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Yesterday, 12:20 AMDr. MacAbre Mystic Superhero (Champions) Dr. John MacAubrey put himself through graduate school as a stage magician, under the stage name “Dr....15 replies | 1686 view(s)
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2024-03-27, 01:18 PMYou have to recognize that alignment, like hit points, is a D&D construct that does not correctly simulate any real-world behavior. Yes, alignment...16 replies | 1321 view(s)
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2024-03-27, 01:12 PMThere are ways to do it with some spells, in some situations. But it isn't by canceling the spell. Cast invisibility on you and your familiar. ...2 replies | 175 view(s)
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2024-03-26, 10:19 PMFor all the reasons you give, I conclude that answering the question, or even asking it, adds complications and annoyances, and adds nothing to the...18 replies | 1365 view(s)
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2024-03-23, 04:29 PMOver the course of 49 years of role-playing games, the answer has changed dramatically. I’ve had marathon games that lasted 24 or more hours, short...27 replies | 1198 view(s)
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2024-03-23, 04:21 PMJay R replied to a thread How many combats per session do you find most enjoyable? in Roleplaying GamesIt depends tremendously on the kind of adventure, and how the PCs are approaching it. But it can't be calculated "per session" when some sessions...26 replies | 2512 view(s)
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2024-03-23, 03:15 PMI certainly include physiological limits on some languages. I once ran an epic Ultimate Magus with a gold dragon as a Dragon Cohort. The character...18 replies | 1365 view(s)
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2024-03-23, 02:57 PMJay R replied to a thread What are some good prestige classes for a rogue/fighter multi class? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20First, let us know what the rest of the party will be (if you can). It's good to synergize with your sister's character, but ideally, you should...23 replies | 1674 view(s)
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2024-03-22, 08:17 PMYes, I've been there. I'm now running a game where we only get to meet about once a month (but less in the last few months). But you also have...3 replies | 1021 view(s)
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2024-03-18, 10:38 AMExcellent! This saves the non-fighting skills as well as the 8 + INT bonus skill points, while using the Fighter Bonus Feats in a way that helps her...9 replies | 1049 view(s)
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2024-03-16, 05:42 PMThanks, everyone. You're giving me a lot to think about. She's a spy. She will be mostly in urban areas, and usually at the seat of...9 replies | 1049 view(s)
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2024-03-15, 05:53 PMI’m looking for advice for building an 11th-level NPC non-combat-oriented spy. She is to be a shaky ally and sometime rival for the PCs. She is...9 replies | 1049 view(s)
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2024-03-11, 05:55 PMEither way, I assume that a doily is involved.255 replies | 38990 view(s)
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2024-03-08, 01:29 PMUnfortunately, the instruction manual starts with, "Destroy the universe and everybody in it. Then start over."255 replies | 38990 view(s)
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2024-03-08, 11:30 AMAnd people would be trying to come up with ways to prevent that story, too. The crucial observation remains: the author is not looking for a...255 replies | 38990 view(s)
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2024-03-07, 09:49 PMGetting back to the original topic. I'm not sure it would work, but I think the OP came up with a reasonable, well-thought-out plan that...255 replies | 38990 view(s)
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2024-03-07, 06:04 PMgbaji has come up with two different interpretations. The first one would reasonably lead to the DM's response, and the second one would not. ...152 replies | 38334 view(s)
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2024-03-05, 11:11 AMAgreed – this is from AD&D, not the original game of D&D I was talking about. And even so, you rolled an absurdly unlikely result. But without a...126 replies | 7388 view(s)
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2024-03-04, 08:52 PMThis was not the DM trying to trick the players. It was the DM running fiends and undead who were trying to trick the players. From my "Rules for...152 replies | 38334 view(s)
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2024-03-03, 12:06 PMThis decision was not made for alignment reasons. And to the extent that it was, it was based on Good tendencies. “There’s an Evil creature there. ...152 replies | 38334 view(s)
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2024-03-03, 10:19 AMIt depends on what level you’re looking at. On the highest level, it’s a game. No matter what happens, when we’re done playing, we go on with our...126 replies | 7388 view(s)
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2024-02-28, 03:22 PMThat's interesting enough to speculate on. His website says, "120,679 dice". Assuming the average height of a die is roughly 1 inch, that's...1105 replies | 371704 view(s)
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2024-02-28, 03:06 PMIt doesn't matter. If a hexcrawl doesn't fit the reasons you want to run the game, then don't run a hexcrawl. Run the game you want to run, that...35 replies | 22827 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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