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Presto the magician in the 80s DnD cartoon was absolutely a hopeless character, and when he 'saved the day' in one of the episodes- it made it that much more satisfying!
Balance is bullshit.
😆
But yeah, I saw this truly awful short on YouTube about a player complaining he didn't have a magic sword at level 3.
That he had to run away.
That they had to come up with a plan.
That he didn't feel completely equally useful to all other players at all times.
Dude you just player your first real session!
Imbalance creates opportunities the same way randomness does.
Yeah that’s a modern player for ya. Wanting magic items right away.
Among other things.
But I think the biggest, issue was the impact of 4th ed.
Trying to make it like WOW.
That was a big mistake, on a spiritual level, for me anyway.
Presto the magician in the 80s DnD cartoon was absolutely a hopeless character, and when he 'saved the day' in one of the episodes- it made it that much more satisfying!
Balance is bullshit.
😆
But yeah, I saw this truly awful short on YouTube about a player complaining he didn't have a magic sword at level 3.
That he had to run away.
That they had to come up with a plan.
That he didn't feel completely equally useful to all other players at all times.
Dude you just player your first real session!
Imbalance creates opportunities the same way randomness does.
Yeah that’s a modern player for ya. Wanting magic items right away.
Among other things.
But I think the biggest, issue was the impact of 4th ed.
Trying to make it like WOW.
That was a big mistake, on a spiritual level, for me anyway.