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Forum Topic: So, we've lost the ability to track

March 20 at 9:16pm
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Forum Topic: Deadly Strike clarification

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Seidmadr

Could be a Catoblepas too. Armoured african death-pig.

February 25, 2013 12:34 PM PST

Vlad_St_Howler

Another good idea; why limit (true) Gorgon/Medusa/Maedar to only humans when you can curse other races too by adding it as a template.

February 26, 2013 6:25 PM PST

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areata posted to anjelika's forum thread on the DnD Next group.

Forum Topic: Constructive FAQ thread: Playtest Packet 2

August 17, 2012 at 1:42pm
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Forum Topic: second survey: thoughts?

July 20, 2012 at 7:21pm
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Trapfinding
Searching for traps is a staple action in any old school dungeon crawl....

July 17, 2012 at 10:04pm
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Five Minute Workday
Read Mike Mearl's Legends and Lore article about the five minute...

July 16, 2012 at 9:02am
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Hedgehobbit

Two other adventure solutions: First is to put a time limit on success of the mission. Second is to place the adventure location out in the wilds. Going back to town to rest isn't so appealing if it's a two day trek through monster infested swamp.
One thing I do is give wizards the option for spells that do less damage but can be used at-will for very long times (8-12 hours). So instead of one big fireball, you can do lots of little fireballs throughout the day (like in Gauntlet)! I prefer...

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Alternate Skill Mastery
Kicking this idea around for Skill Mastery (assumes that all classes can...

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areata posted to BhaelFire's forum thread on the DnD Next group.

Forum Topic: Classes, Sub-Classes and Schemes

July 14, 2012 at 3:50pm
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Keen Senses vs Find Traps Skill Mastery
Out of boredom and curiousity I compared Keen Senses and Find Traps with...

July 14, 2012 at 2:28pm
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areata posted to Cyber-Dave's forum thread.

Forum Topic: What far fetched feature do you really want to see on release?

July 14, 2012 at 11:31am
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Forum Topic: Warning: Maneuvers alone will NOT fix the Fighter

July 12, 2012 at 8:24pm
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Pros and Cons of Previous Editions
Another edition of D&D.... Here's my addition to an already crowded field of...

July 12, 2012 at 8:01pm
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ragnboneshopper

This is great, and couldn't agree more with most of it. I keep saying that I want the 1e/2e openness and abstraction of the rules with *some* of the streamlining of 4e minus its bloat and "everything's core" problems. In truth, if the themes/backgrounds/schemes work out as hoped, I can't wait to see more of Next. It feels so far like possibilities opening back up rather than all possibilities already defined and boundaried. Good read!

July 13, 2012 10:01 AM PDT

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Modularity and Combat Subsystems
We’ve talked a lot about the existence of optional rules modules in D&D...

July 1, 2012 at 7:59am
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dorovinaire

The idea of subsystems being placed on top of the core system is very appealing to me. I have been a heavy user of house rules across my D&D experience (Basic Set through to 4e). What I think would be an outstanding add-on to D&D Next would be a generic set of guidelines that allows DMs to develop their own subsystems in a controlled and balanced way...
I'm excited about the developments occurring with D&D and look forward to hearing about developments...despite truly enjoying...

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August 3, 2012 11:40 PM PDT

eheide

I can see the narrative combat module becoming a mainstay in my group, however, are there plans to include spell options? I would like to see the return of 3E meta-magic feats (i.e. Enlarge Spell) and this would be a perfect fit for them. As spellcaster declares if they want to "enlarge" a spell and take the appropriate modifier to their attack; this makes spells more dynamic in combat.

August 5, 2012 6:57 PM PDT

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areata posted to TheLyons' forum thread on the DnD Next group.

Forum Topic: Poll: What campaign settings do you want to see printed in D&D Next?

June 23, 2012 at 7:34pm
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Ranger Design Goals
We’ve shared the design goals of several D&D classes, including the...

June 9, 2012 at 5:25pm
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Ashrym

The problem with capping D&D classes to 4 comes in when we have so many different ideas on what constitutes the attributes of a class from previous editions, such as the varying views on ranger in these posts.
Another example would be the bard, which could be a warrior skald, arcane trickster, advisor and keeper of knowledge, roguish gypsy, and more.
A general rule I would suggest is that a class with a wide variety of potential backgrounds is worth class and alternative classes...

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August 8, 2012 6:28 PM PDT

Ramses42

I think that there should be more than 4 class options, but in the modular spirit of D&D Next, it should be possible to play with ONLY those classes and still have a good variety. With Themes you could make a Hunter/Stalker Fighter or Rogue. (Of Course, where the concept of Themes really shines is the possbily of Hunter/Stalker Wizards and other combination that are not obvious and cliche :)). I agree that Rangers should not be bound to one terrain, but have options to be from any environment. I...

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areata posted to his forum thread on the DnD Next group.

Forum Topic: Random Hit Points suggestion

June 1, 2012 at 4:09pm
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Forum Topic: Second Playtest: Area A Kobolds No Combat Grid, Advantage, Skills

May 29, 2012 at 3:07pm
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Forum Topic: Second Playtest: Area A Kobolds Spells

May 27, 2012 at 11:42am

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