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mhbjarkistef voted in the poll, "Holdings and followers, if used at all, should be a backdrop for the characters’ further adventures.".

March 17, 2012 at 1:46pm
mhbjarkistef voted in the poll, "A DM should decide whether holdings and followers belong in the game.".

March 17, 2012 at 1:46pm
mhbjarkistef voted in the poll, "Characters should have the option to gain holdings and followers, but this shouldn’t be the default.".

March 17, 2012 at 1:46pm
mhbjarkistef voted in the poll, "Followers and holdings should define high-level play.".

March 17, 2012 at 1:45pm
jskell27 voted in the poll, "What is your favorite class from across the editions?".

March 17, 2012 at 1:30pm
Koga305 voted in the poll, "How much complexity should exist in high-level play?".

March 17, 2012 at 1:29pm
Savagefrito posted a new blog post.

DnD Next WEAPONS
For DND next i feel weapons really need to be looked at and fixed....

March 17, 2012 at 1:28pm
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lamaxx

i agree also i think that there should be more than just magic weapons. there should also be mundane bonuses. for
example you could have a 1+ magic serrated/barbed longsword.

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June 23, 2012 9:36 PM PDT

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Savagefrito added a comment to WotC_GregB's blog post on the DnD Next group.

Hit Points
In various D&D editions, player character durability evolved with the game as...

March 17, 2012 at 1:19pm
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jesterg86

Just wanted to say that I really, really, really like marcos9999's ideas here.

July 17, 2012 2:31 PM PDT

Blackdrazon

I agree with marcos9999 that the idea of hit points is lunacy especially considering its origin, but I do think Gygax and Arneson did it in the best possible way: characters started with the same HP (D6) as an attack could cause (D6). The blog post talks about the trouble of being stuck with 1 HP: 1 HP nothing! Every character was tromping around with enough health to maybe survive one sword blow - 1 was definitely worse but you weren't exactly sitting pretty anywhere else, either. The tactics...

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July 18, 2012 9:11 PM PDT

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jskell27 voted in the poll, "Hit Points".

March 17, 2012 at 1:13pm

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March 17, 2012 at 1:07pm
jskell27 voted in the poll, "Death in D&D".

March 17, 2012 at 1:02pm

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Savagefrito added a comment to WotC_GregB's blog post on the DnD Next group.

Iconic D&D Clerics
This will be my last blog about clerics for awhile, so let’s end on a...

March 17, 2012 at 12:58pm
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Hebitsuikaza

I don't see why one class can't have both paths.
A character who chooses to focus on heavy armor and heavy weapons wouldn't have as strong of magic.
A character who chooses to strengthen their magic would give up the benefits of heavy armor and would be left to fight with staves.
But either way you would be utilizing the same basic pool of abilities.

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June 5, 2012 1:17 PM PDT

compliant_screenname

Just because you're proficient with heavy armor doesn't necessarily mean you have to wear it. I've played plenty of Clerics in both 3e & 4e that wore cloth (or no) armor and wielded a quarterstaff instead of a mace. It's all about the choices you make, not the choices you have. You can have a thousand options, but you can only choose one at a time; and that's the way it SHOULD be.

June 9, 2012 8:22 PM PDT

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Ed_Warlord voted in the poll, "Iconic Cleric Poll".

March 17, 2012 at 12:50pm
Savagefrito added a comment to WotC_GregB's blog post on the DnD Next group.

The Role of Skills
Alright, I want to talk to you about skills. Skills have their origins in...

March 17, 2012 at 12:47pm
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Rablin

I like skills in 3E but found the points system too fiddly and also the bonuses got to big to fast, higher levels could almost always make a check unless I threw in ridiculous DCs. I like the Tier idea, just make sure it scales with the levels.

June 18, 2012 5:45 AM PDT

jesterg86

I in general like the skill points of 3e, but I also liked when semi-redundant skills were merged. I, however, want the merges to make sense. It makes sense for Open Lock and Disable Device to go together, and it makes sense for Sleight-of-Hand and Escape Artist to go together, but it does not really make sense to me to combine all four into one skill.
Also, I strongly believe in a difference between Search skill as an active skill, and Spot and Listen belonging to a separate, passive...

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July 17, 2012 2:49 PM PDT

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Savagefrito Not knowing where DnD Next is at right now

Mood: frustrated

March 17, 2012 at 12:26pm
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Mood: frustrated

March 17, 2012 at 12:26pm
jskell27 voted in the poll, "What’s the best way to reflect your control over how competent your character is with a skill? (Choose one.)".

March 17, 2012 at 11:56am
jskell27 voted in the poll, "How many skills would you prefer to see on a skill list? (Choose one.)".

March 17, 2012 at 11:55am

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Aldarin21 voted in the poll, "What Type of Monster Should Be Featured in the First Playtest?".

January 9, 2012 at 7:30pm

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