Okay that's not exactly fair. 4E has plenty of issues too. But IMO 5E simply has the problem of not being very well thought-out. It seems like they were too busy trying to make it 'feel like D&D' that they forgot to make it mechanically sound.Night Goat wrote:unlike 4e, it does have issues.
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- Tue Sep 30, 2014 4:55 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: D&D 5e has failed
- Replies: 1907
- Views: 402996
- Mon Nov 04, 2013 4:35 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: How many monsters does a D&D edition need to start with?
- Replies: 768
- Views: 71459
Do you honestly think that DMs are grabbing a MM and reading a new entry during a game to discover the random stat line and random and unique snowflake abilities for a new monster? Is that honestly easier than using a stat line you've seen a hundred times and abilities you know because the show up ...
- Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:07 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Is D&D 3e the best we'll ever have?
- Replies: 77
- Views: 14214
- Tue Oct 29, 2013 5:36 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Is D&D 3e the best we'll ever have?
- Replies: 77
- Views: 14214
- Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:52 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Disregard the Constabulary
- Replies: 90
- Views: 14524
- Sat Sep 14, 2013 11:09 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: What can Tabletop RPG's learn from MMO's?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 8670
overall class balance is at an acceptable place at the moment, Is that really the case? Last I heard of 4e there were awesome classes and terrible classes you should never pick. The seeker being a terrible one for example. Yeah, its not perfectly balanced by any stretch. The Ranger is far and above...
- Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:23 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: What can Tabletop RPG's learn from MMO's?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 8670
This seems familiar. Oh yeah this is what 4e totally did. And we see how well that worked out. Actually quite well for the most part! Yeah, it took them until MM3 to get the monsters right but overall class and monster balance is at an acceptable place at the moment, which is far more than you can ...
- Sat Sep 14, 2013 2:58 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Pathfinder Is Still Bad
- Replies: 8556
- Views: 1661875
- Fri Sep 13, 2013 7:50 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Weapon Uniqueness Done Right
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2279
I like the way some Fighter and Warlord exploits handle it: some powers have extra riders depending on the weapon. Not nearly enough has been done with it, IMO. So, just for an example, you know how to do Whirlwind Attack. But lots of fighters took that feat. What differentiates them (in this case) ...
- Fri Sep 13, 2013 7:38 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: d20 and Counter-Attacks?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2027
- Fri Sep 13, 2013 7:18 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: What can Tabletop RPG's learn from MMO's?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 8670
Lesson: Sometimes there's a dangerous place where people simply do not go. You might be a hero, but some of those places apply to you as well. Run your games with a much wider range of difficulties available to players and let them decide what is level-appropriate and what isn't. While in broad str...
- Thu Jul 18, 2013 10:09 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: What is the biggest debacle of RPG history?
- Replies: 311
- Views: 40096
- Thu Jul 18, 2013 10:06 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Cordell leaving WOTC
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6179
- Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:59 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: What is the biggest debacle of RPG history?
- Replies: 311
- Views: 40096
- Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:38 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Examples of good non-combat resolution mechanics?
- Replies: 314
- Views: 42588
Why would you walk into a mess hall full of guards? You seriously cannot imagine any possibility where our hero accidentally walks into a room full of bad guys? None whatsoever? Of course I can, but not as the result of a partial success on a roll to sneak. That's something you'd think would happen...
- Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:38 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: [5E] Is Mearls planning to snow Hasbro and the fanbase?
- Replies: 252
- Views: 39567
- Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:31 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Examples of good non-combat resolution mechanics?
- Replies: 314
- Views: 42588
Why would you walk into a mess hall full of guards? What do you mean by 'use that logic to justify it'? A mess hall full of guards is not a quiet or subtle thing. And if there's a mess hall full of guards, and they have to be sneaked around to get to your goal, you shouldn't be relying on absurdly g...
- Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:12 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: [D20] Tying "spell" slots to BAB = viable fighters?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2725
This makes Fighters Viable by, technically, not making them Fighters anymore, yes? O.o Just to make sure i understood this one correctly. That really has more to do with 3E Fighters not having much of an identity, really. They're The Class that Gets More Feats, and that's about it. Using 3E as the ...
- Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:02 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: [D20] Tying "spell" slots to BAB = viable fighters?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2725
The idea of BAB and BSB is inherently flawed, but overall the idea could work quite well. Instead of giving each class arbitrary bonuses to attack and spell casting, I'd assign each class flat +5 to attacks made with their primary stat, a +3 to attacks made with the secondary stat, and a +1 to attac...
- Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:33 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Something Simple
- Replies: 46
- Views: 11361
- Thu Feb 07, 2013 8:29 pm
- Forum: In The Trenches
- Topic: [D&D] We tricked Death into thinking we were Dead
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4120
Re: [D&D] We tricked Death into thinking we were Dead
Sadly the campaign fizzled out. The Rogue and Warlock continued to miss sessions. I was looking forward to the confrontation, too.RobbyPants wrote:So, what happened next? How did you eventually deal with Death (or has the campaign not gotten that far, yet)]
- Thu Feb 07, 2013 12:47 am
- Forum: In The Trenches
- Topic: [D&D] We tricked Death into thinking we were Dead
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4120
- Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:57 pm
- Forum: In The Trenches
- Topic: [D&D] We tricked Death into thinking we were Dead
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4120
[D&D] We tricked Death into thinking we were Dead
This happened in a D&D game I joined last year: The game is based on Castlevania, specifically taking place parallel to the events of Symphony of the Night. We’re a group comprised of three first responders to Dracula’s advances, and two demon ambassadors from hell sent to put Dracula on notice ...
- Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:44 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Drunken Review: 4e DMG 2
- Replies: 99
- Views: 42396
- Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:36 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Tiering Advancement in DnD
- Replies: 43
- Views: 7880