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Unless my memory deceives me. Ran into her every time I turned around at GenCon a couple years back. Began to fear she thought my girlfriend and I were stalking her!

Was that Trin Miller in the video? Nice to see a Gamers alumni in other things.

Mind Flayers also use INT saves. It seems to be the go-to save of choice for psionic attacks.

Did you kick them in the shins?

That in itself is a pretty good "market indicator."

Someone once told me not to worry, the session was "alright."

You'll notice that both are included above, so... yes?

I like the idea as a sort of "capstone" game after all the settings are published and have a chance to shine in their own rights. Something like this at the end of the 2E era would have been a lot of fun. Not that it wouldn't be fun now, I would just prefer to see in-depth setting information...

I think riddles and puzzles are fine so long as they serve to gate SIDE CONTENT, if the distinction makes sense (and I know there's no such thing for some styles of ultra-sandbox play). It's whenever the players main goals are stalled by them that they become a problem, in my experience.

The extra damage? Doesn't it grant improvised weapon proficiency as well, or am I remembering incorrectly?

I believe Double Cross is an import as well.

Interesting... While I like Hero Lab, Lone Wolf's a-la cart pricing can get expensive quickly. Still, positive news.

I tend to use a variant of option 1. I'll describe twisting corridors and such, but in much the same way I describe overland travel. I don't "zoom in" on the action until they get somewhere interesting. It has its drawbacks, of course. The players know that if I zoom in on an unremarkable...

Gotcha. I missed that bit (obviously).

I suspect I'm misunderstanding something, but wouldn't the range of ability scores from that be 9 to 19?