Recent content by Phasestar

It's a pretty good take on Conan, but I think he pretty clearly has "rolled" stats above the norm, so where his stats end up here is a bit low in my opinion, while the classes seem about right to me. For these mythological characters, including someone like Conan who starts in Hyboria, is an...

Pretty good - but I agree Charisma should be at least 14.

Really looking forward to this, especially the second part but the heist sounds like fun as well.

Interesting article - I definitely thought of Wozniak, Garriott and a bit of Hughes when I read the book.

Stats on this definitely need work. Musashi should be at least 14 on INT, WIS, CHA, probably 16-18 on WIS. Would also increase Master of the Sword to give +3 or +4 to AC or give him a Parry maneuver that reduces damage taken. He should also have an initiative bonus built in to one of his...

For me personally, there's nothing wrong with being considerate, but that's not what this debate is about in my case. I am against racism, in favor of good manners and consideration and believe in judging each person individually by who they actually are underneath their skin. Racism is stupid...

I think that part of the disconnect in this thread is between the academic and the practical or "non-theoretical". Some folks here are clearly well versed in critical race theory and other similar philosophies that are currently popular among academics and many of those academics fully believe...

Also have a look at the Gloomstalker Ranger and/or the Rogue Scout from XTGE if you do decide to multiclass for at least a few levels.

Understood and followed all of this except for this part - what is a "RW racist" as opposed to a racist?

Well, this is getting a bit far from the original topic, but I have to chime in. Why do you accept this idea as fact? White people, black people, all people are not monolithic or the same as each other because of skin color. We are all individuals. If you meet someone, regardless of their...

In my campaign, we award XP as follows and have been doing so for many years (since the 90s) and it has worked very well: - Monsters defeated/slain - Major obstacles overcome / quests completed / non-combat achievements - Roleplaying in character - Special bonuses for especially noteworthy...

In this same thread, we already have posts stating problems with "ancestry", the supposedly better term that replaced race in PF2. In this same thread, we have a poster stating "That we're using fantasy ethnicity is irrelevant because it's causing real world emotions." Tell me where the...

Except for the last part, that's about right. If we stop using every word someone finds offensive, even if used in a completely different context, what exactly will be left? If the only requirement to stop using a word is that someone pipe up and declare that it has baggage, where is the line...

I'm also not a fan of the idea of milestone XP vs. traditional XP, though I think it is probably "good enough". To be fair, I have not yet tried milestone XP, only read about it, but my players love the traditional system when combined with bonus XP for roleplaying, quest/story completion, etc...

Agreed - unlike the real world, in D&D races refer to meaningful differences that are more than skin deep. Elves, Humans, Orcs, Halflings and Dwarves do not just look different, they are different in major ways and that differentiation allows for a lot of interesting variation in gameplay. The...