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Today, 04:26 PMBut for the ones that DO have healing, the distinction is important. You can't cast Healig Word on a corpse.21 replies | 2928 view(s)
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Today, 03:56 PMI second both of these statements.91 replies | 5636 view(s)
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Today, 03:47 PMThe Monster Manual also establishes this as a default rule, while the PHB couches it as something "most DMs" do. Basically this. DSTs are a...21 replies | 2928 view(s)
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Today, 03:10 PMRedMage125 replied to a thread Arguments IN FAVOR of keeping hide/move silently and spot/listen/search separate? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20Pursuant to the point, the distinction of "one of them passed, one failed" isn't different if the skills are merged or not. If one thief remained...71 replies | 3517 view(s)
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Today, 08:52 AMRedMage125 replied to a thread Arguments IN FAVOR of keeping hide/move silently and spot/listen/search separate? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20No...you're just talking past me and other posters. The point was that if the goal is "sneak past the guards undetected, without the alarm being...71 replies | 3517 view(s)
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Yesterday, 05:16 PMRedMage125 replied to a thread Arguments IN FAVOR of keeping hide/move silently and spot/listen/search separate? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20More to the point....if the GOAL is "sneak past the guards undetected without the alarm being raised", then 5 of his 6 scenarios are just failures....71 replies | 3517 view(s)
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Yesterday, 04:41 PMRedMage125 replied to a thread Arguments IN FAVOR of keeping hide/move silently and spot/listen/search separate? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20This is how I feel as well. Not everyone agrees. You're talking past him, being so focused on the minutiae of semantic differences of these...71 replies | 3517 view(s)
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Yesterday, 12:29 PMAs I recall, Battlemind is one who manifests psionic powers through their body, like the Psychometabolism discipline of editions past. Ardents, and...32 replies | 1529 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 02:17 PMThank you! I appreciate the feedback. However, I am, in general, loathe to issue flat bans, because, for all I know, there might be someone out...91 replies | 5636 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 09:01 AMRedMage125 replied to a thread Arguments IN FAVOR of keeping hide/move silently and spot/listen/search separate? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20It was never a tangent, and is absolutely about you believing your view is some kind of "universal truth", because you accused me of "missing your...71 replies | 3517 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 04:49 PMI'm absurdly meticulous, and I never mind managing inventory, even space and weight (I'm the guy who, if able to join a game over level 1, actually...35 replies | 1833 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 03:56 PMRedMage125 replied to a thread Arguments IN FAVOR of keeping hide/move silently and spot/listen/search separate? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20It takes a great deal of unfettered arrogance and borderline narcissism to believe that one's opinion is so "universally true" that anyone who...71 replies | 3517 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 03:12 PMFirst of all, it does. It's not fun to arbitrarily get less XP than the other people at the table for the same encounters, and possibly level up...35 replies | 1833 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 03:01 PMPlayer Race Options in my game are separated into 3 categories: Green/Yellow/Red Light. Green Light is most stuff, no restriction. But I do have...91 replies | 5636 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 10:30 AMSo if a rule DOESN'T improve ANYONE'S experience (and I mean the experience of the people at the table, not XP), and it's a detriment to the fun of...35 replies | 1833 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 07:56 AMRedMage125 replied to a thread Arguments IN FAVOR of keeping hide/move silently and spot/listen/search separate? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20I mentioned this in the current thread on House Rules, but I disagree that simulationism improves the game in this regard. And it stemmed from my...71 replies | 3517 view(s)
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2024-05-05, 10:14 PMWhile I second Age of Worms, I have to say my favorite is something I'm borderline obsessed with, but have never gotten a chance to actually PLAY. ...36 replies | 2289 view(s)
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2024-05-05, 10:04 PMWell, this IS a thread about House Rules, so you do you. For what it's worth, the intended benefit of Combat Reflexes by RAW is that a character can...65 replies | 3178 view(s)
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2024-05-05, 09:57 PMExactly. And what about worlds where elves do NOT have a penchant, biologically or culturally, for wizardry? Or where Dwarves are almost entirely...35 replies | 1833 view(s)
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2024-05-05, 08:42 PMHaving mechanics that are "deterrents" for any combination of race and class that does not fit into the specific defaults of the core rules is, in my...35 replies | 1833 view(s)
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2024-05-05, 08:35 PMHe's right. If you have a melee character with Combat Reflexes wielding a spiked chain (10 foot reach, all squares within reach), who gets enlarged...65 replies | 3178 view(s)
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2024-05-05, 07:43 PMRedMage125 replied to a thread Arguments IN FAVOR of keeping hide/move silently and spot/listen/search separate? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20This is right in line with what I said. I reject the idea that "more simulationist" equals "better". Especially when so many other rules (Armor...71 replies | 3517 view(s)
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2024-05-05, 05:54 PMSome party members were different levels. 3 of us were level 15, two were level 14. So if it was a CR16 creature, he had to do the XP total for an...35 replies | 1833 view(s)
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2024-05-05, 01:09 PMI have only ever had ONE DM who used favored Class and multiclassing XP penalties. And during the course of that game, when he was having to take so...35 replies | 1833 view(s)
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2024-05-05, 01:07 PMRedMage125 replied to a thread Arguments IN FAVOR of keeping hide/move silently and spot/listen/search separate? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20Agree wholeheartedly. I really like how PF1e handled that. Once a Class Skill, always a class skill. And an extra (+3) one time miscellaneous bonus...71 replies | 3517 view(s)
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2024-05-05, 01:04 PMI genuinely love Eberron. It's one of the only pre-published settings I've ever wanted to run a game in, and one I'm just *dying* to have a chance to...79 replies | 6591 view(s)
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2024-05-05, 11:49 AMRedMage125 replied to a thread Arguments IN FAVOR of keeping hide/move silently and spot/listen/search separate? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20I'm one of those who combined them. The arguments in that link are compelling as far as the math, but ultimately, I combine them, because I favor...71 replies | 3517 view(s)
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2024-04-29, 11:42 PMThat's not a house rule. Page 7 of the PHB is quite explicit that spells of a certain level require a high enough class level in order to cast, and...65 replies | 3178 view(s)
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2024-04-29, 04:26 PMYeah...I loved 4e, and I played KotS when it came out. Not their best work, honestly. It's fairly straightforward, and decent in that regard, but...14 replies | 775 view(s)
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2024-04-29, 04:23 PMSavage Species has rituals that outsiders may undergo to change subtypes. Presumably, a dragon could change their subtype (Air, Fire, Cold). But...13 replies | 1419 view(s)
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Best advice I've ever heard one DM give another:
"Remember that it is both a game and a story. If the two conflict, err on the side of cool, your players will thank you for it."
Second Eternal Foe of the Draconic Lord, battling him across the multiverse in whatever shapes and forms he may take.
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