Theodoxus
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Yesterday, 09:30 AMWhat drives a poor reputation (for the Rogue class)? Expectations vs reality. That's 100%, always the reason. It's pure psychology. It's why...106 replies | 4140 view(s) -
2024-04-22, 07:58 PMA problem for whom? WotC? Definitely. Removing stacking bonuses was a huge design goal for 5E. Dumbing them down into Advantage was the only move...84 replies | 5800 view(s)
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2024-04-22, 04:19 PMYour solution is definitely the simpler, while maintaining most of what I was proposing anyway. I'm ok with Archery being counted as a fixed integer;...84 replies | 5800 view(s)
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2024-04-22, 01:58 PM100%. D&D, the most words written of any rules lite TTRPG where the final arbiter is 'ask your DM' or 'Rulings not rules' or 'Everything is made up...12 replies | 1396 view(s)
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2024-04-22, 09:52 AMThe Flanking optional rule in the DMG is the epitome of WotC going overboard in bringing simplicity and reducing stacking numerical bonuses. I get...84 replies | 5800 view(s)
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2024-04-21, 08:55 PMBut the food is just roleplay narrative. There's nothing stopping you from doing exactly the same thing as a pure rogue, especially if you take a...84 replies | 5800 view(s)
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2024-04-19, 05:21 PMSkrum, can you describe the process of your respec? Because 18 Str, 8 Wis to 16 Str 10 Wis, plus Res: Wis, would make it 11 Wis... which isn't what...84 replies | 5800 view(s)
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2024-04-19, 03:18 PMWas your only respec option Str? Otherwise seems odd. -2 Int or Cha would have been the better trade. Or, probably better -1 to each... or heck, even...84 replies | 5800 view(s)
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2024-04-19, 08:36 AMFirst, I'll just say I really don't like skill granularity. By which I mean, I don't like 'Jump' or 'Climb' or 'Arcana' as skills, because it limits...218 replies | 10993 view(s)
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2024-04-18, 09:22 PMTheodoxus started a thread Generating and using the Luck stat from S.P.E.C.I.A.L. in Homebrew DesignI'm sure I'm late to the party when it comes to Fallout, the video game. I knew a bit (and played the original Wasteland as a kid, a LOT), but didn't...2 replies | 247 view(s)
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2024-04-18, 08:56 PMYeah, skills drive me crazy too. I think it's the bounded accuracy aspect - where the roll of the die has far more meaning than the bonuses you bring...218 replies | 10993 view(s)
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2024-04-18, 05:05 PMSure, but it's just pushing what 'magic' means. It's like the origin of life. If life originated somewhere else in the universe, and life on earth...218 replies | 10993 view(s)
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2024-04-18, 03:28 PMDo caster out of combat options matter? I don't think it makes any difference if they do or not. A DM is going to tailor the adventure to the parties...218 replies | 10993 view(s)
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2024-04-18, 12:15 PMI prefer ablative armor over DR (or at least large DR numbers). If I were to use DR, I'd run it as HAM, but using PB instead of a blanket amount....82 replies | 7481 view(s)
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2024-04-16, 08:30 PMI agree with the rest of your post 100%. That said, 4th Ed went this route. I don't know if targeting defenses other than AC was part of the...82 replies | 7481 view(s)
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2024-04-16, 08:17 PMTheodoxus replied to a thread Player Help Steel Defenders are "biological" Constructs? in D&D 5e/NextIt's not part of the stat block because it's part of the Animated Objects traits. Is the Steel Defender an Animated Object? I say it is, thus...26 replies | 2753 view(s)
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2024-04-16, 08:12 AMTheodoxus replied to a thread Player Help Steel Defenders are "biological" Constructs? in D&D 5e/NextWeird, I tried looking up Construct definition and Construct traits for 5E, and got hints they're defined in the Monster Manual, but I'm AFB, so that...26 replies | 2753 view(s)
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2024-04-13, 07:46 PMThe why is simple. The desire is to keep casters from easily grabbing the martial benny once again with zero impact onto their functionality. If...82 replies | 7481 view(s)
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2024-04-12, 02:47 PMI can't speak for others who are discussing the pro side, but my reasoning is expanding martial options with a subsystem of stances that are similar...82 replies | 7481 view(s)
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2024-04-12, 11:10 AMTBH, that's what JLandon said "you can't START concentrating while wildshaped." Meaning, if the concentration mechanic were expanded to include...82 replies | 7481 view(s)
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2024-04-11, 03:41 PMTheodoxus replied to a thread Speaking of... a Druid with less spellcasting and more wildshaping in Homebrew DesignYou're thinking of the Bard casting polymorph on the Fighter who is down to 5 HP and it's WAY more useful to PM him HP than to actually heal him. The...49 replies | 4525 view(s)
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2024-04-11, 03:08 PMI'm with Pex - call it something else, but don't let them stack. Martials might have Stance, or Focus - and it should state "While in a Stance..." or...82 replies | 7481 view(s)
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2024-04-11, 09:43 AMRe: Solasta, I don't disagree that martials can make short work of encounters. However, the fastest play through I had was with a party of 4...241 replies | 12409 view(s)
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2024-04-10, 03:08 PMOk, sure. I guess what I really meant was the DM has to tailor the campaign a lot more when supporting classes that don't natively have the option to...241 replies | 12409 view(s)
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2024-04-10, 08:49 AMI don't think a party of 4x whatever is the standard problem. I don't doubt four 20th level Fighters could handle a CR20 threat. I'm less certain...241 replies | 12409 view(s)
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2024-04-09, 06:15 PMI'm with you LibraryOgre, but people scream 'Wuxia!' (a short hand for 'kung-fu powers') and things devolve... Sword of Flying letting you leap...241 replies | 12409 view(s)
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2024-04-09, 04:47 PMWould it be better if spell casters also had to rely on magic items to be good at their craft? Like, a Wizard just doesn't find and copy scrolls, but...241 replies | 12409 view(s)
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2024-04-09, 02:54 PMI'd be curious to know who actually likes where martials in t3/4 are currently. There's a bit of, near disingenuousness, coming from those who...241 replies | 12409 view(s)
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2024-04-09, 01:50 PMIMO, the problem with "it's a game" is that isn't not balanced like an actual game should be. Which then behooves the DM to create artificial...241 replies | 12409 view(s)
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2024-04-09, 01:33 PMMy primary issue with going that route is you're basically stating magic is king and only magic can fight magic. A guy at the gym is forever stuck at...241 replies | 12409 view(s)
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