I am aware that in the context of the episode this meme is backwards, since we like our Skinner more than "real" Skinner (i.imgflip.com)

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[-] ReCursing@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago

Did they improve DM support? Make CR actually work? Is combat more dynamic and faster-paced? Is character creation still a pain in the ass? Did they flesh out non-combat? Do player abilities still tend to solve problems by just turning off parts of the game? Is there a clear vision for what this even is?

I'm not an expert but:

No
No
No (though it is faster than 3.x or 4th, mostly because you don't have any options)
At least there are options now. Still nothing significant past character creation, of course
No
Probably. Either that or hitting it with an axe
Yeah it's a love letter to second ed, with bits of third mixed in to keep angry internet nerds who never played anything else happy

I don't think 5th is the worst edition of d&d (controversially I think that's 3.x), but it is the most nothing edition. The best editions are of course 13th Age and Pathfinder 2e

[-] Lianodel@ttrpg.network 2 points 3 days ago

"A love letter to 2e" actually sounds a lot better than anything else I've heard about the revision. :P

Also, I have a soft spot for 3.x, but my potentially controversial opinion is that 1e is the worse edition by far.

[-] ReCursing@feddit.uk 2 points 3 days ago

1e ad&d is the only version I've not played (though I've only played basic a couple of times), so you could well be right!

[-] Lianodel@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 day ago

If you're interested in the history of the hobby, it's important, and there are good bits in there, but... yeah. It's extremely messy, sometimes outright broken, and sexist even by the standards of its time and context.

I love 3e, but it was the first edition I played. If you look at it and think, "No, absolutely not," I can't argue with you. :P It's a mess, but it's in my trash pile.

[-] ReCursing@feddit.uk 1 points 1 hour ago

Oh yeah, I hear ya. 2e was my first DND (though not my first RPG, that was Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1e), and I never want to play it again but Planescape still holds a special place in my heart! Fortunately, though, now we can have our nostalgia while playing mechanically better games instead!

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