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Yesterday, 10:25 PMJay R replied to a thread Proposal: Uranus et. al. should no longer be called "plane-ettes". in Mad Science and Grumpy TechnologyInvent any term you like. You can define Uranus, Neptune, and Earth as the "blue planets" if you like. But it won't catch on, because that...47 replies | 2249 view(s)
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Yesterday, 10:13 PMNote that all 3d guns fire bullets in approximately a straight 1d line, or more accurately, in a 2d parabola. The 4d gun will do the same. If you...27 replies | 1636 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:59 PMI once told a group, "If you can't show up, you have two options. 1. You choose another player to run your character. You have a full share in...10 replies | 1263 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:40 PMI have no idea how most D&D settings work. They certainly don't all work the same. My players certainly live on a Ptolemaic world that the planets...48 replies | 5306 view(s)
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2024-05-17, 10:05 PMYou and I, with computers and digital watches, cannot arrange to end a signature at an exact time, to a billionth of a second. People in a...48 replies | 5306 view(s)
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2024-05-17, 09:53 PMDinosaur mounts and pets.16 replies | 2245 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 09:41 PMYou deliberately left out the main part of my argument, so you could pretend that "The logic doesn't quite work." Here it is again: It also...26 replies | 2413 view(s)
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2024-05-05, 01:16 PMJay R replied to a thread Arguments IN FAVOR of keeping hide/move silently and spot/listen/search separate? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20Deaf people (including people just hit with a deafness spell) can spot and search. Blind people (including people just hit with a blindness spell)...79 replies | 4366 view(s)
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2024-05-04, 02:04 PMAccording to the rules as written, the name of the Feat is "Charming the Arrow". You aren't charming the bow. It also states "You have a gift...26 replies | 2413 view(s)
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2024-05-04, 12:40 PMThis spell is fine if it *only* sends credit. It's not a teleport spell; it's a creation spell. The coins in your hand are a material component,...14 replies | 2203 view(s)
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2024-04-30, 03:05 PMNo specific fae-related material comes to mind (although mithril seems appropriate). I recommend that you ask the DM. There's no generic D&D...6 replies | 657 view(s)
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2024-04-30, 10:25 AMTalk to a printer. My local printer does 11x17 and 12x48 on light cardstock with no problem. It costs money, but it makes a great map. A 20x40...11 replies | 632 view(s)
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2024-04-30, 09:50 AMThat misstatement is the trouble. Nobody claims that the DM is always right -- just that the DM has the final say. I make any number of mistakes....513 replies | 29635 view(s)
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2024-04-29, 12:40 PMMy house rules are different in every game I've run. Giving you a specific set is probably meaningless. But here's how I approach house rules, as...76 replies | 3682 view(s)
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2024-04-25, 04:08 PMIt's kind of expensive, but get to 11th level and become a lich. This situation is exactly what the lich template is for.19 replies | 1398 view(s)
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2024-04-25, 03:05 PMI answered this question a couple of days ago. Here is some more discussion, including a change in my thoughts. First, here is the relevant...24 replies | 2820 view(s)
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2024-04-24, 06:31 PMMost of my "Rules for DMs" document isn't house rules; it's just my approach. But the rule for wishes certainly is. I've honed it for decades,...76 replies | 3682 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 04:46 PMIt's called "magic". They know arcane magic from divine magic. They aren't necessarily clear on whether alchemy is magic or not. that, and nine...24 replies | 2820 view(s)
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2024-04-21, 11:11 PMThat's ... not what it meant. First of all, an orc was 10 XP+1/hp. That meant an orc was worth 10 XPs p!us 1 XPs per hit point. So a 1-hp orc...32 replies | 3207 view(s)
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2024-04-21, 08:50 PMI had a DM who believed that any natural 20 should be rewarded, even on skills. I eventually figured out that if my Ranger rolled a 20 on a Search...32 replies | 3207 view(s)
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2024-04-21, 07:14 PMAdvice for the specific situation: Decide when the changelings find out about the attack some other way, and when they eventually charge in. ...513 replies | 29635 view(s)
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2024-04-19, 05:39 PMI'm about to run a bandit encounter in the middle of a civil war. The bandits had been an army unit until they realized that they weren't getting...43 replies | 4110 view(s)
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2024-04-19, 11:32 AMI once had a PC with two henchmen -- dwarves named Felix and Doli, who were out to get revenge on the dragon who had killed their five brothers. ...33 replies | 3468 view(s)
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About Jay R
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- Sixtysomething D&D player who started with the basic three books in 1975; SCA member since the 1970s; Ph.D. in Operations Research.
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- Dallas, TX
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- SCA, gaming, math, fencing, camping
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- Statistics teacher
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