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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Felon" data-source="post: 3855397" data-attributes="member: 8158">You make a good point, but the counterpoint is that many DM's are exactly like that. They will casually toss away rules they perceive as tedious or unnecessary, and then fail to make the connection as to why they experienced problems. I don't think playtesters should all be pie-in-the-sky DM's that do what a "proper" DM does. It doesn't matter how well-designed the awakening rules are if, in practice, they're cast to the side.In this case, we don't know how much time or effort went into looking up the awakening rules. We also don't know that they were the reason why the party thrashed their foes so quickly. In general, all-out offense just has a way of overwhelming the opposition.</blockquote>