Recent content by GMMichael

What about Adam realizing there's only one woman on Earth? Modos 2 makes it easy to ignore a character's physical presence: just use the Mental and/or Metaphysical attributes instead. Each attribute has its own pool for hit points too, so a character can be tougher or more fragile in the dream...

To me, "as simple as it gets" is just one position, Churn. Then, if the scenario permits, the GM allows a Rear Support position for allies and/or enemies. To wander even further from "simple," a flanking character can get behind Rear Support, into Rear Flanking position. If all three...

Another (recent?) obstacle to PCs trying things: action lists. On your turn, you can Attack, Dodge, Move, Aid, Dash, or Cast a Spell. Then, Cast a Spell becomes a list of cool things to do in its own chapter. Where's the list of cool things that non-casters can do? It's just one of the brain...

This. Sure, you can tell players, "you can attempt to do nearly anything." But if you tell them later, "when you do something, you have a base 50% chance, and if you roll too low, your effort FAILS!" And, "by the way, unless it's your highest ability score, you're not going to do very well,"...

K, folks. @UngainlyTitan isn't the only one whose point is being missed. When @Reynard says "we could all die at any time, and all we'll leave behind is our space junk," I have to think, "why leave anything behind? If there's no future, why spend money on it?" In the present, we can all use...

If they're like the old people I know, they don't even want to play a CRPG. But everyone likes watching . . . so maybe find a longplay on Youtube?

So, does the casting location in the mine have its own sigil sequence? Can Zora teleport back to the mine after dropping off the gold? Yes, every point in the universe has a sigil sequence. Can she teleport back to it with Teleportation Circle? No, because that circle/sequence isn't...

Thanks for saving me 20 minutes. I'm glad that the races have become species. The cross-breeding was getting out of control. Now if they'd follow suit and make the Classes into Archetypes (warrior, wizard, rogue), the evolution from 3e would be complete. :rolleyes:

Indeed. But I'd rather be able to drink affordable coffee in the next 10 years than have a space probe that suggests a human-like life form once resembled me to an apathetic alien. That's a small percentage. But a large amount of money. GDP falls into the category of things in which Carl...

What if, instead of reminding the Void of us, that space exploration money were spent on sustainable living and agriculture? Or mental health support for those with "fervent . . . hatred?" WWCSD?

We miss you Carl. Every day is Earth Day. But since this is a discussion board... The "confident" part was a nice touch, implying to me that the confidence is unwarranted. If this is all happening on a "mote of dust," there's an implication that this is all insignificant as well. If Earth...

It wouldn't surprise me to hear that chess actually does make kids smarter. Unlike the large quantities of games that rely heavily on chance and opinion. (I'm sorry, Cards Against. You're still hilarious.)

So, Games for Health Journal found that a game was good for health? I don't know... my study of 1 participant showed that participants experienced increased headaches and sometimes nausea whenever DMs called for Perception Checks. I couldn't get it peer-reviewed, though.

Yes, each class has a generic trick that it's supposed to support. And how well that happens is debatable. But 5e classes are defined by their rules to the extent that the players and DMs follow those rules. Since, I would say, the players and DMs follow the rules to the exclusion or...

1) Does "on the cards" mean "in the cards?" 2) Me when I saw the time gap between sequels: