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Forum Topic: Need ideas for Double Scimitar build

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Forum Topic: Why BA and Healing Surges/Wands of CLW Are Terrible.

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Forum Topic: What WotC could do to get me to buy 5E

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Forum Topic: Please reconsider using real time intervals

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Forum Topic: D&D Next is racist

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Forum Topic: 4vengers Assemble: Gathering Interest?

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Monstrous Musings
In D&D, monster entries give DMs pre-built enemies to throw at characters....

July 22, 2012 at 1:01pm
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name_less_one

The only thing I need from books is numbers and a small descriptions/flavor. I find large and extensive fluff blocks to be rather useless, as they often don't fit into whatever particular setting or situation I happen to be running.
I care about numbers because I want the numbers to be balanced. I never want to worry about mechanical balance - everything else I can make up, but please don't make me do math.

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July 22, 2012 11:01 AM PDT

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I agree with other posters that the 2e page design is an ideal balance.
I also want to make a statement heretical to game design: In past editions, annoying gaps in design have led to great play. 2nd ed often left the GM without a clear answer, leading to improvisation and better role-playing. Being outsmarted by players is fine, and as long as they haven't broken the game outright, exploiting the setting (not just an ill-worded rule) is a good thing. In real life, there are lots of...

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GMChris voted in the poll, "Even more crazy or new stuff (elaborate in the comments)".

July 22, 2012 at 12:57pm

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GMChris voted in the poll, "Gain noncombat bonuses in the pursuit of evil or the protection of others ".

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GMChris voted in the poll, "Resist damage from evil foes ".

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GMChris voted in the poll, "Smite evil foes ".

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GMChris voted in the poll, "Protect his or her allies ".

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GMChris voted in the poll, "Be an expert at mounted combat ".

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GMChris voted in the poll, "Feat Choice".

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