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So, I posted the question Why do Crawford's tweets seem to be treated on par with the actual rules? , and got an excellent answer. That answer, in part, address...
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@Adam I've been hoping that with their new CEO WotC would stop failing so much when it comes to their digital products. So far D&D Beyond seems to be looking good, so I'm hopeful for the future.
(Meanwhile I'm still watching at high level characters battle against other similarly high powered characters. The amount of goods thy're using is huge, and I'm desperate because I know I will not buy any single of those items because I hate consumables. How can I pretend to be up to the task?)
@Adam Maybe it's because I'm a crazy millennial, but I prefer having to pay a small subscription to access all the materials online when they come out to having to spend $40-60 on each hardcover they release.
@Yuuki different people see it many ways. some like having the physical books at the table and use the digital tool at home, others vice versa, some don't want electronics at the table, etc etc etc
@Yuuki well, the nice thing that they're doing with 5e is that they're not doing splat books, so having more than just the phb isn't a hard requirement to build a character
you COULD get volo's the SCAG, and the element evil player's companion pdf, but the core races and classes are signifigantly more solid than days of yore
Apparently the more I level the more I will find things that I need to have responses for. The damn spell that makes all my equip nonmagical if I don't avoid it ç_ç
@GreySage It has been used against a different party (we're multiple parties of varied levels in the same world) and even if the DM used it only because he knew that party had responses... I don't want to be playing an easier game, it would feel humiliating.
@GreySage The spell does not mention a save for items, just for buffs.
@Zachiel "each permanent magic item must make a successful Will save or be turned into a normal item. An item in a creature’s possession uses its own Will save bonus or its possessor’s Will save bonus, whichever is higher."
Maybe I'm looking at the wrong version of the spell
Note that whoever casts this spell also dispells all their own buffs/effects. They don't need to save for their equipment, but you can prepare for that by having a high save (will save buffing effects and equipment will help you, even if they are lost after the spell)
So all their protections will also be gone, leaving them open to you smashing them in the face with your mace
Even high level wizards tend not to be very physically intimidating
@Zachiel 1) Don't fight a wizard on an open plain. 2) If you're really paranoid: Tower Shield, it blocks line of effect, which effectively negates the spell for you
@Yuuki Our level cap is at 33, but we banned epic spells and a lot of other material, and the premise of the game is a bit different than the usual human-centipede-party D&D game (we're in a persistent world. My character, at level 19, is fighting armies of undead with other people while two epic characters are facing two epic necromancers on a plane where no divination is possible, and then an avatar of Velsharoon.)
At level 19, I feel very-not-quasi-god. I feel like I'm doing marginally worse than a barbarian my level, while having some energy immunities up that are no much use when nothing can protect me from force damage and high level dispel magic spells
> 3.5 had more than enough broken things, we didn't have to make up new ones. You can be an unarmed anthropomorphic baleen whale swordsage/kensai with the Vow of Poverty. No one is going to outcheese that with homebrew.
> Bread of Many Knives. Cut a slice off this bread, and it becomes a dagger, shortsword, longsword, or greatsword (your choice). A loaf contains 1d4 + 20 slices.
> Had a wand of disintegration in our game. Our wiz was not happy when he engaged a giant snake at level 2, proudly and confidently waved the wand only to have it disintegrate in his hands.
@Zachiel I think part of the problem with using D&D in a PW is the tempo of the adventuring day gets thrown off (either that, or you have to replenish resources on something other than a (long, in 5e) rest, pretty much across the board)
Related: What's our policy with answers advocating piracy (accidentally or not)?
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So, I posted the question Why do Crawford's tweets seem to be treated on par with the actual rules? , and got an excellent answer. That answer, in part, address...
