D&D 5E WotC Shares Theros Table of Contents

WotC has shared the table of contents of Mythic Odysseys of Theros. Well, part of it, at least.

Update -- thanks to "obscureReviewer" on Twitter, here's a fuller image!

 

[dave2008]

And it can't go through a 1" thick stone substance either. Realism and D&D does not compute.

I'm pretty sure I could carve a path through 36" inches of jello with a 30" knife more easily than getting the knife through one inch of granite.

Ugh - that is not what I am talking about. I don't know if people are being obtuse or I am horrible at explaining. What ever it is, you either don't get what I am saying or are just trying to push my buttons or something. I am tired of trying to explain and clarify - you (the collective you) win!

EDIT: I have to try one last time. A magic sword that can cut through anything its blade touches can cut through 1" of steel, but it can't cut through 36" of cheese (in one stroke) because the blade doesn't touch the last 6" of cheese. Does that help explain what I am talking about?

 

[Xenonnonex]

A goddamn oxygen destroyer bomb only hurt Godzilla. A nuke healed him.
Magic items sure deal as much damage as that.

 

[Flamestrike]

EDIT: I have to try one last time. A magic sword that can cut through anything its blade touches can cut through 1" of steel, but it can't cut through 36" of cheese (in one stroke) because the blade doesn't touch the last 6" of cheese. Does that help explain what I am talking about?

Magic swords are not limited in killing power by the length of their blades.

That sounds kind of erotic now I think about it.

Maybe a 3 foot magic sword CAN cut through 30 foot of cheese in one stroke. It is after all, magic.

 

[Xenonnonex]

Magic swords are not limited in killing power by the length of their blades.

That sounds kind of erotic now I think about it.

Maybe a 3 foot magic sword CAN cut through 30 foot of cheese in one stroke. It is after all, magic.

"Oh. DM. Look. I rolled 56 on my d20. I split Godzilla down the middle. Like cheese."

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Ugh - that is not what I am talking about. I don't know if people are being obtuse or I am horrible at explaining. What ever it is, you either don't get what I am saying or are just trying to push my buttons or something. I am tired of trying to explain and clarify - you (the collective you) win!

EDIT: I have to try one last time. A magic sword that can cut through anything its blade touches can cut through 1" of steel, but it can't cut through 36" of cheese (in one stroke) because the blade doesn't touch the last 6" of cheese. Does that help explain what I am talking about?

I've no doubt what you are talking about. It' just that your basic premise - that you hack away at Godzilla - or a huge ancient red dragon - until it falls down - is false.

And another premise - that you can use real world logic to compare the toughness of non-existent creatures - is equally false. If you are the DM Godzilla is exactly as tough as you say he is.

 

[Xenonnonex]

And another premise - that you can use real world logic to compare the toughness of non-existent creatures - is equally false. If you are the DM Godzilla is exactly as tough as you say he is.

He did say "in his game". I guess that is easy to miss.

 

[dave2008]

I've no doubt what you are talking about. It' just that your basic premise - that you hack away at Godzilla - or a huge ancient red dragon - until it falls down - is false.

I can't believe i am doing this, but I can't help myself. That is not my premise. My premise is simply one of scale. A Huge red dragon is significantly smaller (10-50 times smaller) than Godzilla. All I am trying to say is the the effects of an action against a thing of one scale can be different on things of a different scale. I don't think it is unreasonable to suggest that if I take an action against a twig (throw it lets say) I should expect the same action (with nothing changing on my part) to have the same effect on a tree. They are similar objects, but at much different scale. Did that explanation help? I wasn't trying to talk about hack away at a dragon or Godzilla; however, I understand the confusion as I was trying to talk about scale and distance with a sword metaphor. Hopefully I've clarified that.

And another premise - that you can use real world logic to compare the toughness of non-existent creatures - is equally false. If you are the DM Godzilla is exactly as tough as you say he is.

Of course, I've agreed with that multiple times. I don't know why this keeps coming up. Please be honest: are you misunderstanding (my fault) or are you trolling (your fault)?

 

[dave2008]

Magic swords are not limited in killing power by the length of their blades.

That sounds kind of erotic now I think about it.

Maybe a 3 foot magic sword CAN cut through 30 foot of cheese in one stroke. It is after all, magic.

That is definitely possible, but that was not what I am talking about. Maybe post #337 will clarify that for you.

 

[Fenris-77]

That is definitely possible, but that was not what I am talking about. Maybe post #337 will clarify that for you.

Do you ever get the feeling that you're drowning in willful misunderstanding?

If it makes you feel any better, I'm picking up what you're putting down about scale. Sadly, D&D as written doesn't really support issues of scale very well. Again, the narrative limitations of the combat mechanics kind of get in the way.

 

[dave2008]

If it makes you feel any better, I'm picking up what you're putting down about scale. Sadly, D&D as written doesn't really support issues of scale very well. Again, the narrative limitations of the combat mechanics kind of get in the way.

Agreed, but I wasn't really talking about the game - that was probably my mistake from the beginning.