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Today, 04:44 PMOk, RSP. Two questions, if you'd do me the honor of answering. 1) The specific character who learned the hard way that IF is nigh useless to cast...118 replies | 3226 view(s)
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Today, 01:37 PMPresumably, magic works a tad differently than vitamins (or anything else that's "good for you", as one can die from drinking too much water as their...118 replies | 3226 view(s)
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Today, 01:29 PMI suspect that information would be a Elven state secret. Any mage trying to divulge that to the greater world would end up eating some version of...118 replies | 3226 view(s)
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Today, 12:31 PMOur houserule for 3.PF was -Con score instead of -10. It helped a bit with the insta-gib. Given my play history, it's the primary reason I...37 replies | 1785 view(s)
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Today, 09:58 AMHeh, I've contemplated doing that. My homebrew world has 12 nations, and 12 unique dialects for them, but after a bit of mental gymnastics on how...101 replies | 6945 view(s)
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Today, 09:46 AMTrue, however I don't know if RSP is coming at this as a DM or a player. A player could certainly make a case that "hey, there's a lot of advantage...118 replies | 3226 view(s)
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Today, 09:24 AMSince 99% of the time, I play a Life Cleric 60% of the time, I more often than not have Revivify on my list. But the only time I ever used it with...37 replies | 1785 view(s)
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Today, 08:23 AMIt's been 30 years, and it was oWoD. I have some nWoD books somewhere, I'll look into it. From what my very sketchy memory provides, the skill system...1097 replies | 51430 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:39 PMRegarding Social and Exploration, because let's be real, that's what the ability check system is all about outside of some very edge cases that are...1097 replies | 51430 view(s)
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Yesterday, 04:05 PMIt's kind of the difference between knowing how guns work, and knowing how to shoot. I know how guns work, the chemistry of gun powder and bullet...118 replies | 3226 view(s)
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Yesterday, 10:22 AMIs it meta-gaming to know that the enemy has some form of 'mind control' and that the best defense to it is Protection from Good and Evil? I mean, it...118 replies | 3226 view(s)
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2024-05-22, 05:11 PMWhich begs the question, if Rogues are so good, why are they rolling? Isn't the point, if the task is easy enough, you shouldn't be rolling? It seems...1097 replies | 51430 view(s)
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2024-05-22, 12:28 PMTo be frank, the bluetext was less about a silly answer and more about the fact that I've read a number of articles from various e-zines about how...1097 replies | 51430 view(s)
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2024-05-22, 09:32 AMWatching youtube /twitch channels like Critical Role, et. al. Seriously though, it's a great question. We know more than one DM hasn't read the...1097 replies | 51430 view(s)
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2024-05-22, 09:23 AMIt's a weird dichotomy... "I don't want tables, it steps on my creativity!" but also "I don't use the tables they do provide." Becomes 'the lady...1097 replies | 51430 view(s)
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2024-05-21, 05:41 PMEh, at that point, I'd just use the Ability Check sans skills the DMG has an optional rule. 1/3 as many as 18 skills... I suspect you didn't...1097 replies | 51430 view(s)
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2024-05-21, 04:48 PMWhile true, Pex's point is that if a DM throws a goblin at you wearing plate and shield, it doesn't matter who the DM is (as the number of DMs...1097 replies | 51430 view(s)
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2024-05-21, 04:29 PMFunnily enough, at one point, I was creating a casting system that worked very similarly. Basically each spell had a Target Number (TN) that mages...25 replies | 2117 view(s)
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2024-05-21, 02:46 PMOne would hope that these are adults, able to talk to one another about expectations. Sometimes they truly are irreconcilable, but for a game, I've...1097 replies | 51430 view(s)
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2024-05-21, 10:57 AMWhy? What makes the abstract that is "longsword" always and forever, without fail, a d8? The system makes no mention of swinging on a chandelier....1097 replies | 51430 view(s)
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2024-05-21, 09:03 AMThe luck I was speaking of, is the d20 roll. Everyone has the same die regardless of proficiency. A guy with +9 to an ability check can roll a 2. A...1097 replies | 51430 view(s)
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2024-05-20, 02:19 PMTotally depends on the players. I've tried TotM, and it inevitably, no matter how well or poorly I explain the combat scene, devolves into 'but I...26 replies | 2351 view(s)
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2024-05-20, 01:05 PMSkrum started a thread on just this topic. And I've been ruminating on such a beast after reading the last 3 pages on this thread. I think 5E...1097 replies | 51430 view(s)
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2024-05-17, 05:33 PMTheodoxus replied to a thread Speculation More 2024 PHB Revelations from the GameInformer Article in D&D 5e/NextThe UA at least, laid it out as essentially you get the attributes on one race, and the look of another. So, a half dwarf/elf might get dwarven...73 replies | 6843 view(s)
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2024-05-17, 05:25 PMTheodoxus replied to a thread Speculation More 2024 PHB Revelations from the GameInformer Article in D&D 5e/NextRe: half-breeds, I'm kinda with Psyren on it. One doesn't mix Red and Blue paint and expect chartreuse. 2014 Half-elves having a few traits from...73 replies | 6843 view(s)
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2024-05-17, 03:35 PMTheodoxus replied to a thread Speculation More 2024 PHB Revelations from the GameInformer Article in D&D 5e/NextPretty sure that's the point. The idea being that the races in the PHB are generally universal. So, Tiefling and Dragonborn (and the various human...73 replies | 6843 view(s)
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2024-05-17, 08:49 AMTheodoxus replied to a thread Speculation More 2024 PHB Revelations from the GameInformer Article in D&D 5e/Next"I'm a monster! Rawr!" was the best take ever in a WotC commercial.73 replies | 6843 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 05:26 PMThere's a few more knobs you can turn to get a better feeling for what works for your campaign, like 3 day LR, 1 day SR, or even week long LR, 5...69 replies | 7237 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 02:48 PMThere's an OSR (I'm away from home, and I don't recall the name off the top of my head) that uses tiered skills that I'm taking and modifying for my...25 replies | 2117 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 12:21 PMSo, if I have this right, Psyren, it sounds like you're saying Luck and Meat are essentially intermixed. That even if you're at 100% HP, a poisoned...69 replies | 7237 view(s)
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