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2024-05-11, 08:05 PMQuertus replied to a thread Anyone else links personality with fighting style? On character creation in Roleplaying GamesI mean, not only do I often not know what point I'm making, I'm also often as pointy as a sphere; that is, I'm often not so much making a point as...9 replies | 863 view(s)
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2024-05-11, 02:52 PMQuertus replied to a thread Anyone else links personality with fighting style? On character creation in Roleplaying GamesAgain, tricky to unpack. I’ll see what I can do. Balance to the table. As I’ve said before, I prefer tables with huge balance ranges. But a tricky...9 replies | 863 view(s)
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2024-05-10, 01:20 PMQuertus replied to a thread Anyone else links personality with fighting style? On character creation in Roleplaying GamesFor me, characterization in combat is much less “build choices” and more… hmmm… Target selection: A character might show that they are “vengeful”...9 replies | 863 view(s)
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2024-05-10, 11:08 AMQuertus replied to a thread Anyone else links personality with fighting style? On character creation in Roleplaying GamesEh, reading this sister *ahem* teasing this apart can be tricky, but I’ll try. History and backstory affecting personality? Absolutely. Always. ...9 replies | 863 view(s)
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2024-05-10, 09:34 AMI miss the days when the fun of a Displacer Beast encounter was the tension between the joy and effectiveness of throwing a Fireball vs the value of...19 replies | 1691 view(s)
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2024-05-09, 05:07 PMQuertus replied to a thread Arguments IN FAVOR of keeping hide/move silently and spot/listen/search separate? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20I want to start here, because it's very clear to me that we've had a communication breakdown on this point. When I say, "fill in some details...77 replies | 4084 view(s)
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2024-05-09, 11:09 AMQuertus replied to a thread Arguments IN FAVOR of keeping hide/move silently and spot/listen/search separate? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20Options constrained? Absolutely! One fallback plan does not fit all. “Heard but not seen”, I can literally “let the cat out of the bag”, and thereby...77 replies | 4084 view(s)
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2024-05-09, 10:52 AMQuertus replied to a thread Arguments IN FAVOR of keeping hide/move silently and spot/listen/search separate? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20I completely agree with Vahnavoi that it’s a bad point.. “My goal is to Mindrape on a global scale; having to convince individual people is a...77 replies | 4084 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 04:21 PMQuertus replied to a thread Arguments IN FAVOR of keeping hide/move silently and spot/listen/search separate? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20The DC to perceive an Invisible Ghast sneaking up on you is about (internet numbers) impossible / DC 30 to Perception(Visual) it, DC 10 to...77 replies | 4084 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 01:41 PMQuertus replied to a thread Arguments IN FAVOR of keeping hide/move silently and spot/listen/search separate? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20Fair enough, there is indeed more to the information minigame than I listed. :smallbiggrin: I mean, even combined, the GM could call for...77 replies | 4084 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 11:34 AMQuertus replied to a thread What would be the safest, not-cheesy way to level grind in a sand-box like setting? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20Perfectly reasonable to point out places where I might have misconceptions, especially when I’m a self-reported ignoramus. That said, even if I...83 replies | 4319 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 09:10 AMQuertus replied to a thread Arguments IN FAVOR of keeping hide/move silently and spot/listen/search separate? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20In my “invisible giant stompy robot” example, for a naive GM, 3e would encourage… Spot check to see it auto-fails (because Invisibility), but can...77 replies | 4084 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 04:45 PM"Weapons being very samey" is the one that's got me stuck. 2e D&D and Street Fighter (shudder) have weapons have different initiative modifiers,...25 replies | 1892 view(s)
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2024-05-05, 07:21 PMWow, that's a lot of ways to boost stats. I can't believe I forget Fiend of Possession / Fiend of Corruption. :smallredface: Also, it says someone...2 replies | 355 view(s)
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2024-05-05, 06:50 PMQuertus replied to a thread What would be the safest, not-cheesy way to level grind in a sand-box like setting? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20@Vahnavoi - I'm not sure that our comments even have enough in common to qualify as "talking past one another". But I'll poke at a few places where...83 replies | 4319 view(s)
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2024-05-05, 06:04 PMSo, let's say someone is trying to play a 3.0 Psion. For reference (if I've got this right), while Wizards have 8 Schools of Magic, Psions have 6...2 replies | 355 view(s)
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2024-05-05, 05:41 PMQuertus 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 pretty much what I came to say (although I also really appreciate the lengthy list from Jay R). A huge stomping mech that turns invisible? If...77 replies | 4084 view(s)
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2024-05-05, 08:14 AMNaw, that would be quitting, and Ma Quertus didn’t raise no quitters*. And, as we all know, “Quitters never win”. So even if the GM just gives you...8 replies | 939 view(s)
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2024-05-04, 07:32 PMYeah, my "order of operations" usually goes about... Speak with Dead - not really an option in this case, because exploded Make Whole + Speak...8 replies | 939 view(s)
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2024-05-04, 06:44 PMQuertus replied to a thread What would be the safest, not-cheesy way to level grind in a sand-box like setting? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20Again, I don't know Dwarf Fortress, but imagine for a moment, in Hypothetical!DwarfFortress... I'm playing a Dwarf. I sharpen my Axe, don my Hat...83 replies | 4319 view(s)
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2024-05-03, 10:42 PMQuertus replied to a thread What would be the safest, not-cheesy way to level grind in a sand-box like setting? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20Because that wasn't the build? Maybe the build only gets 2 skill points per level, and has to keep Bluff and Sense Motive maxed, in order to be...83 replies | 4319 view(s)
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2024-05-03, 07:54 PMQuertus replied to a thread What would be the safest, not-cheesy way to level grind in a sand-box like setting? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20Um... no? Say there's just 2 of one race, "Adam" and "Eve". Adam's build can Survival to feed 2 people, Eve 1. Even at level 999,999,999,999. They...83 replies | 4319 view(s)
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2024-05-03, 04:31 PMI just noticed that this was posted in the general "Roleplaying" forum, rather than the 3e forum. Which means I have a lot more kinds of homebrew...14 replies | 2106 view(s)
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2024-05-02, 07:18 PMMY biggest missteps were usually "trying to explain it to other people". Like, they just couldn't get the idea that a 5/10 casting prestige class was...14 replies | 2106 view(s)
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2024-05-02, 07:06 PMWhen you've already been to the party, and the after party, and you still want to hit a 3rd party? Geez, better use a non-absorbent material that...36 replies | 2393 view(s)
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2024-05-02, 04:52 PMQuertus replied to a thread What would be the safest, not-cheesy way to level grind in a sand-box like setting? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20OK, let me try this: You are saying that *if* everyone starts as a "young adult" (mostly undefined except for dragons, but mostly defined by the next...83 replies | 4319 view(s)
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2024-05-02, 10:54 AM12+ players, 30+ characters - that’s my jam! That’s one of the best ways to play D&D, IME. It might be wise, if you actually just want an...461 replies | 23641 view(s)
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2024-05-02, 07:15 AMQuertus replied to a thread What would be the safest, not-cheesy way to level grind in a sand-box like setting? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20Now, I’m hand-waving a few things for brevity, but… 4 months after game start (EDIT: that’s “4 months after initial generation”, not thousands of...83 replies | 4319 view(s)
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2024-05-01, 01:08 PMI'm just gonna poke at this one piece. So, it sounds to me like the A->B->C->D chain was supposed to represent no significant Agency, but I have a...186 replies | 11030 view(s)
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2024-05-01, 10:43 AMQuertus replied to a thread What would be the safest, not-cheesy way to level grind in a sand-box like setting? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20"Eat LA+8 Template, Evildoer! Just try and level now! Bwahahaha!" I guess I could see it. Is that a Dwarf Fortress thing? Still, I think I like my...83 replies | 4319 view(s)
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