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Starter set rulebook table of contents revealed.

Started by Warthur, June 05, 2014, 04:00:47 AM

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grimshwiz

#345
July 02, 2014, 12:30:39 PM
Check me out, I am a dragon...rawr

Sacrosanct

#346
July 02, 2014, 12:50:23 PM
Quote from: grimshwiz;763496Check me out, I am a dragon...rawr

Poison damage with a bite?  Interesting....
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jadrax

#347
July 02, 2014, 12:52:26 PM
Quote from: grimshwiz;763496Check me out, I am a dragon...rawr

Yeah, that feels about right I think.

I think the starter set is going to result in a lot of dead Archer PCs.

grimshwiz

#348
July 02, 2014, 12:57:03 PM
Quote from: jadrax;763505Yeah, that feels about right I think.

I think the starter set is going to result in a lot of dead Archer PCs.

I ran some of "Lost Mines of Phandelver" and trust me it was a challenge for the PC's on some of the earlier encounters. Granted if any of the PC's could roll above a 5 it may have been different. All in all, it was quick, like pre-3.0 quick and no confusion about rules or anything.

grimshwiz

#349
July 02, 2014, 01:36:47 PM
I can cast some spells!

Exploderwizard

#350
July 02, 2014, 01:37:09 PM
Quote from: grimshwiz;763496Check me out, I am a dragon...rawr

That is certainly tougher than an average wingalingding dragon.
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jadrax

#351
July 02, 2014, 01:42:03 PM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;763502Poison damage with a bite?  Interesting....

yeah, I quite like that.It makes the bite feel different to the claws, and it kind makes sense that its breath would stock to its teeth.

I also like it is proficient in the Deception and Stealth Skills. That immediately makes me think to use the Green Dragon differently. It is going to attack from ambush if it can and if it is losing it will try and lie to save its skin. I think its a good example of how quite small mechanical tweaks can really have an impact at the table.

Larsdangly

#352
July 02, 2014, 01:43:24 PM
I'm not holding my breath, but I hope we eventually get some spells that are interesting in that creepy way that makes you think of magic as dangerous and often evil rather than just generically zappy. I really love games, like Dragonquest, or Call of Cthulhu, or 1E Chivalry and Sorcery, where the spells are twisted and horrific instead of just being another kind of damage.

Omega

#353
July 02, 2014, 03:17:28 PM
Quote from: Larsdangly;763516I'm not holding my breath, but I hope we eventually get some spells that are interesting in that creepy way that makes you think of magic as dangerous and often evil rather than just generically zappy. I really love games, like Dragonquest, or Call of Cthulhu, or 1E Chivalry and Sorcery, where the spells are twisted and horrific instead of just being another kind of damage.

Creeping Doom
Tasha's Hideous Uncontrollable Laughter
Spiritwrack
Phantasmal Killer.

And others with more mundane names but disturbing uses.

Larsdangly

#354
July 02, 2014, 04:02:06 PM
Quote from: Omega;763546Creeping Doom
Tasha's Hideous Uncontrollable Laughter
Spiritwrack
Phantasmal Killer.

And others with more mundane names but disturbing uses.

Cool! These are spells from the Starter Set?

LibraryLass

#355
July 02, 2014, 04:24:51 PM
Quote from: Larsdangly;763556Cool! These are spells from the Starter Set?

Not offhand, but they all have enough legacy that I wouldn't be surprised to see them in the PHB.
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YourSwordisMine

#356
July 02, 2014, 05:51:17 PM
Man, that Green Dragon will fuck some shit up! Glad dragons are an actual threat again and not just a bag of hit points...
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#357
July 02, 2014, 10:21:31 PM
Quote from: YourSwordisMine;763581Man, that Green Dragon will fuck some shit up! Glad dragons are an actual threat again and not just a bag of hit points...

That's no fair. PCs could get hurt.

Marleycat

#358
July 02, 2014, 10:53:07 PM
Quote from: YourSwordisMine;763581Man, that Green Dragon will fuck some shit up! Glad dragons are an actual threat again and not just a bag of hit points...

They did say if you fight the dragon it wouldn't turn out well or is about Tyranny of Dragons? You decide I suppose.:)
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Omega

#359
July 02, 2014, 11:19:14 PM
Quote from: Larsdangly;763556Cool! These are spells from the Starter Set?

AD&D.

BX lacked that flare for lurid spell names.
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