Forcing them to lose, because they grew too arrogant about winning all the time
Not an entirely bad idea all the time, but certainly wrong if you're the one who allowed them to win all the time.
That is one of the secrets to DMing though. The DM is always allowing the players to win, or causing them to lose or have some setback. The DM has infinite power. The goal of the DM is to provide a fun environment for the PC's to explore and grow in. All combats are best attempts to achieve that, just as are all out of combat activities.
Yes, I agree. Sorry, I may have misstated. I meant, don't get mad at them for winning and punish them, if you're the one making them win all the time.
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I disagree. This 90% probably doesn't impact the release dates of the books, like the Essentials Kit and Stranger Things Box Set. This will be in addition to the release schedule, not in place of it.
I think Xanathar's 2.0 is still coming this year. They announced that they'll be releasing a 4th D&D book this year with player options, this is definitely not that.
...Unless they decided to make a book with character options *and* recipes... 🤔
I feel like that would be included in the announcement of this book this week. I think this is a cookbook, with some D&D flair to it. If it has any real D&D rules in it essential to gameplay, I'll be surprised.
A food themed campaign, with multiple reflavors, such as daggers=kitchen knives, clubs/greatclubs=rolling pins, shields=pie pans. The main goal is to discover different recipes, which is where the campaign book becomes a cookbook.
Bad Idea: a dungeon that's rigged up with obstetrical courses like a game show from Nickelodeon. Except that instead of being covered in goop when you fail a challenge, you get covered in green slime.
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Bad Idea: a dungeon that's rigged up with obstetrical courses like a game show from Nickelodeon. Except that instead of being covered in goop when you fail a challenge, you get covered in green slime.
That is mindboggling. You mean that contestants get covered in amniotic fluid...?
Yes, I agree. Sorry, I may have misstated. I meant, don't get mad at them for winning and punish them, if you're the one making them win all the time.
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A food themed campaign, with multiple reflavors, such as daggers=kitchen knives, clubs/greatclubs=rolling pins, shields=pie pans. The main goal is to discover different recipes, which is where the campaign book becomes a cookbook.
So an anime-themed game?
Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.
Bad Idea: assigning treasure via making the PCs play an in-universe version of Let's Make a Deal.
Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.
Worse Idea: Assigning treasure via a in-universe lottery
Worst idea: assigning treasure by making the pcs fight to the death
Worst Idea: assign treasure by making players fight to the death IRL.
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Bad Idea: a dungeon that's rigged up with obstetrical courses like a game show from Nickelodeon. Except that instead of being covered in goop when you fail a challenge, you get covered in green slime.
Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.
Positively awful idea: A Power Ranger subclass for ranger.
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Excuse me, I thought this was the bad ideas thread?
It is a bad idea...
Are there really any worse ideas on this thread?
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I hate paladins
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That is mindboggling. You mean that contestants get covered in amniotic fluid...?
I really hate autocorrupt. But that would make a bad idea even worse.
Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.