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Hot take: Strongest creatures in the setting shouldn't just be clowned by PCs with no resistance. (europe.pub)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/rpgmemes@ttrpg.network
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Inspired by frustrating conversation I had. For those curious, that was the statblock of Caine, father of the vampires.

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[–] 13 points 1 year ago (5 children)

If you ain't dying, you ain't trying.

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    It is actually bad game design in the sense that there really isn't a decent mechanic to escape monsters.

    5.0 orcs, for example, had double the speed of the average PC with their dumbass free move action.

    The solution is rolling disengage as a series of skill checks (like World of Darkness would...) but then you have to explain how, exactly, a dude in full plate escapes a dragon.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    D&D, especially 5e, is just missing broad sections of game stuff so it can "leave it up to the DM". Other stuff is really underbaked. Degree of success, succeed at a cost, non-violent conflict, ending combat other than totally wiping the other factions...

    That can be fine if everyone's on the same page, but since D&D is the mega popular game you're likely to be playing with new players, or just randos, and that can lead to tension.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Pre-firearm plate armor was pretty lightweight, lots of videos of people running and rolling and climbing in it. Is D&D supposed to only be like jousting armor where you can't move? I've never been clear on this and I'm more willing to look like a twerp about it on here than with a DM in person

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