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RelentlessImp wrote:If it was playtested they would have realized most of the rules don't exist.

I think you're overestimating the playtest process of pretty much all ttrpg playtesters.

So is there a upcoming product for 5e? 'Cause my theory is that WotC licensed out 5e to third party publisher, but each company that bought the rights made exactly one product. Almost as if they got burned by poor sales and don't want to make 5e shit anymore. The last adventure is a recycle of 4 ed...

I allowed euthanasia, so life expectancy fell a little, healthcare spending fell, average incomes went up a bit, and the economy shrank slightly, people are happier on average, so ... that all makes sense and is also a bit sad. CIVIL RIGHTS LOVEFEST. You want to smoke pot until you die? Go right ah...

Doesn't have to be. As long as your outsiders aren't born but are instead hatched from souls or some fucking thing, then it's not really equivalent to racism. An evil demon that is made out of evil souls somehow isn't "born evil" or any of that weird mark of Cain shit, there's actual evil...

The problem I have with D&D morality is that a lot of players profess to not care about moral issues and want to just get down and kill some greenskins, which is fair enough, but then they ALSO want to be unambiguously good agents of justice. Like pick one or the other. I'm fine with playing in...

But the sizing thing stacks with enlarge person (because the Brute's change isn't magical only magical size changes don't stack). So carrying large weapons/armor in backpack, change size, put on. When about to be in battle, drink potion: Boom, huge size, huge gear, no penalties, other than normal s...

a spellcaster losing control of a flight spell and everyone plummeting to death sounds right to me though. i don't see why magic flying shouldn't be dangerous. if you want to advanture in the clouds you'd better find another way to stay up there. a 10 minute concentration spell is only useful for g...

Dutch people voted against the closer association with Ukraine in referendum. But on Wednesday 64% of Dutch referendum voters rejected it; the turnout was just 32% – barely enough for the result to be valid. Voters said they were opposing not only the treaty but wider European policymaking on matte...

Huh, higher income tax for the wealthy but income is distributed extremely evenly with practically no difference?

5e stealth rules are really really good. They are just hidden.

Honestly, it'd be a really good idea, because for it's flaws and limitations, I can see 5e being a great intro system. Then you teach them 3.5. 3.5 or d20 modern? wizards article[/url]]The My Little Pony RPG uses the game system of the d20 Modern Roleplaying Game, featuring custom-designed ponies w...

There's no book rule for starting level for replacement characters but I have played many campaigns where that was the house rule.. Uhmm, yes there is. In the 3.5 DMG: Under most circumstances, a new character should begin play at the beginning of the level lower than the player’s previous PC. For ...

Erik, I'm extrapolating "crouching" being half the effects that Prone has. I didn't invent the idea for use in d20, I might have seen it in a d20 Modern supplement regarding firearm combat; or simply decided it was logical because so many other turn-based computer games have a "crouc...

Heaven's Thunder Hammer wrote:I've only tried out the play test and that wasn't too bad. I am reserving judgement until I play a game using the proper rules.

5e, proper rules. Oh you

If you're sure your thermometer isn't broken and you didn't make a mistake, you should contact a doctor.

If you think that is bad, look at page 91 and page 92, you'll see one power described twice.

Why the fuck is not knowing between Sanders and Clinton not being politically engaged? Clinton is a consummate politician who will say any goddam thing if she thinks it is popular and Sanders is a outlier career legislator with no executive experience of any kind and an unknown ability to get anyth...

On a completely different note, Paizo does have this offer currently. Lots of PDFs for a low price. While I think they are incompetent at writing rules, I really do like that they do stuff like this: Humble Bundle[/url]]Pay $1 or more for Pathfinder Roleplaying Game GM Screen, Player Character Folio...

Well there is this post by Jason Buhlman: Jason buhlman[/url]]Stardust is correct. Polymorph spells do not change your type. Jason Bulmahn Lead Designer Paizo Publishing But keep in mind, pathfinder polymorph rules are poorly written BS. Here is an example: When you cast a polymorph spell that chang...

Latest Powernap - taunting death:

Mike Mearls[/url]] Do you feel that you will need some sort of quality control regarding what gets uploaded to the DMsGuild, or will you let the market sort itself out? A little bit of both. Part of the promise of the Guild is that it allows any creator to dive in and take part. A great way to impr...

Sadly, Germany has basically called for censorship on all discussion even of actual real problems if it could be construed as a racist thing. So when the Cologne thing happened, or the large amounts of rape in immigration centres (you can tell who sees a real problem and who is just racist here, be...

I presume it's because during the scene where it's established that they don't visit the prostitutes there's a 500-page thick report labeled "Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the Special Region" lying on a desk. That sort of thing tends to put people off. There's also the fact that the th...

Nauseated and Actions: Does the nauseated condition really mean what it says when it says “The only action such a character can take is a single move action per turn” or does it just mean I can’t take a standard action? The nauseated condition really means what it says. You are limited to one move ...