D&D General The Resurrection of Mike Mearls Games.

[EthanSental]

Mikes - monk way if the living metal posted today….fun read and captures my imagination and feel for that 1970s/80s Shaw Brothers Kung fu movies

 

[Zaukrie]

His subclasses are great!

 

[EthanSental]

And a Paladin design philosophy post today…Im enjoying those glimpsing behind his design thoughts as intriguing as the subclasses. I was always curious back when I first started playing how TSR did designs as I didnt worry about if an average attack could do 4.5 damage, etc, just if it was fun to play. Granted my play style and what I enjoy has changed as I struggle to enjoy an old BECMI or OSR game as a fighter when for 7 long levels my turn in combat is swing once…ouch.

 

[Zaukrie]

And a Paladin design philosophy post today…Im enjoying those glimpsing behind his design thoughts as intriguing as the subclasses. I was always curious back when I first started playing how TSR did designs as I didnt worry about if an average attack could do 4.5 damage, etc, just if it was fun to play. Granted my play style and what I enjoy has changed as I struggle to enjoy an old BECMI or OSR game as a fighter when for 7 long levels my turn in combat is swing once…ouch.

Agreed. He's also going to potentially update those, given his reply to me about monks

 

[mearls]

Agreed. He's also going to potentially update those, given his reply to me about monks

Yeah, at the very least will update when the rules update this year.

 

[overgeeked]

And a Paladin design philosophy post today…Im enjoying those glimpsing behind his design thoughts as intriguing as the subclasses. I was always curious back when I first started playing how TSR did designs as I didnt worry about if an average attack could do 4.5 damage, etc, just if it was fun to play. Granted my play style and what I enjoy has changed as I struggle to enjoy an old BECMI or OSR game as a fighter when for 7 long levels my turn in combat is swing once…ouch.

Check out Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG. The best warrior of any D&D-like game.

 

[Zaukrie]

Check out Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG. The best warrior of any D&D-like game.

I always find this kind of recommendation odd. Here's a thread about a patreon, though it's often about a paid product with the seller in the thread..... And recommending a different product. Plus, 4e was the best fighter.

 

[overgeeked]

I always find this kind of recommendation odd. Here's a thread about a patreon, though it's often about a paid product with the seller in the thread..... And recommending a different product. Plus, 4e was the best fighter.

The poster was complaining about OSR fighters. DCC has the best one.

Of WotC-era D&D, yes, the 4E fighter is the best. But the DCC warrior eats its lunch by not being limited to the few powers you pick, rather the warrior can do just about any combat maneuver you can imagine.

 

[BigZebra]

Anybody read the sorcerer spell post? Seems intriguing and I’m considering upgrading. Mike please do a “5e the Mearls Edition”

 

[Weiley31]

I'll probably get weird looks for it, but I really do like his Way of the Soul Knife monk subclass.