tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post7104459669152708108..comments2024-03-27T22:37:01.796-04:00Comments on Dungeon Fantastic: What I Think of Basic D&D (5e)Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-31733454135138568442014-12-08T13:20:50.175-05:002014-12-08T13:20:50.175-05:00I like how everyone comes with a background separa...I like how everyone comes with a background separate from his class/race.<br /><br />I like how subraces are listed with their effects right there instead of just saying "This is an elf" and making entire separate pages down the line for "This is how this kind of elf differs from the one you're already playing."<br /><br />I like how it says that not every priest is a Cleric, and in fact most are not; being a Cleric is a vocation that chooses you, not one that you can just up and decide you want to do. (In in-universe terms, that is.) I like making clerics with non-Acolyte backgrounds.<br /><br />I like dropping the skill system and making the feat system an optional rule DMs are free to forbid playing with. I felt that the way these were incentivized and used in 3rd Edition was not really good for the purpose of character customization. Better the flat bonus with no stacking from redundancy than "Take this exact combination of feats and dump every optional skill point you receive into a single skill or you suck."<br /><br />I like how the default stats don't give any 18s, and you aren't allowed to take an 18 if using point-buy.<br /><br />Things I'm not quite as keen on:<br /><br />Elf wizard still seems like a very questionable class/race combination to me, human wizard only slightly less so. At least High Elves get +1 INT. Still, elves seem like better thieves or even archery-focused fighters than they do wizards, just like all editions before this one.<br /><br />Dwarf fighters are actually kinda redundant as the dwarf race gives a bunch of proficiencies that all fighters have; being able to use light, medium, and in one sub-race's case heavy armor is a lot more meaningful to a wizard or a thief than it is to a fighter.Ronintendohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13335678853838217038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-1360716029337107122014-07-05T16:36:56.709-04:002014-07-05T16:36:56.709-04:00I'm curious about it, honestly - I'm intri...I'm curious about it, honestly - I'm intrigued by how wizards will work in play. I like their greater flexibility and more generally available magic. That's the kind of wizards I'm used to in GURPS and had in Rolemaster, so the idea that you can juice up spells by overcasting them with a higher spell slot seems fine with me.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-81867521796663015692014-07-05T15:13:05.975-04:002014-07-05T15:13:05.975-04:00What do you think of the higher "spell slot&q...What do you think of the higher "spell slot" mechanic, e.g., use a 2nd level slot to memorize a 1st level spell and get a bigger effect?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377972768076926086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-27226825334220171122014-07-04T17:48:20.885-04:002014-07-04T17:48:20.885-04:00That's my main feeling - some of what weirds m...That's my main feeling - some of what weirds me out isn't stuff that is "What, no, not what I want" but rather "those numbers are too high compared the numbers back in my day." Still, it had better be different, and patch the annoying spots in earlier editions, or it's not worth doing.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-78082893666874587122014-07-04T15:02:02.016-04:002014-07-04T15:02:02.016-04:00I'm a little weirded out by the experience pro...I'm a little weirded out by the experience progression and a few other things, but a lot of that is just (like your note about the 88hp Huge Ancient Red) my own expectations and conservatism. I look forward to seeing how it plays out in the full game.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-24443113179934429312014-07-04T11:20:50.262-04:002014-07-04T11:20:50.262-04:00I haven't finished reading yet (not quite half...I haven't finished reading yet (not quite half way through), but what you say is similar to the impression I'm beginning to get.Chris C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655640273250716377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-66026305908181850622014-07-04T10:43:56.664-04:002014-07-04T10:43:56.664-04:00I think that's a pretty good assessment, and n...I think that's a pretty good assessment, and near to my own thoughts. It's 3e after spending an afternoon in the dungeon with B/X, and picking a couple of things off 4e's corpse. It does make me want to see the DMG even more to see how Wizards pulled off the ways to make 5e (or really 7e) can mimic other editions.Charles Saegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368131505593336249noreply@blogger.com