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  1. Clint_L

    D&D 5E (2024) So, what does the Artificer "replace"?

    Further to my point above, the idea of clearly defined and necessary roles that need to be filled in the party stams back to OD&D and evolved to reach its apotheosis in CRPGs, especially World of Warcraft, which by all accounts was a strong influence on how 4e built its classes to fit into those...
  2. Clint_L

    D&D 5E (2024) So, what does the Artificer "replace"?

    A 5e party can be successful with any combination of characters.
  3. Clint_L

    D&D General The Best Advice for New DMs I Can Give

    It’s about every other session for me. Occasionally I feel like a great DM, but most sessions end with me feeling either pretty good about my skills or sorely lacking. My last home game I felt like Matt freaking Mercer, but my last club game I felt like apologizing afterwards.
  4. Clint_L

    D&D 5E (2024) So, what does the Artificer "replace"?

    I agree. As well, it is almost impossible to discuss artificers without emphasizing how much difference subclass makes, more than for any other class IMO. (Druids are probably second). A battlesmith plays a very different role than an artillerist, etc.
  5. Clint_L

    Dungeons & Dragons (2000) was a passion project turned cinematic disaster

    I have my doubts that a 22 year old nobody was setting up meetings with James Cameron and Francis Ford Coppola.
  6. Clint_L

    Dungeons & Dragons (2000) was a passion project turned cinematic disaster

    My point is that people allege all sorts of things about Lorraine Williams with zero evidence. I suspect this allegation probably originated the same way: someone made it up because she's long been a convenient punching bag for a certain segment. Why would you report on something with no...
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    D&D 5E (2024) So, what does the Artificer "replace"?

    My spouse's battlesmith is an excellent off-tank and ranged attacker. I think they are kind of their own thing, but sort of fit the wizard niche, while also being able to heal in a clutch.
  8. Clint_L

    Dungeons & Dragons (2000) was a passion project turned cinematic disaster

    Forgive me for taking this quote with a huge grain of salt.: "TSR owner Lorraine Williams allegedly refused both Francis Ford Coppola and James Cameron as directors." :rolleyes: Sure she did. Add that to the list of her alleged crimes against the fanbase. That's some quality reporting.
  9. Clint_L

    Whamageddon (Last) Christmas

    It was a short lived reprieve. It was playing as I walked into our Holiday assembly. I'm done. I feel I was too cocky.
  10. Clint_L

    Whamageddon (Last) Christmas

    Phew.
  11. Clint_L

    D&D General How well does mixing 5es in one table work?

    I think a lot of rules compatibilities issues simply comes down to the kind of group you are playing with. If it's a group that knows rules inside out and enjoys a bit of rules lawyering, then you've probably gotta be a bit more stringent. Most of my players could give two Fs and are more than...
  12. Clint_L

    D&D General Maps VTT feedback program

    I just experimented - you can draw an S on the map with the draw tool and put a sticker down over it. Only useful if you have an appropriate sticker, and if the sticker suits the map art so it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb. I would love to see tons more stickers and also a better way to...
  13. Clint_L

    Whamageddon (Last) Christmas

    Arrrgh...I got caught by a Jimmy Eat World cover of it! Not even the original! Does that count?
  14. Clint_L

    D&D General The Best Advice for New DMs I Can Give

    Also, my DMing is noticeably better with 1-3 adult beverages.
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    D&D General DnDbeyond AMA tomorrow (Tues, Dec 9)

    But you can already do what you're asking for. So that's why I'm not clear why it's even an issue, other than it could be made a bit more convenient, by letting the DM toggle all the character sheets at once, or something. But that just would be literally a 2-3 minute time saver at the start of...
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    D&D General DnDbeyond AMA tomorrow (Tues, Dec 9)

    I don't think it's unreasonable at all but, aside from streamlining the toggling, I'm not sure what more you want DDB to do about it. They can't stop your players from buying their own books on DDB, anymore than the FLGS can stop players from buying books for your pen and paper games. The...
  17. Clint_L

    D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes (and loser fanboys)

    I agree that both of those abilties were out of line. Also, I think the "nerf" to stunning strike was the best thing that happened to monks. Taking away their ability to spam it allowed designers to give them a lot of alternatives, so the class is no longer a one trick pony. Plus, the updated...
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