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Why would anyone kill a dragon rather than subdue it in OD&D?
Several reasons spring to mind:
In OD&D, fighters did a lot less damage than in more recent editions. The magic-users had the most killing power, but didn't have any spells suitable for subduing ...
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Is Igni and the fire effect meant to be as powerful as we are understanding it to be?
Igni is somewhat less powerful than you've calculated, but is still brutal against Katakans.
Up front I'll say it: Fire effect damage is busted in this game, particularly against the katakan. Some ...
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Why would anyone kill a dragon rather than subdue it in OD&D?
One issue is that the players may not know that subduing is an option.
Generally at the outset players had much less access to the rules and books than we expect now. Of course, dragon subdual rules ...
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Why would anyone kill a dragon rather than subdue it in OD&D?
In OD&D, a dragon's breath weapon inflicts damage equal to its remaining hit points, and subdual "damage" doesn't reduce this. In the example scenario, had the fighters been striking to ...
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Will anything break if prone crossbow-wielders get advantage instead of disadvantage?
Your proposal is to change two things at once which need to be addressed separately.
Avoiding this Disadvantage is Balanced.
The general rule on disadvantage when prone is reasonably there due to how ...
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