Recent content by Gardens & Goblins

Could you post it as a screen grab from say, a PDF? Might help with readability.

I prep less and we play more. Like a good lecture, having a few tricks in the bag can help but the real art is knowing what not to prepare/saving time by not overpeparing. I also use a tried and tested teaching technique of having one or more 'go to' players that can read up or call out on...

Stop it. The pair of you. You're both being Totolly silly. :mad:

Building on this - the reward for saving the world is... ..the world. It's a very important place for many people. Beyond/as well as monetary rewards, the world-savers could enjoy world-wide renown and the benefits that come with that, such as: - free drinks! - free lodging in the best...

I'd probably say nay to both, at the risk of being pedantic, while being prepared to wiggle on the first. Viscous Mockery requires the target to hear you. The question is - can you hear telepathy? Granted, 'Silent Speech' is a fluffy name rather than a strict description. The ability states...

If the DM is deciding if a DC is 'ok' - so as to avoid automatically succeeding, as you state, then aren't they actually deciding the DC anyway? I mean, if its not 'too low' then there's going to be a consensus of what is ok - and some wiggle room either side. You're arbitrating the...

Building on this, a game world works on a set of assumptions that the table has to share and that must be made available if queried. We accept that a common understanding of how gravity and momentum work are essential to playing the game. The same applies to human behaviour. If for no other...

Seconded. If they have crappy Wisdom then so be it. No need to change your creature design just to accommodate their stat allocation. Did they roll for stats or use point buy?

The spell, 'Telepathic Bond' gives a nice reference we can work with for communicating over any distance without requiring a shared language. We could gamify the conscience/skill sharing by imposing a currency (x/day, charge HPs/some finite stat, etc) or condition (make a skill check to access...

Those stats! I've noticed that as our table has gotten older, over the 20-25 years we've been playing together, our stats have become less extreme. Some might say they're down right normal these days! :)

My human wizard failed his Cha save versus a ghost. He's now 87.

First met it there, never got a chance to play any other version!

Darksun best sun! :D

We used to map them out but these days, unless the objective is to map the dungeon, I simply hand them sections of the map. I make them with Adobe Illustrator and use the Windows Snipping tool to select the areas I wish to share, hiding information such as monster location or traps by hiding...

Good call - so yes, a burst of speed ninja-like speed. And as jaelis suggests, perhaps the enemy are distracted, at least enough to miss their attacks of opportunity. I'll mix them - playing it/portraying it as surge of otherworldly energy the energises friends and offset foes. Thank you good...