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      mbeacom shared an article.

      When Adventurers Aren’t Adventuring www.wizards.com
      June 12 at 12:35pm
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      MaloMonkey
      MaloMonkey
      How about a system for creating and running your own stronghold, tower, church, thieves' guild? Maybe establish your own domain out in the wilderness?
      June 17, 2013 5:42 PM PDT
      VinceP
      VinceP
      My concern with this, as will all similar role-play situations like this in past editions, is having decent guidelines for how much various activities cost. How much do you pay a person to search for information for you. How much do you earn playing your lute at the local tavern. That kind of thing.
      June 19, 2013 3:44 AM PDT
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      Hit My Points www.wizards.com
      June 3 at 1:24am
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      d47
      d47
      I am simultaneously learning 4e and Next rules, after 20 years since playing AD&D 1e. At first, I thought the high hit points and multiple healing surges of 4e was silly, but after considering all the ways things can wear someone down besides just gaping wounds, I am starting to buy into the idea. I still don't like the idea of complete recovery in one night, and in either system, I might add the possibility of sustaining a serious injury that can only be healed with magic or proper treatment...

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      June 18, 2013 11:00 PM PDT
      d47
      d47
      I agree that starting hit points should be higher.
      How about raw CON + class rather than CON mod + class for 1st level only?

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      June 18, 2013 11:02 PM PDT
    • mbeacom

      mbeacom posted to Plaguescarred's forum thread.

      Forum Topic: AD&D 1st Edition Adventure In Dungeon 215
      June 1 at 9:10am
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      mbeacom added a comment to WotC_Rodney's blog post on the DnD Next group.

      D&D Next Q&A: Subclass Basics, Subclass Customizing & Non-Vancian Subclass...
      You've got questions—we've got answers! Here's how it works—each...
      May 13 at 6:18pm
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      moes1980
      moes1980
      Wow, I really like the part about DMs working with players to create their own subclasses that fit for their campaign and story. I also like the part about subclasses focusing on fluff and background, thus, the are things like Knight and not Defender (defender/slayer can be dealt with through feat and expertise dice maneuver selections). I like where subclasses are going!
      May 17, 2013 6:54 PM PDT
      Killwalla
      Killwalla
      4E edition was very Controller based, like confusing, slowing, stunning, dominating enemies and even going as far as scrambling their positions on the battlefield. The 4E Psion is a perfect example of how they are not the Wizard, even though they are both Controllers, and with augments (similar things already in the packet) I think they could easily stand on their own. Subroles could be Telepath, Kenetic, Shaper and maybe even Psychic Warrior, to roll them into a single class.
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      May 18, 2013 6:02 PM PDT
    • mbeacom

      mbeacom added a comment to WotC_Rodney's blog post on the DnD Next group.

      D&D Next Q&A: Skills, Skill Dice and Proficiencies
      You've got questions—we've got answers! Here's how it works—each...
      May 9 at 9:18am
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      Sword_of_Spirit
      Sword_of_Spirit
      I'd DM it myself, but I want to "explore" the mines without knowing what is going to happen, and see if I can pull out my dungeon survival skills.
      Of course, it's important for anyone who's looking for this type of game not to have a character concept they get attached to. Those work better in more story-driven scenarios.

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      May 24, 2013 4:17 PM PDT
      moes1980
      moes1980
      Yeah, I agree. They are different types of games so I think if you kind of know what to expect when getting into it then it can be a lot of fun, and people should give it a go if they never played such a game. It seems like with DnDN, it is going in the direction to where a campaign can have this leathality factor dialed up or down. I would really like this to be the case as I also like a mix of this. Sort of a story driven campaign but, a "oh, by the way, the Tomb of Horrors is over here and...

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      May 24, 2013 6:09 PM PDT
    • mbeacom

      mbeacom posted to MavrickDaMaggot's forum thread on the DnD Next group.

      Forum Topic: D&D NEXT is the best Iteration of D&D so far
      April 28 at 9:21pm
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      mbeacom posted to Fapopolis' forum thread.

      Forum Topic: So we have a new player joinging and my group is in desprate need of a...
      April 26 at 12:35pm
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      mbeacom posted to Foxface's forum thread.

      Forum Topic: Hypothetical situation: I don't like feats, and I don't like the assumption...
      April 25 at 9:42pm
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      mbeacom posted to lokiare's forum thread.

      Forum Topic: When the nostalgia wears off
      April 25 at 4:51pm

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