New Posts For Thread: Legends & Lore: Expertise Dicehttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29500927/Legends__Lore:_Expertise_DiceLegends & Lore Expertise DiceBy Mike MearlsExpertise dice play a role in the fighter, rogue, and monk classes. Read an overview of what they do now and could potentially do in the future in D&D Next.Talk about this column here.I posted this in the comments section of the article as well, but here's the collective input from our group:First off, we like the name Expertise Dice (XD). We like the use of XD as a global mechanic for melee (and ranged) combat classes, but we feehttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29500927/Legends__Lore:_Expertise_Dice?post_id=526450911#526450911I posted this in the comments section of the article as well, but here's the collective input from our group:First off, we like the name Expertise Dice (XD). We like the use of XD as a global mechanic for melee (and ranged) combat classes, but we feeThu, 29 Nov 2012 03:35:37 -0600There's a huge difference with every character bringing something to the game group, and a couple of characters bringing everything to the gaming group. Please don't assume we're suggesting anything else than every character brings something to the ghttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29500927/Legends__Lore:_Expertise_Dice?post_id=526254445#526254445There's a huge difference with every character bringing something to the game group, and a couple of characters bringing everything to the gaming group. Please don't assume we're suggesting anything else than every character brings something to the gWed, 21 Nov 2012 09:28:55 -0600All the better. I quite like Background and Specialities (altough I definitely prefer those as Themes), as tools to create unique characters. I'm not yet convinced by the current implementation, but considering it in the scope of the playtest I'm okhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29500927/Legends__Lore:_Expertise_Dice?post_id=526253205#526253205All the better. I quite like Background and Specialities (altough I definitely prefer those as Themes), as tools to create unique characters. I'm not yet convinced by the current implementation, but considering it in the scope of the playtest I'm okWed, 21 Nov 2012 08:38:56 -0600This way the class dictates roleplay, and that's where to me it becomes too large: I want to (role)play characters, not classes. If I want to build a charismatic fighter modelled around Captain Kirk I should be able to do it; I shouldn't be forced thttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29500927/Legends__Lore:_Expertise_Dice?post_id=526252899#526252899This way the class dictates roleplay, and that's where to me it becomes too large: I want to (role)play characters, not classes. If I want to build a charismatic fighter modelled around Captain Kirk I should be able to do it; I shouldn't be forced tWed, 21 Nov 2012 08:27:04 -0600This way the class dictates roleplay, and that's where to me it becomes too large: I want to (role)play characters, not classes. If I want to build a charismatic fighter modelled around Captain Kirk I should be able to do it; I shouldn't be forced thttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29500927/Legends__Lore:_Expertise_Dice?post_id=526252751#526252751This way the class dictates roleplay, and that's where to me it becomes too large: I want to (role)play characters, not classes. If I want to build a charismatic fighter modelled around Captain Kirk I should be able to do it; I shouldn't be forced tWed, 21 Nov 2012 08:19:59 -0600