Recent content by Lanefan

What would happen if all the spells were in one great big "bucket", as it were, for each level without division into spheres or schools? That's what I was getting at when thinking of wizards ending up with random and probably unique spell lists. ...and locks, and treasure chests, and...

Yeah, I think there's a bigger difference than that; and it's one of intent and the timing of said intent. If the specific intent before starting play is to tell or craft a story, play wil be quite different than if the specific intent is to just do stuff and only in hindsight see what (if any)...

In some aspects, I think I do. There's some players (and maybe even DMs) who simply don't like it when characters fail, and rolling dice allows failure an opportunity to rear its ugly head. There's some players (and some DMs) who just want to get on with it and skip anything mundane that's not...

It would seem rather obvious that questions around things like treasury division, player types, dungeon design, worldbuilding, and a host of other topics apply across all editions. Whether and-or how well the players should (or need to) know the rules is clearly another such topic, no matter...

My experience with glitchy laggy barely-functional Discord over the last few years, on both desktop and phone, has made me not want to use it for anything, ever, if I can possibly avoid it.

To add to this: if those 5000 spells are indeed all different, and if there's any significant randomness in which of those spells a given wizard has in his-her book, the end result will be that each wizard's spell list might be truly unique. You could have three wizards in a party with three...

That's not an awful table as a starting point, but I'd like to see some variability to it; also a means of reducing the check's DC by spending extra time and-or money over and above what's listed. For example, by the table a 2nd level spell takes two weeks and 500 g.p.; a researcher who throws...

If it's potentially hazard enough to cause significant injury or delay then I treat it as such, and climbing out of a ravine strikes me as such a hazard. So sure, success is guaranteed; what's still in question is the possible cost of said success in either or both of time and blood.

Groan as they may, the player is not in the wrong for doing this; because the rules give that player ironclad backing. To a point; with the bulk of that contract saying the game will be played using the rules given, including house rules. Unfortunately, it's the DM who has to make those house...

Even if they'd for sure get out of the ravine if they had all day I'd still make someone roll for the party as a guide to how long it took them and-or how many of them got hurt in the process. Roll a 20, they scamper out within 15 minutes none the worse for wear and can spend the rest of the...

Having not read any of the thread beyond the OP, I can only say... ...that maybe it's just not as wildly-popular a class or concept as you seem to think.

First level? Hell, no - it's a cantrip! :)

I'd pointed out that spell creation would require DM input as to time and cost; to which Hussar came back saying neither time nor cost is required, thus implying DM input isn't necessary. Which means, taking his words literally, there's no wheel for the DM to be asleep at: these new spells can...

Or don't do it, if the DC is higher than your 20 can achieve. My preference is that you don't roll 20 times. You roll once, with that roll indicating the best you can do over however many tries in however long you have available. I'm not "trying to tell a story" in that sense. I'm running a...

From the list of spells as it currently exists. I'm talking about inventing a new spell from scratch, that's not already on the list; such as (from our own games) Pagey's Pages, Tse's Transformational Triage, Lesilkasig Uubo's Fancy Filing*, and so forth. Are you saying that in 5e there's...