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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HeavenShallBurn" data-source="post: 3370839" data-attributes="member: 39593">It really has been fun arguing about anime, but I guess I'll actually address question of the OP now<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />D&D hasn't really been affected by anime.  If you want to see a game affected by anime flip through some Exalted, and it's a rather good game.It's the PLAYERS that have been affected by anime.  Honestly it's not all bad, most of the problems people have are with either animation, voices, or some cultural aspect that annoys them.  The ideas of anime aren't just workable to mix with D&D they can be fun, but mostly what I've inflicted involves the feel of higher level D&D.  Big weapons - check, in some cases yes though if they're not just funky looking but actually justify a size category increase I make them take the monkeygrip or oversized weapon feats.ludicrous leaping - check, take a look at how quickly the jump skill adds up.  Before too long characters can be making running leaps that look like something out a wuxia film might as well play it up since it's already part of the game.feats of outrageous strength -check, hey Hercules, Ajax, Arthur, Gilgamesh, why should I exclude the players once they begin to reach higher levels.unnatural toughness - check, that's what hit points are the "Ajax factor" I've never liked all this weapon damage represents multiple strikes abstracted thing.  The weapon damage listed on the table is for a single strike with the weapon, it isn't luck it represents a big sharp metal thing getting jammed through your spleen.  They're heroes, if the main characters of the Illiad could be peppered with arrows or hacked by twenty sword-blows and bleeding why not the players?  That's what high levels are all about, take FF Advent Children and add massive gore.  Okay so the fighter's been run through with a spear, now he rips it out and beats you to death with it!</blockquote>

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