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Yesterday, 08:30 PMKorvinStarmast replied to a thread Guessing So, what is the pont of the battle with Calder? in The Order of the StickThey obviously retain affection for him, and care for him, so perhaps they are magical by nature and your characterization of them is well off the...214 replies | 29622 view(s)
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Yesterday, 01:41 PMKorvinStarmast replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsI enjoyed it and was a bit disappointed at the nay sayers.143 replies | 8446 view(s)
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Yesterday, 01:38 PMGiven what happened to Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Rick Morrow, I can't say I blame him. Also, for pendell: Spartacus was played by Kirk Douglas, not...44 replies | 2877 view(s)
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Yesterday, 01:18 PMIndeed, the game resources are one means by which the players inhabit the secondary world; RP isn't the only means to achieve that end.65 replies | 2336 view(s)
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Yesterday, 12:41 PMIndeed. We don't subscribe to the myth/convention of player character separation to the depth that you appear to. There are pracitical reasons to...65 replies | 2336 view(s)
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Yesterday, 12:37 PMHuh, that's odd. (Was this a "who has rights to this character" thing. I see, it was a 3.5 adventure, and I'd not been subscribing to Dragon...56 replies | 5457 view(s)
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Yesterday, 12:29 PMKorvinStarmast replied to a thread Ideas that refuse to die: the Forge and the GNS in Roleplaying Games@kyoryu The six cultures was a nice essay, bookmarked. Thanks. :smallsmile:27 replies | 1411 view(s)
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Yesterday, 11:35 AMKorvinStarmast replied to a thread Describe what happened in your last dnd sessionone word or phrase in D&D 5e/NextWent to the Summer Games, and got into the VIP suite by sweet talking a couple of guards.298 replies | 26932 view(s)
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Yesterday, 11:14 AMThe character and the situation on the latter (per the CH1 and CH7 discussion of adv/disadv).56 replies | 1951 view(s)
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Yesterday, 10:05 AMWait, what? Tenser changed his name? Ernest is one of Gary's sons, and Tenser is his character. Did I miss a memo?56 replies | 5457 view(s)
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Yesterday, 10:01 AMKorvinStarmast replied to a thread What drives a poor reputation for the Rogue class? in D&D 5e/NextMy pet peeve was that for beginning DMs "here is how you run a session" and "here is how you run a combat" and "here is how you run a social...1066 replies | 50163 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:48 AMKorvinStarmast replied to a thread Rules Q&A Shield of Missile Attraction vs. Sanctuary in D&D 5e/NextThaks for saving me the typing. :smallsmile:11 replies | 588 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:45 AMToo much mental load for the DM, IMHO. The juice is not worth the squeeze. I am aware of that, and I find the complaint to be underwhelming, at...65 replies | 2336 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:01 AMSometimes. Here are two situations that resolve that conflict without violence. A bunch of skeletons block a bridge. Cleric turns undead, and all...26 replies | 2329 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:30 AMGood point. My point to you was that you are making an overly broad assertion that simply isn't true for the current edition. Had you bothered...104 replies | 4250 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:13 AMKorvinStarmast replied to a thread Ideas that refuse to die: the Forge and the GNS in Roleplaying GamesSpeculation: Maybe Edwards grew up as a Trinitarian, so he felt a need to have three things. Maybe he was a disciple of Dialectal Materialism,...27 replies | 1411 view(s)
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2024-05-22, 02:00 PMNor do you need to. Play and find out. :smallwink:56 replies | 1951 view(s)
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2024-05-22, 01:24 PMKorvinStarmast replied to a thread What drives a poor reputation for the Rogue class? in D&D 5e/NextIt isn't. They promised to do better. (You either trust them or you don't. I don't, but for different reasons than you perhaps). Yes, it is,...1066 replies | 50163 view(s)
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2024-05-22, 01:14 PMThis edition is 10 years old and the bonus stacking habit from 3.x still lingers, I see. To be fair, from AD&D 1e/2e as well. Advantage /...65 replies | 2336 view(s)
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2024-05-22, 01:11 PMThere's an interesting hill to die on. Research of the blue prints would be an interesting way to deal with a lock that is hard to open, yes. Might...56 replies | 1951 view(s)
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2024-05-22, 12:58 PMNot true. The knock out blow is hard coded in the Combat rules, chapter 9. (I would personally like to see better treatment of the moral bit from...104 replies | 4250 view(s)
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2024-05-22, 11:36 AMNot true. If you run the prepublished adventures you will find DCs already determined before the players ever get there. I do something similar...56 replies | 1951 view(s)
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2024-05-22, 11:28 AMYep. Blue Wizards could be quite productive.44 replies | 2877 view(s)
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2024-05-22, 11:23 AMXykon's power is power speech.12 replies | 834 view(s)
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2024-05-22, 10:34 AMLove it! Concur, and, the DM can determine that the Dragon has advantage on the STR check, that is right in Chapter 1 and in Chapter 7 of the...104 replies | 4250 view(s)
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2024-05-21, 06:15 PMJudas Priest was around before NWOBHM, they got their start in 1969, but I catch the drift. They did Diamonds and Rust better than Joan Baez did,...257 replies | 24852 view(s)
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2024-05-21, 05:05 PMKorvinStarmast replied to a thread What drives a poor reputation for the Rogue class? in D&D 5e/NextArgument is dead on arrival. Not every wall is the same thing. Some are better than others. Hence the variation. See also the story of the walls...1066 replies | 50163 view(s)
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2024-05-21, 04:49 PMKorvinStarmast replied to a thread What drives a poor reputation for the Rogue class? in D&D 5e/NextThat the DMG could use improvement isn't disagreed, in term of Pex making the point of having to dig stuff out of it. Full agreement there. How...1066 replies | 50163 view(s)
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2024-05-21, 04:40 PMKorvinStarmast replied to a thread What drives a poor reputation for the Rogue class? in D&D 5e/NextIf I may follow this with a concrete example, which is presented in the stat block of the creature involved: Hobgoblins have long swords and...1066 replies | 50163 view(s)
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2024-05-21, 04:18 PMKorvinStarmast replied to a thread Exploration and social - the two pillars that have no mechanics in D&D 5e/NextI think I'll keep this thought handy. General comment: As to the "push button get candy" approach, it seems to me to be an artifact of...128 replies | 7466 view(s)
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Gosh, 2D8HP, you are so very correct!
Second known member of the Greyview Appreciation Society
a. Malifice (paraphrased):
Rulings are not 'House Rules.' Rulings are a DM doing what DMs are supposed to do.
b. greenstone (paraphrased):
Agency means that they {players} control their character's actions; you control the world's reactions to the character's actions.
Rulings are not 'House Rules.' Rulings are a DM doing what DMs are supposed to do.
b. greenstone (paraphrased):
Agency means that they {players} control their character's actions; you control the world's reactions to the character's actions.
Second known member of the Greyview Appreciation Society
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