“So then it’s onboarding people, teaching them how to play D&D, which is really complex”

  • detectivesniffles@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    i have (basically) no dnd and i didn’t find the experience very overwhelming. respeccing was a very important mechanic for me as i got to rebuild the character once i understood the class/game better. that being said, i wish the tool tips were a little more fleshed out: spell x has a chance of doing y but never tells me what y even does (or if it does, then they didn’t make it idiot proof)

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      10 months ago

      If you’re on keyboard (I’m sure controller has it but idk the button) the T key will let you hover over keywords to get more information. Ie, if a spell says it paralyzed the enemy, hitting T will let you mouse over “paralyzed” and read how it prevents the enemies from acting, and makes all melee attacks against them crits.

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        10 months ago

        Add to this: the combat log (bottom right) will tell you the result of every die roll, which removes the mystery of why I KEEP MISSING ALL THE TIME.