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Baldur’s Gate 3 will add official mod tools this September, making it even easier to play dungeon master (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I'll be more concise than that other guy, but everything he said is true. I'll be happy to give my personal pet peeves, but in general; The rules are too convoluted and specific to be called simple (compare to Chronicles of Darkness where almost everything is done the same way), but don't actually provide a structured experience and expects non-professional dms to just make shit up constantly (compare to Pathfinder, where there is a basic rule in place for almost everything).

Personal grievances (these are also the biggest issues in bg3): bounced accuracy is objectively terrible and makes your character seem useless or generic (see the fighter beating the wizard at a knowledge roll) and makes combat boring. There is next to no character customization (combat options, social options, or just cool stuff) outside of reflavoring (pretending your longsword is a katana) I've played simple games and I've played complex games, but no game left me feeling like i had less choice than 5e.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

What’s the best alternative then in your opinion? I kinda like that there’s a bit of gambling but I agree that it could be less.

If a barbarian rolls better than a wizard does dnd make it so the knowledge you gain is less if you roll with a less knowledgeable class? I feel like that could mitigate that issue.