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Today, 12:38 PMI like the cut of your jib. The "magic" (Wit, Skill, Hedge Magic) in Robin Hobbs' Farseer books seem to fit that model, and I like how she did most...20 replies | 1470 view(s)
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Today, 12:25 PMI have played in a few games like that. The occasional puzzle like that can be OK but if that's the norm it gets old pretty fast. Which takes us...192 replies | 7051 view(s)
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Today, 11:40 AMThat's a good point. This seems a better explanation to me, since my thought of "as he aged maybe Palpatine's force lightning lost its 'oomph' and...599 replies | 21002 view(s)
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Today, 11:33 AMIf it has subtitles, I'd like to see that. I do not speak Mandarin.9 replies | 868 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:42 PMIf they drop assassin and keep soul knife, that will probably work out. Assassin had some lumps. I also think that one of the best assassins in...18 replies | 2329 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:36 PMWhat I did with mine was go for Medium Armor Master feat, vHuman, Dex build. I explicitly pumped Charisma on ASIs to get to (in the end) 20. I...2 replies | 157 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:24 PMI was about to post one of those "Ahem" things ... but I see that there is no need. :smallcool:9 replies | 1232 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:44 PMKorvinStarmast replied to a thread What drives a poor reputation for the Rogue class? in D&D 5e/NextHas not been my experience. Nope. But they do have an archetype of Assassin that implies that they (the Assassins) like killing things. ...226 replies | 8831 view(s)
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Yesterday, 07:54 PMWell gee, if we get rid of all of the overthinking, where's the fun? (I concur).398 replies | 37983 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:59 AMAnd since I didn't say that there was - the role play is In Character but during "the moment" it can sometimes feel adversarial OOC depending on how...192 replies | 7051 view(s)
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2024-04-24, 12:01 PMGee, just like Kenku in D&D 5e, this character class/race is set up for grief play, when the core means of playing a TRGPG is verbal/oral...192 replies | 7051 view(s)
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2024-04-24, 11:39 AMKorvinStarmast replied to a thread TV Star Wars: Tales of the Empire official trailer in Media DiscussionsWhen you don't have to deal with annoying things like sets, and actors... If one can harness the tech that gives cinematics of the quality of the...4 replies | 752 view(s)
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2024-04-24, 11:16 AMThere is one thing very "off" about this film. It's the consistent glaring anachronism and tech mismatch factor. You have an anti-gravity cart...184 replies | 15939 view(s)
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2024-04-24, 10:02 AMThis is one of those "bad writing" moments, or, it's a case of this: Unfortunately, there seems to be quite a bit of that in Star Wars as a...599 replies | 21002 view(s)
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2024-04-24, 09:21 AMKorvinStarmast replied to a thread So what might have been Elan's super secret plan? in The Order of the StickYes, and as we are well off topic I'm about done here. (I heard a couple of interesting bits from the cast in terms of their dissatisfaction: Orlando...89 replies | 5364 view(s)
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2024-04-24, 08:16 AMWhy did the opening of Cat Scratch Fever just pop into my brain? :smallconfused:398 replies | 37983 view(s)
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2024-04-24, 08:07 AMKorvinStarmast replied to a thread So what might have been Elan's super secret plan? in The Order of the StickRather misses the point. For unoriginal: yes, the films did some odd stuff to the Hobbit....and as Sam on screen said at Osgilliath "we aren't...89 replies | 5364 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 08:32 PMThe term for that is karma. To badly misquote Clint Eastwood: blame's got nothing to do with it. GL was not subtle in his messaging. :smallwink:599 replies | 21002 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 08:23 PMKorvinStarmast replied to a thread So what might have been Elan's super secret plan? in The Order of the StickI do not accept that position. The Hobbit came first. Han shot first. This is a hill that I will die on. If you cater to Obi Wan's "from...89 replies | 5364 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 08:10 PMKorvinStarmast replied to a thread Would Bloodfeast shrink again on leaving the anti-magic field? in The Order of the StickNo. True Polymorph (level 9) was that in the first printing of the PHB: you can turn something into something else permanently. But they...38 replies | 5772 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 04:28 PMThat is a part of my problem with the Toby Parker: in the Spiderman I grew up with, he's not a nerd. He's a freelance photographer, he's got the...78 replies | 3882 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 04:23 PMI am not sure if I read between the lines on his points correctly, but for some reason the recent actors strike and the issue with AI versus...3 replies | 248 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 03:11 PMUnless the time it takes to deal with the trap is taken into account. Choosing not to keep track of time, or removing time as a constraint, disrupts...146 replies | 9051 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 03:06 PMWhich parses as "they are already meta gaming." And that's par for the course at your table, right? That's an own goal. The caution against meta...192 replies | 7051 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 02:45 PMWithin the last year, the man who basically invented the Pop Tart passed away. We had a pop tart morning at the office to commemorate this 1960's era...3 replies | 248 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 01:40 PMKorvinStarmast replied to a thread Rules Q&A Scrying: an odd interaction with another spell (Spoilers!) in D&D 5e/NextAll answers quite helpful. If they scry again I have a better idea on how to resolve that. As it was, the dice saved me the trouble.5 replies | 519 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 01:35 PMOne of my players described this thing as "the DM and the Players have different mental maps" of the game world. While I still have problems with a...192 replies | 7051 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 01:29 PMThank you, Arthur C Clarke. :smallbiggrin: As to your definitions of magic, one was missing: Magic (proper noun); one of the greatest...20 replies | 1470 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 11:50 AMFor escarden: no. However, this is neither the time nor place to argue about the nuance and meaning of a term. That leads to mod red ink in the...599 replies | 21002 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 11:41 AMYou captured some of my disappointment perfectly there. :smallsmile:78 replies | 3882 view(s)
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Gosh, 2D8HP, you are so very correct!
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a. Malifice (paraphrased):
Rulings are not 'House Rules.' Rulings are a DM doing what DMs are supposed to do.
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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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