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Today, 05:16 PMI mean, that thread I started is about that - what if the entire concept of "skill checks" was redone and largely thrown out. What if being "adept"...920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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Today, 04:14 PMI'm in the process of redoing the skill system (though to a less drastic degree than I posted about here), and as part of that I've made Skill...920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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Today, 03:24 PMAn astute observation - I for one pine for the days of 3e's Theory of Everything approach to characters, NPCs, monsters, etc. As a DM and as a player...920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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Today, 03:14 PMGrids for combat. If the combat is a simple one, I resolve it via skill checks and narration. But if initiative is getting rolled, i.e. it's a...13 replies | 301 view(s)
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Today, 11:30 AMOk is this actually true? Do you have a pg number? Legitimately curious. In the process of making my homebrew skill system, I've read the section on...920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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Today, 08:47 AMI mean, true, but it's another way of saying "the DM will cater the challenge to the party and make up for the fact the rogue has less to offer and...920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:26 PMNo offense, but I couldn't disagree with you more. Lol. You want skills to both be far more impactful, but not generalized in any way...thus...920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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Yesterday, 05:36 PMI'm not talking about mimicking specific spells, I'm talking about high DC skill uses that create effect commensurate in scope to 3rd+ level spells....920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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Yesterday, 05:13 PMThis is exactly the reasoning that makes me so ill-inclined to accept arguments along the lines of "of course you don't like rogue! you don't let...920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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Yesterday, 03:46 PMThis is one of my favorite things to do ever. Nothing keeps the original name on my character sheets. Wild magic barb/soul knife rogue = chef...9 replies | 908 view(s)
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Yesterday, 03:11 PMWe'll get there lol ------------------------- My thought on Alarm isn't that it's infallible - far from it! If a party is camping and they cast...920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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Yesterday, 01:50 PMI'm not making the case that spells are infallible, I'm saying rogues are lacking. excellent! That's the original question though,...920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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Yesterday, 10:55 AM... Man don't even start, alright? Yes I kinda came back into the middle of this conversation and didn't know exactly what you were talking about,...920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:57 AMIdk man. That's just a very thin thing to hang the rogue's hat on. "The well prepared rogue keeps a trained raccoon around to trigger any Alarm...920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:11 AMRight. So my assumption is you're suggesting the DM should allow a rogue to not trigger an Alarm spell with a sufficiently high (how high? Up to the...920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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Yesterday, 07:42 AMWhat first level spell are you talking about, then. I assumed alarm.920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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Yesterday, 02:57 AMIf the intent was for the DM and players to ignore the RAW rules and make up their own, and only then would the rogue work as intended... C'mon. Like...920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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Yesterday, 02:44 AMProbably closer to the latter. I've often thought that DC 15 or even 10 should the limit for untrained checks of certain types - like the knowledge...19 replies | 1342 view(s)
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2024-05-17, 02:44 PMMaybe at 20th level I'm deeply skeptical thats true for anything below the fourth cantrip die - and by then, you're likely to have a very good...20 replies | 1529 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 08:18 PMHexblade warlock with improved pact weapon can create a shortbow, longbow, light crossbow, or heavy crossbow as their pact weapon (or, you can just...20 replies | 1529 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 06:16 PMI definitely would not apply this to attack rolls or the like; this would be only for non-adversarial skill checks. And yes, 3d6 would normalize...19 replies | 1342 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 04:07 PM*Shrug* Sorta? There's a sentence at the beginning of the chapter that says if there's "chance of failure," than you roll. That's it. While that...19 replies | 1342 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 01:52 PMI don't think I need to spend a ton of time setting this up because we're all familiar with RNG and how it interacts with ability checsk, but in...19 replies | 1342 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 10:41 AMI know what you're getting at with difficulty - the table I play at would be considered by many/any to be High Op. Almost all of the players are...920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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2024-05-15, 07:55 AMI don't disagree; these are ideas I've put together over time (with some heavy influence from Complete Scoundrel). I'd like to revisit some of these...920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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2024-05-15, 06:48 AMWell, I just so happen to have a WIP for a skill trick list. Some of these I really like, some a little uninspired, but I gotta say, I love the idea...920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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2024-05-14, 10:32 PMAccording to my favorite DPR calculator.... 7th level rogue (current) with a rapier and 18 dex does 14.43 DPR if they attack with advantage (say,...920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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2024-05-14, 10:17 PMOh yeah, preaching to the choir. Barb in particular is horrible for this; I can't possibly imagine going higher than barb 8 (and even that is only...920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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2024-05-14, 08:45 PMThis alone makes assassin extremely suspect. Finally get the opportunity, finally line up the surprise round, and roll a 3 on initiative. It's...920 replies | 43242 view(s)
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2024-05-14, 09:36 AMI had a character along these themes, and I built her as a lore bard. Lore bard's cutting words can be reflavored as luck; knocking a dX off...10 replies | 1467 view(s)
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