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I agree entirely and offer a theory based in math about why the OP might feel that way. Back on 3.x the expectation of magic item churn & the iterative attack penalty allowed for monsters to have ac values that required d20 rolls better than the avg 8 with starter gear 5e math is built around...

I disagree for two reasons. The first being the obvious fact that they are all great examples of the kinda things that should be targeted in a section The second being the fact that the drastic difference in risk & lethality between 5e & older editions is dramatically different despite all of...

I agree about it not being "horror", but it sells TWD short to just call it "drama". Not sure what the genre is specifically because it covers so much ground but I'm pretty sure that it would include the word "psychological" or "emotional", especially if you know the parts from the comics that...

I thought it was obviously implied that was across multiple encounters by way of the fact that you can't take a rest during combat, the exact break between them is not important to the point. As to the rest of your post.. I'm sorry but I simply can not take you credible as long as you are...

I started with ad&d2e and agree. The comment about lethality was in comparison to 5e. PCs survived in those old editions because they rolled with caution and a plan while working together. That's a vast difference from 5e where those things can be treated as an afterthought in favor of face...

Agreed, I think that the broader discussion about gameplay in ravenloft keeps getting clobbered by the idea a few posters keep pushing about the game of d&d being just a vehicle for storytelliing rather than a game where a story can develop with a hyper specific definition of "horror" being...

Not the same sure I agree, but there's a pretty big difference between Tom and Jerry/Coyote & roadrunner trying to do horror while shrugging off mallets anvils explosions and so on compared to horror where the characters are at least capable of feeling risk more significant than mild...

To be fair though the early editions were so lethal that even those credibly presented as something that could be dangerous enough to warrant caution. It's not reasonable for an edition to swing the plausible lethality dial beneath zero & then lament that people are talking about fixing the...

It means a whole lot when the PC has magic items & is adding 5-24 up to 7-26 rather than the "4-23" you noted but didn't detail. That's not saying there is merit in detailing it, just that it's assumed valid & not disputed. Those few points keep the rolls within the realm of the system's math

It's not about making it easier for him controlled monsters. The downshift carves out room for magic items the players can proactively quest for. It would be better to also shift proficiency bonus growth from 2 at 1st then +1 5/9/13/17 to something that carves out an extra 3 or so points by...

We are talking about a game with rules not your third place amusement park to hang out while someone writes your personal self insert fanfic for you. The gm runs the world and that means the gm requires tools that support them in doing so. The fact that you take issue with the mere concept of...

They don't get praise because, as already pointed out, they are a simplification of the insufficient bolt on afterthought that already existed in the DMG. Worse still is that they serve an entirely different role & that role is so far in service of the player that it may as well be in service...

If you are looking for 3.x Godzilla with the serial numbers filed off id look in the dragon book. Think it was called races of dragon or similar. If it's not there outright that book has the relevant breath weapon feats and such

Why would you expect someone to "grasp" a point that you have not tried to make? Let's pretend that you did try to just for discussion purposes though. You've made another bad assumption about relevance. I simply reject that unsupported point as a point not at all of relevant because Robbie...

Absolutely yes, those same big bad pcs. Here you point out the critical function played by those 44 pages of new and revised bits of core rules making up chapter 3 that wotc has refused to supply for 5e and does not seem to be including on the 3rd try. Sure it was no big deal facing that...

"If a player portrays the stark terror of her hero without prompting, no die roll is necessary." It's almost like the rule itself exists as a stick the GM can use if players choose to completely ignore Ravenloft's inconveniences as 5e invites "sensible" players to do with madness table traits...

It doesn't seem like anyone has posted about it since the teaster got posted to patreon a few days back so I figured I'd channel The Necromancers from Crows & revive this. MMCDM put out an 18 page preview/teaser packet for crows recently & James Introcaso along with DeficientMaster were in a...