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Is 5e the Least-Challenging Edition of D&D?
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<blockquote data-quote="tetrasodium" data-source="post: 7936725" data-attributes="member: 93670"><p>you aren't wrong but you raise two points nonmagical b/p/s or everything & the magic item shift.</p><p></p><p>On the first point the 5e style is absurd & pointless because it doesn't change anything about how the fight plays out with those creatures rather than just making them harder/take longer when the old style of DR did change things<em><span style="font-size: 9px">(there were pages of discussion on how)</span></em>. the 5e style amounts to "must have cantrips, be a level 6 moon druid, level6 monk, or have at least +1 weapon. If those aren't true then faceroll through this creature the same way you do fighting every other creature but it's a little faster if you do"</p><p></p><p>On the second point, the intent & spirit was in the right place & all... but the implementation was flawed because magic items are too powerful and lacking enough granular dials to empower a gm to make interesting but not legendary class stuff so many magic items become completely underwhelming "meh, I already have a +1 hurtstick that does d8, maybe we can trade or sell it"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tetrasodium, post: 7936725, member: 93670"] you aren't wrong but you raise two points nonmagical b/p/s or everything & the magic item shift. On the first point the 5e style is absurd & pointless because it doesn't change anything about how the fight plays out with those creatures rather than just making them harder/take longer when the old style of DR did change things[I][SIZE=1](there were pages of discussion on how)[/SIZE][/I]. the 5e style amounts to "must have cantrips, be a level 6 moon druid, level6 monk, or have at least +1 weapon. If those aren't true then faceroll through this creature the same way you do fighting every other creature but it's a little faster if you do" On the second point, the intent & spirit was in the right place & all... but the implementation was flawed because magic items are too powerful and lacking enough granular dials to empower a gm to make interesting but not legendary class stuff so many magic items become completely underwhelming "meh, I already have a +1 hurtstick that does d8, maybe we can trade or sell it" [/QUOTE]
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