#102. Barbarians Are D&D's Best Spellcasters, After All!
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Another full episode of pouring over a playtest packet for D&D 5e (2e), which raises game design questions about opportunity attacks, whether failure is good, and is D&D too "magical"?
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Editor: ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
03:05 - D&D Playtest 7
03:41 - Counterspell
07:24 - Wildheart barbarian
12:59 - Battle Master fighter
19:27 - Opportunity attacks
22:13 - 5e 2024 design goals?
31:58 - Wild Magic sorcerer
41:14 - Mild BG3 spoiler begins
41:57 - BG3 spoiler ends
41:58 - Barbarians are magic now
47:58 - Warlock changes
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