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Yesterday, 12:23 PMIt’s one thing to add examples to place the functionality of skills in a general ballpark, it’s another thing to write up a system. It was my...940 replies | 44283 view(s)
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Yesterday, 07:53 AMBeing stuck with bounded accuracy you can only spell out so much before either: arming players to run off with a baseline N% success rate entitling...940 replies | 44283 view(s)
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2024-05-17, 01:00 PMIn mapping out the full range of outcomes tasks with trivial consequences of failure were included for the sake of completeness. As rolls are not to...940 replies | 44283 view(s)
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2024-05-17, 07:39 AMWhen it comes down to slicing up the pie there’s a much narrower set of circumstances that leave the rogue in a place where its talents actually...940 replies | 44283 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 11:45 AMFor a singular check or a set of checks the middle paragraph still holds. The combination of DCs on the locks, risk:reward ratio for the rolls, and...940 replies | 44283 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 10:12 AMAs a GM I know in a vacuum if a task is rogue valid or not. Either the numbers work out, a passive checks the box, or the resourceless rogue doesn’t...940 replies | 44283 view(s)
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2024-05-14, 10:46 AMThe remark about boilerplate text provides a clue to the intent. It’s minimum effort being put towards meeting a perceived standard for...13 replies | 1525 view(s)
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2024-05-13, 02:13 PMXervous replied to a thread Exploration and social - the two pillars that have no mechanics in D&D 5e/NextThat whole stove analogy is a cute little setup for the false dichotomy. 5e is not unavoidably a game of tactical combat, nor is it unavoidably a...102 replies | 5728 view(s)
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2024-05-13, 07:41 AMIt’s a simple mechanic for a simplified game. If I wanted to limit how many magical effects a single character has going at once there’s more nuanced...24 replies | 1936 view(s)
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2024-05-10, 08:51 AMOut of curiosity I dipped my toe into TVTropes to see what the prevailing perception of magitech was and an Eberron airship was smack dab at the top...139 replies | 11182 view(s)
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2024-05-09, 06:51 AMComing to the tail end of another BG3 run I’m still amazed at how potent thief rogues are with Larian’s tweaks, to the point that I want one in the...940 replies | 44283 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 08:42 AMWhen it comes to my intense, left justified 20pt bold dislike of various races in D&D it comes down to the quality of their implementation and...139 replies | 11182 view(s)
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2024-04-30, 09:02 AM5e wanted hazy general approximations and a one size fits all bonus works there. For tuning abilities of different magnitudes it’s far better to give...17 replies | 1204 view(s)
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2024-04-30, 08:51 AMFirstly, I hate what Eberron did with dragons. I’m extremely particular about dragons and the whole legions of hesitant to act dragon Illuminati is a...139 replies | 11182 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 06:12 AMXervous replied to a thread DM Help D&D (Faerun!) Lore Question - Western Dragons & Eastern Dragons in Roleplaying GamesIt’s simply because 5e actively avoids lore in a variety of cases such as this. The amount of care put towards settings in 5e demands one look back...9 replies | 1104 view(s)
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