Subj : Re: Tabletop war and roleplaying games
To   : Darklord
From : Arelor
Date : Sat Jun 03 2023 06:49:15

  Re: Re: Tabletop war and roleplaying games
  By: Darklord to Arelor on Thu Jun 01 2023 11:54 pm

 > I like Pathfinder, I like 4th edition (tendency for combat to get really
 > involved and lengthy but there are ways to get around that), and 5th
 > Edition feels like "D&D Lite" to me...  :)
 > 

DnD 4th feels so much like a skirmishing game at its core.

I think it plays fine as an RPG until you hit parangon tier. Past level 12 or
so, you start hitting combats that are decided in a couple of rounds and then
drag on and on and on despite the fact there is no longer much tension.

It took them years to incorporate an official attempt at a fix (with one of
their newer manuals featuring threats that died faster but also killed faster,
therefore leading to much faster combat).

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