Random Thoughts.....What Are You Thinking?

I should also point out that I don't dislike 5th Edition. What you see on the last page is mostly nitpicking. I just think it could be tuned-up a bit. And that's why I'm saying that I'm glad I'm making my own game. Rather than just sit here and whine, I'm planning to do something about it. :)

I seem to be straddling both sides of this D&D argument. On one hand I get that you're supposed to base spell selection around a character's traits (my most recent character was a cleric that focused on light-emitting spells due to their fear of the dark). From a more pragmatic standpoint, though, there are a lot of spells that are highly situational, and it's very rare that a DM will divulge details that will make any of those spells worth preparing over things that have more universal value. I would prefer having more flexibility to use known spells than what is currently in the rules.

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I mean, I'm not even sure it's an argument so much as a miscommunication. I think it's important to roleplay and base your spells around roleplay. My issue is that I find the overwhelming number of rules makes it hard to roleplay because they're super specific. In order to create flexibility, you have to bend the rules.

And again, maybe that's an issue with the people I play with. Or maybe it has to do with my poor ability to improv lol

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Do you though? Looks like you only learn 7. You may have the potential to take a number of different ones, but the ones you take should reflect upon your character. You shouldn't be just changing them around all willy nilly.
If you were a fire adeptus of some sort you would know both. It demonstrates your mastery over the element. Whereby you can use your flames for gigantic onslaughts against hordes of foes, but you can also use it to gently start a fire or for more targeted approaches. Again, character develop related.

You're not wrong about that, but that's also not the implication of the game. The game also doesn't want you to take just fire-elemental spells because there are 13 different damage types, with each one of them being resisted by certain creatures.

And what if I don't want to be a "fire adeptus"? What if, as a wizard, I know it's smart to adventure with a library of knowledge from tons of different sources? What if I picked Fireball as a solitary damage-inflicting spell as backup while the rest of my kit relies on buffs and enfeebles? Why can my wizard not say half cast a Fireball, using a lower-level spell slot for less damage?

Rules are great because they allow a system for new players to grasp absolutes. If the enemy is 61 feet away instead of 60 feet away, you cannot cast that spell. But because D&D 5E is so reliant on rules instead of mechanics, anything it doesn't have a rule for has to either not make sense or be homebrewed.

Then they're not casting the spell and/or they didn't master it's power.
That sounds more like a personal problem. You can make characters as rigid of flexible as you like. Often times characters reflect more on the player. People don't always get into the idea of acting out a character.
Again, reflects on the character. Maybe they literally studied on the library of tomes to learn such a multitude of spells or maybe they've traversed far to learn them.

Some mages do that. They save a powerful spell as a sort of trump card or maybe you use it aggressively to raze towns and keep your enfeebling quietly to yourself.

Character development.

The players hand book is the rule book or guide book. It sets limitations on players so they don't go all crazy. It's like a subset of rules that are agreed upon. You can certainly use them like a rules lawyer to swap your spells around however you want. It could be part of who your character is, always in the lab tinkering away.

The rules aren't something to get frustrated about and you can certainly push them to their limits. The nature of the game is to encourage homebrewing as every adventure is supposed to be unique in it's own right. You can play really strategic campaigns like Risk. Those are cool, too. It just depends on the player group.

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Happy Pi Day, all! Also, happy Monday-after-time-change! xD

Talking about Square (Spoiler, greed)

Hap-π Day

....Did you guys know about this...?

https://mithrandir133.itch.io/final-fantasy-xi-braver

I've checked it out, but haven't made time to actually get into it.

Great video. Yeah, it's really sad that Chocobo GP is so predatory because it's honestly not a bad game. What's also sad is for years Square-Enix was a publisher willing to risk money on projects that weren't guarantees. But now that they've had so many big failures, they've turned to the same models that other publishers like EA, Activision, Ubisoft, and Konami use.

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I'll have you know I thought my autobiography was a solid read!

I just disabled the reaction notification in microsoft teams. Because its nocive to live expecting approvals or fearing disapprovals.

Despite how much loved or hated youre, you sure can contribute with something new if youre free from the chains of public opinion.

Unless im receiving money for each “like” i receive, i really dont care if im pleasing you or not.

Funny how people are quick to dismiss the behaviorism to explain human actions because supposely we are thinking beings, but even the most raw form of behaviorism can perfectly express how people react to likes and dislikes in social medias.

I mean, thats nothing “rational”. Thats the most visceral instincts acting.

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