D&D 5E Recent Errata clarifications

[Snarf Zagyg]

With no alignment in our character description how can we know?

I mean, have you looked at your helmets recently? Yeah, you know, the emblems on your helmets, have you looked at them? They've got skulls on them. Have you noticed that your helmets have got little emblems of skulls on them?

Why skulls? I just can't think of anything good about a skull. These are the kinds of problems you get when ask Hugo Boss to design your adventuring outfits ... they might look fashionable, but they make some questionable choices.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

It is sad, that we actually needed that clarification, as the intend was stated before and obvious.

Also one thing I wanted to say: It is not madness in general that was taken out, but the association between madness and monkey. Even that in this case, the victims actually see monkeys, the association itself is offensive.

 

[Bolares]

I mean, have you looked at your helmets recently?

You assume they've made a helmet that fits my big dumb dome...

 

[Vaalingrade]

The important thing everyone is missing is that the terrible game design of Legendary Resistance has been doubled down on.

There is no way around it. There will never be a way around it. Bosses just straight cheat like the AI in a bad game.

 

[Bolares]

The important thing everyone is missing is that the terrible game design of Legendary Resistance has been doubled down on.

There is no way around it. There will never be a way around it. Bosses just straight cheat like the AI in a bad game.

I love legendary resistances as game pieces. They create a fun challenge for players.

 

[Vaalingrade]

What's the challenge? You throw three decoy saves at them, waste three rounds, then start the real fight.

 

[Bolares]

What's the challenge? You throw three decoy saves at them, waste three rounds, then start the real fight.

If that's how you see it ok... different strokes for different folks I guess.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I love legendary resistances as game pieces. They create a fun challenge for players.

What’s that? Ah - Challenge? Don’t talk about - challenge? You kidding me? Challenge in D&D? Players just want to talk about how awesome their builds are!

Challenge. That's cute.

 

[Bolares]

Just a reminder that as a DM you don't have to spend a LR on every failed save. So if the party throws a dud spell, or something you think the monster can survive suffering through you can choose to fail and save the LR for the big guns. That makes the players start thinking about how they will deplete the LRs and which resources are valuable enough to make you spend them...

 

[Vaalingrade]

I know that, which is why I said decoy instead of dud. It's a metagame of trying to trick the DM when both of you know any good effects you use will get no-selled. I don't like 'challenging' player skill vs DM skill in a game about the characters and the world.