Why I’m Giving Up D&D for Nimble - And You Should Too

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  @shortreststudios · 4 months ago · pinned

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  @gm-cd8dman · 4 months ago

  Switched to Nimble about a month ago after completing a longstanding 5e campaign at 18th level. &nbsp;I have been experimenting with dozens of systems for the past two years and Nimble had continued to stay in my top wants since its release. &nbsp;It&apos;s been a smooth migration so far. &nbsp;I don&apos;t love the default monster armor rules but Evans most recent changes have addressed my issues with them. &nbsp;I was surprised at how much more interactive combat is when it isn&apos;t your turn. &nbsp;Love love love the monster simplicity without losing monster character.

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  @tibordominek4186 · 2 weeks ago

  I started GMing Nimble in my school campaign, because it seemed simple enough for little kids. I realised later, it has a lot of deepness in it, it lets you use your characters abilities in many interesting way. So we use it in our main campaign as well.

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  @f.a.santiago1053 · 4 months ago

  Important to note:<br>Yes the three books account for roughly the same page count as a single D&amp;D 5.5 book. HOWEVER, they are CONSIDERABLY smaller in size and the text, if I remember correctly, is also larger.

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• DG

  @dgeata · 4 months ago

  I ran the starter adventure in the GMG with one of my groups. I definitely leaned into the humor and light-heartedness that A LOT of the art in the books showcase. It was a blast. Everyone more or less loved it. The only one that had any real gripes is one of those &quot;hard to please&quot; players who, no matter the system, will find something to complain about. <br><br>I can&apos;t wait for Monsters and More.

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  @AlbertaGnome · 1 month ago

  Our group switched to Nimble half a year ago, we are never looking back. &nbsp;<b>Richer</b> tactics with a spectacularly slim ruleset, more opportunities for &nbsp;cooperation in combat, and really designed with DMs in mind - so much less load.

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  @matthewroy8116 · 4 months ago

  My next fantasy campaign will be Nimble. I’ve started running it for the high school group that I supervise and it’s been SO much better than starting them on 5e. Faster, easier to learn, and straight to the fun part!

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  @Wargaszm · 4 months ago

  Great video. I have moved to Nimble, partly due to your videos, which caused me to seriously investigate the system. I subbed your channel and have not looked back since.

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  @Dicequake · 4 months ago

  Backed the whole smash on the most recent KS for Monsters &amp; More, so excited to get my hands on this. Appreciate the overview!<br><br>A small request on the vids for us more motion sensitive visual folks. Can we dispense with the shaking transition screens perhaps? 👉👈😬 It makes it tough to watch for some of us. Thanks either way.

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  @DadonYoutube · 4 months ago

  Im 4 sessions in on our weekly friday night game using Nimble, it&apos;s a fantastic system built with a lot of love. <br>My players love it, I love it as DM. Cant wait for the expansion content

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  @FixDnD · 4 months ago

  You are a fantastic fanboy ❤<br><br>I’m looking forward to the arrival of the recent Kickstarter and I’m giving away everything to family, friends and clubs 🎉<br><br>But still I mostly play DnD5e, sometimes 5.5 and other times I deeply enjoy Everspark (from Cezar Capacle)<br><br>Every game brings something different to the table and it mostly depends on the expectations of my players - what do they enjoy the most?<br>1 Exploration (mythic bastionland)<br>2 Social Encounters (draw steel)<br>3 combat (Nimble.)<br><br>I love Nimble for its simplicity concerning the GM side.<br>Me as the gamemaster do nit have to prepare as much for a game as I have to in DC20 or Dieseldrachen… just flip to the monster-builder-table and roll with the vibes <br><br>😮 And the awesome thing about Nimble: it works! 😮<br><br>No unpredicted TPKs, no endless hit point reducing and I get my left hand free for Roleplaying and environment descriptions 😅

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  @SomoneTookMyName · 4 months ago

  Ran my first Nimble game yesterday with a group. Before that I did some solo gaming with Nimble using the Mythic oracle system. Nimble is great and is my go to system over D&amp;D now. Also backed the latest kickstarter. Now I have a massive collection of D&amp;D 5e stuff. Most of it being 3rd party. I have been using the Monster Manuals flawlessly. They convert pretty much the moment you look at the creature and its information. Once you understand how Nimble works its incredibly easy. Just a side note. Started playing D&amp;D as a kid in the summer of 1985. Been hooked on RPGs since.

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