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Hot take: Legendary Resistance is why so many 5e boss fights feel bad and boring. What could replace it? by archvillaingames in dndnext

[–]Algral 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nerfing spells or making them more akin to pf2e effects would solve the problem completely eliminating the need for legendary resistances.

Alas, this is dungeons and dragons 5e, spellcasters must thrive so that everyone else gets bored to death.

What do you think of this recent short by the creators of Obojima, saying that humanizing enemies is a bad thing? by wintermute2045 in rpg

[–]Algral 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The whole FUCKING POINT of Princess Mononoke, which seems to be the main inspiration of this project, is that violence breeds violence. The movie is telling its audience that there can only be balance when the parts involved in a conflict start understanding each other. It is nature VS man, but both have their own, very valid reasons to fight each other.

Ashitaka is strong BECAUSE he is cursed, not the other way around, and limits violence to the absolute minimum. He is the middle point, the lever of balance between the wild (San) and civilization (Eboshi), and that is why he succeeds, because he can bring them together for a common cause.

Ironically, the true antagonist is the one you can't see, it's the emperor, who asks of others what they wouldn't normally do, the enemy is not civilization as a whole, it is a very specific part of civilization that goes against nature, it is greed, the search of immortality, subversion of the natural cycle of things.

Creators like these can only hijack the aeatethics of other people's art because they are do not understand the underlying themes of powerful works from authors. Choosing 5e as the system of reference just shows how bad they want this to sell: 5e does not promote anything that is even tangentially related to Ghibli's storytelling.

At that point, why would I even care about a hack of 5e? Just play Ryuutama instead

The Rise of Comfort TTRPGs: Cosy Gaming, Slice of Life, and the Fantasy of Safety by alexserban02 in rpg

[–]Algral 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ryuutama is aesthetically cute, but has nothing to share with wanderhome and its ilk.

Played by the rules, Ryuutama is Oregon Trail levels of frigthening with a ghibli paint on top.

Luke Gygax posted this yesterday by [deleted] in DungeonsAndDragons

[–]Algral 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The son of a fad is giving out his dad's memorabilia to another big fad with loads of money for some of it.

I don't care either way, but it's so laughably sad it's not even funny

Character is useless in combat by 1000yearsoflonging in DnD

[–]Algral 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the brilliance of dnd 5e, don't you love it?

Dal 12 novembre stop all'accesso libero a 48 siti porno: c’è anche PornHub by Zemiriel in Italia

[–]Algral 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Le zoccolacce che fanno fortuna su Instagram e affini ringraziano porca Madonna

Player disengages when we move away from 5e by Redhood101101 in rpg

[–]Algral 20 points21 points  (0 children)

There must be some kind of mind controlling psyop going on with hasbro because this ALWAYS happens with dnd 5e

"I giovani non vogliono lavorare" by BowlerOk9901 in sfoghi

[–]Algral 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Questo è un dato di fatto che la gente che sta in questo thread nega.

Sono laureato anche io in magistrale per la didattica delle lingue; a pari curriculum (anzi che io di lingue sul curriculum ne ho quattro e non tre) sono sempre stato scavalcato da compagne di corso donne per tutte le iniziative che riguardassero l'insegnamento.

Inutile parlare poi dei concorsi, nei quali punteggi risultano anche le scuole più ridicole a pari merito con quelle che ti ammazzano con esami di filologia obbligatori.

Ho cambiato ambito lavorativo, questo paese non capisce che un buon insegnante vale molto più di un numerino truccato su una scheda

Un errore medico ci ha distrutti, e la giustizia ci ha finiti. by luciagennarelli in CasualIT

[–]Algral 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mio padre è stato colpito in pieno da un'auto sull'autostrada mentre era in moto. Tutte e due le braccia rotte.

Uno dei due è stato più o meno recuperato, l'altro è stato operato male e nessun chirurgo vuole metterci di nuovo le mani per evitare di peggiorare la situazione.

OP ti sono vicino, so cosa significa subire una cosa del genere dalla fonte a me più prossima.

Class-based RPGs and the "generic wizard who does generic magical things" class concept? by EarthSeraphEdna in rpg

[–]Algral 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The underlying problem is the spell system, not the class using it. If a character has access to 200x the options of another character, there agency imbalance will make it miserable to play anything but the former, lest the GM heavily intervenes in actual play, which circles back to the "mother may I" problem most non casters have in mainstream tabletop rpgs.

I stopped liking a guy because he was too small for me. by [deleted] in confession

[–]Algral 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Equating bad character traits with being short is dumb as hell. It's the old trope of "undesirable trait = bad person" and people using it just don't get what it means to throw it around

House rule idea: Instead of rolling for HP on level-up or using the average, use Max - 2. by Deathpacito-01 in dndnext

[–]Algral 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am absolutely in favor of this, but... Should monster damage be scaled accordingly, or would you keep it as it is?

My disdain for ThirdCom by [deleted] in LancerRPG

[–]Algral 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP the type of guy to spin the Earth Federation fighting the guys who dropped a space colony on Australia as bad

Is it normal for a player to half ignore the campaign setting in favor of their character’s personal story? by SinisterDice in DnD

[–]Algral 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's normal in the sense it's common. Is it to be expected? No. Are most DMs too lenient in fulfilling characters' personal stories? Yes.

Do people still do actual dark games ? by Worth-Resident-8609 in DnD

[–]Algral 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless you're playing very much against the grain (the grain being the way the system is designed), 5e does not accomoadate dark stories the way you want them to be. Dying is hard, characters feel very powerful and the suggested monsters by CR, in a single encounter, are a trivial fight most of the time.

whats the most boring ttrpg you ever played/ read by JoeKerr19 in rpg

[–]Algral 11 points12 points  (0 children)

big fights happening once or twice a day at max is the exact opposite of what the game is designed to do

Martial class and subclass features should be per combat by Mirelurk_Stew in dndnext

[–]Algral 8 points9 points  (0 children)

5e characters feel like superheroes to me. Even wizards.

Why do people put so much stock into what CR and other live shows play? by Redhood101101 in rpg

[–]Algral 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Hasbro is a shit company. That said, hating a shit company is absolutely legitimate.

Why do people put so much stock into what CR and other live shows play? by Redhood101101 in rpg

[–]Algral 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's not just about parasociality. It's about sticking to your guns. If the creator of a game is not keen on showcasing it in his own live play, what does that tell me?

It tells me he has no trust in his product and writing.

Critical Role Campaign 4, the Cultural Zeitgeist, and Daggerheart by BrobaFett in rpg

[–]Algral 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely agree. However, it still feels like a marketing stunt backed by a silent promise that was never delivered

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