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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...21 replies | 1789 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)...76 replies | 3922 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...21 replies | 1789 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 | 2040 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 | 627 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 | 550 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....460 replies | 22950 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...65 replies | 3271 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 | 1358 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 | 2653 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,...65 replies | 3271 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 | 2653 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 | 3130 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 | 3130 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. ...460 replies | 22950 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...38 replies | 3425 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 | 3299 view(s)
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2024-04-17, 08:35 PMFundamentally, there is no way to force the DM to give you something that he or she thinks will hurt the game. So don't try. The safe way to make...89 replies | 5538 view(s)
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2024-04-16, 10:55 AMThat may be true, but it's irrelevant to your original question. You asked, "hat makes a d&d sub race stick?" You specifically used as an example...33 replies | 3299 view(s)
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2024-04-16, 10:06 AMThe rule on how it's done is on page 6 of the DMG: "Good players will always realize that you have ultimate authority over the game mechanics,...89 replies | 5538 view(s)
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2024-04-15, 02:09 PMGiven that we all know different DMs are different, perhaps it would help if we each explained how we adjudicate wishes in our own worlds. Here's...89 replies | 5538 view(s)
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2024-04-14, 05:49 PMAdjudicating a wish is always judgment-dependent, and so it always requires the DM's approval. The only safe way to get wishes is to take the...89 replies | 5538 view(s)
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2024-04-13, 07:33 PMEach time they start over with a new edition, they are replacing dozens of books with just a few. Some content will not (yet) be included. Any...33 replies | 3299 view(s)
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2024-04-13, 04:51 PMFrom the 3.5e Players Handbook, Glossary, page 306: Creature: a living or otherwise active being, not an object. The terms "creature" and...506 replies | 49072 view(s)
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2024-04-13, 12:23 PMThe great aspect of Wall spells is that they require and encourage cleverness and creativity. The more imaginative the player, the more useful the...24 replies | 3254 view(s)
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2024-04-13, 12:09 PMIf there are already spherical cows, then I no longer need a wish.89 replies | 5538 view(s)
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2024-04-13, 12:01 PMAnd in lieu of paradise, Roy just gets a picture of the exact look on Eugene's face when he finds out he still doesn't get in. Maybe a 50-foot...506 replies | 49072 view(s)
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About Jay R
- Biography:
- 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
- Occupation:
- Statistics teacher
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