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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 7635011" data-attributes="member: 6796661"><p>Interesting that most of the pet peeves shared here don't bother me much. For example, I agree that 6-seconds is an eternity in combat and you can do A LOT in six seconds when it comes to punches, movement, and sword play. BUT I would like to see many more spells taking longer than an action. And I think it is silly to be able to take something out of your bag as a free action. </p><p></p><p>But I'm happy abstracting things and being beholden to reality when playing a game. </p><p></p><p>What tends to annoy me in games have more to do with how mechanics impact play. </p><p></p><p>With D&D, as a DM, I what I still struggle with the most is planning for player-character magic. More than any other action, selecting spells and applying magic effects seem to slow down the game. Also, hen I was running my home-brew campaign, I found I that magic tended to surprise me and trivialize many encounters. It has caused me to stop running a home brew campaign and move to published material. Further, magic in D&D pushes the game into gonzo territory pretty quickly. I know that as a DM I can control what spells characters have access to, and have many other tools at my disposal, but I find it to be a lot of work that gets in the way of, and distracts from, the activity I most enjoy: building engaging scenarios and interesting worlds for players to create memorable stories with. </p><p></p><p>But, overall, I'm still greatly enjoying 5e after almost six years of play.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 7635011, member: 6796661"] Interesting that most of the pet peeves shared here don't bother me much. For example, I agree that 6-seconds is an eternity in combat and you can do A LOT in six seconds when it comes to punches, movement, and sword play. BUT I would like to see many more spells taking longer than an action. And I think it is silly to be able to take something out of your bag as a free action. But I'm happy abstracting things and being beholden to reality when playing a game. What tends to annoy me in games have more to do with how mechanics impact play. With D&D, as a DM, I what I still struggle with the most is planning for player-character magic. More than any other action, selecting spells and applying magic effects seem to slow down the game. Also, hen I was running my home-brew campaign, I found I that magic tended to surprise me and trivialize many encounters. It has caused me to stop running a home brew campaign and move to published material. Further, magic in D&D pushes the game into gonzo territory pretty quickly. I know that as a DM I can control what spells characters have access to, and have many other tools at my disposal, but I find it to be a lot of work that gets in the way of, and distracts from, the activity I most enjoy: building engaging scenarios and interesting worlds for players to create memorable stories with. But, overall, I'm still greatly enjoying 5e after almost six years of play. [/QUOTE]
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