Things We Hate in D&D

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 Shameless Plug Time If you would like to support our show, please like, subscribe, and share us where you are listening or viewing the show, also: Podcast: Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcasts and virtually everywhere you get your podcasts Cash Support PayPal: paypal.me/biggusgeekus Streamlabs: https://streamlabs.com/biggusgeekus1/tip Anchor: https://www.anchor.fm/biggusgeekus On the Web: Website: www.biggusgeekuspodcast.com Email: [email protected] Socials: (coming soon: gettr, rumble) Twitter: @biggusgeekus Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/biggusgeekuspodcast MeWe: www.mewe.com/i/biggusgeekuspodcast Discord: https://discord.gg/PxuFrfybb7 Gilded: https://www.guilded.gg/i/2OO39wj2 Videos Odysee: https://odysee.com/@biggusgeekus:3 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyVze8TfIB16j0PdmE4lOJg