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Yesterday, 05:50 AMMastikator replied to a thread Has playing D&D and other TTRPGs made you more confident? Or helped you in other ways in D&D 5e/NextBeing a DM has made me a better babysitter organizer and storyteller. Can't speak for being a player since I've played for the majority of my life, I...6 replies | 468 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 03:50 PMMastikator replied to a thread How long would the Earth last if the sun became a black hole? in Mad Science and Grumpy TechnologyTrue, and they're surrounded by ocean so it gets colder slower. But that just means they survive maybe a month longer. After a year you'd need a...35 replies | 1730 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 12:49 PMMastikator replied to a thread How long would the Earth last if the sun became a black hole? in Mad Science and Grumpy TechnologySure, you can do all of that before the sun turns into a black hole. For the unprepared however it's a different story. The difference in temperature...35 replies | 1730 view(s)
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2024-05-15, 10:45 AMI like the focus away from FR. I like the focus on "you can play any setting, and many tables homebrew their setting". And I do think Greyhawk is a...39 replies | 3506 view(s)
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2024-05-14, 04:48 PMRun a one-shot. Or one-shot ish since they'll either finish way faster than you thought or spend 3 hours arguing about who opens a door. Basically...11 replies | 737 view(s)
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2024-05-14, 03:41 PMWild Magic Sorcerer is tricky. Tides of Chaos is once per long rest, but also resets when you roll on the wild magic table. The problem (for many...10 replies | 1431 view(s)
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2024-05-14, 03:23 PMThe sentinel feat seems like an option for this, but it does require that an enemy attacks your adjacent ally. If you have a barbarian in your party...13 replies | 1178 view(s)
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2024-05-13, 01:25 PMMastikator replied to a thread Exploration and social - the two pillars that have no mechanics in D&D 5e/NextRolling a d20 is not an exploration or social encounter rule. Here's an actual exploration rule: heavy snowfall imposes disadvantage on wisdom...90 replies | 5250 view(s)
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2024-05-13, 02:05 AMMastikator replied to a thread Exploration and social - the two pillars that have no mechanics in D&D 5e/NextCan't speak for "totally combat free game", never seen an RPG like that either mechanically or at a table. A single combat free session is the...90 replies | 5250 view(s)
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2024-05-12, 07:33 AMWhat happens if a barbarian gets it? Are they just buffed?10 replies | 826 view(s)
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2024-05-11, 05:59 PMMastikator replied to a thread Exploration and social - the two pillars that have no mechanics in D&D 5e/NextYeah but whether rules for social and exploration should exist is not what the thread is about. The TLDR section you replied to is " is it a good...90 replies | 5250 view(s)
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2024-05-11, 05:47 AMMastikator replied to a thread Exploration and social - the two pillars that have no mechanics in D&D 5e/NextIMO the jungle example gets to the heart of it. No two jungles are alike, you may have one jungle with enormous trees that block off light and has...90 replies | 5250 view(s)
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2024-05-10, 04:50 PMMastikator started a thread Exploration and social - the two pillars that have no mechanics in D&D 5e/NextTL;DR: is it a good thing that exploration and social encounters have not been gamified in D&D 5e? I think yes. Long thread; reading anyway: ...90 replies | 5250 view(s)
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2024-05-10, 01:10 PMMastikator replied to a thread Players want to overthrow a king and install democracy. What can go wrong? ;) in D&D 5e/NextThat's the answer, the hag becomes democratically elected.34 replies | 3339 view(s)
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2024-05-08, 10:32 PMThe difference between tech and magic is perspective. A commoner doesn't understand how a wizard conjures a fire elemental or constructs a tower out...88 replies | 7251 view(s)
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2024-05-08, 08:45 AMEhhhhhhhh, if magic items and phenomena can reliably be made in a factory or workshop then it is tech. And if it's underlying nature can be...88 replies | 7251 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 04:21 PMSome options as a fellow DM: The Seer can no longer issue orders or use tactics (like using the psychic orb on the hulk while the hulk is...10 replies | 1296 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 02:18 PMBasically this. Unless the adventurer has the proverbial tadpole stuck in their brain, going on adventure is not sane. Edit- goes for any gender.11 replies | 3197 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 09:22 AMThat dragon has an overdeveloped sense of ego. It's going to get him into trouble some day.212 replies | 20284 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 03:40 AMIn my campaign I gave the players a list of allowed races. One player often nags me about being allowed to play a flying race, not because of some...92 replies | 6329 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 02:28 AMKilling monsters and taking their loot of course.69 replies | 6909 view(s)
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2024-05-04, 01:13 PMMastikator replied to a thread Interesting magic item for a Bard who thinks they're a Cleric? in D&D 5e/NextHow about an instrument of the bard? Fochlucan Bandore has a few nature themed spells. It combines the dancing and nature themes of Shiallia.6 replies | 954 view(s)
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2024-05-03, 08:39 AM*rolls insight check* .... 3 I can't decide if I should trust you or not. Oh no... the paradox is killing me.. aaagh14 replies | 2182 view(s)
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2024-05-03, 05:48 AMI kinda love this idea. Though it brings to mind Avatar the Last Airbender, the air nomads lived on mountaintops and had gliders to fly. Makes me...29 replies | 2099 view(s)
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2024-05-02, 05:13 PMMastikator replied to a thread How would you do *actual* high-powered fantasy play with D&D? in D&D 5e/NextSo that's what it would take then. Whenever you roll anything it's now "infinity + ". The DC to jump is infinity + 15, and your athletics skill is...33 replies | 2905 view(s)
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2024-05-02, 09:56 AMMastikator replied to a thread How would you do *actual* high-powered fantasy play with D&D? in D&D 5e/NextI'm not going into what constitutes high fantasy, just know that if you consider LotR low fantasy then you are not using the conventional definition...33 replies | 2905 view(s)
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2024-05-02, 04:42 AMMastikator replied to a thread How would you do *actual* high-powered fantasy play with D&D? in D&D 5e/NextDoes high fantasy begin when someone can shatter time with their muscle strength? Because again, Lord of the Rings is high fantasy. If that is the...33 replies | 2905 view(s)
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2024-05-02, 03:09 AMD&D operates on an absolute and fixed coordinate system. Relativity does not apply, it's not even Newtonian physics. It's closer to Aristotelian...21 replies | 2732 view(s)
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2024-05-02, 01:41 AMMastikator replied to a thread How would you do *actual* high-powered fantasy play with D&D? in D&D 5e/NextThe DM can easily veer into high fantasy or shonen stuff with bounded accuracy. If you needed to make an ability check at level 1 then DM can just...33 replies | 2905 view(s)
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2024-05-01, 04:44 PMMastikator replied to a thread How would you do *actual* high-powered fantasy play with D&D? in D&D 5e/NextI think D&D is easily capable of high fantasy, what you need is epic scales within the setting. Lord of the Rings and Song of Ice and Fire are both...33 replies | 2905 view(s)
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