 3e, once they got balance, a lot of people were like "but not like this!"