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Yesterday, 02:19 PMTotally depends on the players. I've tried TotM, and it inevitably, no matter how well or poorly I explain the combat scene, devolves into 'but I...17 replies | 725 view(s)
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Yesterday, 01:05 PMSkrum started a thread on just this topic. And I've been ruminating on such a beast after reading the last 3 pages on this thread. I think 5E...929 replies | 43727 view(s)
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2024-05-17, 05:33 PMTheodoxus replied to a thread Speculation More 2024 PHB Revelations from the GameInformer Article in D&D 5e/NextThe UA at least, laid it out as essentially you get the attributes on one race, and the look of another. So, a half dwarf/elf might get dwarven...72 replies | 6224 view(s)
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2024-05-17, 05:25 PMTheodoxus replied to a thread Speculation More 2024 PHB Revelations from the GameInformer Article in D&D 5e/NextRe: half-breeds, I'm kinda with Psyren on it. One doesn't mix Red and Blue paint and expect chartreuse. 2014 Half-elves having a few traits from...72 replies | 6224 view(s)
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2024-05-17, 03:35 PMTheodoxus replied to a thread Speculation More 2024 PHB Revelations from the GameInformer Article in D&D 5e/NextPretty sure that's the point. The idea being that the races in the PHB are generally universal. So, Tiefling and Dragonborn (and the various human...72 replies | 6224 view(s)
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2024-05-17, 08:49 AMTheodoxus replied to a thread Speculation More 2024 PHB Revelations from the GameInformer Article in D&D 5e/Next"I'm a monster! Rawr!" was the best take ever in a WotC commercial.72 replies | 6224 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 05:26 PMThere's a few more knobs you can turn to get a better feeling for what works for your campaign, like 3 day LR, 1 day SR, or even week long LR, 5...69 replies | 7055 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 02:48 PMThere's an OSR (I'm away from home, and I don't recall the name off the top of my head) that uses tiered skills that I'm taking and modifying for my...19 replies | 1524 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 12:21 PMSo, if I have this right, Psyren, it sounds like you're saying Luck and Meat are essentially intermixed. That even if you're at 100% HP, a poisoned...69 replies | 7055 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 09:40 AMTheodoxus replied to a thread Speculation More 2024 PHB Revelations from the GameInformer Article in D&D 5e/NextSo the new hotness is also the best hotness? Sounds like powercreep... Why would I play the updated Berzerker when the other option is a Gundam...72 replies | 6224 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 08:45 AMExcept, that is expressly all that D&D is. It's a combat simulator that has some bolted on, not particularly nuanced or in-depth systems (and if I'm...929 replies | 43727 view(s)
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2024-05-15, 09:13 PMTheodoxus replied to a thread Generating and using the Luck stat from S.P.E.C.I.A.L. in Homebrew DesignPossibly, though I'm not sure what the baseline Luck should be in that case. I've done a pretty massive overhaul of the basic plan for attributes...5 replies | 676 view(s)
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2024-05-15, 08:48 PMTheodoxus replied to a thread Speculation More 2024 PHB Revelations from the GameInformer Article in D&D 5e/Next:( I like the idea of a zodiac of anthropomorphic races. Kind of like the hengeyokai of yesteryear... makes more sense (especially if they were...72 replies | 6224 view(s)
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2024-05-15, 05:36 PMAn interesting take I'll ruminate on. I still prefer a 'meat' bar though, of some measurement. You run out of HP, sure, you're bloodied, you're...69 replies | 7055 view(s)
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2024-05-09, 04:39 PMI get the point, but having played a Cleric that was on death saves, and DM'd a Cleric in the same boat in a different game that both managed to roll...21 replies | 3214 view(s)
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2024-05-09, 01:47 PMI'm toying with an idea cribbed from Wounds/Vitality, calling it 'Health and Hit Points'. Hit Points stay the same as bog standard D&D 5E. Heath is a...69 replies | 7055 view(s)
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2024-05-08, 05:06 PMHmm... spend $200 on 3 physical books that can't be unmade by corporate overlords, but have all the drawbacks of not being electronic; or spend $200...17 replies | 2205 view(s)
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2024-05-08, 04:27 PMI made a Dominator named Darth Phreeze in City of Heroes that uses Gravity Control to "force lift", "Force Choke", and "Toss boxes" at my foes. Then...69 replies | 7055 view(s)
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2024-05-08, 04:09 PMI feel your pain. Also, I like your ideas on this.929 replies | 43727 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 08:56 PMExcept you and Arkhios were talking about species stereotypes, not classes - which is where I was coming from. Hence why I referenced Arkhios and...31 replies | 3183 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 05:12 PMI don't know if that was directed at me or not - but my complaint isn't free stuff or not, it's the ridiculous notion that either the 2014 et al...17 replies | 2205 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 04:30 PMClass? Not sure where that's coming from... but in the end, aren't all stereotypes biological? I mean, I'm not going to list real life stereotypes by...31 replies | 3183 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 02:52 PMI totally get where you're coming from Arkhios. It's like 'omg, you're racist!' for stating "elves can always see better in the dark than humans." ...31 replies | 3183 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 02:21 PM100% Given our own species history with other hominids, I have a hard time understanding why elves, gnomes, and humans exist together. It's...92 replies | 6403 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 11:45 AMI hate running combat with a passion, and my players know it - so they don't expect amazing depth when it comes to monsters I run. I'm far more...69 replies | 7055 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 10:12 AMBodegas and Beasts for 5 months, woot!17 replies | 2205 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 09:19 AMLOL - they won't release the SRD until all the books are out, so you know how the new monsters have been updated... but, we have to play the game...17 replies | 2205 view(s)
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2024-05-03, 09:03 AMChanging Expertise to simple advantage caps skills at 31 (outside of magic) and more importantly, keeps the floor the same. Expertise being 2xPB...285 replies | 15079 view(s)
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2024-05-02, 04:57 PMI tried using that argument about cunning strike in general. If you're exchanging HP reducing sneak dice for condition inducing sneak dice, you're...929 replies | 43727 view(s)
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