Episode 86 Streamed Live Tuesday May 3, 2022
Call ins & Emails from the Outlands
1. Call-ins/emails
2. https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/2022/04/sepulchre-of-grave-robber.html
3. We recommend Red Dice Diaries go watch it/listen to it
4. Dungeons and Dragons Rules Cyclopedia a $20 reprint from www.drivethrurpg.com very cheap entry into the hobby
5. Something to laugh at https://www.cbr.com/disability-representation-marvel-multiverse-ttrpg
Main Topic: Criticisms of Dungeons and Dragons
TSR DnD
OD&D: d6 hp for all classes, saving throw categories are weird, assumes knowledge of Chainmail. DM rolls PC stats, stats matter very little, all dungeon delving, spell descriptions often defined too loosely, race as class, alignment not explained BECMI/RC: THACO, alignment), weapon mastery, 36 levels, Turn Undead
1e: THAC0 counterintuitive, Descending AC counterintuitive, percentile for Thief skills, roll under for everyone else’s skills, alignment, con mods for different classes, weapon speed, armor vs weapon tables, damage vs S/M/L creatures, dragons sucked, dual classing
2e: druid fighting to gain levels, spell dice caps, Non Weapon Proficiencies, Bending the Knee to Satanic Panic
WoTC DnD
3.x: special maneuvers too fiddly, the build game, monsters built like PCs, No Lore Consistency
4e: same-y characters, start out a hero
5e: Art is crap, Turn Undead, Monster CR, 3 attuned items, Fighter while not weak seems Irrelevant, Skill system is weak, Bounded Accuracy is Dumb, Bending the Knee to Woke Panic
Random Question: Should every player try to GM at least once?
A Cabin Con Moment Next Thursday it begins…the greatest convention ever conceived & executed by mankind. Podcasting at CC16.
Next Episode: Monster Mash #3 or What We Love about D&D
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